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MONDAY, JULY 15, 1991

FOR

THE NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS RECEIVED FOR FILING DURING THE FIRST MONTHS OF 1991 AS COMPARED WITH THAT

THE SAME PERIOD IN 1990 INCREASED BY 16% FROM 416,120 TO 483,214 AND THE NUMBER OF SEARCHES MADE UNDER THE MICROFILM SYSTEM (INTRODUCED IN APRIL 1990) DURING THE FISRT 6 MONTHS OF 1991 AS COMPARED WITH THAT FOR THE SAME PERIOD IN 1990 INCREASED BY 62% FROM 428,238 TO 692,289.

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUMMONSES ISSUED BY THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES AGAINST COMPANIES AND THEIR DIRECTORS FOR BREACHES OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE, MAINLY FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL RETURNS WITH ACCOUNTS, IN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF 1991 WAS 60, COMPARED WITH 70 DURING THE SAME PERIOD IN 1990.

DURING THE PERIOD, 5 SUMMONSES WERE WITHDRAWN (E.G. BECAUSE OF NON-SEVICE), 40 RESULTED IN CONVICTIONS COMPARED WITH 78 IN THE SAME PERIOD OF 1990 AND 113 REMAIN TO BE HEARD BY THE COURT (66 IN THE SAME PERIOD OF 1990).

THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FINES IMPOSED FOR CONVICTIONS IN THE FIRST HALF YEAR OF 1991 WAS $122,680, COMPARED WITH $172,160 IN THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD IN 1990.

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MARCH EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS RELEASED

OVER

EMPLOYMENT IN THE SERVICE SECTORS INCREASED IN MARCH 1991

IN THE MANUFACTURING MARCH 1990. OVER THE SAME PERIOD, EMPLOYMENT

THE FIGURES RELEASED TODAY SECTOR DECREASED.

THE DEPARTMENT,

SHIFT IN (MONDAY)

CENSUS BY THE EMPLOYMENT FROM MANUFACTURING TO SERVICES CONTINUED.

THUS, ACCORDING TO

AND STATISTICS

IN 1990.

THERE WERE 696,800 PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURING

CENT FROM MARCH MARCH 1991, REPRESENTING A DECREASE OF 8.9 PER

SECTOR

EMPLOYMENT

TRADES

IMPORT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IN THE AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AT 852,700 IN WAS 10.3 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN MARCH 1990.

AND MARCH

EXPORT 1991,

EMPLOYMENT

THE IN

FINANCING,

INSURANCE,

ESTATE REAL

AND

BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, AT 276,700, WAS UP BY 5.1 PER CENT.

EMPLOYMENT ON CONSTRUCTION SITES, AT 66,700, WAS 10 LOWER THAN IN MARCH 1990.

PER CENT

SELECTED MAJOR THE EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR MARCH 1991 IN THE ECONOMIC SECTORS, WITH COMPARISONS WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES MARCH 1990 AND DECEMBER 1990, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

FOR

/SELECTED MAJOR