TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1994
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IT WILL RECEIVE
CONSIDER WRITTEN COMMENTS AFTER THE WORKSHOP AND FINALISE ITS OWN REPORT LATER THIS YEAR.
THE OVUM REPORT WILL BB MADE AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE LATER THIS MONTH.
THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE REPORT CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY ON 29TH FLOOR, WU CHUNG HOUSE, 213 QUEEN'S ROAD BAST, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.
COMMENTS ON THE REPORT SHOULD BE MADE IN WRITING AND SHOULD REACH OFTA ON THE ABOVE ADDRESS BEFORE JUNE 30.
THE AUTHORITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PUBLISH ALL COMMENTS RECEIVED AND THE SOURCE OF THE COMMENTS.
UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR JANUARY MARCH
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THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR JANUARY TO MARCH THIS YEAR WAS 2.2%, AND THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 1.7%, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
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THE PROVISIONAL SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR PERIOD OF FEBRUARY TO APRIL 1994 WAS 2.1%, WHILE THE PROVISIONAL UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 1.5%.
THE LATEST FIGURES SUGGEST THAT THE LABOUR MARKET TIGHTENED UP SLIGHTLY IN RECENT MONTHS.
DURING THE PERIOD OF JANUARY TO MARCH 1994, THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS, ADJUSTED FOR VARIATIONS IN THE NUMBER OF FIRST- TIME JOB SEEKERS, WAS ESTIMATED AT 63,200, WHILE THE NUMBER OF UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS WAS ESTIMATED AT 50,100.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS WERE OBTAINED FROM A CONTINUOUS GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE SURVEY FOR JANUARY TO MARCH 1994 COVERED A QUARTERLY SAMPLE OF SOME 12,100 HOUSEHOLDS OR 41,900 PERSONS, SELECTED SCIENTIFICALLY TO REPRESENT THE LAND-BASED CIVILIAN NON-INSTITUTIONAL POPULATION HONG KONG.
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RELEVANT DATA WAS OBTAINED FROM THE SURVEY BY INTERVIEWING INDIVIDUAL MEMBER AGED 15 AND ABOVE IN THE HOUSEHOLDS SAMPLED.
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IN THE SURVEY, THE DEFINITIONS USED IN MEASURING UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT FOLLOW CLOSELY THOSE RECOMMENDED BY INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION.
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DETAILED ANALYSIS OF LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS IS GIVEN THE REPORT ON THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY WHICH IS PUBLISHED FOUR TIMES A YEAR.
THE NEXT REPORT COVERING THE QUARTER ENDING MARCH 1994 WILL AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE BY THE END OF JUNE AT $24 A COPY.
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