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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 21

(Chapter 8: Employment)

Number of Establishments (other than those in the Civil Service) by Selected Major Industry Group

Industry Sector/Major Industry Group

Mining and quarrying

Manufacturing

Food product, beverage and tobacco manufactures

Wearing apparel

1994

9 34 068

789 4 153

1995

1996

7 31 114

7 27 316

733

651

3 692

3.008

Leather and leather products and footwear

377

304

211

Textiles

3.931

3 354

2 854

Wood and cork products, furniture and fixtures

925

804

649

Paper and paper products

952

929

850

Printing, publishing and allied industries

4 827

4 754

4 770

Chemicals and chemical products, products of petroleum and coal

646

591

520

Rubber and plastic products

2 632

2.340

1914

Non-metallic mineral products

315

323

248

Basic metal

160

137

110

Fabricated metal products

4 341

3.899

3 394

Office, accounting and computing machines

202

218

208

Radio, television and communication equipment

156

156

101

Electronic parts and components

301

279

229

Electrical appliances and houseware

217

172

110

Other machinery and equipment

4 747

4 325

3.902

Transport equipment

544

515

500

Professional instrument and optical goods

1 082

973

782

Other manufacturing industries

2 771

2616

2.305

Electricity and gas

23

23

24

Wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants and hotels

192 336

184 532

183 291

Wholesale

17 049

16 652

17 666

Retail

53 558

51 197

52 684

Import/Export

111 132

106 680

103 138

Restaurants

9 491

8 976

8 920

Hotels and boarding houses

I 106

1 027

883

Transport, storage and communications

8 985

8 708

Land passenger transport

10

Water and air transport

758

10

616

9 293

9 586

Supporting services to transport

2 522

2 441

2 632

Services incidental to transport

4 546

4 450

4 774

Storage

389

379

367

Communications

760

812

925

Financing, insurance, real estate and business services

48 148

45 769

46 270

Financial institutions

7 556

7 075

6917

Stock, commodity and bullion brokers

1 086

1 064

1 229

Insurance

5 107

4 748

5 243

Real estate

13 419

12.400

12 120

Business services

Community, social and personal services

Sanitary and similar services

Education and related services

Medical and health services

Other community and social services

Amusement and recreational services Personal services

Total

20 980

20 482

20 761

25 859

25 091

24 930

1 109

1 139

1 209

2 182

2 325

2.340

4 381

4 283

4 107

2 463

2 447

2535

3 422

3.309

3 033

12 302

11 588

11 706

309 428

295 244

291 131

Notes: (a) Figures refer to September of the year.

(b) Data are based on the Quarterly Survey of Employment and Vacancies conducted by the Census and Statistics Department. (c) Figures in this Appendix do not cover the following activities:

(i) Agriculture and fishing.

(ii) Construction.

(iii) Hawkers and retail pitches (other than market stalls).

(iv) Taxis, public light buses, goods vehicles, barges, lighters and stevedoring services.

(v) Veterinary services, religious organizations, authors and other independent artists, domestic helpers and miscellaneous

recreational and personal services.

(d) Unlike Chapters 7 and 8, the textiles industry in this Appendix includes ‘knit outerwear and underwear'; however, the textiles industry

quoted in Chapters 7 and 8 does not cover 'knit outerwear and underwear' which has been included in the clothing industry.

Source: Census and Statistics Department.

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