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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1988

SCHOOLING RECREATION

VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT

MEDICAL SERVICES

OTHER SERVICES

* TO ASSESS THE NEED FOR MEASURES TO ALLEVIATE

LAW AND ORDER AND TRANSPORT WITHIN THE LOCAL DISTRICT.

THE IMPACT ON

* TO RECOMMEND STANDARDS AND RULES TO BE APPLIED IN THE REFUGEE CENTRES AS LIBERALISATION PROGRESSES IN LINE WITH THE IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (OPEN CENTRE) RULES.

* TO ENSURE THE SMOOTH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LIBERALISATION PROGRAMME WITH A VIEW TO HANDING OVER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CLOSED CENTRE TO UNHCR OR ITS AGENT.

EARLIER IN THE DAY, TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WERE TAKEN ON A TOUR OF THE SAN YICK CLOSED CAMP ΤΟ ENABLE THEM TO TAKE A FIRST-HAND LOOK AT CONDITIONS THERE. THEY ALSO VISITED THE SITE AT AREA 46A WHICH IS NEAR THE CASTLE PEAK POWER STATION.

JULY ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT AND PAYROLL FIGURES

IN JULY 1988, THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND REPORTED THE 200 LARGEST FIRMS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR DECREASED BY CENT AND 4 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITHI JUNE 1988 AND RESPECTIVELY, ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY RELEASED THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

BY

1 PER JULY 1987

TODAY

BY

COMPARING JULY 1988 WITH JUNE 1998.

THE VOLUME ORDERS-ON-HAND

OF INCREASED SLIGHTLY IN THE TEXTILPS INDUSTRY BUT DECREASED MODERATELY IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.

OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE ORDERS POSITION IN THE WEARING APPAREL AND THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE.

COMPARED WITH JULY 1987, THE ORDERS POSITION IN JULY 1988 DROPPED IN ALL THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES SURVEYED, PARTICULARLY THE TEXTILES, PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRIES.

IN

THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND IS MEASURED IN TERMS THE NUMBER OF MONTHS AND REFERS TO ORDERS OUTSTANDING AS OF THE REFERENCE MONTIL.

OF

AT THE

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