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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1991

THE SURVEY FOR MAY - JULY 1991 COVERED A QUARTERLY SAMPLE OF SOME 11,300 HOUSEHOLDS OR 40,000 PERSONS, SELECTED SCIENTIFICALLY TO REPRESENT THE LAND-BASED CIVILIAN NON-INSTITUTIONAL POPULATION IN HONG KONG.

PERSONAL AND LABOUR FORCE DATA WERE OBTAINED IN THE SURVEY BY INTERVIEWING EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER AGED 15 AND ABOVE IN THE HOUSEHOLDS SAMPLED.

IN THE SURVEY, THE DEFINITIONS USED IN MEASURING UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT FOLLOW CLOSELY THOSE RECOMMENDED BY THE ILO.

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DETAILED ANALYSIS OF LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS IS GIVEN THE REPORT ON THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY WHICH IS PUBLISHED FOUR TIMES A YEAR.

THE NEXT REPORT COVERING THE QUARTER ENDING JUNE 1991 WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, SEPTEMBER 20 AT $13.50 PER COPY.

AROUND

DISTRICT LANDS OFFICES TO ADMINISTER STATUTORY DECLARATIONS

COMMISSIONERS FOR OATHS HAVE NOW BEEN APPOINTED IN ALL DISTRICT LANDS OFFICES (INCLUDING THE NEW AIRPORT SECTION) OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A BETTER SERVICE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

STATUTORY

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO MAKE

DECLARATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH LAND RESUMPTION MATTERS MAY APPROACH THE NEAREST DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE DURING OFFICE HOURS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY:

IN THIS CONNECTION, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PROVISION OF DECLARATION SERVICE IN DISTRICT LANDS OFFICES IS CONFINED ΤΟ

RESUMPTION MATTERS ONLY.

LAND

WATER STORAGE FIGURE

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) AT 45.3 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 265.649 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 327.990 CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 56 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

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