THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1990
"PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT IS NOT A MATTER FOR THE GOVERNMENT ALONE. EVERY CITIZEN OF HONG KONG HAS A VITAL ROLE TO PLAY.
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"WE COULD START BY PAYING MORE ATTENTION TO THE BUILDINGS WE OURSELVES LIVE IN, AND TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN THEIR MANAGEMENT, SIR DAVID SAID.
THE GOVERNOR AND LADY WILSON WERE ALSO BRIEFED ON TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT PROBLEMS IN THE KWUN TONG TOWN CENTRE DURING A WALK IN THE AREA.
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THEY WERE TOLD THAT THESE PROBLEMS WOULD BE ALLEVIATED REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICES BUILDING AND THE JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC.
THE DEVELOPER WILL BE REQUIRED ΤΟ PROVIDE A GROUND LEVEL TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE, AND PEDESTRIAN FOOTBRIDGES CONNECTING WITH THE KWUN TONG MTR STATION. VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC WILL THEN BE SEGREGATED.
AT THE END OF THE VISIT, THE GOVERNOR MET MEMBERS AND LOCAL PERSONALITIES AT A TEA RECEPTION IN DISTRICT OFFICE.
DISTRICT BOARD THE KWUN TONG
OCT-DEC UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS RELEASED
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED AT A LOW LEVEL WHILE THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASED MARGINALLY DURING THE PERIOD OCTOBER
DECEMBER 1989.
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THE LATEST LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT INDICATE THAT THE LABOUR MARKET WAS STILL TIGHT.
THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR OCTOBER DECEMBER 1989 WAS 1.3 PER CENT, COMPARED WITH 1.4 PER CENT FOR THE THREE-MONTHS ENDING SEPTEMBER 1989. IT WAS THE SAME AS THAT CORRESPONDING PERIOD A YEAR EARLIER.
THE
DECREASE OF 0.1 OF A PERCENTAGE POINT BELOW THE THREE MONTH PERIOD IS STATISTICALLY NOT SIGNIFICANT.
FOR THE
PRECEDING
THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS IN OCTOBER DECEMBER 1989 WAS ESTIMATED AT 35,800, COMPARED WITH 37,500 FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING SEPTEMBER 1989 AND 36,200 FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 1988.
THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE FOR OCTOBER DECEMBER 1989 WAS 0.8 PER CENT, COMPARED WITH 0.6 PER CENT FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING SEPTEMBER 1989 AND 0.7 PER CENT FOR THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF 1988.
/THE INCREASES