22-6 NUMBER OF EMPLOYED PERSONS BY INDUSTRY |
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Industry |
1990 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
Manufacturing |
751000 |
534600 |
482100 |
443900 |
391900 |
Construction |
226000 |
229300 |
269600 |
306200 |
319500 |
Wholesale, Retail and Import/Export Trades,Restaurants and
Hotels |
703200 |
824900 |
887400 |
952200 |
973900 |
Transport, Storage and Communications |
268400 |
327700 |
331800 |
346400 |
363300 |
Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and Business Services |
208600 |
341700 |
353600 |
399500 |
419000 |
Community, Social and Personal Services |
511800 |
609800 |
649500 |
666500 |
705300 |
Others |
42700 |
37100 |
33800 |
30000 |
28200 |
Total |
2711500 |
2905100 |
3007700 |
3144700 |
3201000 |
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Note: Employment statistics are compiled separately based on the General Household Survey(GHS) and the |
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Quarterly Survey of Employment and Vacancies. Each source has its own merits and limitations in |
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reflecting the employment situation. The GHS estimates are presented here because the omission in terms |
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of coverage of the employed population is negligible. Besides, individual persons, including multiple |
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job holders, are counted only once. However, a major limitation of the GHS estimates is that the |
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respondents might not have reported accurately the industry to which they belong, especially for workers |
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in the manufacturing sector. With the relocation of some production processes to the mainland of China, |
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there is a change in the mode of operation of the traditional manufacturing establishments in Hong Kong. |
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As a result, some of these establishments are more appropriately classified as import/export |
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establishments if the majority of the production activities are carried out in the mainland of China. |
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However, this change in statistical classification may not be readily recognized by all the employed |
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persons, particularly the technicians and craftsmen, of the establishments concerned. Hence, the GHS |
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employment estimate in respect of the manufacturing sector will be overstated to the extent that some |
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respondents mistakenly regard themselves as still being engaged in the manufacturing sector instead of |
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the import/export trades. |
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