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"The Commission will take into account all the views collected before finalising their recommendations for consideration by the Government," he said.

The recommendations in the consultation document are aimed at helping schools to improve their performance and ensuring that resources for school education are used in the most effective, efficient and accountable manner.

"It represents the Commission's vision of a quality school education system which will have lasting benefits to generations to come," the spokesman added.

Copies of the consultation document are available at all district offices and the sub-offices of the Education Department. It is also available at the Hong Kong Government Home Page Hong Kong Government Information Centre (http://www.info.gov.hk).

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Public are welcome to forward their views before January 15 (Wednesday) to the Secretary, Education Commission, ninth floor, Central Government Offices (West Wing), 11 Ice House Street, Central. (fax:2537 4591 or E-mail address [email protected].)

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September 1996 employment and vacancy statistics released

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According to the figures released today (Friday) by the Census and Statistics Department, employment in all major service sectors increased in September 1996 when compared with September 1995.

Meanwhile, employment in the manufacturing sector remained on a downtrend, whereas employment at construction sites registered a significant year-on-year increase over the same period.

Vacancies in most of the major service sectors showed year-on-year increases in September 1996. However, vacancies in the manufacturing sector continued to decrease when compared with a year earlier. Vacancies at construction sites fell as employment surged.

There were around 50,600 vacancies in September 1996 for all major sectors surveyed taken together, as compared to 47,500 vacancies recorded in June 1996.