SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1986
THEIR GROSS OUTPUT IN 1984 WAS $15 229 MILLION WHICH INCLUDED 8 522 MILLION OF SERVICE AND RENTAL INCOME, $6 090 MILLION OF GROSS MARGIN OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND $617 MILLION OF OTHER INCOME. THEIR TOTAL EXPENDITURES WERE $6 370 MILLION.
AT $13 171 MILLION, THE TOTAL VALUE ADDED WAS FOUR PER CENT LESS THAN IN 1983.
THESE FIGURES DO NOT INCLUDE ESTABLISHMENTS THAT DEVELOPED REAL ESTATE PROJECTS FOR THEIR OWN OCCUPATION OR THOSE THAT OWNED LAND WITHOUT DEVELOPING IT DURING THE REFERENCE YEAR. ALSO EXCLUDED WERE REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS OR HOUSEHOLDS.
REGARDING ARCHITECTURAL, SURVEYING AND PROJECT ENGINEERING SERVICES, THE SURVEY INDICATED THAT THERE WERE 486 SUCH ESTABLISHMENTS OPERATING IN 1984 ENGAGING A TOTAL OF 7 985 PERSONS.
THEIR TOTAL BUSINESS RECEIPTS WERE $1 766 MILLION, REPRESENTING A DECREASE OF SEVEN PER CENT COMPARED WITH 1983. THE IR TOTAL EXPENDITURES WERE $1 390 MILLION OF WHICH $824 MILLION WAS ON COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES. THE TOTAL VALUE ADDED WAS $1 193 MILLION, A DECREASE OF SIX PER CENT COMPARED WITH 1983.
BESIDES STATISTICS ON ESTABLISHMENTS, THE SURVEY ALSO COLLECTED DATA ABOUT CONSTRUCTION SITES AND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. A TOTAL OF 1 782 SITE CONTRACTS WERE CARRIED OUT IN 1984 WITH THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED AMOUNTING TO $21 160 MILLION, WHICH WAS FOUR PER CENT LOWER THAN IN 1983, THIS INCLUDED $8 933 MILLION ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS AND $12 227 MILLION ON PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION SITES.
THE VALUE ACCRUED TO PRIVATE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DURING 1984 WAS $15 060 MILLION, REPRESENTING A DECREASE OF SEVEN PER CENT COMPARED WITH 1983. THE TOTAL PROJECT OUTLAYS WERE $11 478 MILLION WHICH INCLUDED PAYMENTS TO CONTRACTORS, FEES FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND TECHNICAL CONSULTANCY, INTEREST PAYMENTS AND OTHER PROJECT EXPENSES.
THE SUMMARY STATISTICS FROM THE 1984 SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS WAS INCLUDED IN THE MAY 1986 ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS. MORE DETAILED RESULTS WILL BE GIVEN IN THE SURVEY REPORT TO BE PUBLISHED IN A FEW WEEKS' TIME.
IN THE MEANTIME, ENQUIRIES REGARDING SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT TELEPHONE 3-7213846.
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