THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1993
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UK HEALTH CHIEF VISITS QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL
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THE VISITING UK SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH, THE RT HON MRS VIRGINIA BOTTOMLEY, TOURED QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL (QMH) THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING.
MRS BOTTOMLEY WAS GREETED ON ARRIVAL BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG; DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, DR EK YEOH; AND HOSPITAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF
QMH, DR VIVIAN WONG.
SHE WAS BRIEFED ON HONG KONG'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, STRUCTURE OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY AND THE OPERATION OF QMH.
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MRS BOTTOMLEY SAID SHE WAS IMPRESSED BY HONG KONG'S HALTH CARE SYSTEM AND PRAISED THE HOSPITA1 FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES IT PROVIDED AND THE HIGH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OF THE STAFF.
UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT
STATISTICS FOR MAY JULY
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THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR MAY JULY 1993 WAS 2.1%. AND THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 1.8%, ACCORDING ΤΟ THE LATEST LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE PROVISIONAL SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR THE PERIOD JUNE
AUGUST 1993 WAS 2.1%, WHILE THE PROVISIONAL UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 1.5%.
THE LATEST FIGURES SUGGEST THAT THE LABOUR MARKET CONDITIONS SEEMED TO HAVE TIGHTENED UP SLIGHTLY IN THE MORE RECENT MONTHS, AFTER HAVING REMAINED RELATIVELY STABLE IN THE EARLY PART OF THIS YEAR.
DURING THE PERIOD MAY JULY 1993, THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS, ADJUSTED FOR VARIATIONS IN THE NUMBER OF FIRST-TIME JOB- SEEKERS, WAS ESTIMATED AT 59,900, WHILE THE NUMBER OF UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS WAS ESTIMATED AT 49,900.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS WERE OBTAINED FROM A CONTINUOUS GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE SURVEY FOR MAY
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JULY 1993 COVERED A QUARTERLY SAMPLE OF SOME 11,900 HOUSEHOLDS OR 41,600 PERSONS, SELECTED SCIENTIFICALLY REPRESENT THE LAND-BASED CIVILIAN NON-INSTITUTIONAL POPULATION IN HONG KONG.
RELEVANT DATA WAS OBTAINED IN THE SURVEY BY INTERVIEWING RACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER AGED 15 AND ABOVE IN THE HOUSEHOLDS SAMPLED.
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