FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1985
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*THE DELEGATION ILL MEET THE HON PETER MORRISON; THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THOMAS KING, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EMPLOYMENT. AND SHADOW EMPLOYMENT SPOKESMAN, MR JOHN PRESCOTT, MP; AS WELL AS LEADERS FROM THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL SECTORS AND OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN MANPOWER TRAINING, + DR TIEN SAID AT A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD THIS MORNING.
THE DELEGATION ILL ALSO VISIT VARIOUS VOCATIONAL TRAINING SCHEMES, PRIVATE ENTERPRISES, EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS ORGANISATIONS, TEACHING INSTITUTIONS AND NATIONAL BODIES INVOLVED WITH ECONOMIC PLANNING.
*THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT IS TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST WITH PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM,
+ THE EXPERIENCE OBTAINED IN THE TRIP WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO ENHANCE THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL' 3 MANPOWER TRAINING SCHEMES,+ DP TIEN SAID.
THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL OPERATES TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, TRAINING CENTRES AND VARIOUS SCHEMES, PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF SKILL TRAINING PROGRAMMES TO SUPPORT HONG KONG'S MANPOWER NEEDS.
LATEST LABOUR FORCE FIGURES RELEASED
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THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT SITUATION REMAINED STABLE IN THE QUARTER FEBRUARY - APRIL 1985 WHEN COMPARED WITH THE QUARTER ENDING JANUARY 1985, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE SEASON ALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR FEBRUARY - APRIL 1985 WAS 3.3 PER CENT, AS COMPARED WITH THE RATE OF 3.4 PER CENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING JANUARY 1985. THE RATE FOR FEBRUARY APRIL 1984 WAS 4.1 PER CENT.
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WHILE THE DECREASE OF 0.1 PERCENTAGE POINT OVER THE PREVIOUS QUARTER WAS STATISTICALLY NOT SIGNIFICANT, THE DECREASE OF 0.8 PERCENTAGE POINTS OVER THE YEAR WAS STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT THAT 13, IT IS GREATER THAN MIGHT BE EXPECTED TO ARISE FROM SAMPLING ERROR, THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS SAID.
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