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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1992
* DISTRICT PLANNING BRANCH, PLANNING DEPARTMENT, 16TH FLOOR,
MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.
SALES SECTIONS OF SURVEY
COPIES OF THE APPROVED PLAN ARE ON SALE AT THE MAP AND PLAN AND MAPPING OFFICE, BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT ON 14TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN RAOD, HONG KONG AND 382 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.
OCTOBER FIGURES ON ORDERS, EMPLOYMENT AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS
THE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND FOR THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURERS INCREASED BY 1% IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR OVER THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR. ACCORDING TO A MONTHLY SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
ORDERS POSITION IN THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS AND THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES IMPROVED MODERATELY.
ON THE OTHER HAND, A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE WAS RECORDED IN THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY. SOME DECREASES WERE ALSO SEEN IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRIES.
COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH, ORDERS FOR THE MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE.
SLIGHT INCREASES WERE REPORTED BY THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AND THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES WHILE MILD DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE TEXTILES, PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRIES.
THE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND IS MEASURED IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF MONTHS AND REFERS TO ORDERS OUTSTANDING AS AT THE END OF THE REFERENCE MONTH.
ON EMPLOYMENT. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURERS DECREASED BY 12% IN OCTOBER 1992 WHEN COMPARED WITH THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.
THIS DECLINE IS IN LINE WITH THE RECENT TREND OF RELOCATING PRODUCTION PROCESSES TO SOUTH CHINA.
COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE SURVEYED MANUFACTURERS DECREASED BY 2%.
IN OCTOBER 1992, PER CAPITA BARNINGS IN THE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES SURVEYED INCREASED BY 16% IN MONEY TERMS WHEN COMPARED WITH THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR, BUT ONLY 1% WHEN COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH.
/THE LARGE