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During the period August to October 1995, the number of unemployed persons with previous jobs was estimated at 98,700. Another 17,200 unemployed persons were first-time job-seekers. The number of underemployed persons was estimated at 72,800.
The unemployment and underemployment statistics were obtained from a continuous General Household Survey.
The survey for August to October 1995 covered a quarterly sample of some 18,000 households or 61,600 persons, selected scientifically to represent the land- based civilian non-institutional population in Hong Kong.
Data were obtained from the survey by interviewing each member aged 15 or over in the households sampled.
In the survey, the definitions used in measuring unemployment and underemployment follow closely those recommended by the International Labour Organisation.
'Seasonally adjusted' refers to adjustment for seasonal variations in the proportion of first-time job-seekers in the labour force.
Detailed analysis of labour force characteristics is given in the report on the General Household Survey which is published four times a year.
The next report covering the quarter ending September 1995 will be on sale at the Government Publications Centre at ground floor, Low Block, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong, by the end of December.
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Comprehensive approach in dealing with cancer important: SHW
A comprehensive approach in dealing with cancer, the number one killer disease that takes away more than 9,000 lives in Hong Kong every year, should be adopted, the Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mrs Katherine Fok, said.
In this respect, she added, emphasis should be placed on prevention, early detection and treatment, as well as palliative care pending a breakthrough in medical research that would eliminate this cause of misfortune.