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TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1977

CHANGE OF MARCH 1977 OVER DEC. 1976

PERSONS

PERSONS

PERSONS

INDUSTRY SECTOR

ENGAGED IN ENGAGED IN ENGAGED IN PERSONS MARCH 1976 DEC. 1976 MARCH 1977 ENGAGED

% CHANGE

WOOL KNITTING

18,127 16,789

17,842

+1,053

+6.3

MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

NOT ELSEWHERE

CLASSIFIED

4,200

5,074

5,773

699

+13.8

JEWELLERY AND RELATED

ARTICLES

6,040

7,328

7,800

472

+6.4

GARMENTS

200,482

211,098

205,633

-5,465

-2.6

COTTON WEAVING

31,756

32,769

28,354

-4,415

-13.5

ELECTRONIC

PRODUCTS

51,881

70,998

68,490

-2,508

-3.5

HANDBAGS

10,284

13,139

11,796

-1,343

-10.2

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS EXCEPT

MACHINERY AND

EQUIPMENT, NOT ELSEWHERE

CLASS IF IED

24,806 29,252

28,412

840

-2.9

DETAILED FIGURES OF EMPLOYMENT BROKEN DOWN BY OTHER INDUSTRY GROUPS OR INDUSTRY SECTORS ARE OBTAINABLE ON REQUEST FROM THE EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

CHEUNG CHAU TYPHOON SHELTER

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THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TODAY ADVISED THAT THE ALTERNATIVE SUGGESTION PUT FORWARD BY THE CHEUNG CHAU RURAL COMMITTEE FOR THE ALIGNMENT OF THE BREAKWATERS OF THE PROPOSED CHEUNG CHAU TYPHOON SHELTER SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND GAZETTED.

THE

THE RURAL COMMITTEE'S PROPOSAL FOR THE BREAKWATERS WOULD ENCLOSE A GREATER AREA OF THE WEST BAY OF CHEUNG CHAU. SUGGESTION WAS PUT FORWARD BY THE RURAL COMMITTEE WHO FELT THAT THE PROPOSED TYPHOON SHELTER WOULD CONFINE THE WATERS OF THE BAY AND THUS SPOIL THE ENVIRONMENT OF CHEUNG CHAU WHICH DEPENDS COMMERCIALLY ON ITS POPULARITY AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION.

A DECISION WILL BE MADE ON THE FINAL ALIGNMENT OF THE BREAKWATERS WHEN THE COST AND FEASIBILITY OF THE RURAL COMMITTEE’S PROPOSAL HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED.

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