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Following is the question by the Hon KWONG Chi-kin and a written reply by the Secretary for Economic Development and Labour, Mr Stephen Ip, in the Legislative Council today (December 7):
Question:
Will the Government inform this Council of the following data between 1997 and 2004:
(a) the number of employed persons for the groups aged between 40 to 49 and 50 to 59, broken down by industry, occupation and education level (i.e. Form 3 or below, Form 4 to Form 7, tertiary education or above); and
(b) the number of unemployed persons in the above age groups, broken down by the industry in which they were previously employed?
Reply:
Madam President,
On the basis of the results of the General Household Survey conducted by the Census and Statistics Department during the period 1997 – 2004, the information required by the Hon KWONG Chi-kin is set out in the following statistical tables.
Table 1: Employed persons aged 40-49 and 50-59 by industry, 1997 – 2004;
Table 2: Employed persons aged 40-49 and 50-59 by occupation, 1997 – 2004;
Table 3: Employed persons aged 40-49 and 50-59 by educational attainment, 1997 – 2004; and
Table 4: Unemployed persons aged 40-49 and 50-59 with a previous job by previous industry, 1997 - 2004.
Ends/Wednesday, December 7, 2005
Issued at HKT 12:11
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