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TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1986

* FUNDS FOR THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME:

A PROPOSED GRANT FROM THE LOTTERIES FUND TO THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED FOR ESTABLISHING A SHELTERED WORKSHOP IN TAI PO AND

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AN EXTENSION OF THE AMBIT TO COVER ANY NET OBLIGATIONS OF THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG THAT MAY ARISE FROM AN INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENT IN RESPECT OF A SUM OF $130 MILLION, WHICH IS HALF OF A COMM CIAL LOAN FOR THE PURCHASE OF ITS TEMPORARY PREMISES AT GYLE CENTRE.

THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO APPROVE VARIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUB-COMMITTEE AND THE PUBLIC

WORKS SUB-COMMITTEE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

COPIES OF THE AGENDA FOR TOMORROW'S MEETING, WHICH WILL BE HELD AFTER THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING, WILL BE BOXED FOR COLLECTION.

EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES, PAYROLL SURVEY STARTS

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS STARTED THE MARCH 1986 ROUND OF THE SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL IN MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL IN RESPECT OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1986.

THE SURVEY IS CONDUCTED QUARTERLY AND RESULTS ARE USEFUL IN PROVIDING SHORT-TERM ECONOMIC INDICATORS AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE LABOUR MARKET IN HONG KONG.

THIS ROUND OF THE SURVEY COVERS ABOUT 80 000 ESTABLISHMENTS DRAWN FROM VARIOUS SECTORS INCLUDING THE DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES SECTOR (WHOLESALE, RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS), THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR (MINING AND QUARRYING MANUFACTURING ELECTRICITY AND GAS), WITH FULL ENUMERATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE SERVICES SECTOR TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION; FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES; COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES).

INFORMATION ON NUMBER OF PERTONS ENGAGED AND EXISTING VACANCIES ON MARCH 27, 1986 WILL BE SOUGHT FROM EACH SAMPLE ESTABLISHMENT.

SOME 10 000