FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1975
TWO PILOT CENSUSES TO BE HELD
IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS
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THE GOVERNMENT IS TO UNDERTAKE A BY-CENSUS IN 1976
TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION FOR FORWARD PLANNING IN SUCH MAJOR AREAS AS EDUCATION, HEALTH AND TRANSPORT FACILITIES.
THE BY-CENSUS, SIMILAR TO BUT MORE COMPREHENSIVE THAN THE ONE TAKEN IN 1966, WILL BE CARRIED OUT ON A 10 PERCENT SAMPLE OF THE POPULATION. THIS WILL INVOLVE ADOUT 78,000 HOUSEHOLDS OR 450,000 PEOPLE.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT THE LAST COMPLETE POPULATION CENSUS WAS UNDERTAKEN IN 1971, AND CHANGES IN MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION MAY WELL HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THEN AND MORE MAY OCCUR BEFORE THE NEXT FULL CENSUS IS TAKEN IN 1981.
ANOTHER MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF THE BY-CENSUS IS TO OBTAIN, FOR CERTAIN TOPICS. PARTICULARLY IN THE FIELDS OF FERTILITY AND THE LADOUR FORCE, MORE COMPLEX AND DETAILED DATA THAN IS FEASIBLE IN A FULL CENSUS.
AS IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO TEST. ON THE BASIS OF A SMALL NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, THE ADEQUACY OF THE PROPOSED QUESTIONS AND THE PROCEDURE AND ORGANISATION OF THE CENSUS WELL IN ADVANCE, TWO PILOT CENSUSES WILL BE HELD DURING THE COMING TWO MONTHS.
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THE FIRST - A PILOT MARINE CENSUS WILL BE TAKEN FROM JUNE 10 TO JUNE 13. IT IS BEING HELD AT THIS TIME TO COINCIDE WITH DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL (TUEN NG), WHEN THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE FISHING FLEET IS IN PORT.
THE MARINE PILOT CENSUS WILL COVER SOME 500 BOAT FAMILIES.
THE PILOT LAND CENSUS WILL BE TAKEN FROM JULY 14 TO 23 AND COVER SOME 6,000 HOUSEHOLDS IN BOTH THE URBAN AND RURAL AREAS.
THE PILOT CENSUS WILL ENSURE THAT ANY DEFECTS IN THE SYSTEM CAN DE IDENTIFIED AND RECTIFIED IN AMPLE TIME FOR NEXT YEAR'S BY-CENSUS.
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