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24-8 Number of Employed Persons by Industry |
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(10 000 persons) |
Industry |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
| Manufacturing |
35.39 |
33.37 |
32.64 |
29.02 |
27.24 |
| Construction |
28.68 |
30.17 |
29.14 |
28.65 |
26.61 |
| Wholesale, Retail and |
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| Import/Export Trades, |
93.51 |
98.17 |
98.11 |
98.34 |
99.32 |
| Restaurants and
Hotels |
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| Transport, Storage and |
33.94 |
35.66 |
35.34 |
34.58 |
34.64 |
| Communications |
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| Financing, Insurance, Real |
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| Estate and Business
Services |
43.77 |
45.27 |
47.81 |
47.44 |
47.02 |
| Community, Social and |
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| Personal Services |
73.29 |
75.47 |
79.89 |
82.51 |
85.08 |
| Others |
2.65 |
2.62 |
2.31 |
2.62 |
2.41 |
| Total |
311.21 |
320.73 |
325.23 |
323.16 |
322.33 |
| Notes:
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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