SUNDAY, JUNE 26. 1988
WHEN ANALYSED BY THE EMPLOYMENT SIZES OF
ESTABLISHMENTS, THE STATISTICS SHOWED THAT SMALL
MANUFACTURING ESTABLIMENTS
INGAGING LESS THAN 10 PERSONS REPRESENTED ABOUT 87 PBR CENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS, BUT ACCOUNTED FOR ONLY 8 PER CENT, 9 PER CENT AND 14 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY OF THE GROSS OUTPUT, VALUE ADDED AND TOTAL WORKFORCE OF THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR.
IN CONTRAST, ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGING 100 OR MORE PERSONS CONTRIBUTED ABOUT 51 PER CENT OF BOTH THE SECTOR'S GROSS OUTPUT AND VALUE ADDED AND EMPLOYED ABOUT 42 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL WORKFORCE, THOUGH THEY REPRESENTED ONLY ABOUT 3 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS IN HONG KONG.
THE 1986 SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION WAS ONE IN A SERIES OF ANNUAL INDUSTRIAL SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUA AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF ASCERTAINING THE STRUCTURE AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RELEVANT SECTORS COVERED, AND ESTIMATING THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF HONG KONG.
APART FROM THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE SURVEY ALSO COVERED ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN MINING AND QUARRYING AND IN THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER.
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR THE 1986 SURVEY OF PRODUCTION WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE JUNE 1988 ISSUE OF THE MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND DEPARTMENT.
INDUSTRIAL HONG KONG STATISTICS
MORE DETAILED RESULTS TOGETHER WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY OF THE SURVEY WILL BE GIVEN IN THE SURVEY REPORT ENTITLED "1986 SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION", WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN JULY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE; AND AT THE PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BI DIRECTED TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND DEPARTMENT AT 5-8234823.
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