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THURSDAY, JUL. 11, 1985
OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE CORRESPONDING INCREASES IN THE REAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED WERE 1.3 PER CENT, 8.0 PER CENT AND 8.8 PER CENT.
DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS, MARCH 1985, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT HK$11 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG AND AT THE SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT ROOM 1904, KAI TAK COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 317 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
SOUTH AFRICA URGED TO CONTINUE SEARCH *****
IN RESPONSE TO QUERIES A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS IN TOUCH WITH HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT IN LONDON WHICH, IN TURN HAD CONTACTED THE SOUTH AFRICAN AUTHORITIES URGING THEM TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO PURSUE THE SEARCH FOR THE MISSING SHIP +ARCTIC CAREER+ AND POSSIBLE SURVIVORS.
THE GOVERNMENT REMAINS DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FATE OF THE MISSING PANAMANIAN VESSEL AND ITS LARGELY HONG KONG CREW, AND IS CONTINUING TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE SOUTH AFRICAN AUTHORITIES, HE SAID.
INSPECTORS APPOINTED
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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT HE HAS APPOINTED INSPECTORS UNDER THE TERMS OF SECTION 143(1)(C) OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE TO INVESTIGATE THE AFFAIRS OF C.T. NOMINEES LIMITED, MIDLAND NOMINEES LIMITED AND STANDARD NOMINEES LIMITED AND TO REPORT TO HIM THEREON.
THE INSPECTORS APPOINTED ARE MR THOMAS BRIAN STEVENSON AND MR ANTHONY TING YUK WU, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, BOTH OF MESSRS ERNST AND WHINNEY, CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS.
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