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In the survey, the definitions used in measuring unemployment and underemployment follow closely those recommended by the International Labour Organisation.
'Seasonally adjusted' refers to adjustment for seasonal variations in the proportion of first-time job-seekers in the labour force.
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 September 1995 will be on sale at the Government Publications Centre at ground floor, Low Block, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong, by the end of December 1995.
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Secretary for Transports speaks on transport matters
A total of $9 billion will be spent in 1995-96 on building new roads and improving the road network, the Secretary for Transport, Mr Haider Barma, said this (Monday) morning.
Speaking at a media session to elaborate on transport matters covered in the Governor's Policy Address, Mr Barma said investment in the infrastructure would continue to be substantial with $30 billion earmarked up to the year 2000.
"It is important to recognise that the planning and implementation of new projects require a long lead time," he said.
Mr Barma explained that congestion during peak hours in major thoroughfares was inevitable.
"Notwithstanding this, it is no mean achievement that our traffic speeds are better than those in most major cities although we have more vehicles per kilometre of road than most other places in the world," he said.
Mr Barma also said the Government had ambitious plans for expanding the railway system, as set out in the Railway Development Strategy.
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