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A total of 10 exhibitions will be held this month at eight shopping centres and two Mass Transit Railway stations.
The exhibition at the Times Square will last for seven days until October 17 (Thursday). It will be open daily between 10 am and 8 pm.
By browsing among the 32 panels displayed with photographs, maps and charts, visitors will have a better understanding of the various development options recommended by the TDS Review.
They can also see impressive models featuring major future developments in Hong Kong as well as a bilingual documentary video. Copies of a leaflet on the review will be distributed free of charge.
Members of the public can also visit another TDS Review exhibition which is being held at Butterfly Estate Commercial Centre in Tuen Mun until October 15 (Tuesday).
From October 16 (Wednesday) to 22 (Tuesday), the exhibition will be moved to Tai Wo Shopping Mall in Tai Po.
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Employment and vacancy statistics for June released
According to the figures released today (Thursday) by the Census and Statistics Department, employment in all major service sectors increased in June 1996 compared with June 1995. Meanwhile, employment in the manufacturing sector remained on a downtrend, whereas employment at construction sites registered a significant year-on- year increase over the same period.
As labour supply became relatively more abundant, vacancies in the manufacturing sector and in most of the major service sectors surveyed continued to record year-on-year decreases of different magnitudes in June 1996. Vacancies at construction sites also fell. Nevertheless, there were still around 47,500 vacancies in June 1996 for all major sectors surveyed taken together, as compared to 48 900 vacancies recorded in March 1996.