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THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1980
PILOT LAND CENSUS BEGINS TOMORROW
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THE PILOT LAND POPULATION CENSUS WILL BE HELD BETWEEN TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AND MARCH 16 (SUNDAY) DURING WHICH ABOUT 20 000 HOUSEHOLDS IN VARIOUS TYPES OF LIVING QUARTERS IN 11 DISTRICTS WILL BE VISITED BY ENUMERATORS FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THESE HOUSEHOLDS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT IF THE IR ADDRESS CAN BE REACHED BY POST.
ALL ENUMERATORS WILL BE CARRYING A RED SATCHEL AND WILL IDENTIFY THEMSELVES WITH A YELLOW CENSUS IDENTITY CARD BEARING THEIR NAME AND PHOTOGRAPH, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAS DOUBTS ABOUT THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON CALLING ON HIM FOR AN INTERVIEW FOR THE PILOT CENSUS CAN TELEPHONE THE DEPARTMENT AT 5-439189.
THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT CALLED ON THESE HOUSEHOLDS TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE ENUMERATORS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH FULL AND ACCURATE ANSWERS TO ALL CENSUS QUESTIONS.
HE REITERATED THAT ANY INFORMATION THEY SUPPLY WILL BE TREATED AS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. THE ENUMERATORS ARE UNDER OATH NOT TO DISCLOSE THE INFORMATION TO ANY PERSON OR ORGANISATION OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT, AND THE DATA WILL BE PROCESSED BY COMPUTER AND ANALYSED IN AGGREGATED FORM.
THE 20 000 HOUSEHOLDS ARE RANDOMLY SELECTED FOR THE PILOT CENSUS, AND THEY WILL BE ASKED TO GIVE A FEW BASIC DETAILS, SUCH AS AGE, SEX AND RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD FOR EACH OF THE IR MEMBERS. ONE OUT OF FIVE OF THEM WILL BE ASKED TO GIVE FUTHER DETAILS, SUCH AS EDUCATION AND TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, OCCUPATION AND EARNINGS, INTERNAL MOVEMENT, AND DISABLEMENT.
THE PILOT CENSUS AS WELL AS THE PILOT CENSUS FOR THE MARINE POPULATION HELD LAST MONTH ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE PREPARATION FOR THE MAIN POPULATION CENSUS TO BE CONDUCTED IN MARCH NEXT YEAR.
GARDENS OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE TO BE OPEN TO PUBLIC
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THE GARDENS OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON MARCH 9 (SUNDAY) FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO SEE THE AZALEAS IN BLOOM.
THE ANNUAL OPEN DAY HAS BEEN HELD SINCE 1968 EXCEPT LAST YEAR WHEN GOVERNMENT HOUSE WAS UNDER RENOVATION.
MORE THAN 100 000 PEOPLE VISITED THE GARDENS OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE IN 1978 AND LARGE CROWDS ARE EXPECTED THIS YEAR.
WHEN VISITING GOVERNMENT HOUSE, VISITORS ARE REQUESTED TO ENTER BY THE MAIN GATE AND LEAVE BY THE SIDE GATES SO THAT ALL CAN ENJOY THE FLOWERS WITHOUT CAUSING INCONVENIENCE TO OTHERS.
THEY ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT ONLY THE GARDENS WILL BE OPEN AND THEY SHOULD NOT ENTER THE HOUSE ITSELF.
SCOUTS AND POLICE OFFICERS WILL BE PRESENT AND VISITORS ARE ASKED TO CO-OPERATE WITH THEM TO AVOID OVERCROWDING.
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