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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1984
HE WILL START HIS SPEECH AT 1.15 PM AT THE EAST WEST ROOM OF THE MANDAR IN HOTEL AND MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES MAY ATTEND. COPIES OF THE TEXT WILL ALSO BE ISSUED BY GIS.
MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION COMPRISE 74 PERSONS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 21 AND 40 WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERSONS AWARD, ORGANISED BY THE JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SINCE 1970. THOSE HONOURED HAVE BEEN RECOGNISED FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS AND SUCCESS IN WORK OR COMMUNITY SERVICE THROUGH PERSONAL EFFORT.
GIS STAFF WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES.
EMPLOYMENT AND PAYROLL SURVEY IN OCTOBER
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL BE CONDUCTING A SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT. VACANCIES AND PAYROLL IN MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY NEXT MONTH (OCTOBER).
THIS SURVEY IS CONDUCTED QUARTERLY AND THE SURVEY RESULTS ARE USEFUL IN PROVIDING SHORT-TERM ECONOMIC INDICATORS AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE LABOUR MARKET IN HONG KONG, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE COMING SURVEY COVERS ABOUT 82 000 ESTABLISHMENTS DRAWN FROM VARIOUS SECTORS, INCLUDING THE DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE SECTOR (WHOLESALE, RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS) AND THE SERVICES SECTOR (TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION; FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES; COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES), WITH FULL ENUMERATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR (MINING AND QUARRYING; MANUFACTURING: ELECTRICITY AND GAS).
INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED AND EXISTING VACANCIES ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1984 WILL BE SOUGHT FROM EACH ESTABLISHMENT.
SOME 10 000 ESTABLISHMENTS ARE SELECTED FROM THE SAMPLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PAYROLL IN EACH OF THE THREE MONTHS DURING THE REFERENCE PERIOD OF JULY-SEPTEMBER 1984.
ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE MAJOR KIND OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS.
QUESTIONNAIRES ARE BEING MAILED TO INDIVIDUAL SAMPLE
ESTABLISHMENTS.
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