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MONDAY, MAY 17, 1993
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MY OWN BELIEF IS, THE NEARER WE GET TO 1997 THE MORE LIKELY
ECONOMIC IS THAT CHINESE OFFICIALS WILL UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT OF OUR
BE AND I MUST SUCCESS, NOT LEAST BECAUSE THEIR OWN ECONOMIC SUCCESS
LET' ME WILL START TO CREATE A CONTEXT AS WELL. CAREFUL WHAT I SAY
OBSERVATION PUT THAT PERHAPS OVER-SIMPLY AND SAY THAT THIS IS NOT AN ABOUT CHINA IN PARTICULAR, IT'S AN OBSERVATION ABOUT EVERYWHERE. ECONOMIC GROWTH INCREASES IN PERSONAL AFFLUENCE IN NET DISPOSABLE
EDUCATION, INCREASES INCOME.
IN TRAVEL, IMPROVEMENTS IN
KIDS
MORE BEING EDUCATED IN OTHER COUNTRIES, CELLULAR TELEPHONES, SATELLITE TV'S
TO ALL
SHAPE ALI. START PRODUCE EFFECTS WHICH AREN'T JUST ECONOMIC, SOCIETY MUCH MORE THAN POLITICIANS DO, MUCH MORE THAN POLITICAL STATEMENTS DO.
SO HOPE THAT THE VALUES THAT HONG KONG REPRESENTS 1997 WILL. BE REGARDED WITH GREATER UNDERSTANDING NEARER TO AND AFTER AND I ALSO HOPE THAT AND I DON'T JUST SPEAK FOR THE IMMEDIATE REGION NEXT BUT I ALSO HOPE THAT MORE PLACES BECOME LIKE HONG KONG AS THE CENTURY UNFOLDS.
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I HOPE I HAVE STATED THOSE ARGUMENTS JUDICIOUSLY AND CAREFULLY. I HAVE
THAT, AM TO PICK MY WAY BETWEEN MINEFIELDS BUT T
CONFIDENT
IN OUR PROVIDED IN HONG KONG WE HAVE THE SELF-CONFIDENCE TO BELIEVE
SUCCESSFUL AND OWN SYSTEM, OUR SYSTEM WILL SURVIVE AND PROSPER IN A PROSPERING CHINA IN THE 21ST CENTURY.
UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT FIGURES
FOR JANUARY MARCH
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MARCH
THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR JANUARY 1993 WAS 2.3%, AND THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 1.6%, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE
THE PROVISIONAL SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR
APRIL 1993 WAS 2.4%. WHILE THE PROVISIONAL UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 1.8%.
PERIOD FEBRUARY
THE SLIGHT EDGING UP OF BOTH THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATES IN THE THREE MONTHS FEBRUARY TO APRIL IS LIKELY ΤΟ BE TEMPORARY, AS THE ECONOMY IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN A STRADY GROWTH THEREBY SUSTAINING THE OVERALL DEMAND FOR MANPOWER.
OVERALL, THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT SITUATION IN MOST RECENT MONTHS CAN STILL BE REGARDED AS LARGELY STABLE.
DURING THE PERIOD JANUARY
MARCH 1993, THE UNEMPLOYED PERSONS, ADJUSTED FOR VARIATIONS IN THE NUMBER TIME JOB-SEEKERS, WAS ESTIMATED AT 66,600, WHILE THE UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS WAS ESTIMATED AT 46.100.
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THE
NUMBER OF
OF FIRST- NUMBER OF
THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS WERE OBTAINED FROM A CONTINUOUS GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
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