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THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1980
QUESTIONNAIRES ARE BEING SENT TO ABOUT 5 000 ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED FOR THE SURVEY, WHICH COVERS ALL WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT ESTABLISHMENTS, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS ENGAGING 50 OR MORE PEOPLE AND A SAMPLE OF SMALLER ESTABLISHMENTS RANDOMLY SELECTED. CENSUS AND SURVEY OFFICERS BEARING GOVERNMENT IDENTITY CARDS WILL, UPON REQUEST, VISIT THESE ESTABLISHMENTS TO ASSIST RESPONDENTS IN COMPLETING THESE QUESTIONNAIRES.
MANAGEMENTS OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE
AND RETURN THE FORMS ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30, 1980.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS, MR C.C. GREENFIELD, STRESSED THAT INFORMATION COLLECTED WOULD BE TREATED IN THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE AND WOULD BE PUBLISHED IN STATISTIC FORM WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT.
HE ALSO URGED THE MANAGEMENTS CONCERNED TO CO-OPERATE BY RETURNING THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES PROMPTLY.
THE 1979 SURVEY IS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDER, 1980, MADE UNDER SECTION 11 OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDINANCE AND GAZETTED AS LEGAL NOTICE NO. 9 OF 1980.
ONE MAIL DELIVERY ON MONDAY ****
THERE WILL BE ONE DELIVERY OF MAIL ON MONDAY (APRIL 21) WHICH IS A GENERAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN CELEBRATION OF THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.
THIRTY-TWO POST OFFICES, INCLUDING THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, THE KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE, THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE, AND THE POST OFFICES IN TSUEN WAN AND TAI PO, WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO NOON ON THAT DAY.
ALL OTHER POST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED.
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