FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1985
THE COMMISSIONER FURTHER POINTED OUT THAT TO CONFORM TO THE LATEST STANDARDS RECOMMENDED BY ILO, THE GHS DEFINITIONS OF +UNEMPLOYMENT+ AND +UNDEREMPLOYMENT HAVE BEEN MODIFIED SINCE JANUARY 1985. HOWEVER, A COMPLETE CONVERSION WILL ONLY BE INTRODUCED IN MAY 1986 WHEN A SUFFICIENTLY LONG SERIES OF THE STATISTICS UNDER THE NEW DEFINITIONS IS AVAILABLE. USING THE NEW DEFINITIONS THE SEASON ALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AND THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE FOR FEBRUARY - APRIL 1985 WERE 3.2 PER CENT AND 1.3 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY,
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 MARCH 1985 SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE LATER THIS MONTH,
GOVERNOR AT SPORTS EVENTS
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND LADY YOUDE WILL ATTEND THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION SPORTS PROGRAMME AT MORSE PARK, KOWLOON, AT 9.30 AM TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
THEY WILL WATCH A WIDE RANGE OF RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SOME FUN GAMES FOR CHILDREN,
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE VISIT BY THE GOVERNOR AND LADY YOUDE TO MORSE PARK TOMORROW. THEY WILL ARRIVE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE MORSE PARK INDOOR GAMES HALL AT FUNG MO STREET AT 9.30 AM AND LEAVE AT ABOUT 10.25 AM.
SPORTS, GAMES TO MARK QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY ****
SOME 30 RECREATION AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD IN VARIOUS NON-URBAN DISTRICTS TOMORROW (SATURDAY) TO CELEBRATE THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO SHARE THE FUN AND JOY IN ALL THE FREE PROGRAMMES ORGANISED BY THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL, MR NATHAN MA, AND THE DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES, MR TONY HAMMOND, HAVE BEEN INVITED TO JOIN IN THE FUN AT WO YI HOP ROAD SPORTS GROUND IN KWAI CHUNG. PROGRAMME THERE INCLUDES A PERFORMANCE BY AN ARMY BAND.
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