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For the employment visas issued, we do not have breakdown by trade, age, or pay. A breakdown by profession in each of the past three years is as follows:

Profession

Technical professionals

1993

1994 1995

1996 (Jan-Mar)

2,786 2,485

2,967

479

Administrators, managers

6,863 7,017 6,550

1,843

and professional

Others

5,222 6,729 6,521

1,436

Total

14,871 16,231 16,038 3,758

Note: Under the "Profession" Column, some examples of "Others" are

accountants, consultants, designers, journalists, lecturers, etc.

Importation of labour for new airport and related projects

Following is a question by the Hon Leung Yiu-chung and a written reply by the Secretary for Education and Manpower, Mr Joseph W P Wong, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

Will the Government inform this Council whether :

(a)

it has estimated the job opportunities which the construction of the second runway of the new airport will create for the territory;

(b)

the labour importation quotas set for the new airport and related projects will still apply to the second runway project; if not, whether it will increase the labour importation quotas for the latter project; and