WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1991
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JI PENGFEI AND LU PING TO VISIT HK
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THE
AND THE
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT AT INVITATION OF THE HONG
GOVERNMENT, MR JI PENGFEL KONG DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE COUNCIL, MR LU PING, WILL VISIT HONG KONG FROM MARCH 1 TO 6.
OF CHINA'S STATE
ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT AND PAYROLL
· FIGURES FOR DECEMBER 1990 RELEASED
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THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND
REPORTED BY THE 200 CHANGE LARGEST MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN DECEMBER 1990 SHOWED LITTLE
ΤΟ ACCORDING
THE RESULTS OF A WHEN COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER
BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS
TODAY
1990, (WEDNESDAY)
SURVEY DEPARTMENT.
RELEASED
BUT THE VOLUME DECREASED BY
1% WHEN COMPARED
WITH
DECEMBER
1989.
SLIGHTLY
ORDERS-ON- COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1990, THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF
IN THE TEXTILES AND HAND IN
INCREASED DECEMBER 1990
IN THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES, BUT DECREASED SLIGHTLY ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY,
OVER THE SAME PERIOD,
IN THE WEARING APPAREL AND PLASTIC ORVERS PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE.
COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1989, THE ORDERS POSITION DROPPED IN MOST MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES SURVEYED, IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND TEXTILES INDUSTRIES.
1990
IN DECEMBER PARTICULARLY
ELECTRICAL AND
ELECTRONIC
ON THE OTHER HAND, ORDERS IN THE PRODUCTS INDUSTRY INCREASED SLIGHTLY OVER THE SAME PERIOD.
TERMS OF
THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND IS MEASURED IN THE NUMBER OF MONTHS AND REFERS TO ORDERS OUTSTANDING AS AT THE END OF THE REFERENCE MONTH.
ON EMPLOYMENT, THE MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED REPORTED THAT TOTAL WORKFORCE IN DECEMBER 1990 DECREASED BY 1% WHEN COMPARED NOVEMBER 1990, AND BY 11% WHEN COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1989.
COMPARED WITH
NOVEMBER
1990.
IN EMPLOYMENT
DECEMBER DECREASED MODERATELY IN THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY AND TO A LESSER IN MOST OTHE" MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES SURVEYED.
THEIR
WITH
1990 EXTENT
/OVER THE