FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1989
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THE COMMISSIONER ADDED THAT, BASED ON A SYSTEM OF PROVISIONAL COUNTS, THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATES COVERING THE LATEST THREE MONTHS PERIOD COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER THE SURVEY. THESE PROVIDE AN EARLY INDICATION OF THE LATEST UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT SITUATION.
THE PROVISIONAL
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR
JANUARY
MARCH 1989 WAS 1.3 PER CENT UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 0.8 PER CENT.
AND THE PROVISIONAL
WERE OBTAINED
THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPOLYMENT STATISTICS FROM A CONTINUOUS GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THIS SURVEY COVERS A QUARTERLY SAMPLE OF SOME 14,000 HOUSEHOLDS OR 51,000 PERSONS, SELECTED SCIENTIFICALLY TO REPRESENT THE LAND-BASED CIVILIAN NON-INSTITUTIONAL POPULATION IN HONG KONG.
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 UNEMPOLYMENT 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 MARCH 1989 SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, CPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL AROUND JUNE 20, AT $10 PER COPY.
PUBLIC ALERTED ON IMPOSTERS
A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (FRIDAY) ADVISED THE PUBLIC TO REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OR THE POLICE IMMEDIATELY ANY SUSPECTED CASES OF IMPERSONATION AS LABOUR OFFICERS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID A REPORT HAD BEEN RECEIVED RECENTLY THAT A MAN CLAIMING TO BE A LABOUR OFFICER RANG UP A BISCUITS COMPANY AND ASKED FOR SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF ADVERTISEMENT PLACEMENT OR CASH DONATION FOR THE PUBLICATION OF A MAGAZINE FOR THE DISABLED.
HOWEVER, HE REFUSED TO GIVE HIS CONTACT ADDRESS FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES.
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