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(b)
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For the employment visas issued, we do not have breakdown by trade, age, or pay. A breakdown by profession in each of the past three years is as follows:
Profession
Technical professionals
1993
1994 1995
1996 (Jan-Mar)
2,786 2,485
2,967
479
Administrators, managers
6,863 7,017 6,550
1,843
and professional
Others
5,222 6,729 6,521
1,436
Total
14,871 16,231 16,038 3,758
Note: Under the "Profession" Column, some examples of "Others" are
accountants, consultants, designers, journalists, lecturers, etc.
Importation of labour for new airport and related projects
Following is a question by the Hon Leung Yiu-chung and a written reply by the Secretary for Education and Manpower, Mr Joseph W P Wong, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Will the Government inform this Council whether :
(a)
it has estimated the job opportunities which the construction of the second runway of the new airport will create for the territory;
(b)
the labour importation quotas set for the new airport and related projects will still apply to the second runway project; if not, whether it will increase the labour importation quotas for the latter project; and