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FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1992

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DURING THE PERIOD APRIL JUNE 1992, THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS, ADJUSTED FOR VARIATIONS IN THE NUMBER OF FIRST-TIME JOB- SEEKERS, WAS ESTIMATED AT 65,800, WHILE THE NUMBER OF UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS WAS ESTIMATED AT 62,000.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS WERE OBTAINED FROM A CONTINUAL GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THE SURVEY FOR APRIL JUNE 1992 COVERED A QUARTERLY SAMPLE OF SOME 11,700 HOUSEHOLDS OR 41,200 PERSONS, SELECTED SCIENTIFICALLY TO REPRESENT THE LAND-BASED CIVILIAN NON-INSTITUTIONAL POPULATION IN HONG KONG.

RELEVANT DATA WERE OBTAINED 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 INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION.

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

THE NEXT REPORT COVERING THE QUARTER ENDING JUNE 1992 WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AROUND SEPTEMBER 21 AT $15.5 A COPY.

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MANAGEMENT OF GOVT TUNNELS

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) AWARDED THE CONTRACTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FOUR GOVERNMENT TUNNELS TO TWO SEPARATE TUNNEL OPERATORS.

THE CONTRACT FOR THE SHING MUN AND TSEUNG KWAN 0 TUNNELS IS AWARDED TO MACK & COMPANY TUNNEL MANAGEMENT LIMITED WHILE THAT FOR THE LION ROCK AND AIRPORT TUNNELS GOES то SERCO GUARDIAN (F.M.) LIMITED.

THE THREE-YEAR CONTRACTS WILL START IN JANUARY 1993, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AIRPORT TUNNEL, ALL THE OTHER THREE TUNNELS ARE TOLL TUNNELS.

THE

THE PERFORMANCE OF

GOVERNMENT WILL RETAIN THE

UNDER THE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS, FULL CONTROL OVER THE TUNNEL TOLLS AND

OPERATORS.

/MEANWHILE, THE