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FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1991
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PER CAPITA
5
EARNINGS COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.
NOTE
DUE TO THE DIFFERENCE IN THE TIMING OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR IN 1990 AND 1991 (I.E. LATE JANUARY IN 1990 BUT MID-FEBRUARY IN 1991), THE TIMING OF ISSUE OF DOUBLE-PAY AND ANNUAL BONUSES IN THE TWO YEARS DIFFERS IN SOME COMPANIES SURVEYED. THIS AFFECTS THE COMPARISON OF PER CAPITA EARNINGS FIGURES FOR FEBRUARY 1991 WITH FEBRUARY 1990. A FURTHER COMPARISON IS THUS PROVIDED TO SHOW CHANGES IN THE AVERAGE PER CAPITA EARNINGS FOR DEC 90 FEB 91 OVER DEC 89 FEB 90.
IRREGULAR PAYMENTS
(B.G.
GIVEN
DUE TO THE POSSIBLE INCLUSION OF BACKPAY OR SPECIAL BONUS), "PER CAPITA EARNINGS" FOR A MONTH MAY BE SUBJECT TO RATHER VOLATILE FLUCTUATIONS FROM TIME TO TIME. THEREFORE, IT IS PARTICULARLY ADVISABLE, IN STUDYING PER CAPITA EARNINGS STATISTICS, NOT TO TAKE A GIVEN MONTH'S DATA IN ISOLATION, BUT TO MAKE REFERENCE TO DATA OVER A LONGER PERIOD.
NOTE TO TABLES 1
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3 :
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UNLIKE "ORDERS-ON-HAND" AND "PER CAPITA EARNINGS", WHICH ARE AVERAGE FIGURES AMONGST THE COMPANIES SURVEYED, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE COMPANIES SURVEYED IS NOT MEANINGFUL INFORMATION ON ITS OWN (BECAUSE THIS IS A PANEL SURVEY) AND IS THEREFORE NOT SHOWN.
POST OFFICE PLAYS IMPORTANT ROLE IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
* *
OFFICE
HAS
IN THE
WHILE THE BACKBONE OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE POST REMAINS 'THE DELIVERY OF DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MAIL, IT RECENT YEARS PLAYED AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE IN OVERSEEING PHENOMENAL GROWTH OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN HONG KONG.
A
THIS
OF A
THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MRS ANSON CHAN, SAID
WHEN
AT (FRIDAY)
OFFICIATING TONIGHT
CEREMONY LIGHTING BILLBOARD PUT UP OUTSIDE THE GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING TO CELEBRATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HONG KONG POST OFFICE.
PUBLIC MRS CHAN POINTED OUT THAT THE POST OFFICE NOW LICENSES SERVICES RANGING FROM RADIO PAGING TO MOBILE DATA SERVICES, AS WELL AS PRIVATE MOBILE RADIO SERVICES, FOR WHICH SOME 70,000 SEPARATE LICENCES WERE ISSUED LAST YEAR.
"OVER
700,000
PAGER
CUSTOMERS AND 130,000 USERS' NOW ENJOY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.
PORTABLE
'PHONE
**WITH NEW SERVICES DUE TO BE LAUNCHED IN THE NEAR GROWTH IN THIS AREA SHOWS NO SIGN OF LETTING UP," SHE SAID.
FUTURE THE
/MRS CHAN