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Monday, September 17, 1973

SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT AND VACANCIES IN INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS

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A survey of industrial employment and vacancies for the third

quarter of this year is now in progress.

It is organized by the Census and Statistics Department on behalf

of the Labour Department, and is the continuation of a series of regular

employment surveys covering registered industrial establishments.

The survey began last Monday (September 10) when printed employment

return cards were sent to managements of industrial establishments with a

request that they accurately provide the information sought as at September 14

and return the cards to the Census and Statistics Department on or before

Wednesday (September 19).

Information sought from managements includes employment and existing

vacancies, classified by sex, for managerial and clerical workers as well

as manual workers. This information, on thorough analysis, will give useful

indications on the levels and trend of industrial employment.

A spokesman of the Census and Statistics Department appealed to all

recipients for cooperation in filling the cards fully and accurately and

returning them promptly. "During the last survey conducted in June 1973, the

response from the large industrial establishments was 100 per cent, but the

overall response rate was only 62 per cent," he said.

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This, the spokesman stressed, could be further improved if all

establishments, particularly the smaller ones, would respond promptly to the survey.

The spokesman said that the information provided on the cards would

be kept strictly confidential and only statistical summaries would be released

to the public.

The cards will be destroyed under supervision when the relevant data

are extracted and summarised," he added.

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