THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1983
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+A CONFERENCE ON QUALITY ASSURANCE WILL BE HELD LATER THIS YEAR BY THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION AND THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES, WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE GOVERNMENT, TO AROUSE THE QUALITY CONSCIOUSNESS OF INDUSTRIALISTS IN HONG KONG AND ENCOURAGE THE PRACTICE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY ON A MUCH WIDER SCALE, MR HO SAID.
MR HO REITERATED THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN MAINTAINING INDUSTRY'S COMPETITIVE POSITION WAS TO PROVIDE THE BASIC INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE, SUPPORT SERVICES AND A FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR INDUSTRY. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INDUSTRIAL IST TO PROVIDE THE INNOVATIONS IN HIS PRODUCT LINE WHICH WILL WIN NEW MARKETS. HONG KONG'S SUCCESS IN EXPORTING IS A TRIBUTE TO THE WILLINGNESS AND RESOURCEFULNESS OF OUR INDUSTRIALISTS TO TAKE UP THIS TASK, + HE CONCLUDED.
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WAGES INDEXES FOR DECEMBER 1982
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY PUBLISHED WAGE INDEXES FOR DECEMBER 1982. THESE WERE DERIVED FROM THE SURVEY OF WAGES, SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CONDUCTED EVERY QUARTER BY THE DEPARTMENT COVERING BOTH MANUAL AND NON-MANUAL WORKERS (EXCLUDING WORKERS AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL LEVELS) IN SELECTED INDUSTRIES IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE WHOLESALE/ RETAIL, IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, THE TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR, THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR AND THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR.
TAKING MARCH 1982 AS 100, THE OVERALL NOMINAL WAGE INDEX STOOD AT 105 FOR DECEMBER 1982, REPRESENTING INCREASES OF 2 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1982, AND OF 3 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH JUNE 1982.
THE NOMINAL WAGE INDEXES FOR JUNE, SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER 1982 FOR SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS ARE GIVEN BELOW
INDEXES (MARCH 1982-100)
SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTOR
JUNE 1982 SEPT 1982 DEC 1982
MANUFACTURING
102
103
105
WHOLESALE/RETAIL, IMPORT/EXPORT
TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS
100
102
104
TRANSPORT SERVICES
106
110
110
BUSINESS SERVICES
102
103
103
PERSONAL SERVICES
ALL SECTORS ABOVE
102
103
104
102
103
105
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