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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1978
BUSINESSMAN DONATES $5 MILLION FOR TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
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A PROMINENT HONG KONG BUSINESSMAN, MR. LEE WAI-LEE, TODAY PRESENTED THE GOVERNMENT WITH A CHEQUE FOR $5 MILLION TOWARDS THE COST OF BUILDING A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AT KOWLOON TONG.
MR. LEE HANDED A CHEQUE FOR THIS AMOUNT TO MR. E.P. HO, SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, AT A BRIEF CEREMONY IN MR. HO'S OFFICE AT THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT.
THE INSTITUTE, NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION, IS DUE TO BE READY TO TAKE ITS FIRST STUDENTS IN SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR AND WILL BE NAMED AFTER MR. LEE.
IT WILL BE A FIVE-STOREY BUILDING WITH PLACES FOR 1,260 STUDENTS WHO WILL BE ABLE TO STUDY MORE THAN 30 DIFFERENT SUBJECTS. TOTAL COST OF THE BUILDING, WHICH WILL INCLUDE FACILITIES FOR THE HANDICAPPED, IS $22 MILLION.
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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY ***
THE SEPTEMBER 1978 LABOUR FORCE SURVEY - THE SIXTH IN THE SERIES OF THE SIX-MONTHLY LABOUR FORCE SURVEYS TO COLLECT UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION - WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
THE SURVEY WILL BE TAKEN ON A SAMPLE BASIS COVERING ABOUT 16,000 HOUSEHOLDS IN ALL DISTRICTS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SAID BEFORE THE FIELD ENUMERATION, AN OFFICIAL LETTER IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE, WILL BE SENT TO HOUSEHOLDS SELECTED FOR THE SAMPLE SURVEY EXPLAINING ITS PURPOSES AND SEEKING THEIR CO-OPERATION IN PARTICIPATING,
THE SPOKESMAN SAID A NUMBER OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ENUMERATORS WILL VISIT THESE HOUSEHOLDS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 13 AND 27. EACH ENUMERATOR WILL CARRY AN OFFICIAL IDENTITY CARD WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH ON IT FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSE.
QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED IN THE SURVEY WILL CONCERN PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD DATA SUCH AS AGE, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, OCCUPATION, HOURS OF WORK AND TENURE, AND RENT, INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE SOUGHT ON EXPENDITURE ON DURABLE GOODS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID ALL INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE KEPT
IN THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE.
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