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MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1976

CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE

JAN.-SEPT.

1976

JAN.-SEPT. 1975

$ MN.

$ MN.

INCREASE OR DECREASE

$ MN.

9%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

23,822

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(78.6%)

16,272 (76.3%)

+ 7,550 + 46.4

IMPORTS

31,578

23,709

+ 7,869 + 33.2

RE-EXPORTS

6,491

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(21.4%)

5,059 (23.7%)

+ 1,432 + 28.3

LAST 12 MONTHS

OCT. 1975

TO SEPT. 1976

OCT. 1974

TO SEPT. 1975

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

30,409

21.439

+ 8,970

+ 41.8

IMPORTS

41,341

31,279

+10,062 + 32.2

RE-EXPORTS

8,405

6,673

+ 1,732 + 26.0

SURVEY OF MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING INDUSTRY

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A MANPOWER SURVEY OF HONG KONG'S MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING INDUSTRY WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL NEXT MONTH WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR AND CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENTS.

THE FOURTH OF ITS KIND, THE SURVEY WILL COVER THE THREE MAIN BRANCHES OF THE INDUSTRY BASIC METAL INDUSTRIES- MANUFACTURE OF FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURE OF MACHINERY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRAINING BOARD EXPLAINED THAT THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WOULD HELP THEM IN DRAWING UP PLANS FOR FUTURE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING IN THE INDUSTRY.

EMPLOYERS WILL BE ASKED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO SUPPLY INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT EMPLOYED BY THEM. THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT UNDER TRAINING IN THEIR ESTABLISHMENTS, THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES AND A FORECAST OF THE NUMBER OF WORKERS REQUIRED BY NOVEMBER NEXT YEAR.

THE SPOKESMAN ASSURED EMPLOYERS THAT THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WOULD BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WOULD BE PUBLISHED IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES ONLY.

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