MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1984
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ONE OF THE RECENT AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT OF THE SURVEY IS THE REGULAR AND COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE SHIFT IN INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES OF ON-GOING ESTABLISHMENTS, ACHIEVED THROUGH AN INDUSTRY UPDATING SURVEY CONDUCTED ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS FOR EACH ECONOMIC SECTOR.
IN THIS UPDATING SURVEY, INFORMATION ON THE LATEST ACTIVITIES OF EACH FIRM IN THAT SECTOR IS COLLECTED.
HE SAID THAT AN INDUSTRY UPDATING SURVEY FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR WAS CONDUCTED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE SEPTEMBER 1982 ROUND OF THE SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL AND ITS FINDINGS HAVE BEEN USED TO COMPILE THE STATISTICS AS FROM SEPTEMBER 1983.
+SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SUCH AN EXERCISE WAS CONDUCTED, IT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE ARTICLE TO DEPICT THE SHIFT IN INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES OF MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS OVER THE PAST YEARS SO AS TO INDICATE HOW MANUFACTURERS ADAPT TO CHANGING MARKET CONDITIONS, HE SAID.
FURTHER DETAILS ON THE FINDINGS OF THIS INDUSTRY UPDATING SURVEY FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR ARE CONTAINED IN THE REVIEW ARTICLE. THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG AT $25 PER COPY.
REP THEATRE FOR KWUN TONG RESIDENTS
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A REPERTORY THEATRE FOR DRAMA ENTHUSIASTS IN KWUN TONG WILL BE OFFICIALLY INAUGURATED TOMORROW (TUESDAY) EVENING.
+THE 92-MEMBER KWUN TONG REPERTORY THEATRE HAS BEEN ORGANISING ACTIVITIES SINCE LAST OCTOBER TO PROMOTE LOCAL PEOPLE'S INTEREST IN DRAMA, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
FOR INSTANCE, A DRAMA CLASS FOR 52 YOUNG PEOPLE WAS HELD. THE STUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED THEIR TRAINING, AND WILL BE STAGING THREE CANTONESE PLAYS AS THE IR GRADUATION PERFORMANCE TOMORROW, AFTER THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY.
+A NEW CLASS WILL BE HELD FROM NOVEMBER TO NEXT MARCH FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND WORKERS INTERESTED IN DRAMA,+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
THOSE WHO WISH TO JOIN THE DRAMA CLASS MAY OBTAIN APPLICATION FORMS FROM THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE OR ITS SUB-OFFICES BEFORE OCTOBER 1, ANY FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE AT 3-416315 (EXTENSION 261).
/THE REPERNAY