NO. OF VACANCIES
AVERAGE NO. OF VACANCIES
PER SITE
VACANCY RATE (%)
5,513
13.6
17.6
27
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1989
2,087
7,600
2.5
4.2
6.1
9.4
WHEN COMPARED WITH MARCH 1988, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN BOTH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VACANCIES AND THE VACANCY RATE. IN MARCH 1988, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VACANCIES WAS 6,003 AND THE VACANCY RATE WAS 7.5 PER CENT. CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN IN MAKING THE COMPARISON AS THERE COULD BE SEASONAL VARIATION IN THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES AND THE VACANCY RATE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN PUBLISHING EMPLOYMENT AND VACANCY STATISTICS COVERING THE MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS SINCE MARCH 1976.
VACANCY STATISTICS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION SITES WERE, HOWEVER, NOT AVAILABLE. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SUCH STATISTICS, THE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED A SPECIAL SURVEY OF VACANCIES ᎪᎢ CONSTRUCTION SITES IN MARCH 1988 AND REPEATED THE SURVEY IN SEPTEMBER 1988,
IT IS INTENDED то CONDUCT THE SURVEY IN EVERY MARCH AND SEPTEMBER IN FUTURE.
THE NEW SURVEY COVERS ALL PRIVATE SECTOR SITES REGISTERED IN THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC SECTOR SITES UNDER THE CHARGE OF THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT, HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT, TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT AND HOUSING DEPARTMENT.
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IN ADDITION, SITES UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE MASS RAILWAY CORPORATION AND THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION ARE ALSO INCLUDED.
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR VILLAGE-TYPE HOUSES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND MINOR ALTERATIONS, REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE AND INTERIOR DECORATION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS ARE, HOWEVER, NOT INCLUDED.
DATA WERE COLLECTED BY PERSONAL INTERVIEWS, DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD, FIELD OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT PAID VISITS TO EACH CONSTRUCTION SITE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR то SOLICIT THE REQUIRED INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM SITE AGENTS OF THE MAIN CONTRACTOR OR SUB-CONTRACTORS.
FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR SITES, DATA WERE RESPONSIBLE RESIDENT ENGINEER OR CLERK OF
WORKS, INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTORS.
SOLICITED FORM THE
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