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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1985

BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION, REAL ESTATE SURVEY RESULT OUT *****

A STATISTICAL REPORT ENTITLED +1983 SURVEY OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS+ WITH COMPREHENSIVE

STATISTICAL TABLES ON THE STRUCTURAL AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SECTOR: REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT; ARCHITECTURAL, SURVEYING AND PROJECT ENGINEERING SERVICES AND THE REAL ESTATE LEASING, BROKERAGE AND MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES SECTOR HAS JUST BEEN PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THE INFORMATION, RELATING TO THE YEAR 1983, WAS COLLECTED FROM ESTABLISHMENTS IN THESE SECTORS IN A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT FROM APRIL 1984 TO EARLY 1985.

THE REPORT ALSO CONTAINS SUMMARY TABLES ON PAST DATA TO SHOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE SECTORS IN RECENT YEARS. BESIDES BEING USED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR POLICY MAKING, THE STATISTICS ARE USED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR DECISION MAKING, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND MARKET RESEARCH.

THE REPORT AT $11 PER COPY IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, CONNAUGHT PLACE OR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, KAI TAK COMMERCIAL BUILDING.

ENQUIRIES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE REPORT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT TELEPHONE NUMBER 3-7213846.

MACHINE SHOP, METAL WORKING INDUSTRY GROWTH EXPECTED

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THE MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING INDUSTRY IS EXPECTED TO GROW IN SIZE AND SOPHISTICATION AND AT A STEADY PACE IN COMING YEARS, ACCORDING TO THE FINDINGS OF A 1984 MANPOWER SURVEY.

THE REPORT, BY THE MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, REVEALED THAT THE INDUSTRY WOULD CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MORE SOPHISTICATED AND HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTS. IT WOULD ALSO ACHIEVE HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY AND MAINTAIN COMPETITIVENESS BY USING MODERN PRODUCTION PROCESSES AND ADVANCED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT.

IT IS ESTIMATED THAT OVER THE NEXT SIX YEARS, THE INDUSTRY WOULD REQUIRE 65 TO 75 MORE TECHNOLOGISTS, 340 TO 375 MORE TECHNICIANS AND 2 900 TO 3 230 MORE CRAFTSMEN ANNUALLY.

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