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TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1990

"THESE RECORDS ARE PURELY FOR NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY REVIEWS OF AN RECORD.

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND WILL OFFICER'S OVERALL COMPLAINTS

PROVIDES A

MR BARKLEY CONCLUDED: "SIMPLY, INFORMAL RESOLUTION FLEXIBLE APPROACH TO ANYONE WHO, THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF THE LAW OR POLICE PROCEDURE, OR IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT FOLLOWING CONFRONTATION WITH ONE OF OUR OFFICERS, MAKES A COMPLAINT OVER WHAT THEY CONSIDER TO BE IMPROPER ACTION."

AFTER FURTHER ASSESSMENT IT IS HOPED ΤΟ FURTHER EXPAND SCHEME TO SELECTED FORMATIONS AND ULTIMATELY THE FORCE AS A WHOLE.

THE

MARCH SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STARTS

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS STARTED TO CONDUCT THE MARCH ROUND OF THE SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL IN MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL IN RESPECT OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1990.

THIS SURVEY IS CONDUCTED QUARTERLY AND THE SURVEY RESULTS ARE USEFUL IN PROVIDING SHORT-TERM ECONOMIC INDICATORS AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE LABOUR MARKET IN HONG

KONG.

THIS ROUND OF THE SURVEY COVERS ABOUT 100,000 ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH ARE DRAWN FROM VARIOUS SECTORS INCLUDING THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR (MINING AND QUARRYING; MANUFACTURING; ELECTRICITY AND GAS), AND DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES SECTOR (WHOLESALE, RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS), WITH FULL ENUMERATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE SERVICES SECTOR (TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION; FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES; COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES).

INFORMATION ON NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED AND EXISTING VACANCIES ON MARCH 30 WILL BE SOUGHT FROM EACH SELECTED ESTABLISHMENT.

ABOUT 10,000 ESTABLISHMENTS ARE RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM THIS SAMPLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PAYROLL IN EACH OF THE THREE MONTHS DURING THE REFERENCE PERIOD OF JANUARY-MARCH 1990.

ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE SERVICES SECTOR (TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION; FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES; COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES) WILL ALSO BE REQUESTED ΤΟ FURTHER PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE MAJOR KIND OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS ENDING MARCH 1990.

/QUESTIONNAIRES ARE

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