MONDAY, JULY 20, 1992
WITH A CO-OPERATIVE EFFORT INCLUDING ASSISTANCE FROM SUCH LOCAL BODIES AS THE GIFTED EDUCATION COUNCIL, MR CHAN EXPECTED THAT HONG KONG WILL HAVE IN PLACE BEFORE TOO LONG A COMPREHENSIVE AND EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SECTOR SCHOOL-BASED SYSTEM TO PROVIDE ACADEMICALLY GIFTED YOUTH WITH EXCELLENT FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
"THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELL BEING OF
HONG KONG WILL BE WELL SERVED BY SUCH A MOVE.
"IT WILL HELP RETAIN OUR BEST AND BRIGHTEST, AND ENRICH OUR SOCIETY, HE ADDED.
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ORDERS, EMPLOYMENT AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS FIGURES FOR MAY
THE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND FOR THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURERS INCREASED BY 2 PER CENT IN MAY THIS YEAR OVER THE SAME MONTH YEAR,
LAST ACCORDING TO A MONTHLY SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
ORDERS POSITION IMPROVED MODERATELY OVER A YEAR AGO IN THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS AND THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES.
PRODUCTS SMALLER INCREASES IN ORDERS WERE RECORDED IN MOST OTHER INDUSTRIES.
COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH, ORDERS FOR THE MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE IN MAY 1992.
THE
AS IN THE YEAR-ON-YEAR COMPARISON, ORDERS INCREASED IN FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS AND THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.
ON THE OTHER HAND, ORDERS DECREASED IN THE TEXTILES AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES. ORDERS POSITION IN THE WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRY WAS STABLE.
THE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND IS MEASURED IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF MONTHS AND REFERS TO ORDERS OUTSTANDING AS AT THE END OF THE REFERENCE MONTH.
ON EMPLOYMENT, THE TOTAL WORKFORCE OF THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURERS DECREASED BY 11 PER CENT IN MAY 1992 WHEN COMPARED WITH A YEAR AGO. THIS REFLECTS THE CONTINUING TREND OF RELOCATING PRODUCTION PROCESSES TO SOUTH CHINA.
THE
ALL INDIVIDUAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES RECORDED DECREASES IN NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED, WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT DECLINES IN THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AND THE FABRICATED METAL INDUSTRIES.
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