TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1982
HE SAID THE EXTENSIVE AND SUSTAINED PUBLICITY GIVEN TO DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION BY THE MEDIA HAD ALSO HELPED TREMENDOUSLY. +WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THEIR HELP.+
FURTHERMORE, HE SAID THE HARD WORK OF STAFF OF CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, INCLUDING HUNDREDS OF TEMPORARY COMMUNITY OFFICERS HAD ALSO GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF THE JUST CONCLUDED REGISTRATION EXERCISE WHICH BEGAN ON MARCH 19.
MR LAM ADDED THAT THOSE ELIGIBLE VOTERS WHO HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED COULD STILL DO SO, DURING THE 10-DAY PERIOD BEGINNING JUNE 18, BY APPLYING IN PERSON AT THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE ON THE 18TH FLOOR OF NEW MERCURY HOUSE, WAN CHAI.
GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY CONTINUES
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL BE CONTINUING WITH THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY THIS MONTH.
STARTED IN AUGUST 1981, THE SURVEY IS CARRIED OUT ON A CONTINUOUS MONTH-TO-MONTH BASIS BY THE PERMANENT FIELD STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT TO COLLECT CURRENT INFORMATION ON THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION.
A RANDOM SAMPLE OF ABOUT 5 000 HOUSEHOLDS HAS BEEN SELECTED THROUGHOUT ALL DISTRICTS IN HONG KONG FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE MAY 1982 SURVEY.
SOME OF THESE HOUSEHOLDS WERE INCLUDED IN THE FEBRUARY 1982 SURVEY AND WILL BE INTERVIEWED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN ORDER TO MEASURE MORE ACCURATELY THE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE LAST SURVEY.
AN OFFICIAL LETTER, IN BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH, HAS BEEN SENT TO THE HOUSEHOLDS TO EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY AND TO SEEK THEIR COOPERATION. ASSISTANT CENSUS AND SURVEY OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, WHO WILL IDENTIFY THEMSELVES WITH DEPARTMENTAL IDENTITY CARDS, WILL THEN VISIT THE HOUSEHOLDS DURING THE MONTH.
QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED IN THE SURVEY INCLUDE: AGE, SEX AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF INDIVIDUALS ACTIVITY STATUS, OCCUPATION, INDUSTRY, EARNINGS, AND HOURS OF WORK OF THOSE WORKING TENURE, RENT AND INCOME OF HOUSEHOLDS.
OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE USE OF MEDICAL SERVICES, SMOKING AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT, DEMAND FOR CHILDCARE CENTRE AND NURSERY PLACES, AND TIME SPENT BY STUDENTS ON DOING HOMEWORK AND REVISING LESSONS WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE SURVEY.
ALL INFORMATION COLLECTED IN THE SURVEY WILL BE TREATED AS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND WILL NOT BE REVEALED TO ANY PERSON OR ORGANISATION OUTSIDE THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.