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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1992

MAJOR

FURTHER THE

BETWEEN JUNE 1991 AND JUNE 1992, AVERAGE EARNINGS IN ALL SECTORS, AS MEASURED BY PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED, RECORDED INCREASES IN MONEY TERMS. AN INCREASE OF 11.7% WAS REGISTERED IN NOMINAL INDEX FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR.

AND

RESTAURANTS FOR THE WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, HOTELS

THE

WAS SECTOR,

INCREASE

9.8%. FOR THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR, THE INCREASE 13.8%.

WAS

FOR

AFTER ALLOWING FOR THE INCREASE IN CONSUMER PRICES BETWEEN JUNE ENGAGED IN 1991 AND JUNE 1992, THE REAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON JUNE 1992, AS COMPARED WITH THAT IN JUNE 1991, INCREASED BY 2.2%

FOR SECTOR, MANUFACTURING

THE 0.5%

WHOLESALE, RETAIL IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AND 4.1% FOR FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.

THE

AND THE

FROM

STATISTICS,

DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL JUNE 1992 AND THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT CONSTRUCTION SITES, JUNE 1992.

AND VACANCIES AT

HK$9 PER COPY GENERAL POST

THEY ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT HK$14 PER COPY AND RESPECTIVELY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG AND AT THE AT THE 19TH SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

LDC DEVELOPMENT SCHEME PLAN APPROVED

THE

THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS RECENTLY APPROVED THE QUEEN DEVELOPMENT SCHEME PLAN IN SHEUNG WAN, WHICH IS PREPARED BY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (LDC) FOR THE PURPOSE OF URBAN RENEWAL.

PURPOSE THE

STREET LAND

FRAMEWORK

OF

AREA BOUNDED BY AND BONHAM STRAND

OF THE PLAN IS то

A PROVIDE REDEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT FOR THE QUEEN'S ROAD WEST, PAN KWAI LANE, KO SHING STREET WEST IN SHEUNG WAN.

IT COVERS AN AREA OF ABOUT 0.95 HECTARES.

THE NOTICE WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE AREA IS IN DILAPIDATED

CONDITION

AND EXISTING BUILDINGS ARE MAINLY PRE-WAR, WITHIN THE AREA

ΤΟ THREE-

AND FOUR-STOREY UNDER COMMERCIAL AND POST-WAR, SIX-STOREY TENEMENT BUILDINGS MAINLY RESIDENTIAL USES.

PART OF A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE AREA IS GOVERNMENT LAND,

TEMPORARY COOKED WHICH IS USED AS TEMPORARY SITTING-OUT AREAS AND A FOOD BAZAAR.

/IT COVERS