FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1993
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74 | TEST | [GURES SUGGEST THAT BOTH THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED GENERALLY STABLE IN RECENT MONTHS.
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DURING THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER
THE NOVEMBER 1992
NUMBER UNEMPLOYED PERSONS, ADJUSTED FOR VARIATIONS IN THE NUMBER OF FIRST- JOB SEEKERS, WAS ESTIMATED AT 55,700, WHILE THE NUMBER OF UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS WAS ESTIMATED AT 53,900.
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THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS WERE OBTAINED FROM A CONTINUOUS GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
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A QUARTERLY SELECTED
THE SURVEY FOR SEPTEMBER
COVERED NOVEMBER 1992 SAMPLE OF SOME 11,900 HOUSEHOLDS OR 41,100 PERSONS, SCIENTI ICALLY TO REPRESENT THE LAND-BASED CIVILIAN POPULATION IN HONG KONG.
NON-INSTITUTIONAL
RELEVANT DATA WAS OBTAINED IN THE SURVEY BY INTERVIEWING EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER AGED 15 AND ABOVE IN THE HOUSEHOLDS SAMPLED.
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IN THE SURVEY, THE DEFINITIONS USED IN MEASURING UNEMPLOYMENT UNDEREMPLOYMENT FOLLOW CLOSELY THOSE RECOMMENDED BY THE 1TERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION.
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DETAILED ANALYSIS OF LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS IS GIVEN KEPORT ON THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY WHICH IS PUBLISHED FOUR
A YEAR.
THE NEXT REPORT COVERING THE QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER 1992 WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, MARCH 29 AT $15.50 A COPY.
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HEAD OF GOVT FLYING SERVICE APPOINTED
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THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT BRIAN CLUER AS THE FIRST CONTROLLER OF THE GOVERNMENT FLYING SERVICE (GFS).
MR CLUER, AGED 55, WILL HEAD THE GFS WHEN IT IS ESTABLISHED ON APRIL 1.
1993 AS THE SUCCESSOR ORGANISATION TO THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE (RHKAAF).
HE IS CURRENTLY GENERAL MANAGER OPERATIONAL SERVICES WITH CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LTD AND WAS SELECTED FROM A LARGE NUMBER OF WELL-QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.
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HE HAS THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF CIVIL OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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