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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1993

THE GOVERNOR THEN VISITED KING LAM CATHOLIC KINDERGARTEN IN KING LAM ESTATE, TSEUNG KWAN O, WHERE HE WAS GIVEN A WARM WELCOME BY SOME 180 PUPILS. HE WAS PRESENTED WITH A KNITTED SOUVENIR HAND-MADE BY THE CHILDREN.

AFTERWARDS, THE GOVERNOR WENT WALKABOUT IN ATTRACTED BY A WELL-DESIGNED LANDSCAPE GARDEN WATERFALL, A POND, PAVILIONS, BRIDGES, AND ROCK IMPORTED FROM CHINA.

BEFORE CONCLUDING HIS

THE ESTATE. HE WAS WHICH FEATURES A AND STONE CARVINGS

VISIT, MR PATTEN MET DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND DISTRICT PERSONALITIES AT A RECEPTION.

THE GOVERNOR WAS ACCOMPANIED ON HIS TOUR BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR ALBERT LAM; SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR PARRISH NG. AND SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR WILLIAM WAN HON-CHEUNG.

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MARCH SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES

AND PAYROLL STARTS

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS STARTED THE MARCH OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL IN THE MAJOR SECTORS OF ECONOMY IN RESPECT OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.

SURVEY THE

THE SURVEY IS CONDUCTED QUARTERLY AND THE RESULTS ARE USEFUL IN PROVIDING SHORT-TERM ECONOMIC INDICATORS AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE LABOUR MARKET.

THIS ROUND OF THE SURVEY COVERS ABOUT 40,000 ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH ARE DRAWN FROM VARIOUS SECTORS INCLUDING THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR (MINING AND QUARRYING; MANUFACTURING; ELECTRICITY AND GAS), THE DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES SECTOR (WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS) AND THE SERVICE SECTOR (TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION; FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES; COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES).

INFORMATION ON NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED AND EXISTING VACANCIES ON MARCH 31 WILL BE SOUGHT FROM EACH SELECTED ESTABLISHMENT.

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A RANDOM SUB-SAMPLE OF ABOUT 10,000 ESTABLISHMENTS IS SELECTED FROM THE MAIN SAMPLE TO COLLECT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PAYROLL EACH OF THE THREE MONTHS DURING THE REFERENCE PERIOD OF JANUARY-MARCH 1993.

QUESTIONNAIRES ARE BEING MAILED TO THE SAMPLED

ESTABLISHMENTS.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDER 1982, ESTABLISHMENTS RECEIVING QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THEM ΤΟ THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE SPECIFIED PERIOD.

SHOULD RESPONDENTS FIND DIFFICULTIES IN COMPLETING THE FORMS, THEY ARE WELCOME TO CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT FOR HELP ON TEL 582 5076.

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