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TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1992

REPORT ON CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS

THE

CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS PUBLISHED THE REPORT ON THE 1990 SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS.

THE ANNUAL REPORT CONTAINS A WIDE RANGE OF STATISTICS ON THE STRUCTURAL AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE INDUSTRIES, BASKO ON THE DATA COLLECTED ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN THESE ACTIVITIES.

FROM

THE REPORT, AT $30 A COPY, 18 ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL AND THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAT TOWER 1,

HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS REFER TO THE INDUSTRIES OF:

* BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION;

* REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, LEASING, BROKERAGE AND MAINTENANCE

MANAGEMENT SERVICES; AND

* ARCHITECTURAL, SURVEYING AND PROJECT ENGINEERING SERVICES.

EXAMPLES OF THE ITEMS INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ARE:

* NUMBER

OF

ESTABLISHMENTS

EMPLOYMENT, COMPENSATION OF

EMPLOYEES;

* GROSS OUTPUT, SERVICE

INCOME AND OTHER INCOME;

CONTRIBUTION TO GROSS DOMESTIC

* VALUE ADDED LA MEASURE OF

PRODUCT) AND GROSS SURPLUS;

* PURCHASE OF GOODS AND MATERIALS;

* OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES; AND

* GROSS ADDITIONS TO FIXED ASSETS.

APART FROM STATISTICS FOR 1990, THE REPORT ALSO CONTAINS SOMR SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR THE YEARS 1988 AND 1989 TO SHOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE INDUSTRIES IN RECENT YEARS.

THE STATISTICS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT ARE USEFUL TO BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR POLICY FORMULATION, DECISION MAKING, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND MARKET RESEARCH.

ENQUIRIES MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT ON TEL 839 3204.

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