GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY FOR AUGUST
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CONDUCT ANOTHER GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY THIS MONTH. THE SURVEY STARTED IN AUGUST LAST YEAR AND IS CARRIED OUT ON A CONTINUOUS MONTH-TO-MONTH BASIS BY THE PERMANENT FIELD STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION,
A RANDOM SAMPLE OF ABOUT 5 000 HOUSEHOLDS HAVE BEEN SELECTED THROUGHOUT FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SURVEY, SOME OF THESE HOUSEHOLDS HAD BEEN INCLUDED IN THE MAY 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 SAMPLED 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 VISIT THE SAMPLED HOUSEHOLDS DURING THE MONTH TO COLLECT THE REQUIRED INFORMATION.
QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED IN THE SURVEY INCLUDE AGE, SEX AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF INDIVIDUALS; ACTIVITY STATUS, OCCUPATION, INDUSTRY, EARNINGS, AND HOURS OF WORK FOR THOSE WORKING; TENURE, RENT AND INCOME OF HOUSEHOLDS. IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE OTHER QUESTIONS SUCH AS HOUSEHOLD DURABLES OWNED BY HOUSEHOLDS; MORTGAGE PAYMENT FOR HOME-PURCHASE; EMPLOYMENT OF DOMESTIC HELP; CHANGE OF ACTIVITY STATUS AND LOCALISED EMPLOYMENT.
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.
WATER FIGURES ***
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (TUESDAY) STOOD AT 68.5 PER CENT OF CAPACITY, OR 395.8 MILLION CUBIC METRES, EQUIVALENT TO 255 DAYS' CONSUMPTION.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 258 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 44.7 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.