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APPENDICES

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(Chapter 7: Employment)

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

Industry Sector/Major Industry Group

1996

1997

1998

Mining and quarrying

Manufacturing

Food product, beverage and tobacco manufactures

Wearing apparel

7

5

27 316

26.397

651

707

7 23 631 627

3 008

2 697

2 396

Leather and leather products and footwear

211

201

168

Textiles

2 854

2 798

2 384

Wood and cork products, furniture and fixtures

649

658

553

Paper and paper products

850

778

680

Printing, publishing and allied industries

4 770

4 873

4 684

Chemicals and chemical products, products of petroleum and coal

520

532

500

Rubber and plastic products

1914

1 884

1 571

Non-metallic mineral products

248

258

259

Basic metal

110

107

97

Fabricated metal products

3 394

3 138

2731

Office, accounting and computing machines

208

203

190

Radio, television and communication equipment

101

116

77

Electronic parts and components

229

259

267

Electrical appliances and houseware

110

123

85

Other machinery and equipment

3902

3 555

3 087

Transport equipment

500

500

495

Professional instrument and optical goods

782

726

629

Other manufacturing industries

2.305

2 284

2 151

Electricity and gas

24

25

22

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

183 291

183 746

172 279

Wholesale

17 666

18 034

16 142

Retail

52 684

52 466

51 085

Import/Export

103 138

103 360

95 298

Restaurants

8 920

9 069

8 959

Hotels and boarding houses

883

817

795

Transport, storage and communications

9 293

9 526

9 080

Land passenger transport

9

10

Water and air transport

586

649

10 505

Supporting services to transport

2632

2 839

2 807

Services incidental to transport

4 774

4 756

4 439

Storage

367

398

370

Communications

925

874

949

Financing, insurance, real estate and business services

46 270

47 651

45 733

Financial institutions

6917

6 956

Stock, commodity and bullion brokers

1 229

986

6 285 976

Insurance

5 243

5 160

5817

Real estate

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

12 120

13 247

11 676

20 761

21 302

20.979

24 930

25 091

24 991

1 209

1 004

1 063

2 340

2 539

2 517

4 107

4 132

4 218

2 535

2 670

2 649

3 033

2 723

2 640

11 706

12 023

11 904

291 131

292 441

275 743

1 143

1 142

1 082

Construction sites

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

(b) Data are based on the Quarterly Survey of Employment and Vacancies and the Quarterly Employment Survey of Construction Sites

conducted by the Census and Statistics Department.

(c) Figures in this appendix do not cover establishments in the following activities:

(i) Agriculture and fishing.

(ii) Construction (other than construction sites).

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

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

(v) Public administration, veterinary services, religious organizations, authors and other independent artists, domestic helpers and

miscellaneous recreational and personal services.

(d) Unlike Chapters 6 and 7, the textiles industry in this appendix includes 'knit outerwear and underwear'; however, the textiles industry

quoted in Chapters 6 and 7 does not cover 'knit outerwear and underwear' which has been included in the clothing industry.

Source: Employment Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 5076)

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