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FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1989
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THE SALE BY CASH TENDER ON MARCH 6 OF A 757.2-SQUARE METRE SITE (INLAND LOT NO. 8694) AT GARDEN ROAD TO KAMOTON LIMITED AT A PREMIUM OF $153,800,000 FOR THE PURPOSES OF RETAIL SHOPS, A SUPERMARKET AND A PUBLIC CAR PARK.
THE SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION ON MARCH 28 OF A 2.215-HECTARE SITE (TAI PO
PO TOWN LOT NO. 66) AT AREA 22, TAI PO то ALLWAYS SUCCESS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED AT A PREMIUM OF $700,000,000 FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES.
TOTAL NUMBER OF PROPERTY OWNERS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY 4.7 PER CENT FROM 1,065,978 IN JUNE 1988 TO 1,116,209 IN DECEMBER 1988 AND AGAIN BY 4.5 PER CENT TO 1,166,201 IN JUNE 1989.
UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR MARCH
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MAY 1989
IN THE PERIOD MARCH
MAY 1989, BOTH THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AND THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WERE HIGHER THAN IN DECEMBER 1988 FEBRUARY 1989, REFLECTING THAT THE LABOUR MARKET HAS EASED IN THE MORE RECENT PERIOD.
THIS IS SHOWN IN THE LATEST LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
MARGINALLY
RELEASED
THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR MARCH MAY 1989 WAS 1.5 PER CENT, COMPARED WITH 1.2 PER CENT FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING FEBRUARY 1989 AND 1.7 PER CENT FOR THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD A YEAR EARLIER.
THE INCREASE OF 0.3 OF A PERCENTAGE POINT OVER THE PRECEDING THREE-MONTH PERIOD AND THE DECREASE OF 0.2 OF A PERCENTAGE POINT BELOW THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD A YEAR EARLIER ARE BOTH STATISTICALLY
SIGNIFICANT.
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THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS IN MARCH
MAY 1989 WAS ESTIMATED AT 40,300, COMPARED WITH 33,600 FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING FEBRUARY 1989 AND 47,700 FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING MAY 1988.
THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE FOR MARCH MAY 1989 WAS 0.9 PER CENT, COMPARED WITH 0.6 PER CENT FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING FEBRUARY 1989 AND 0.8 PER CENT FOR THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD A YEAR EARLIER.
THE INCREASE OF 0.3 OF A PERCENTAGE POINT OVER THE PRECEDING THREE-MONTH PERIOD IS STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT WHILE THE INCREASE OF 0.1 OF A PERCENTAGE POINT OVER THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD A YEAR EARLIER IS STATISTICALLY NOT SIGNIFICANT.
THE ESTIMATED