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THRUSDAY, JULY 18, 1991
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT FIGURES FOR THIS INDUSTRY COVER COMPANY SUB-CONTRACTORS EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY ARE NOT INCLUDED.
SECTORS, SERVICE
LEVEL OF
SURVEYED SHOWED PER CAPITA
TOGETHER
THE OVERALL IN THE SELECTED
IN MAY 1991 AS REPORTED BY THE COMPANIES EMPLOYMENT LITTLE CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH APRIL 1991 AND MAY 1990. EARNINGS IN MAY 1991 FOR THE SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS TAKEN DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY WHEN COMPARED WITH APRIL 1991, FOLLOWING THE ISSUE OF BONUSES AND SALARY REVISION IN APRIL 1991 BY SOME SURVEYED,
COMPANIES
PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN MAY 1991 INCREASED MODERATELY OVER 1990 FOR THE SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS TAKEN TOGETHER.
AND EMPLOYMENT
THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN THE ATTACHED TABLES 1 TO 3.
MAY
PER
LARGEST MANUFACTURING THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF THE 200
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY COMPANIES AND THE 50 LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE
EMPLOYMENT AND SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS, CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THEIR SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT AS THE SURVEY SAMPLE COVERS THE LARGE COMPANIES, THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE
CONSTRUCTION AND THE SITUATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE MANUFACTURING, SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS.
ONLY
OF
THE
PROVIDE A NEVERTHELESS, THE SURVEY RESULTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO
FOR MAKING A QUICK OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE USEFUL INDICATION ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THESE SECTORS IN THE SHORT TERM.
THE SURVEY REPORT FOR MAY 1991 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT CONNAUGHT PLACE, PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING,
DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAL TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $4.50 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES
ABOUT THE
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
RESULTS MAY SURVEY
SECTION STATISTICS STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 805 6441.
BE
OF
THE
MADE TO CENSUS
THE
AND
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