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FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1985
IV. FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE
AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR
PERSONS ENGAGED
(EMPLOYMENT) IN
*
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
INDUSTRY GROUP
SEPT 83
JUN 84
SEPT 84
SEPT 84
ON SEPT 83
SEPT 84
ON JUN 84
MONETARY
INSTITUTIONS
INCLUDING BANKS
50 200
50 900
51 100
+1.8
+0.3
REAL ESTATE
COMPANIES
27 300
28 300
27 700
+ 1.6
-2.2
OTHER FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS
23 400
24 100
24 100
+ 3.2
-0.1
ACCOUNTING AND
AUDITING FIRMS
6 800
7 300
7 700
+12.1
+5.3
ENGINEERING,
ARCHITECTURAL AND
TECHNICAL SERVICES
10 000
9 400
9 400
- 6.4
-0.5
* BASED ON UNROUNDED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES.
FURTHER DETAILS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS STATISTICS SECTION: MR NG KUNG-TAK (5-434185), MR LO WING-LEUNG (5-434185), MR CHOI FUN-TAI (5-455668), OR MR CHIU FOOK-CHING (5-446720).
SCOTT OUTLINES WAYS TO EASE TRAFFIC
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THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR ALAN SCOTT TODAY SET OUT THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE VARIOUS POSSIBLE METHODS TO EASE TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
ADDRESSING THE LIONS CLUB OF KOWLOON AT THEIR LUNCHEON MEETING, MR SCOTT SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS BEING LOOKED AT AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF A MORE SETTLED AND CONFIDENT HONG KONG.
/+A HONG