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Meanwhile, the appointment of the returning officers (ROs) for the LegCo elections will be gazetted on Friday. A total of 44 ROs will be appointed for the 20 geographical constituencies, 29 functional constituencies and the Election Committee constituency.
A Chief Returning Officer will also be appointed for the overall supervision and co-ordination in the central counting station.
Enquiries concerning the appointment of the ROS may be directed to the REO's information unit.
End Tuesday, July 18, 1995
Payroll and wage statistics for 1st quarter 1995
Average labour earnings covering all major sectors surveyed, as measured by payroll per person engaged, recorded a notable increase of 11.5% in nominal terms in the first quarter of 1995 over a year earlier, according to statistics released today (Tuesday) by the Census and Statistics Department.
terms.
After discounting changes in consumer prices, the increase was 1.9% in real
Analysed by sector, average payroll per person engaged in transport, storage and communication recorded the fastest increase, by 13.0% in nominal terms or 3.2% in real terms in the first quarter of 1995 over a year earlier; followed by the manufacturing sector, by 11.1% in nominal terms or 1.5% in real terms; financing, insurance, real estate and business services, by 10.7% in nominal terms or 1.1% in real terms; community, social and personal services, by 9.8% in nominal terms or 0.3% in real terms; and wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants and hotels, by 9.6% in nominal terms or 0.1% in real terms. Thus all major sectors surveyed recorded increases in average labour earnings both in nominal terms and in real terms.
The overall wage index covering selected major sectors showed a less rapid increase than average labour earnings. This index rose by 9.0% in nominal terms in March 1995 over a year earlier.
After discounting changes in consumer prices, the index showed a marginal decrease of 0.4% in real terms. The relatively faster increase in earnings as compared to wages was due to more overtime pay and the issue of irregular payments in some sectors, which were covered in earnings but not in wages.
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