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THUS, THERE IS NO CAUSE FOR BELIEVING THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S PER CENT TARGET FOR FIRST YEAR, FIRST DEGREE PLACES IS WRONG, IN FACT IT SEEMS, WITH HINDSIGHT, TO BE JUST ABOUT RIGHT.
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ON THE OTHER HAND, GIVEN HONG KONG'S CONTINUING DEPENDENCE EXTERNAL SOURCES OF SUPPLY OF DEGREE HOLDERS, IT WILL PROBABLY BR NECESSARY TO TAKE A MORE PRO-ACTIVE STANCE IN ATTRACTING BACK HONG KONG'S OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND FACILITATING THEIR RETURN.
TURNING TO THE EMPLOYMENT SIDE, MR YEUNG SAID THE PROJECTED REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATED MANPOWER REFLECTED A SHIFT OF EMPLOYMENT FROM MANUFACTURING ΤΟ TRADING AND SERVICES, AND ALSO REFLECTED CHANGES IN THE OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURES WITHIN INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIES.
"AS A RESULT, THE GROWTH IN EMPLOYMENT WILL BE UNEVENLY DISTRIBUTED AMONGST MAJOR OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS. EMPLOYMENT IN PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL AND MANAGERIAL OCCUPATIONS IS PROJECTED ΤΟ INCREASE BY ABOUT 26 PER CENT { ABOUT 93,400 PERSONS) BETWEEN 1988 AND 1996, WHILST PRODUCTION WORKERS AND LABOURERS WILL DECREASE BY 6.2 PER CENT (-64,000 PERSONS), HE SAID.
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"THIS PATTERN OF EMPLOYMENT GROWTH DEMAND FOR BETTER EDUCATED MANPOWER.
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SUPPLY HAD TAKEN INTO EMIGRATION AND OVERSEAS IMMIGRANTS AND RETURNED
HE NOTED THAT THE PROJECTED MANPOWER ACCOUNT WASTAGE DUE TO DEATH, RETIREMENT, STUDY ON THE ONE HAND AND NEW SUPPLIES FROM EMIGRANTS, STUDENTS RETURNING FROM OVERSEAS, AND THE OUTPUT OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS ON THE OTHER.
1989 SURVEY OF WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THE SURVEY OF WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS FOR 1989 HAS JUST COMMENCED.
THE SURVEY IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY AND REPRESENTS PART OF A CONTINUOUS PROGRAMME IN THE DEPARTMENT TO COLLECT ECONOMIC STATISTICS ON THE STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG.
THE AIMS OF THE SURVEY ARE TO OBTAIN UP-TO-DATE DATA FOR EVALUATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES ΤΟ HONG KONG'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS, AND FOR ASCERTAINING THEIR COST STRUCTURE, OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS AND SALES LEVELS.
RESULTS OF THE SURVEY ARE USEFUL TO BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN FORMULATING POLICIES AND MAKING DECISIONS.
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