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Private candidates will receive the leaflet and summary table from the Hong Kong Examination Authority when it sends out the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) Identification Forms.

Additional leaflets and summary tables are available from District Education Offices and district offices throughout the territory.

A 24-hour telephone enquiry service will be operated in early August. Students who wish to hear S6 places admission procedures may dial 2891 0088.

In addition, a hotline will be set up when the results of the HKCEE are announced, to help students seek advice or clarification about admission procedures, and to handle any complaints.

Vacancy situations during the admission procedure will be announced at District Education Offices and through the media.

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December 1995 employment and vacancy statistics released

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According to the figures released today (Thursday) by the Census and Statistics. Department, employment in most of the major service sectors increased between December 1994 and December 1995.

Meanwhile, employment in the manufacturing sector declined further. Employment at construction sites registered a further significant increase.

Vacancies in the manufacturing sector remained on a downtrend in December 1995 over a year earlier, while those in the various service sectors also recorded decreases of various magnitudes. Vacancies at construction sites, on the other hand, remained on a strong uptrend. As in December 1995, there were still around 41,300 vacancies for all major sectors taken together.

In terms of the number of persons engaged, the wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants and hotels sector was the largest, employing 1,018,200 persons in December 1995. This was followed by the financing, insurance, real estate and business services sector, with an employment of 378,200; the manufacturing sector, 375,800; the community, social and personal services sector, 302,000; the transport, storage and communications sector, 172,200; and the construction sites (for manual workers only), 68,500.