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Table 6 (cont'd) : Average Overtime Working Hours as a Proportion of Average Working Hours

by Economic Sector by Occupation Group, October - November 1996

(G) Others

Occupation group

Average

Average

overtime

Average overtime working hours as a proportion

working

worldng

hours

hours

of average

working hours ("%)

All occupations

47.1

99

0.6

1.3

of which:

Managers and administrators, professionals and

41.2

0.1

0.2

associate professionals

Clerks

41.9

0.4

1.0

Service workers and shop sales workers

31.5

@

Craft and related workers

47.3

1.3

2.7

Plant and machine operators and assemblers

47.3

3.9

8.2

Elementary occupations

42.0

0.4

1.0

Others

64.4

Notes: 1.

2.

3.

4.

N.A

@

The above figures refer to working hours of private sector employees (excluding civil servants). The number of average working hours and number of average overtime worked refer to the number of hours worked during the seven days before enumeration.

Average working hours include normal working hours, plus paid and unpaid overtime worked, but exclude meal breaks.

Average overtime worked refer to paid overtime working hours.

Not Applicable.

Less than 0.05 hour.

Less than 0.05%

Source: General Household Survey, Census and Statistics Department.

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