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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1988

THE DECLINE WAS LARGELY ACCOUNTED FOR BY THE DECREASES

IN THE REAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED IN THE INSURANCE (BY 4.3 PER CENT) AND BUSINESS SERVICES (BY 16.8 PER CENT) GROUPS, WHICH WERE MAINLY DUE TO AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SMALL UNDERTAKINGS AND THUS IN THE PROPORTION OF UNPAID WORKERS (INCLUDING PROPRIETORS, PARTNERS AND UNPAID DIRECTORS), AND THE REPLACEMENT OF EMPLOYEES WITH HIGH SALARIES BY THOSE WITH LOWER SALARIES.

HOWEVER, WITHIN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS GROUP, WHICH INCLUDES BANKS, DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, REGISTERED A RISE OF 10.3 PER CENT IN THE REAL INDEX PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED OVER THE SAME PERIOD.

OF

FROM

DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS, JUNE 1988, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $11 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG, AND AT THE SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

TAC MEMBERS APPOINTED

THE GOVERNOR HAS RE-APPOINTED LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MR ΤΑΙ CHIN-WAR AS A MEMBER OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) AND APPOINTED THREE NEW MEMBERS ALL TO A TERM OF THREE YEARS FROM OCTOBER 1, 1988 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1991.

THE THREE NEW MEMBERS ARE

LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS, MR CHUNG

PUI-LAM, MR DANIEL LAM WAI-KEUNG AND MRS PEGGY LAM.

NEW D.O. FOR KWAI TSING

THE

APPOINTMENT OF

DISTRICT

THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY) MR PAUL TANG KWOK-WAI TO REPLACE MR BRIAN COAK AS KWAI TSING OFFICER WITH EFFECT FROM OCTOBER 18 (TUESDAY).

SERVICE

AS AN

ADMINISTRATIVE

MR TANG FIRST JOINED THE CIVIL OFFICER ATTACHED TO THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IN 1978.

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