SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 1983
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SURVEYS ON BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IS CONDUCTING A SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1982.
IT IS PART OF A CONTINUOUS PROGRAMME TO COLLECT ANNUAL STATISTICS ON THE STRUCTURAL AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SECTORS AND TO UPDATE THE INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY COLLECTED FOR THE YEAR 1981, A SPOKESMAN SAID.
+SUCH STATISTICS WILL HELP TO ASCERTAIN THE CONTRIBUTION
OF THESE SECTORS TO HONG KONG'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT.
+THEY ALSO WILL ASSIST IN THE STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF COSTS AND OUTPUTS OF THE DIFFERENT TRADES AND OF THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF SITES AND PROJECTS,+ HE SAID.
AS A COMPLEMENT TO THE YEARLY ENQUIRY, A QUARTERLY SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT IS BEING INTRODUCED TO ASCERTAIN THE VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY CONSTRUCTION ESTABLISHMENTS.
DATA COLLECTION FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR HAS
ALREADY STARTED.
THE STATISTICAL SERIES WILL SERVE AS A PROMPT INDICATOR OF CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS AND OUTPUT TRENDS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND HENCE, WILL THUS SERVE A DIFFERENT PURPOSE FROM THAT OF THE ANNUAL SURVEY. TOGETHER, HOWEVER THEY WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY REFERENCE MATERIAL FOR FIRMS BOTH. IN THESE SECTORS AND IN OTHER RELATED BUSINESS SECTORS, AND FOR THE GOVERNMENT, IN ASSESSING AND MONITORING THE STATE OF THESE SECTORS.
THE ANNUAL SURVEY USES DIFFERENT QUESTIONNAIRES FOR FIRMS ENGAGED IN DIFFERENT KINDS OF ACTIVITIES, NAMELY, (A) BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION, (B) REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, (C) ARCHITECTURAL, SURVEYING AND PROJECT ENGINEERING AND (D) REAL ESTATE LEASING, BROKERAGE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
ABOUT 5 300 ESTABLISHMENTS WILL BE COVERED, INCLUDING ALL THE LARGER FIRMS AND A RANDOM SAMPLE OF THE SMALLER ONES.
INFORMATION SOUGHT IN THE SURVEY INCLUDES: TYPE OF OWNERSHIP, NUMBER OF DIRECT EMPLOYEES, LABOUR COSTS, CONSUMPTION OF MATERIALS, SUPPLIES AND FITTINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION, SUB-CONTRACT WORK, OPERATING EXPENSES, VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED, VALUE OF PROPERTY UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND THE ASSOCIATED PROJECT OUTLAYS (INCLUDING LAND VALUE), OTHER FORMS OF BUSINESS RECEIPTS, AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE.
AS FOR THE QUARTERLY SURVEY, ONLY INFORMATION ON THE VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK WILL BE SOUGHT, AS THE PURPOSE IS TO PRODUCE, WITH THE MINIMUM TIME LAG, AN INDICATOR OF OUTPUT TRENDS IN THE INDUSTRY. ABOUT 1 800 CONSTRUCTION ESTABLISHMENTS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE SURVEY.
THE SURVEYS
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