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THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1990
"HOWEVER, IT
IS BELIEVED
THAT THERE ARE SUBSTANTIAL SUBSTITUTION AND RE-SCHEDULING POSSIBILITIES IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF WORKERS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES, IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN LABOUR SUPPLY AND WORK REQUIREMENTS," HE SAID.
"CONSEQUENTLY, THE CONCEPT OF VACANCIES TAKES ON A MUCH LOOSER SENSE AS FAR AS BUILDING CONTRACTORS ARE CONCERNED. THIS ALSO HAS THE CONSEQUENCE THAT VACANCY DATA SUPPLIED BY CONTRACTORS OR SUB- CONTRACTORS ARE LIKELY TO BE SUBJECT TO RELATIVELY LARGE VARIATION IN REPORTING BEHAVIOUR, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
AMONG THE SITES SURVEYED IN MARCH 1990, SOME WERE FOUND TO HAVE NO VACANCIES AT THE TIME OF THE SURVEY. IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE 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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DETAILS OF THE SURVEY FINDINGS, TOGETHER WITH A DESCRIPTION THE METHODOLOGY, ARĘ PUBLISHED IN A "REPORT OF VACANCIES AT CONSTRUCTION SITES" COPIES OF THIS REPORT ARE AVAILABLE AT $7 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG.
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FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY, PLEASE CONTACT THE EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 823 4758 OR 823 4753.
FIRST QUARTER SHIPPING, PORT AND CARGO STATISTICS RELEASED
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IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1990, 4,431 SHIPS WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 26.3 MILLION NET REGISTERED TONS (NRT) ARRIVED IN HONG KONG, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 337 (OR 8 PER CENT) IN NUMBER AND OF 1.7 MILLION NRT (OR 7 PER CENT) IN CAPACITY OVER THE FIRST QUARTER OF
1989.
THIS IS CONTAINED IN THE "HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS REPORT JANUARY
AND MARCH 1990" PUBLISHED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
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IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1990, THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF CARGO DISCHARGED IN HONG KONG FROM INCOMING SHIPS (ESTIMATED FROM A SAMPLE OF MANIFEST CONSIGNMENTS) DECREASED BY 3 PER CENT OVER THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1989.
WHEN ANALYSED BY SHIP TYPE, MAJOR INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE NUMBER OF CONTAINER VESSELS (+163), OIL TANKERS (+84), DRY BULK CARRIERS (+39), CONVENTIONAL CARGO VESSELS (+32) AND GAS
CARRIERS/TANKERS (+19).
/WHEN ANALYSED