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Thursday, May 31, 1973

EMPLOYMENT SURVEY IN NON-INDUSTRIAL SECTOR

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The regular survey of employment and vacancies in the private

non-industrial sector, formerly conducted by the Labour Department at

half-yearly intervals, is now being taken over and administered by the

Census and Statistics Department.

The department is in the process of conducting a similar survey

to assess the levels and trends of employment in some of the more important

trades and services of this sector.

These include import and export businesses, hotels and restaurants,

banks and money changers, insurance, air and water transport and related

services, education services, medical and health services, and cinemas

and theatres.

Several additional trades and services such as advertising

companies and agencies, solicitors' firms, accounting and auditing firms

and department stores have also been included in the survey.

Printed employment return cards were sent on May 22 to managements

of all known establishments in these trades and services requesting them to

provide the relevant information as it stands today (May 31) and to return

the cards to the Census and Statistics Department on or before June 4.

The Commissioner for Census and Statistics, Mr. K.W.J. Topley, has

appealed to all recipients, asking them to fill in the cards accurately and

return them promptly in the reply-paid envelopes provided.

During the