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MONDAY, MAY 23, 1988
THE INCREASE OCCURRED
MOSTLY
WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR 70 PER CENT OF THE
IN
PROJECTS
HOUSING PRIVATE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION 1986, COMPARED
WORK PERFORMED IN RESPECT OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN WITH 64 PER CENT IN 1985.
WAS
PROJECTS, $21.154
THE MILLION,
VALUE
ACCRUED
TO
REPRESENTING
AN
FOR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE PROJECTS DURING 1986 INCREASE OF 33 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH 1985.
WHICH INCLUDED AND TECHNICAL
THE TOTAL PROJECT OUTLAYS WERE $14,051 MILLION PAYMENTS TO CONTRACTORS, FEES FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CONSULTANCY, INTEREST PAYMENTS AND OTHER PROJECT EXPENSES.
SUMMARY STATISTICS
THE FOR
1986
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS WILL BE ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS PUBLISHED CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
OF SURVEY
THE IN INCLUDED
BUILDING,
APRIL BY THE
MORE DETAILED RESULTS WILL BE GIVEN IN A SURVEY TO BE PUBLISHED IN JUNE THIS YEAR.
REPORT FULL
OF
THE
RESULTS MAY
IN THE MEANTIME, ENQUIRIES REGARDING THESE SURVEY
ESTATE STATISTICS BE DIRECTED TO THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234977.
INDUSTRIAL EXTENSION SERVICE TO BE MADE PERMANENT
HONG
BOARD DEVELOPMENT
ESTABLISHED TO AID (IDB)
AN INDUSTRIAL EXTENSION SERVICE SHOULD BE KONG
MANUFACTURERS,
RECOMMENDED TODAY (MONDAY).
OF
THE INDUSTRY
AWARENESS EXPLAIN THE
PRODUCTIVITY
THE SCHEME WILL AIM TO RAISE MANUFACTURERS' LEVEL OF
то AVAILABLE, SERVICES THE INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT
OF TERMS IN POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF THESE SERVICES ENHANCEMENT AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, AND, THROUGH REFERRAL, MANUFACTURERS TO MAKE USE OF THE SERVICES.
THE IDB, CHAIRMAN OF
MR
PIERS BETWEEN
THE
TO ASSIST
INDUSTRY YEAR AND OF EXPERTS GOVERNMENT
SAID JACOBS,
LAST SEPTEMBER DEPARTMENT HAD RUN A PILOT SCHEME MARCH THIS YEAR. OVER 300 FACTORIES WERE VISITED BY TEAMS AND 273 REFERRALS WERE MADE TO A VARIETY OF DEPARTMENTS.
AGENCIES AND
/NOW THE