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| 24-8 Employed
Persons by Industry |
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(10 000 persons) |
| Industry |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
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| Manufacturing |
33.37 |
32.64 |
29.02 |
27.20 |
23.16 |
| Construction |
30.17 |
29.14 |
28.65 |
26.59 |
26.70 |
| Wholesale, Retail and |
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| Import/Export Trades, |
98.17 |
98.11 |
98.34 |
99.18 |
106.69 |
| Restaurants and
Hotels |
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| Transport, Storage and |
35.66 |
35.34 |
34.58 |
34.61 |
35.82 |
| Communications |
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| Financing, Insurance, Real |
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| Estate and Business
Services |
45.27 |
47.81 |
47.44 |
46.97 |
47.99 |
| Community, Social and |
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| Personal Services |
75.47 |
79.89 |
82.51 |
84.95 |
86.06 |
| Others |
2.62 |
2.31 |
2.62 |
2.41 |
2.35 |
| Total |
320.73 |
325.23 |
323.16 |
321.91 |
328.76 |
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Notes :
Figures are compiled based on the data obtained from the General Household
Survey for the four
quarters of the year.
Employment statistics are compiled separately based on the General
Household Survey (GHS) and the Quarterly
Survey of Employment and
Vacancies. Each source has its own merits and limitations in
reflecting the employment situation.
The GHS estimates are presented here
because the omission in terms of coverage of the employed population
is negligible. Besides, individual persons,
including multiple job
holders, are counted only once. However, a major limitation of the GHS
estimates is that the respondents might not have
reported accurately
the industry to which they belong, especially for workers in the
manufacturing sector. With the relocation of some
production processes to
the mainland of China, there is a change in the mode of operation of
the traditional manufacturing establishments in
Hong Kong. As a result,
some of these establishments are more appropriately classified as
import/export establishments if the majority of the
production activities are
carried out in the mainland of China. However, this change in
statistical classification may not be readily
recognized by all the employed
persons, particularly the technicians and craftsmen, of the
establishments concerned. Hence, the GHS employment
estimate in respect of
the
manufacturing sector will be overstated to the extent that some
respondents mistakenly regard themselves as
still being engaged in the
manufacturing sector instead of the import/export trades.
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