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'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 December 1995 will be on sale at the Government Publications Centre at ground floor, Low Block, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong, by the end of March.
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New measures to promote worksite safety
The Government will introduce a "Pay for Safety" scheme and an independent safety audit scheme on public works projects as further measures to promote worksite safety.
The Pay for Safety scheme will adopt a reward and penalty procedure to focus contractors more on the requirement for effective planning and implementation of safety measures at worksites.
The scheme will be introduced initially on larger public works contracts in the Bills of Quantities category to be called after March 1. This followed a careful evaluation of a pilot scheme introduced in 1994.
Under the scheme, payment up to 2 per cent of the contract price will be made to a contractor who has fully implemented specific safety items built into a contract.
These will include establishment of a site safety committee, production and review of a safety plan, appointment of safety officer and provision of safety training for workers.
Principal Assistant Secretary for Works, Mr Peter Berry, said: "The two schemes will enable the Government with the assistance of independent safety auditors to monitor more effectively whether a contractor has performed the safety measures as required in the contract terms.