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Quarterly employment and vacancies survey
The Census and Statistics Department has just started the Quarterly Survey of Employment and Vacancies to collect data on employment and vacancies in major sectors of the economy in respect of March 1996.
This survey is conducted quarterly and the results are useful in serving as short- term economic indicators and providing information on the latest changes in the labour market.
This round of the survey covers about 71,000 establishments which are drawn from various sectors including the industrial sector (mining and quarrying; manufacturing, electricity and gas), the distributive trades sector (wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants and hotels) and the services sector (transport, storage and communications; financing, insurance, real estate and business services; community, social and personal services).
Information on number of persons engaged and vacancies as at March 29, 1996, will be sought from each sampled establishment.
Questionnaires are being mailed to sampled establishments.
In accordance with the Census and Statistics (Quarterly Survey of Employment and Vacancies) Order, these establishments are required to complete and return the questionnaires to the Census and Statistics Department within the specified period.
If they have difficulties in completing the questionnaires, they may contact the department for assistance on 2582 5076.
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Rehabilitation programmes effectiveness study commissioned
The Government today (Friday) awarded a $800,000 contract to the City University of Hong Kong to conduct a research on the effectiveness of existing rehabilitation programmes for young offenders.
The study, which will commence on April 1, is commissioned by the Standing Committee on Young Offenders under the Fight Crime Committee.