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MARCH MAJOR YEAR.

TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1992

MARCH 1992 EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL SURVEY STARTS

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS STARTED TO CONDUCT THE AND PAYROLL IN ROUND OF THE SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY IN RESPECT OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF

THIS

SHORT- IN

RESULTS OF THE QUARTERLY SURVEY ARE USEFUL IN PROVIDING TERM ECONOMIC INDICATORS AND INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURAL CHANGES THE LABOUR MARKET IN HONG KONG.

115,000 ESTABLISHMENTS THIS ROUND OF THE SURVEY COVERS ABOUT DRAWN FROM VARIOUS SECTORS INCLUDING THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR (MINING AND THE DISTRIBUTIVE QUARRYING; MANUFACTURING; ELECTRICITY AND GAS), TRADES SECTOR (WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS

SECTOR SERVICES AND

AND THE HOTELS)

REAL FINANCING, INSURANCE, COMMUNICATION; SERVICES; COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES).

(TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND

AND ESTATE

BUSINESS

VACANCIES

INFORMATION ON NUMBER OF PEOPLE ENGAGED AND EXISTING ON MARCH 31 THIS YEAR WILL BE SOUGHT FROM EACH SELECTED ESTABLISHMENT..

OF THE

SELECTED FROM THIS SOME 10,000 ESTABLISHMENTS ARE RANDOMLY SAMPLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PAYROLL IN BACH THREE MONTHS DURING THE REFERENCE PERIOD OF JANUARY-MARCH 1992.

QUESTIONNAIRES

BEING ARE

MAILED TO

SAMPLE INDIVIDUAL

STATISTICS ORDER ESTABLISHMENTS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CENSUS AND

MARCH 5, 1982), 1982 (LEGAL NOTICE NO. 69 OF 1982 GAZETTED ON

AND ESTABLISHMENTS RECEIVING QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE

THE THE CENSUS AND

RETURN

ΤΟ THEM SPECIFIED PERIOD.

THEY

STATISTICS

DEPARTMENT

WITHIN

SHOULD RESPONDENTS FIND DIFFICULTIES IN COMPLETING THE FORMS,

ON ASSISTANCE THE DEPARTMENT FOR WELCOME ARE

TO CONTACT

TEL. 582 5076.

THE DEPARTMENT DURING

TO

AS FOR THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS KNOWN TO JANUARY TO MARCH THIS YEAR, THEY WILL ALSO BE ENUMERATED IN ORDER MAKE THE SURVEY RESULTS COMPLETE.

A GOVERNMENT ΤΟ OBTAIN

FIELD OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, EACH BEARING

ESTABLISHMENTS IDENTITY CARD, WILL CALL ON THESE INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED, EXISTING VACANCIES, TYPE OF OWNERSHIP, NATURE OF BUSINESS AND DATE ON WHICH BUSINESS STARTED.

ENQUIRIES REGARDING THESE FIELD VISITS MAY BE DIRECTED TO DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 582 4782.

THE

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