XN000022-1980-02-07 — Page 7

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1980

ENGAGED

ENGAGED ENGAGED

IN

INDUSTRY SECTOR

DEC 78

IN SEPT 79

IN DEC 79

PERSONS PERSONS PERSONS

CHANGE OF DEC 79

OVER SEPT 79

PERSONS

%

ENGAGED CHANGE

WATCHES AND CLOCKS

21 182

30 610

31 931

+1 321

+4.3

GARMENTS, EXCEPT

KNITWEAR FROM YARN

PLASTIC TOYS

PLASTIC PRODUCTS OTHER THAN PLASTIC TOYS AND

PLASTIC FLOWERS

KNITWEAR FROM YARN

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND HOUSEWARES

GLOVES

211 202 215 787 212 984 -2 803 -1.3

-5.0

34 148

24 358

37 324 27 078

35 915

-1 409

25 926

-1 152

926 1192 3:3

-3.8

-4.3

303

563

-3.7

500 -4.0

11 392 15 205 14 642

574 12 522 12 022

DETAILED FIGURES OF EMPLOYMENT FOR OTHER INDUSTRY GROUPS AND BREAKDOWNS BY INDUSTRY SECTORS ARE OBTAINABLE ON REQUEST FROM THE EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

HEUNG YEE KUK BY-ELECTION HELD TODAY

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THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF KAM TIN RURAL COMMITTEE, MR TANG PAK-YU!, WAS TODAY (THURSDAY) ELECTED AN ORDINARY MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE 23RD TERM OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK AT A BY-ELECTION HELD AT THE KUK'S OFFICE IN CUMBERLAND ROAD, KOWLOON TONG.

HE RECEIVED 46 VOTES. THE NEXT HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES WAS POLLED BY THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE TAI O RURAL COMMITTEE, MR KAN CHUNG-SHING WHO RECEIVED 19 VOTES. THERE WERE 13 CANDIDATES FOR THE VACANCY OUT OF 54 ELIGIBLE.

THE ELECTORATE CONSISTED OF 112 COUNCILLORS WHO CONSTITUTE THE FULL COUNCIL OF THE KUK. THE COUNCILLORS COMPRISE SPECIAL COUNCILLORS, RURAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN AND NEW TERRITORIES UNOFFICIAL JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

TODAY'S BY-ELECTION WAS HELD BY SECRET BALLOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES LAID DOWN IN THE HEUNG YEE KUK ORDINANCE.

THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WAS THE RETURNING OFFICER.

ON JULY 18 LAST YEAR, A SPECIAL COUNCILLOR FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT AND AN ORDINARY MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE KUK, MR CHUNG PUN, WAS ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE SAI KUNG RURAL COMMITTEE TO FILL A VACANCY RESULTING FROM THE DEATH OF THE LATE MR LAU KWUN-SANG.

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