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NEW TERRITORIES

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SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1986

ISLANDS

$1.52 MILLION

KWAI CHUNG AND

$3.34 MILLION

TSING YI

NORTH

$1.58 MILLION

SAI KUNG

$1.46 MILLION

SHA TIN

$2.61 MILLION

TAI PO

$1.50 MILLION

TSUEN WAN

$2.23 MILLION

TUEN MUN

$2.51 MILLION

YUEN LONG

$3.03 MILLION (SUB-TOTAL: $19.78 MILLION)

TOTAL: $35.27 MILLION

SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES, PAYROLL GOING ON

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IS CONDUCTING A SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL IN MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY.

THE SURVEY COVERS ABOUT 80 000 ESTABLISHMENTS DRAWN FROM VARIOUS SECTORS. THEY INCLUDE THE DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES SECTOR (WHOLESALE, RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT 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 SERVICE- COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES).

QUESTIONNAIRES WERE MAILED TO INDIVIDUAL SAMPLE ESTABLISHMENTS AT THE END OF MARCH AND REMINDERS ARE NOW BEING SENT TO ESTABLISHMENTS NOT RESPONDING TO THE INITIAL QUESTIONNAIRES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDER 1982 (LEGAL NOTICE NO. 69 OF 1982, GAZETTED MARCH 5, 1982), ESTABLISHMENTS RECEIVING QUESTIONNAIRES WERE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THEM TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE SPECIFIED PERIOD.

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