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SUNDAY, JULY 30, 1989
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SUCH STATISTICS, THE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED A 1988 AND SPECIAL SURVEY OF VACANCIES AT CONSTRUCTION SITES IN MARCH WILL REPEAT THE SURVEY IN EVERY MARCH AND SEPTEMBER IN FUTURE.
SECTOR
THE
AND
SERVICES HIGHWAYS
IN THE NEW SURVEY, ALL PRIVATE SECTOR SITES REGISTERED IN BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT PUBLIC
ARCHITECTURAL SITES UNDER THE CHARGE OF THE DEPARTMENT. CIVIL ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT, SERVICES
DEPARTMENT,
DEPARTMENT, TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND HOUSING DEPARTMENT ARE COVERED.
IN
WATER
SUPPLIES
MASS
TRANSIT
ARE ALSO
ADDITION,
UNDER THE CONTROL SITES
OF THE RAILWAY CORPORATION AND KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION INCLUDED.
PROJECTS FOR
IN
THE
NEW INTERIOR
VILLAGE-TYPE HOUSES CONSTRUCTION TERRITORIES AND MINOR ALTERATIONS, REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE AND DECORATION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS ARE. HOWEVER. NOT INCLUDED.
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SURVEY DURING THE DATA WERE COLLECTED BY PERSONAL INTERVIEWS.
OF
VISITS PERIOD,
EACH PAID FIELD OFFICERS
THE DEPARTMENT SITE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO CONSTRUCTION
SOLICIT THE REQUIRED SUB- INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM SITE AGENTS OF THE MAIN CONTRACTOR OR CONTRACTORS.
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FOR THE PUBLIC
FROM THE THE
OBTAINED WHO
SOLICITED SECTOR SITES, DATA WERE RESPONSIBLE RESIDENT ENGINEER OR CLERK OF WORKS, INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTORS.
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THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTIES DEFINING AND OBTAINING ACCURATE INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES AT CONSTRUCTION SITES, READERS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE DUE NOTE OF THE DEFINITION OF VACANCY ADOPTED AND THE LIMITATIONS OF THE SURVEY INTERPRETING THE SURVEY RESULTS.
IN
WHEN
IMMEDIATELY BEING TAKEN что ADOPTED DEPARTMENT.
THE SURVEY, VACANCIES REFER TO THOSE UNFILLED, AVAILABLE JOB OPENINGS FOR WHICH ACTIVE STEPS ARE RECRUIT THE WORKERS. THIS DEFINITION IS CONSISTENT WITH THAT IN OTHER SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS
EMPLOYMENT
HOWEVER, IT IS BELIEVED THAT THERE ARE SUBSTANTIAL SUBSTITUTION
OF IN THE POSSIBILITIES AND RE-SCHEDULING
WORKERS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES, IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN LABOUR SUPPLY AND REQUIREMENTS.
FAR
WORK
AS VACANCY DATA
CONSEQUENTLY, VACANCIES CARRY A MUCH LOOSER SENSE AS
THAT ARE CONCERNED. THIS MEANS BUILDING CONTRACTORS SUPPLIED BY CONTRACTORS OR SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE LIKELY TO BE SUBJECT TO LARGE VARIATIONS IN REPORTING BEHAVIOUR,
AMONG THE SITES SURVEYED IN MARCH 1989. SOME WERE FOUND TO HAVE DETERMINE NO VACANCIES AT THE TIME OF THE SURVEY. IT IS DIFFICULT TO WHETHER IN THESE SITES THE CONTRACTORS WERE ABLE TO FILL ALL VACANCIES OR THEY HAD IN FACT DELAYED THE PROJECTS INSTEAD.
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