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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1989
APPLICATIONS FOR PROJECT GRANTS CAN BE MADE ANY TIME IN YEAR BUT THEY MUST BE SUBMITTED AT LEAST THREE PLANNED PERFORMANCE DATES ΤΟ COUNCIL'S COMMITTEES.
THE
MONTHS BEFORE THE ALLOW TIME FOR ASSESSMENT BY THE
THE APPLICANT ORGANISATION
MUST BE AN APPROVED CHARITABLE
INSTITUTION OR A REGISTEED NON-PROFIT-MAKING BODY.
THE NEXT ROUND OF MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL'S COMMITTEES IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. THOSE WISHING TO HAVE THEIR APPLICATIONS ASSESSED SHOULD SUBMIT THEM NOT LATER THAN OCTOBER 27.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE COUNCIL'S SECRETARIAT AT 25TH FLOOR, SHUI ON CENTRE, 6-8 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI. TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 5-8660649.
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AUGUST ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL FIGURES RELEASED
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1989 AS REPORTED BY THE 200 THE ORDERS POSITION IN AUGUST LARGEST MANUFACTURING COMPANIES DECREASED BY 1 PER CENT WHEN WITH JULY 1989, BUT INCREASED BY 1 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH 1988. ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY RELEASED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
ORDERS-ON-HAND DECREASED
COMPARED AUGUST TODAY (THURSDAY)
THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF COMPARING AUGUST 1989 WITH JULY 1989,
SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS TEXTILES INDUSTRY. A SLIGHT INDUSTRY AND TO A LESSER EXTENT IN THE
RECORDED IN THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS DECREASE IN ORDERS WAS
HAND, INDUSTRY.
ORDERS INCREASED SLIGHTLY IN THE IN THE ELECTRICAL WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRY AND SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY OVER THE SAME PERIOD,
OTHER ON THE
AUGUST 1989 COMPARED WITH AUGUST 1988. THE ORDERS POSITION IN
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS AND PLASTIC INCREASED MODERATELY IN THE
THE WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRY. PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES. AND SLIGHTLY IN OVER THE SAME PERIOD, A SLIGHT DECREASE IN ORDERS WAS RECORDED IN
WHILE INDUSTRY ELECTRONIC ELECTRICAL AND TEXTILES INDUSTRY REMAINED ALMOST UNCHANGED.
PRODUCTS
ORDERS IN
THE THE
THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND IS MEASURED THE NUMBER OF MONTHS AND REFERS TO ORDERS OUTSTANDING AS OF THE REFERENCE MONTH.
IN TERMS OF AT THE END
THAT THEIR ON EMPLOYMENT, THE MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED REPORTED
WHEN COMPARED TOTAL WORKFORCE IN AUGUST 1989 DECREASED BY 3 PER CENT WITH JULY 1989, AND BY 9 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH AUGUST 1988.
/COMPARED WITH