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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1987
THE GALA NIGHT WAS THE GRAND FINALE OF THE SAFETY WEEK HELD TO CELEBRATE THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD.
SIR DAVID EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THE EVENT WOULD BE INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING HOME TO EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES IN INDUSTRY THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NEED TO RAISE THE LOCAL STANDARDS OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.
+MAY IT ALSO BE AN IMPORTANT STEPPING-STONE ON THE PATH TOWARDS ESTABLISHING A TRADITION OF SAFETY IN HONG KONG WHICH WILL BE AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW. HE ADDED.
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REGISTRATION REVOKED
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THE COMMISSIONER OF BANKING ANNOUNCED THAT THE REGISTRATION OF SOLID PACIFIC FINANCE LIMITED AS A DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANY HAS BEEN REVOKED TODAY (FRIDAY) AT ITS OWN REQUEST UNDER SECTION 31(2) OF THE BANKING ORDINANCE 1986.
JANUARY ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL FIGURES OUT
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THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND (IN TERMS OF MONTHS) AS REPORTED BY THE 200 LARGEST FIRMS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR REMAINED IN JANUARY 1987 AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THAT IN DECEMBER 1986, BUT INCREASED APPRECIABLY COMPARED WITH JANUARY 1986, ACCORDING TO RESULTS OF A SURVEY RELEASED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
COMPARING JANUARY 1987 WITH THE SAME MONTH IN 1986, SIGN IF ICANT INCREASES IN THE VOLUME OF ORDERS WERE RECORDED IN THE WEARING APPAREL, TEXTILES AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES AND, TO A LESSER EXTENT, IN THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY, WHILE THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY RECORDED A MODEST DROP IN ITS ORDERS POSITION.
COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1986, THE INCREASE IN THE VOLUME OF ORDERS IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY WAS OFFSET BY A DECLINE IN THE VOLUME OF ORDERS IN THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY, WITH THE ORDERS POSITION IN OTHER INDUSTRIES SURVEYED SHOWING LITTLE CHANGE.
THE LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR DECLINED SLIGHTLY IN JANUARY 1987 COMPARED WITH BOTH DECEMBER 1986 AND JANUARY 1986. THE MORE SIGNIFICANT DECREASES OCCURRED IN THE WEARING APPAREL AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES. OTHER INDUSTRIES RECORDED SOME INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT OVER JANUARY 1986, AND NO CHANGE OR A SLIGHT DECREASE WHEN COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1986.
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