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SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 1988
THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION ON THE ROLL ARE SIMPLE. MR LAI SAID.
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GENERAL ELECTORAL
"ANYONE WHO 19 21 YEARS OLD BY DECEMBER 31, 1988 AND HAR LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR SEVEN YEARS OR MORE OR WHO IS A HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENT IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER.
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REGISTRATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES POST OFFICES, HOUSING ESTATE OFFICES, IMMIGRATION DFPARTMENT OFFICES AND BRANCHES OF THE HONGKONG BANK AND HANG SENG BANK.
DURING THE REGISTRATION PERIOD, VARIOUS PROMOTION ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED BY DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF AND DOOR-TO-DOON VISITS WILL BE PAID TO MOST NEWLY ESTABLISHED PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.
UNEMPLOYMENT, UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR APRIL-JUNE
UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT REMAINED AT A VERY
LOW LEVEL
IN THE THREE MONTHS APRIL-JUNE 1988, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (SUNDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
CONDITIONS HAVE
THESE FIGURES INDICATE THAT THE LABOUR MARKET REMAINED TIGHT, WITH THE LOCAL WORKFORCE FULLY EMPLOYED.
THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR APRIL-JUNE 1988 WAS 1.8 PER CENT, WHICH WAS HIGHER THAN THE 1.6 PER CENT FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING MARCH 1988 BUT WAS THE SAME AS THAT FOR THE SAME PERIOD A YEAR EARLIER.
THE INCREASE OF 0.2 OF A PERCENTAGE POINT OVER THE PREVIOUS THREE MONTHS PERIOD IS STATISTICALLY NOT SIGNIFICANT.
THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PRRSONS IN APRIL-JUNE 1988 WAS ESTIMATED AT 49,400, COMPARED WITH 44,500 FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING MARCH 1988 AND 47,800 FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING JUNE 1987..
THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE FOR APRIL-JUNE 1988 WAS 0.7 PER CENT, COMPARED WITH 0.9 PER CENT FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING MARCH 1988. THE RATE FOR APRIL-JUNE 1987 WAS 1.1 PER CENT.
THE DECREASES OF 0.2 OF A PERCENTAGE POINT BELOW THE PREVIOUS THREE MONTHS PERIOD AND 0.4 OF A PERCENTAGE POINT BELOW THE SAMB PERIOD A YEAR EARLIER ARE BOTH STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT.
THE ESTIMATED