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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1984
THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS WERE OBTAINED FROM A CONTINUOUS GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. THIS SURVEY COVERS A QUARTERLY SAMPLE OF SOME 15 000 HOUSEHOLDS OR 55 000 PERSONS, SELECTED SCIENTIFICALLY TO REPRESENT THE LAND-BASED CIVILIAN NON-INSTITUTIONAL POPULATION IN HONG KONG. PERSONAL AND LABOUR FORCE DATA WERE OBTAINED IN THE SURVEY BY INTERVIEWING EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER IN THE HOUSEHOLD SAMPLED.
DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS IS GIVEN IN THE REPORT ON THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY WHICH IS PUBLISHED FOUR TIMES A YEAR. THE NEXT REPORT COVERING THE QUARTER ENDING IN SEPTEMBER SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE LATE IN DECEMBER.
GOVERNOR STRESSES NEED FOR MANAGEMENT TRAINING
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INCREASING EMPHASIS WAS BEING PLACED ON MANAGEMENT TRAINING TO ENSURE THE HIGH QUALITY OF WORK OF THE CIVIL SERVICE, THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, SAID TODAY.
SUCH TRAINING WAS NECESSARY TO COPE WITH THE DIVERSITY AND COMPLEXITY OF GOVERNMENT BUSINESS ACCOMPANYING THE PACE OF HONG KONG'S DEVELOPMENT, HE SAID,
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE FIRST SENIOR STAFF COURSE AT THE CHINA FLEET CLUB AUDITORIUM, SIR EDWARD SAID IT WAS DESIGNED TO PREPARE MID-CAREER CIVIL SERVANTS FOR SENIOR DIRECTORATE RESPONSIBILITIES.
IT WAS AN IMPORTANT NEW PROJECT WHOSE VALUE WOULD BE DEMONSTRATED AND TESTED BY THE CONTRIBUTION IT MADE TO BETTER MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
+ I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT IN THE YEARS TO COME THAT CONTRIBUTION WILL BE A SUBSTANTIAL ONE, SIR EDWARD SAID.
A SMALL NUMBER OF SENIOR OFFICERS WOULD CONTINUE TO BE SENT EACH YEAR TO ATTEND COURSES OVERSEAS. BUT THERE WAS ALSO A NEED TO CONDUCT HONG KONG'S OWN SENIOR MANAGEMENT TRAINING +IN-HOUSE+, TO ENABLE GREATER NUMBERS OF OFFICERS TO BENEFIT, AND SO THAT COURSES COULD BE TAILORED TO HONG KONG'S SPECIAL NEEDS, HE SAID.
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