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IN 1982, A NEW QUARTERLY SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AS TATED WITH THE PURPOSE OF PRODUCING AN INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FOR THE WHOLE MANUFACTURING SECTOR. THIS QUARTERLY INDEX IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE AN INDICATOR OF CURRENT OUTPUT LEVELS AND TRENDS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.
THE INDEX SUPPLEMENTS STATISTICS OBTAINED FROM THE ANNUAL SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, WHICH ARE MORE DETAILED AND SUPPLY INFORMATION ON COST STRUCTURES AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF INDUSTRIES IN ADDITION TO THEIR OUTPUT LEVELS.
THE ARTICLE IS INTENDED TO SERVE AS AN INTRODUCTION TO READERS WHO MAY THEN REFER TO THE INDEX PERIODICALLY.
IT ALSO PROVIDES FURTHER METHODOLOGICAL DETAILS OF INTEREST TO THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN REFERRING TO THE REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION.
THE NOVEMBER ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS IS ON SALE AT $25 A COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE. IT IS ALSO OBTAINABLE FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, KAI TAK COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 317 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL,
THREEFOLD RISE OF EDP STUDENTS PLANNED
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FULL-TIME PROVISIONS FOR THE TRAINING OF ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING PERSONNEL WILL BE INCREASED BY NEARLY THREEFOLD TO MEET DEMAND.
THE NUMBER OF PLACES FOR STUDENTS RECEIVING EDP TRAINING IN SIX FULL-TIME EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WILL BE INCREASED TO 3 600 IN THE 1988-89 ACADEMIC YEAR FROM 1 300 IN 1983-84, ACCORDING TO THE FINDINGS OF THE FIRST SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL IN 1983.
THE SIX FULL-TIME EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ARE THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY, CHU HAI COLLEGE, HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AND LINGNAN COLLEGE.
THE SURVEY ALSO ESTIMATED THAT THE NUMBER OF GRADUATES WOULD INCREASE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FROM 343 IN 1983-84 TC 5J5, 27, 81, 1 084 AND 1 170,
BASED ON THIS PROJECTED ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE FULL-TIME EDP EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, THE COMMITTEE IS OF THE OPINION THAT BY 1989 THE SUPPLY OF TRAINED EDP GRADUATES WILL EASE THE MANPOWER SHORTAGE IN THIS FIELD, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CONFITTIE SAID.
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