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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1982

SUMMARY OF BENCHMARK ECONOMIC CENSUS

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THE OCTOBER 1982 ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS CONTAINS A REVIEW ARTICLE ON THE SUMMARY RESULTS OF THE FIRST BENCHMARK ECONOMIC CENSUS OF HONG KONG'S STORAGE, COMMUNICATIONS, FINANCING, INSURANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTORS, AND OF A SIMPLIFIED SURVEY OF TRANSPORT ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE REFERENCE YEAR 1980.

THE PURPOSE OF THESE TWO STATISTICAL ENQUIRIES WAS TO PROVIDE BASIC STATISTICS ON THE STRUCTURE, AND PERFORMANCE OF THE ECONOMIC SECTORS CONCERNED, AND AN EVALUATION OF THE SECTORS' CONTRIBUTION TO HONG KONG'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT IN TERMS OF VALUE ADDED.

THE ARTICLE PRESENTS THE SUMMARY RESULTS IN TWO PARTS, PART I ON THE CENSUS OF STORAGE, COMMUNICATIONS, FINANCING, INSURANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES AND PART II ON THE SURVEY OF TRANSPORT ESTABLISHMENTS.

WHILE PART I CONTAINS AN ANALYSIS OF THE SALIENT FEATURES OF THE CENSUS RESULTS BY SECTOR, WITH SEPARATE TABLES OF PRINCIPAL STATISTICS ANALYSED BY SERVICE GROUP, EMPLOYMENT SIZE, AND INCOME AND RECEIPTS FOR REPORTING ESTABLISHMENTS, PART II PROVIDES A DETAILED ANALYSIS BY SERVICE GROUP OF TRANSPORT ESTABLISHMENTS, INCLUDING TABLES OF PRINCIPAL STATISTICS FOR REPORTING ESTABLISHMENTS.

A TABLE SUMMARISING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VARIOUS SECTORS REVEALED IN THE ARTICLE, IS ATTACHED.

IN 1980, 183 STORAGE ESTABLISHMENTS WERE FOUND IN OPERATION, WITH A WORKFORCE OF 4 064 PERSONS.

THESE ESTABLISHMENTS GENERATED $665 MILLION OF INCOME AND RECEIPTS, PAID OUT $117 MILLION IN COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES AND $350 MILLION IN OPERATING EXPENSES, AND CONTRIBUTED $354 MILLION TO VALUE ADDED.

IN THE COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR, 50 ESTABLISHMENTS WERE FOUND IN OPERATION DURING 1980, ENGAGING 16 010 PERSONS. TOTAL INCOME AND RECEIPTS GENERATED BY THE SECTOR WERE $2 814 MILLION, WITH $643 MILLION SPENT ON COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES AND $641 MILLION ON OPERATING EXPENSES. THE IR VALUE ADDED AMOUNTED TO $2 164 MILLION.

THERE WERE