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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1988

THE

DECISION

THE STATISTICS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT ARE USEFUL TO BOTH GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR POLICY FORMULATION, MAKING, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND MARKET RESEARCH.

PURCHASES OF THE REPORT MAY BE MADE AT THE PUBLICATIONS CENTRE,

GOVERNMENT GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL OR AT THE CENSUS

FLOOR, AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19/F., WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR WAN CHAI.

ROAD,

ENQUIRIES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE REPORT DIRECTED TO THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT TELEPHONE 5-8234977.

MAY BE STATISTICS NUMBER

JUNE SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IS CONDUCTING THE JUNE 1988 ROUND OF THE SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL IN MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY.

THE SURVEY COVERS ABOUT 170,000 ESTABLISHMENTS. THEY ARE RANDOMLY DRAWN FROM THOSE IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR (MINING AND QUARRYING; MANUFACTURING; ELECTRICITY AND GAS) AND THE SERVICES SECTOR (TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION, FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES; COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES), AND THEY COVER ALL THOSE IN THE DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES SECTOR | WHOLESALE, RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS).

QUESTIONNAIRES HAVE BEEN MAILED TO INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED BY THE SURVEY AT THE END OF JUNE,

REMINDERS ARE NOW BEING SENT TO ESTABLISHMENTS NOT RESPONDING TO THE INITIAL MAIL, ENQUIRY.

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

INFORMATION IS BEING SOUGHT ON THE NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED AND EXISTING VACANCIES ON JUNE 30 FOR EACH ESTABLISHMENT.

/SOME 10,000