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MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1984
GOVERNOR LEAVING FOR PEKING
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL LEAVE FOR PEKING TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO TAKE PART IN ANOTHER ROUND OF SINO-BRITISH TALKS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.
SIR EDWARD WILL BE TRAVELLING ON FLIGHT CA 106, ETD 1.50 PM.
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MP TO MEET PRESS TOMORROW XXX
A LABOUR MP. DR JEREMY BRAY, WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AT 10.30 AM IN THE LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH, ROOM 2012, 20TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.
DR BRAY WILL LEAVE TOMORROW EVENING AFTER A 12-DAY VISIT TO HONG KONG.
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY SHIFTS REVIEWED
A SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLE ABOUT SHIFTS IN THE INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES OF MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS IS INCLUDED IN THE MAY ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS NOW ON SALE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS FOR YEARS BEEN CONDUCTING A SURVEY OF ESTABLISHMENTS IN VARIOUS SECTORS AND INDUSTRIES TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED AND ON EXISTING VACANCIES.
SINCE 1980, THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN COLLECTED THROUGH AN INTEGRATED SURVEY ENTITLED THE +SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL+.
THIS SURVEY, HE SAID, IS CONDUCTED QUARTERLY TO PROVIDE STATISTICS FOR MONITORING SHORT-TERM CHANGES OF THE ECONOMY. IT ALSO PROVIDES DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS ANNUALLY.
+THESE ARE USEFUL FOR AND ITS CHANGES OVER TIME,
STUDYING THE STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY
HE SAID.
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