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SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 1975
SIR WILLIAM'S VISIT PROGRAMME WAS ARRANGED BY MR. J.R. WHITAKER, DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, WHO IS CHAIRMAN OF THE BONG KONG ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING.
COMMENTING ON THE RESULTS OF THE VISIT, MR. WHITAKER SAID TODAY : IT HAS DEEN A SHOT IN THE ARM FOR US. SIR WILLIAM'S STAY HAS NOT ONLY STRENGTHENED OUR LINKS WITH THE PROFESSIONAL BODY OF WHICH HE IS PRESIDENT, IT HAS ALSO SERVED TO INCREASE OUR AWARENESS OF THE LATEST IDEAS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PROFESSION! RIGHT ROUND THE WORLD.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE ENGINEERING SOCIETY OF HONG KONG, MR. G.B. O'RORKE, ENDORSED THIS OPINION, +OUR DISCUSSIONS, HE SAID, +HAVE GIVEN US A DETTER PICTURE OF THE CHALLENGES, PROBLEMS AND PRESSURES FACING THE PROFESSION IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
MORE THAN THAT, IT HAS SHARPENED OUR APPRECIATION OF THE STANDARDS AND IDEALS OF THE PROFESSION, AND HAS SHARPENED OUR IDEAS ON HOW MORE VIGOROUSLY TO DEFEND THOSE IDEALS.✨
1974 PRIVATE HOUSING SURVEY REPORT
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS COMPLETED ITS REPORT ON THE 1974 PRIVATE HOUSING SURVEY.
THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED FROM APRIL 11 TO 19 AND COVERED A RANDOM SAMPLE OF ALL PRIVATE, PERMANENT DOMESTIC LIVING QUARTERS IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON, NEW KOWLOON, TSUEN WAN AND SIX MARKET TOWNS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES - YUEN LONG SAN HUI, TUEN MUN SAN HUI, SHEK WU NUT, LUEN WO MARKET, TAI PO MARKET AND TAI WAI.
INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED ON WHETHER HOUSEHOLDS WERE DOMESTIC OR COLLECTIVE, THE RELATIONSHIP OF EACH HOUSEHOLD MEMBER TO THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD, INCOME, TENURE, RENT, WHETHER HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS WERE PRESENT OR ABSENT AT THE SURVEY MOMENT, WHETHER ANY MEMBERS HAD APPLIED OR INTENDED TO APPLY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AND ON FLOOR AREA OCCUPIED BY THE HOUSEHOLD.
COPIES OF THE REPORT ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
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