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THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1989
FOR THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, THE INCREASE WAS 16 PER CENT AND FOR THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND
SERVICES SECTOR, THE INCREASE WAS 18.3 PER CENT.
BUSINESS
OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE REAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED REGISTERED AN INCREASE OF 7.5 PER CENT FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, 6 PER CENT FOR THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AND 8 PER CENT FOR THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.
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DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS, MARCH 1989, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $11 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.
'MEET-THE-PUBLIC' SCHEME AN EFFECTIVE CHANNEL
++ THE MEET-THE-PUBLIC" SCHEMA BEING OPERATED BY DISTRICT BOARDS HAS PROVED TO BE ONE OF THE VERY EFFECTIVE CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR DAVID LAN, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
ADDRESSING A LUNCH MEETING OF THE LIONS CLUB OF TAI PING SHAN, MR LAN POINTED OUT THAT IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, ABOUT 4,000 PEOPLE LIVING IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE TERRITORY MET THEIR DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS UNDER THE SCHEME.
ABLE TO:
SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1981, THE SCHEME HAD ALSO PROVED
TO BE
PROVIDE AN INFORMAL, EASY, BUT DIRECT ACCESS FOR RESIDENTS TO MEET AND KNOW BETTER THEIR DB MEMBERS;
INFORMATION OF LOCAL
ENABLE DB MEMBERS TO HAVE FIRST HAND PROBLEMS AS WELL AS THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS AND THEIR VIEWS ON GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND MEASURES;
TO PUT DB MEMBERS IN A BETTER POSITION TO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT ON DETERMINING PRIORITIES FOR THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC SERVICES IN DISTRICTS; AND
* TO SERVE AS AN ADDITIONAL CHANNEL FOR AIRING
AND FOR REMEDYING OF MALADMINSTRATION.
OF GRIEVANCES
/TRACING THE