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THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1987

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SPECIAL REVIEW ON SALARY STATISTICS

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A SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLE, ENTITLED +SALARY STATISTICS OF MIDDLE-LEVEL MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES+, IS INCLUDED IN THE JANUARY ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS.

BEFORE 1984, ONLY EMPLOYEES UP TO THE SUPERVISORY LEVEL IN DIFFERENT BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS WERE COVERED IN THE REGULAR WAGE SURVEYS CARRIED OUT BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. AS A RESULT, WAGE STATISTICS FOR MIDDLE-LEVEL MANAGERIAL STAFF AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

NOW, WITH THE EXTENSION OF EMPLOYEE COVERAGE, THE WAGE STATISTICS SYSTEM BECOMES MORE COMPLETE FOR ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POLICY FORMULATION.

THE ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE OBJECTIVES, COVERAGE AND GENERAL METHODOLOGY OF THE SURVEY OF SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES - EXCLUDING TOP MANAGEMENT) WHICH HAS BEEN CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT ONCE EVERY YEAR SINCE 1984.

ALSO CONTAINED IN THE ARTICLE IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE MOVEMENTS OF THE SALARY LEVELS STARTING FROM JUNE 1983, THE ABSOLUTE SALARY RATES OF A NUMBER OF OCCUPATIONS FOR JUNE 1986 AND THE ENTITLEMENTS TO VARIOUS FRINGE BENEFITS FOR JUNE 1986.

THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS IS ON SALE AT $28 PER COPY. PURCHASES CAN BE MADE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, OR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATION SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

CS LOOKS AT WORK OF AFD

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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MR DAVID FORD VISITED THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT THIS (THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO FAMILIARISE HIMSELF WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK.

MET BY THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, MR FORD WAS THEN BRIEFED ON THE WHOLESALING SYSTEM IN THE MARKETING OF FRESH FOOD PRODUCE IN HONG KONG.

HE WAS ALSO TOLD THE EXISTING TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT WHOLESALE FACILITIES AND THE WORK DONE BY THE DEPARTMENT TO IMPROVE SUCH FACILITIES BY REPROVISIONING OLD MARKETS AND BUILDING NEW ONES.

/MR FORD ....