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+ "THE SPD, IN THEIR FULL CONVICTION OF TOGETHER WE CONTRIBUTE' · WILL ENDEAVOUR TO ASSIST THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, THE HEARING IMPAIRED, THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, THE MENTALLY-RETARDED AND THE EX-MENTALLY ILL IN SECURING OPEN EMPLOYMENT, MR CHEN SAID.
IN EACH OF THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THE SPD ON AVERAGE MADE MORE THAN 1,000 PLACEMENTS FOR THE DISABLED.
MORE EMPLOYERS ARE USING THE FREE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF THE
SPD, SOME 530 SO FAR THIS YEAR COMPARED WITH 500 LAST YEAR.
THE "EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED" EXHIBITION, STAGED AT THE NEW WORLD PLAZA IN TSIM SHA TSUI, IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DAILY, FROM 10 AM TO 6.30 PM, UNTIL NOVEMBER 21.
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MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS WITH TWO SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLES ON SALE
THE
DIGEST
OF
"THE
"HONG
1991 ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY SEPTEMBER STATISTICS, WHICH CONTAINS TWO SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLES ENTITLED
AND KONG STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION" (HSIC) NEW HONG
TRADE WITH KONG'S
CHINA OF OUTWARD PROCESSING NATURE IN 1989 AND 1990", IS NOW ON SALE.
OF
THE
CENSUS
INTERNATIONAL
THE HS IC AIMS AT STANDARDISING THE VARIOUS ASPECTS EXISTING CLASSIFICATIONS OF LOCAL INDUSTRIES BEING USED IN THE AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, HAVING REGARD TO
OF STATISTICS AND THE PREVAILING LOCAL
COMPARABILITY,
CONTINUITY
INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE.
INTERNATIONAL
то
THE HSIC IS DEVISED BY USING THE UNITED NATIONS' STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION AS A FRAMEWORK AND ADAPTING IT REFLECT THE CURRENT STRUCTURE OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THE HSIC HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS FROM THIS YEAR.
THE FIRST SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE HSIC AND THE INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATIONS PREVIOUSLY USED BY THE DEPARTMENT, AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE HSIC.
SURVEYS
EXAMPLES ON USING THE HSIC IN THE QUARTERLY
OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL, AND THE ANNUAL ECONOMIC SURVEYS ARE ALSO GIVEN IN THIS ARTICLE.
THE
HONG
LAST
OUTWARD OUTWARD
SECOND SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLE PRESENTS STATISTICS ON KONG'S TRADE WITH CHINA OF OUTWARD PROCESSING NATURE IN 1989 AND YEAR. BASED ON RESULTS OF THE SURVEY ON EXPORTS TO CHINA FOR PROCESSING AND THE SURVEY ON TMPORTS FROM CHINA RELATED TO PROCESSING.
FOCUSED ARE
THE TREND OF COMPARISONS
ON TWO AREAS, NAMELY
NINE OUTWARD PROCESSING TRADE WITH CHINA AND BREAKDOWN STATISTICS BY BROAD COMMODITY GROUPS AND BY AREA IN CHINA WHERE PROCESSING WORK DONE.
WAS
/BESIDES. TO