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THRUSDAY, JULY 18, 1991

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT FIGURES FOR THIS INDUSTRY COVER COMPANY SUB-CONTRACTORS EMPLOYEES ONLY; SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY ARE NOT INCLUDED.

SECTORS, SERVICE

LEVEL OF

SURVEYED SHOWED PER CAPITA

TOGETHER

THE OVERALL IN THE SELECTED

IN MAY 1991 AS REPORTED BY THE COMPANIES EMPLOYMENT LITTLE CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH APRIL 1991 AND MAY 1990. EARNINGS IN MAY 1991 FOR THE SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS TAKEN DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY WHEN COMPARED WITH APRIL 1991, FOLLOWING THE ISSUE OF BONUSES AND SALARY REVISION IN APRIL 1991 BY SOME SURVEYED,

COMPANIES

PER CAPITA EARNINGS IN MAY 1991 INCREASED MODERATELY OVER 1990 FOR THE SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS TAKEN TOGETHER.

AND EMPLOYMENT

THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-HAND, CAPITA EARNINGS ARE SHOWN IN THE ATTACHED TABLES 1 TO 3.

MAY

PER

LARGEST MANUFACTURING THE SURVEY COVERED A PANEL OF THE 200

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY COMPANIES AND THE 50 LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE

EMPLOYMENT AND SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS, CHOSEN BY REFERENCE TO THEIR SIZES IN SEPTEMBER 1986.

THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT AS THE SURVEY SAMPLE COVERS THE LARGE COMPANIES, THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE

CONSTRUCTION AND THE SITUATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE MANUFACTURING, SELECTED SERVICE SECTORS.

ONLY

OF

THE

PROVIDE A NEVERTHELESS, THE SURVEY RESULTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO

FOR MAKING A QUICK OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE USEFUL INDICATION ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THESE SECTORS IN THE SHORT TERM.

THE SURVEY REPORT FOR MAY 1991 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT CONNAUGHT PLACE, PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING,

DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAL TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $4.50 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES

ABOUT THE

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

RESULTS MAY SURVEY

SECTION STATISTICS STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 805 6441.

BE

OF

THE

MADE TO CENSUS

THE

AND

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