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Year-on-Year Change in Indices of Payroll Per Person Engaged by Selected Industry Sector

% Change for 4th Quarter 1995 over 4th Quarter 1994

Selected Industry Sector

(nominal terms)

(real terms)

Manufacturing

+8.6

+0.8

Wholesale, Retail and

+13.7

+5.5

Import/Export Trades,

Restaurants and Hotels

Transport, Storage and

+10.2

+2.3

Communications

Financing, Insurance, Real

+15.7

+7.4

Estate and Business Services

Community, Social and Personal

Services

+10.7

.+2.7

All Industry Sectors Above

+11.9

+3.8

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Tsing Yi lot to let

The Lands Department is inviting tenders for the short-term tenancy of a piece of government land at Chung Mei Road, Area 4, Tsing Yi.

The lot, with an area of about 6,640 square metres, is intended for use as a fee- paying public car park for the parking of motor vehicles excluding container tractors and trailers.

The tenancy is for 15 months, renewable quarterly.

The closing date for submission of tenders is noon on May 3, 1996 (Friday).