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Tuesday, June 13, 1972

QUARTERLY SURVEY BY LABOUR DEPARTMENT

Of Employment And Vacancies In Industry

One of the Labour Department's regular surveys of employment and

vacancies in industry now in progress is in respect of the second quarter of

1972.

Printed employment return cards were sent on June 9,to the management

of all registered and recorded industrial establishments with a request that

they accurately provide the information sought as at June 14, and return the

card to the Labour Department on or before June 19. The cards are printed in

Chinese and English.

From the information provided by these surveys, the numbers of persons

employed and of vacancies in each of the main industries in Hong Kong are

calculated.

The resulting statistics provide information about trends in employment

over the years, both in particular industries and in general,

It is hoped that all managements which have received these cards

will ensure that they are fully and accurately completed, and promptly returned

in the reply-paid envelopes provided.

The co-operation of managements in responding to the last survey resulted

in complete coverage for all industrial establishments employing over 200 people while for those employing 50 to 200 people, the response rate was 96 per cent. However, the overall response rate was 67 per cent.

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