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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1993
THIS WAS LARGELY DUE TO THE ISSUE OF YEAR-END BONUSES AND DOUBLE-PAY IN DECEMBER
IN BEFORE THE LUNAR NEW
YEAR, WHICH FELL JANUARY 1993. THE LAST LUNAR NEW YEAR FELL IN FEBRUARY 1992 AND HENCE MUCH FEWER MANUFACTURERS EFFECTED THESE PAYMENTS IN DECEMBER 1991.
COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH, PER
IN CAPITA EARNINGS DECEMBER 1992 INCREASED BY 25% IN MONEY TERMS, MAINLY DUE TO THE ISSUE OF YEAR-END BONUSES AND DOUBLE-PAY.
IN
IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED WHEN THE COMPANIES SURVEYED DECREASED MODERATELY IN DECEMBER 1992 COMPARED WITH A YEAR BEFORE, AND DECREASED SLIGHTLY WHEN COMPARED WITH A MONTH BEFORE.
PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN THESE COMPANIES INCREASED OVER BOTH THE PRECEDING YEAR AND THE PRECEDING MONTH.
SIGNIFICANTLY
SUB-CONTRACTORS
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT FIGURES FOR THIS INDUSTRY COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY ARE NOT INCLUDED.
IN
IN THE SERVICES SECTOR, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED THE COMPANIES SURVEYED INCREASED SLIGHTLY IN DECEMBER 1992 OVER A YEAR
THE WITH
PRECEDING BUT AGO,
REMAINED ABOUT THE SAME WHEN COMPARED MONTH.
PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN THESE COMPANIES SURVEYED INCREASED THE PRECEDING SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PRECEDING YEAR, COMPARED WITH
THERE MONTH,
WAS VERY SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE, PARTICULARLY IN BANKING SECTOR, DUE TO THE ISSUE OF YEAR-END BONUSES AND DOUBLE-PAY.
THE
THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN TABLES 1 TO 3.
AND PER
THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURERS AND
AND 50
SECTORS, THE
SERVICE LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
SURVEY
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT AS THE SAMPLE COVERS ONLY THE LARGE COMPANIES, THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY NOT BE
OF THE REPRESENTATIVE
GENERAL SITUATION
THE OF
MANUFACTURING,
CONSTRUCTION AND THE SERVICE SECTORS.
SURVEY NEVERTHELESS, THE RESULTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A USEFUL INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR MAKING A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF SHORT-TERM DEVELOPMENTS THOSE SECTORS.
IN
THE
SURVEY
REPORT
GOVERNMENT OFFICE
PUBLICATIONS
BUILDING,
CONNAUGHT
SALE GENERAL THE CENSUS
AT
THE POST AND WANCHAI
FOR DECEMBER 1992 IS NOW ON SALES CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR,
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ENQUIRIES ABOUT
THE
THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE
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