THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1993
CORPORATISATION THE BEST OPTION FOR RTHK
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IN RESPONSE то PRESS ENQUIRIES ABOUT REMARKS ON RTHK CORPORATISATION MADE BY THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR JAMES SO, AT THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING'S LEGCO RECREATION AND CULTURE PANEL MEETING, MR SO WISHED TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT CORPORATISATION WAS THE BEST OPTION FOR RTHK.
HOWEVER, THE CURRENT POLITICAL SITUATION DOES COMPLICATE THIS ISSUE, HE SAID.
AS THE MATTER IS STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION, MR SO HAS INFORMED THE LEGCO PANEL THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT YET IN A POSITION TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION ON WHETHER TO CORPORATISE RTHK.
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ORDERS, EMPLOYMENT AND PER CAPITA EARNINGS
FIGURES FOR DECEMBER RELEASED
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THE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND FOR THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURERS INCREASED BY 3% IN DECEMBER 1992 OVER ONE YEAR AGO, ACCORDING TO MONTHLY SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
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ORDERS POSITION IN THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY IMPROVED FAIRLY SIGNIFICANTLY. MODERATE INCREASES WERE ALSO RECORDED THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AND THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.
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ON THE OTHER HAND, ORDERS IN THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY DECREASED MODERATELY AND IN THE WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRY DECREASED SLIGHTLY.
COMPARED WITH ONE MONTH AGO, ORDERS FOR THE MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED INCREASED BY 1% IN DECEMBER 1992. ORDERS IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY INCREASED MODERATELY.
SOME INCREASES WERE ALSO RECORDED IN THE WEARING APPAREL AND TEXTILES INDUSTRIES. THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS AND THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES REPORTED LITTLE CHANGE IN ORDERS.
THE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND IS MEASURED IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF MONTHS AND IT REFERS TO ORDERS OUTSTANDING AS AT THE END OF THE REFERENCE MONTH.
ON EMPLOYMENT, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURERS DECREASED BY 12% IN DECEMBER 1992 WHEN COMPARED WITH A YEAR EARLIER. THIS DECLINE IS IN LINE WITH THE RECENT TREND OF RELOCATING PRODUCTION PROCESSES TO SOUTH CHINA.
COMPARED WITH A MONTH EARLIER, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THE MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED DECREASED BY 1% TN DECEMBER 1992.
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IN DECEMBER 1992 PER CAPITA RARNINGS TN THE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES SURVEYED INCREASED BY 24% IN MONEY TERMS WHEN COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1991.
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