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TUESDAY, OCT
18, 1983.
* CLEARANCES WORK ON REAR LANES IN TAI HANG AREA AND
IMPROVED RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN BOWEN ROAD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. A PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT WILL SOON BE BUILT IN THOMSON ROAD; AND
* THE INTRODUCTION OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES HAS
EASED THE CONGESTION IN WAN CHAI ROAD, AND THE DISTRICT BOARD IS CLOSELY MONITORING THE PROVISION OF A COMPREHENSIVE FOOTBRIDGE SYSTEM IN THE DISTRICT.
+1 AM SURE THAT IN THE MONTHS AND YEARS AHEAD OF US, THE DISTRICT BOARD WILL HAVE MUCH MORE TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE COMMUNITY, + SAID MR WIGGHAM.
AUGUST SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL AND ORDERS-ON-HAND
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY RELEASED STATISTICS FROM THE MONTHLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL AND ORDERS-ON-HAND FOR AUGUST 1983.
ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY, THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND (IN TERMS OF MONTHS) IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AS A WHOLE REMAINED STABLE.
MORE ORDERS-ON-HAND WERE RECORDED FOR THE WEARING APPAREL, FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, AND THE 'OTHERS' CATEGORY OF INDUSTRIES.
ON THE OTHER HAND, A SLIGHT DECLINE IN ORDERS-ON-HAND WAS EXPERIENCED IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.
A SMALL DECREASE IN EMPLOYMENT WAS REPORTED BY THE RESPONDENTS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR. THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES HAD MORE NOTABLE DECREASES AS SUMMER STUDENT WORKERS BEGAN TO LEAVE THE FACTORIES.
IN THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES SURVEYED, THE NUMBER OF COMPANY EMPLOYEES FELL AGAIN IN AUGUST AFTER REMAINING RATHER STABLE IN JULY. HOWEVER, EMPLOYMENT IN THE SERVICES SECTOR INCREASED SLIGHTLY. BOTH PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN THE FOOD AND DRINKS INDUSTRY DECREASED. ON THE OTHER HAND, PAYROLL AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN THE WEARING APPAREL, TEXTILES, PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES INCREASED.
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