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MANUFACTURING

MONDAY, JULY 17, 1989

154.6 158.3 161.1 161.9 171.3 +10.8

TABLE 3 : REAL WAGE INDEXES BY SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS

INDEXES (MARCH 1982 = 100)

SELECTED MAJOR

% CHANGE

MAR.89/

ECONOMIC SECTORS

MAR.

JUN.

SEPT.

DEC.

MAR. MAR.88

1988 1988

1988

1988

1989

MANUFACTURING

WHOLESALE/RETAIL,

107.7 108.0 106.8 105.6 105.6

106.2

109.1 +1.3

105.8

107.9

111.3 + 5.4

IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES AND

RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

TRANSPORT SERVICES

BUSINESS SERVICES

PERSONAL SERVICES

124.0 125.9 124.7 124.9 127.2 117.2 121.6 120.8 121.7 128.4 108.2 109.5 113.5 117.3 124.0

+ 9.6 +14.6

ALL SECTORS ABOVE

109.4 109.8 109.2 109.3

112.5

+ 2.8

CAREERS EDUCATION GEARED TO FUTURE CHANGES

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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS CLOSELY MONITORING THE CHANGING REQUIREMENTS IN CAREERS EDUCATION

IS COMMITTED ΤΟ EFFECTIVE CAREERS ADVISORY SERVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE.

AND

PROVIDE

AN

THIS WAS STATED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR HAROLD KWOK, TODAY (MONDAY) AT THE OPENING OF AN ANNUAL SEMINAR ON CAREERS EDUCATION AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG IN SHA TIN.

THE SEMINAR WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS AND GUIDANCE MASTERS, AND WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 100 CAREERS TEACHERS.

OPPORTUNITIES IN HONG KONG HAD THE CHANGES WERE

CAREERS MR KWOK NOTED THAT

UNDERGONE VAST CHANGES IN RECENT YEARS AND THAT LIKELY TO CONTINUE WELL INTO THE 90'S.

/"IN THE ..............