FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1994
RELEVANT DATA WAS OBTAINED BY INTERVIEWING MEMBER AGED 15 AND ABOVE IN THE HOUSEHOLDS SAMPLED.
EACH INDIVIDUAL
UNEMPLOYMENT
IN THE SURVEY, THE DEFINITIONS USED IN MEASURING AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT FOLLOW CLOSELY THOSE RECOMMENDED BY THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION,
DETAILED
IN
GIVEN ANALYSIS OF LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS IS
PUBLISHED FOUR THE REPORT ON THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY WHICH IS TIMES A YEAR.
THIS YEAR
OF
THE NEXT REPORT COVERING THE QUARTER ENDING MARCH WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE BY THE END THIS MONTH, AT $24 A COPY.
LAND REGISTRY TO INTRODUCE DIRECT ACCESS SERVICES * * * * *
COMPUTERISED
DIRECT
-
THE FIRST OF
ITS KIND
IN
THE LAND REGISTRY WILL INTRODUCE A FULLY SEARCH FACILITY ON URBAN LAND REGISTERS THE TERRITORY IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.
—
$2 MILLION FOR THE
PROVISION
OF
BY
OF A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT NETWORK SERVICES FOR THE SEARCH FACILITY WAS SIGNED TODAY (FRIDAY) THE LAND
KENNETH PANG TSAN-WING, AND THE GENERAL MANAGER (HONG KONG) OF IBM CHINA/HONG KONG CORPORATION, MR PAUL MOUNG.
REGISTRAR, MR
ACCESS SEARCH
KNOWN
MR
AS
PANG DESCRIBED DIRECT ACCESS
SPEAKING AT THE CONTRACT-SIGNING CEREMONY, NEW DIRECT SERVICES, AS A MAJOR STEP IN IMPROVING EFFICIENCY.
THE
FACILITY,
DEALING "ALL FIRMS
WITH LAND TRANSACTIONS SHOULD CONSIDER AND SPEEDY SERVICES, HE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS HIGHLY CONVENIENT SAID.
"
SEARCHES
THE NEW SERVICE WILL ENABLE CUSTOMERS TO MAKE ON-LINE OF LAND RECORDS THROUGH COMPUTER TERMINALS AT THEIR OWN OFFICES.
THE ADDRESS OR LOT THE INFORMATION ON THE CAN BE PRINTED OUT FROM
"ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS SIMPLY KEYING IN NUMBER OF THE PROPERTY THEY WANT TO SEARCH. PROPERTY WILL APPEAR ON THEIR SCREENS AND THEIR OWN PRINTERS, HE EXPLAINED.
PLACE ORDERS REGISTRY'S
CUSTOMERS TO CALLING AT THE LAND
"THE NEW SERVICE WILL ALSO ENABLE FOR COPIES OF LAND RECORDS WITHOUT SEARCH COUNTERS IN PERSON, HE ADDED,
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THE DIRECT ACCESS SERVICES PROJECT IS NOW IN THE ВЕ AVAILABLE OF PREPARATION AND THIS NEW SERVICE WILL THIS YEAR.
FINAL STAGES IN SEPTEMBER
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