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NEW TERRITORIES
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SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1986
ISLANDS
$1.52 MILLION
KWAI CHUNG AND
$3.34 MILLION
TSING YI
NORTH
$1.58 MILLION
SAI KUNG
$1.46 MILLION
SHA TIN
$2.61 MILLION
TAI PO
$1.50 MILLION
TSUEN WAN
$2.23 MILLION
TUEN MUN
$2.51 MILLION
YUEN LONG
$3.03 MILLION (SUB-TOTAL: $19.78 MILLION)
TOTAL: $35.27 MILLION
SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES, PAYROLL GOING ON
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IS CONDUCTING A SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL IN MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY.
THE SURVEY COVERS ABOUT 80 000 ESTABLISHMENTS DRAWN FROM VARIOUS SECTORS. THEY INCLUDE THE DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES SECTOR (WHOLESALE, RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS), THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR (MINING AND QUARRYING- MANUFACTURING- ELECTRICITY AND GAS), WITH FULL ENUMERATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE SERVICES SECTOR (TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION= FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICE- COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES).
QUESTIONNAIRES WERE MAILED TO INDIVIDUAL SAMPLE ESTABLISHMENTS AT THE END OF MARCH AND REMINDERS ARE NOW BEING SENT TO ESTABLISHMENTS NOT RESPONDING TO THE INITIAL QUESTIONNAIRES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDER 1982 (LEGAL NOTICE NO. 69 OF 1982, GAZETTED MARCH 5, 1982), ESTABLISHMENTS RECEIVING QUESTIONNAIRES WERE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THEM TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE SPECIFIED PERIOD.
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