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1976 BY-CENSUS MAIN REPORT
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THE MAIN REPORT OF THE HONG KONG 1976 BY-CENSUS IS ISSUED TODAY (MONDAY).
THIS REPORT, ENTITLED +HONG KONG BY-CENSUS 1976 MAIN REPORT,+ IS THE LAST IN A SERIES OF PUBLISHED REPORTS ON THE 1976 BY-CENSUS.
IT CONTAINS THE MAIN BODY OF DATA FROM THE BY-CENSUS, COVERING THE BROAD RANGE OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HONG KONG POPULATION.
THE REPORT IS DIVIDED INTO TWO VOLUMES. VOLUME 1 CONTAINS THE DETAILED ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE DATA. WHERE POSSIBLE, COMPARISONS HAVE BEEN MADE WITH THE 1961 AND 1971 CENSUSES.
VOLUME 2 CONTAINS THE DETAILED STATISTICAL TABLES REFERRED TO IN THE ANALYSIS OF VOLUME I.
COPIES ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE AT $100 PER SET OF TWO VOLUMES.
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MANPOWER SURVEY ON BUILDING AND ENGINEERING INDUSTRY
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THE BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL WILL CARRY OUT A MANPOWER SURVEY BETWEEN TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AND APRIL 20.
THE SURVEY, THE FIFTH IN THE SERIES, WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. IT WILL COVER ALL ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION SITES AND THE CONTRACTOR FIRMS CONCERNED, ESTATE DEVELOPERS, ARCHITECTS', SURVEYORS' AND CONSULTING ENGINEERS' FIRMS WILL BE SURVEYED AT THE SAME TIME.
QUESTIONNAIRES AND RELEVANT DOCUMENTS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE HAVE BEEN SENT TO ALL THE CONSTRUCTION SITES AND FIRMS.
THE INFORMATION WHICH EMPLOYERS ARE REQUESTED TO SUPPLY INCLUDES THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT EMPLOYED, THE NUMBER UNDER TRAINING AND THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES.
DURING THE SURVEY, INTERVIEWERS WILL VISIT EACH OF THE PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION SITES AND FIRMS TO COLLECT COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, MR. HO SAI-CHU, STRESSED THAT THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND PUBLISHED IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL SITE OR FIRM.
MR. HO URGED EMPLOYERS TO CO-OPERATE BY PROVIDING ACCURATE INFORMATION SO THAT PLANS CAN BE FORMULATED TO MEET THE INDUSTRY'S MANPOWER NEEDS.
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