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(5) any persons who, at the time of the taking of the census, are travelling or are on board any vessel or for any reason are not residing in any premises of which account is to be taken in the
Census
PART II
Statistical Surveys
11. (1) The Governor in Council may, by order in the Gazette, direct that a statistical survey be carried out in relation to any matter specified în section 4(6) other than a census of population.
(2) An order made under subsection (1)—–—
(0) shall specify→
O the purposes for which the survey is required;
(i) the persons in respect of whom or matters in respect of which information is to be given for such purposes;
(i) the class or description of persons who are required to give information for such purposes;
(iv) the date by which all completed schedules collected or received by census officers for the survey and all copies thereof shall be destroyed, and
(b) may-
(i) specify the date or dates on which or the period in respect of which the survey is to be carried out;
(ii) require any specified person to furnish to the Commissioner, in such form and magner and within such time as may be specified in the order, such extimates or returns as may be so specified relating to the matters which are the subject of the survey;
(ii) authorize the use of sampling methods for the collection of the statistical information relevant to the survey,
PART IV
DELIVERY AND COMPLETION OF SCHEDULES
12, (1) For the purpose of carrying out a statistical inquiry, the Commissioner may direct any census officer to deliver, in accordance with such direction, to any specified person one or more schedules for comple- tion by such person.
(2) For the purpose of taking a census of population, the Commis- sioner may direct any census officer to deliver or cause to be delivered to the person in charge of any of the following premises-
(a) any public or private institution of any kind whatsoever in which inmates reside, whether for payment or otherwise, including any penal, corrective or remand establishment; or
(8) any hotel, boarding house, lodging-house, club or other residential
establishment,
a schedule to be completed by that person in respect of the persons who, at the time of taking the census, aré in or upon such premises.
(3) Delivery under subsection (1) of a schedule to a specifed person may be effected—
(a) personally by a census officer;
(b) by being sent by post to the last known postal address of such
specified person;
(c) by being left by a census officer at his last known residential address or at any undertaking of such specified person, or, în the case of a corporation, at its registered office or principal place of business.
(4) For the purpose of providing information for specified persons generally in relation to a statistical inquiry, including the instructions and procedures laid down under section for the completion of schedules. the Commissioner may give such publicity to the inquiry by means of advertisements or otherwise as he may deem fit.
schedule.
13. (1) Any person (not being a person to whom subsection (2) Corantetion applies) to whom a scheduk relating to a statistical inquiry is delivered and return of under section 12 shall complete it or cause it to be completed to the best of his knowledge and belief by providing the Information specified, in the marner and within the time indicated. in "kuch schedule and shall thereafter return it in the manner and within the time specified therein.
(2) If any person to whom a schedule is delivered under section 12 is unable either himself to complete it in the manner or within the time indicated therein, or to cause some other person so to complete it, he sholl return the schedule in the manner and within the time specified therein and shall declare, either verbally or in writing, bis inability to complete the schedule and the reasons for such mability.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (1) or (2), any ceustis officer charged with the delivery of any schedule for completion by any person for the purpose of any statistical Inquiry may either at the request of such person or of his own motion, obtain verbally from such person the particulars required for completion of the schedule and com- plate the schedule in the manner required.
(4) Where any specified person is
(a) resident outside Hong Kong:
(b) a corporation incorporated outside Hong Kong
(c) unable to complete a schedule by reason of sickness, absence or
other sufficient cause.
the delivery of a schedule to the premises of any such specified person shall, for the purposes of this section, be a sufficient requirement to any manager or agent of the specified person, who is in possession of or has access to the information required therefor, to complete the schedule and to return it in the manner directed therein.
(5) Where reasonable grounds exist for believing that any specified person has withheld or incorrectly given any information in his possession which, in the opinion of the Commissioner, is required for the purpose of the completion by such specified person of any schedule, and the Como- missioner so directs, a census officer may, at any reasonable time and po production of the certificate issued to him under section 7 for examination by any person requiring evidence of his identity, enter any premises occupied by such specified person and may therein-
(a) deliver or collect any schedule or make any inquiries necessary
for the completion or checking thereof;
(b) inspect, extract information from or make copies of any document
for the purpose of completing any schedule;
(c) check any information obtained or obtain any further information
required in respect of any statistical inquiry;