MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1978
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EMPLOYERS AND APPRENTICES WHO WISH TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE OR REQUIRE ASSISTANCE ARE WELCOMED TO ENQUIRE AT THE FOLLOWING OFFICES OF THE APPRENTICESHIP DIVISION IN PERSON OR BY TELEPHONE :-
* WAN CHAI OFFICE NEW RODNEY BLOCK, 99 QUEENSWAY, HONG KONG.
TEL. 5-280545
* SAN PO KONG OFFICE PARIS THEATRE BUILDING, 7 KING FUK ST.,
SAN PO KONG.
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TEL. 3-219285
TSIM SHA TSUI OFFICE SALISBURY ROAD, OPPOSITE SHERATON
HOTEL, TSIM SHA TSUI. TEL, 3-677463
KWAI CHUNG OFFICE 31 SHING FONG STREET, FIFTH FLOOR,
KHAI CHUNG.
TEL. 12-297039
EMPLOYMENT IN WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND
IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS IN SEPTEMBER
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MORE THAN 269,000 PEOPLE WERE EMPLOYED IN WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, A RECENT EMPLOYMENT SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT REVEALED.
THIS REPRESENTS A SLIGHT INCREASE OF ONE PER CENT COMPARED WITH JUNE 1978 AND AN INCREASE OF TWO PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1977.
EMPLOYMENT IN RESTAURANTS, CAFES AND BARS TOTALLED 101,000, BEING ONE PER CENT AND TWO PER CENT MORE THAN THOSE FOR JUNE 1978 AND SEPTEMBER 1977 RESPECTIVELY.
THE SURVEY ALSO SHOWED 17,690 PEOPLE ENGAGED IN HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES IN SEPTEMBER 1978, A DECLINE OF TWO PER CENT COMPARED WITH JUNE 1978. WHEN COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1977, THE EMPLOYMENT HAS RISEN BY OVER THREE PER CENT.
DETAILS OF EMPLOYMENT IN WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS IN SEPTEMBER 1978 AND JUNE 1978 AND A COMPARISON BETWEEN THEM ARE:
PERSONS ENGAGED
PERSONS ENGAGED
IN
SEPTEMBER 1978
IN JUNE 1978
CHANGE OF SEPT. 1978 OVER JUNE 1978
PERSONS
PERCENT
WHOLESALE
40,390
39,890
500
+ 1.3
RETAIL
134,880
133,950
930
+ 0.7
IMPORT/EXPORT
93,870
92,860
+ 1,020
+ 1.1
RESTAURANTS,
CAFES AND BARS
101,000
99,940
+ 1,060
+ 1.1
HOTELS AND
BOARDING HOUSES 17,690
18,070
380
2.1
TOTAL
387,830
384,700
+ 3,130
+ 0.8
NOTE : COMPONENTS MAY NOT ADD UP TO TOTAL DUE TO ROUNDING.
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