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THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1992
AS THE PROPORTION OF FIRST-TIME JOB-SEEKERS (E.G. PEOPLE WHO HAVE JUST LEFT SCHOOL) VARIES FROM MONTH TO MONTH, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES THAT HAD BEEN SEASONALLY ADJUSTED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE VARIATIONS IN THE NUMBER OF FIRST-TIME JOB-SEEKERS SHOULD BE USED IN MAKING COMPARISONS OVER TIME.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS WERE OBTAINED FROM A CONTINUOUS GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
QUARTERLY
THE SURVEY FOR SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER 1991 COVERED A SAMPLE OF SOME 11,700 HOUSEHOLDS OR 41,000 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.
DETAILED ANALYSIS OF LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS 18 GIVEN IN THE REPORT ON THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY WHICH IS PUBLISHED FOUR TIMES A YEAR.
WILL
THE NEXT REPORT COVERING THE QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER 1991 BE AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AROUND MARCH AT $13.50 PER COPY.
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RIVER AND MARINE WATER QUALITY REPORTS PUBLISHED
THE WATER QUALITY OF MOST OF HONG KONG'S RIVERS AND MARINE WATERS HAS CONTINUED TO DECLINE, ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF WATER QUALITY SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT
(EPD).
THE DEPARTMENT HAS CONDUCTED THE GOVERNMENT'S WATER QUALITY SURVEYS SINCE 1986.
TWO FULL REPORTS ON ITS MARINE AND RIVER MONITORING DURING 1989 AND 1990 ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE.
THE 48-PAGE "RIVER WATER QUALITY IN HONG KONG FOR COMPILED IN ENGLISH, GIVES A REVIEW OF RIVER WATER QUALITY.
PROGRAMMES
1989-1990",
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THE 93-PAGE "MARINE WATER QUALITY IN HONG KONG FOR 1990" ALSO AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, GIVES A REVIEW OF SEA WATER AND SEDIMENT QUALITY.
/IN THE
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