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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1987
THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS WERE OBTAINED FROM A CONTINUOUS GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. THIS SURVEY COVERS A QUARTERLY SAMPLE SOME 14,000 HOUSEHOLDS OR 50,000 PERSONS, SELECTED SCIENTIFICALLY REPRESENT THE LAND-BASED CIVILIAN NON-INSTITUTIONAL POPULATION HONG KONG.
OF
TO IN
PERSONAL AND LABOUR FORCE DATA WERE OBTAINED IN THE SURVEY BY INTERVIEWING EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER AGED 15 AND ABOVE IN THE HOUSEHOLDS SAMPLED. IN THE SURVEY, THE DEFINITIONS USED IN MEASURING UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT FOLLOW CLOSELY THOSE RECOMMENDED BY THE ILO.
DETAILED ANALYSIS OF 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 SEPTEMBER 1987 SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AROUND DECEMBER 20, 1987 AT $9.50 PER COPY.
PROMOTION OF MODERN TECHNOLOGIES RECOGNISED
USE
OF MODERN BEEN RECOGNISED
THE IMPORTANCE OF PROMOTING THE WIDER TECHNOLOGIES IN THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY HAS ALREADY IN HONG KONG BY THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR A.G. EASON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
FAIR,
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE 7TH HONG KONG ELECTRONICS
HAD MR EASON SAID THE BOARD
RECENTLY ENDORSED PROPOSALS AIMED AT PROVIDING FURTHER SUPPORT FOR THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY.
**THESE PROPOSALS WERE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY, AND A RADIO FREQUENCY AND DIGITAL MEASURES TO COMMUNICATIONS LABORATORY, AND FORM PART OF A PACKAGE OF EXPAND THE SERVICES OF THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL," HE ADDED.
"IN ADDITION TO A SCHEME TO TRAIN ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS IN
SPECIFIC INTEGRATED APPLICATION
CIRCUIT DESIGN, THE SUPPLY OF IN ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS FROM THE POLYTECHNICS WILL ALSO BE INCREASED THE 1988-1991 TRIENNIUM."
HE POINTED OUT THAT RECENT OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS HAD BROUGHT WITH THEM NEW
OF APPLICATIONS
ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY,
INCLUDING
SYSTEM FOR THE AUTOMATED MANUFACTURE OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS.
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