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FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1992
THE "A CAUTIONARY NOTE FROM THESE OFFICIALS, HOWEVER, WAS THAT
IN CONGRESS ISSUE WOULD CONTINUE TO BE THE SUBJECT OF HEATED DEBATES IN THE COMING MONTHS,"
"I ALSO
MR CHAU SAID.
CALLED
ON SEVERAL
CONGRESSIONAL
LEADERS INCLUDING
OF
SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER ROBERT DOLE AND CHAIRMAN DAN ROSTENKOWSKI THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
ROOM FOR
"I CAME AWAY WITH THE IMPRESSION THAT WHILE THERE IS CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM, ANOTHER TOUGH BATTLE IN CONGRESS LAY AHEAD.
ΤΟ
SPARE NO EFFORT
HONG
IN PRESENTING "WE SHALL CONTINUE
IN THIS RESPECT WE KONG'S ARGUMENTS TO KEY CONGRESSIONAL TARGETS.
HE SHALL ALSO STEP UP OUR CO-ORDINATION WITH OUR ALLIES IN THE U.S., SAID.
AMBASSADOR
HILLS, I ALSO
נו
A
TOOK THE "DURING MY MEETING WITH OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE OTHER TRADE ISSUES INCLUDING THE PROSPECTS FOR
THE URUGUAY
AND ROUND SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF
14 HE SAID. NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CHINA,
SECTION
MR CHAU VISITED WASHINGTON D.C. FROM MAY 11 TO 13 AND
301
RETURNED
TO HONG KONG TODAY.
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UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR JANUARY MARCH
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MARCH
THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR JANUARY 1992 WAS 2.4%, AND THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 2.2%, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE
THE PROVISIONAL SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR
APRIL 1992 WAS 2.5%. WHILE THE PROVISIONAL UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 2.2%.
PERIOD FEBRUARY
COMPARING THE THREE MONTHS ENDING MARCH 1992 WITH THE PRECEDING THREE MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 1991, THE INCREASES IN THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AND THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE ARE BOTH STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT.
IT APPEARS THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME EASING IN THE LABOUR MARKET IN RECENT MONTHS. BUT FURTHER EASING MAY NOT BE LIKELY, AS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY CONTINUED TO GROW STEADILY.
MARCH 1992, THE NUMBER OF
WHILE THE
OF FIRST- NUMBER
OF
DURING THE PERIOD JANUARY UNEMPLOYED PERSONS, ADJUSTED FOR VARIATIONS IN THE NUMBER TIME JOB-SEEKERS, WAS ESTIMATED AT 65,700, UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS WAS ESTIMATED AT 61,900.
/IN ACCORDANCE