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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 23

(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

1997

1998

1999

Mining and quarrying

Manufacturing

Food product, beverage and tobacco manufactures

Wearing apparel

5 26 397

7 23 631

5 23 079

707

627

2 697

2 396

706 2 205

Leather and leather products and footwear

201

168

170

Textiles

2 798

2 384

2 297

Wood and cork products, furniture and fixtures

658

553

568

Paper and paper products

778

680

660

Printing, publishing and allied industries

4 873

4 684

5 021

Chemicals and chemical products, products of petroleum and coal

532

500

507

Rubber and plastic products

1 884

1 571

1 397

Non-metallic mineral products

258

259

265

Basic metal

107

97

133

Fabricated metal products

3 138

2731

2 457

Office, accounting and computing machines

203

190

271

Radio, television and communication equipment

116

77

117

Electronic parts and components

259

267

240

Electrical appliances and houseware

123

85

84

Other machinery and equipment

3 555

3 087

2 795

Transport equipment

500

495

512

Professional instrument and optical goods

726

629

566

Other manufacturing industries

2 284

2 151

2 108

Electricity and gas

25

22

21

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

183 746

172 279

187 178

Wholesale

18 034

16 142

16 226

Retail

52 466

51 085

55 581

Import/Export

103 360

95 298

104 592

Restaurants

9 069

8 959

Hotels and boarding houses

817

795

9 941 838

Transport, storage and communications

9 526

9 080

10 352

Land passenger transport

10

10

10

Water and air transport

649

505

592

Supporting services to transport

2 839

2 807

3 147

Services incidental to transport

4 756

4 439

5 105

Storage

398

370

365

Communications

874

949

1 133

Financing, insurance, real estate and business services

47 651

45 733

49 349

Financial institutions

6 956

6 285

7 300

Stock, commodity and bullion brokers

986

976

981

Insurance

5 160

5817

6 829

Real estate

13 247

11 676

11 576

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

21 302

20 979

22 663

25 091

24 991

27 428

1 004

1 063

1 250

2 539

2517

2.903

4 132

4 218

4 433

2670

2 649

2 856

2 723

2 640

2 808

12 023

11 904

13 178

292 441

275 743

297 412

1 142

1 082

989

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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