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THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1981

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SURVEYS BEING CARRIED OUT

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A SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL IN MAJOR NON-AGRICULTURAL SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IS BEING CONDUCTED THIS MONTH BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THE SURVEY WILL PROVIDE NOT ONLY SHORT TERM ECONOMIC INDICATORS, BUT ALSO INFORMATION ON STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE LABOUR MARKET IN HONG KONG.

A SAMPLE SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED ON 25 616 ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE INDUSTRIAL AND SERVICE SECTORS, WHILE A FULL SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED ON GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS AND THE DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES (WHOLESALE, RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS).

QUESTIONNAIRES ARE BEING SENT TO THE ESTABLISHMENTS, WHICH ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL RELATING TO THE APRIL TO JUNE PERIOD.

FURTHERMORE, ABOUT 10 000 ESTABLISHMENTS WILL BE SELECTED AND REQUESTED TO SUPPLY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PAYROLL.

MANAGEMENTS ARE REMINDED THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THE QUESTIONNAIRES WITHIN THE SPECIFIED PERIOD.

MEANWHILE, THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL IS CONDUCTING A MANPOWER SURVEY OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY, WHICH WILL BE COMPLETED ON JULY 17.

QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE HAVE BEEN SENT TO ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED BY RANDOM STRATIFIED SAMPLING, SEEKING INFORMATION ON NUMBERS OF EXISTING EMPLOYEES, VACANCIES, AND OTHER PERSONNEL AND TRAINING MATTERS.

DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD, OFFICERS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT SELECTED ESTABLISHMENTS TO ANSWER QUERIES AND ASSIST IN COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES, IF NECESSARY.

MR DENNIS TING, CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAINING BOARD, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE SURVEY WAS NECESSARY IN VIEW OF THE MANY CHANGES SINCE THE ONE CONDUCTED TWO YEARS AGO.

ANYONE HAVING ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE PLASTICS SURVEY MAY APPROACH MRS W.M. LEE ON TELEPHONE 5-7216024 OR MR P.H. MA OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ON 5-281380 DURING OFFICE HOURS.

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