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Enquiries about the survey results may be made to the Industrial Production Statistics Section of the Census and Statistics Department on 2805 6441.
The following table shows the year-on-year percentage changes in the value of orders-on-hand in different manufacturing industries:
Percentage changes in the
value of orders-on-hand in
December 1995
Janaury 1996
over December 1994 over January 1995
(Revised)
(Provisional)
All industries covered in the survey
+4
+2
* Wearing apparel
#
-2
* Textiles
- 15
-8
* Electronic products
+12
+7
* Electrical products
+6
+9
* Fabricated metal products
+5
+9
* Plastic products
#
#
* Printing and publishing
+10
+1
# Changes within +/-0.5%
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Enrolment for safety and health management symposium starts
Enrolment has started for a symposium on safety and health management organised by the Labour Department and Occupational Safety and Health Council to be held on April 2.
The symposium will provide an opportunity for the management and staff of Hong Kong companies who are concerned with safety and health in workplace to share their experiences in safety management.