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SUCH ECONOMIC DATA WILL PROVIDE THE BASIC INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE TRANSPORT SECTOR AND WILL BE NEEDED FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE SECTOR'S CONTRIBUTION TO HONG KONG'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT.
THE SURVEY RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED WHICH WILL BE USEFUL TO THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR FORMULATION OF DECISIONS AND POLICIES.
RESPONSE TO THE SURVEY IS A LEGAL REQUIREMENT.
A CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CONDUCT OF THIS SURVEY WAS MADE BY THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL UNDER SECTION 11 OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDINANCE AND ISSUED AS LEGAL NOTICE NO. 9 IN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ON JANUARY 14,
SELECTED ESTABLISHMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO RETURN THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES BY JULY 31.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS APPEALS TO MANAGEMENTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE QUESTIONNAIRES TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THEM PROMPTLY, AND TO CO-OPERATE WITH SURVEY STAFF.
WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, CENSUS AND SURVEY OFFICERS WITH GOVERNMENT IDENTITY CARDS WILL VISIT THE ESTABLISHMENTS CONCERNED TO ASSIST THEM IN COMPLETING QUESTIONNAIRES, IF NECESSARY.
TIN HAU FESTIVAL CELEBRATION AT JOSS HOUSE BAY
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MORE THAN 50 000 WORSHIPPERS AND SIGHTSEERS ARE EXPECTED TO VISIT JOSS HOUSE BAY IN SAI KUNG ON THURSDAY (MAY 5) FOR THE TIN HAU FESTIVAL CELEBRATION - AN ANNUAL EVENT IN HONOUR OF THE PATRON GODDESS OF SEAFARERS.
IN VIEW OF THE LARGE CROWD, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR CHAN SUI-JEUNG, TODAY (TUESDAY) URGED WORSHIPPERS TO MAKE GOOD USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND TAKE SPECIAL CARE WHEN GETTING ON AND OFF FERRIES.
HE REMINDED THEM THAT SPECIAL FERRY SERVICES WOULD BE OPERATING BETWEEN JOSS HOUSE BAY AND THE WAN CHAI FERRY PIER FROM 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY TO 4.30 PM ON THURSDAY AT INTERVALS RANGING FROM 45 MINUTES TO ONE AND A HALF HOURS.
FOR THOSE TRAVELLING BY BOATS, MR CHAN SAID BOTH THE MARINE POLICE AND MARINE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES WOULD BE PATROLLING ALONG THE AREA. OPERATORS WOULD BE LIABLE TO PROSECUTION SHOULD THE BOATS BE OVERLOADED.
+ADEQUATE POLICE AND MEDICAL FACILITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE SCENE SHOULD EMERGENCY ARISE,+ HE SAID.
THE DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS WOULD BE PROHIBITED AND THE OPERATOR OF ANY VESSEL SEEN DISCHARGING FIREWORKS OR HOLDING A DISPLAY WOULD BE PROSECUTED.
SIMILARLY, NO LION DANCE TEAMS WOULD BE PERMITTED TO PERFORM ASHORE OR DISEMBARK FROM VESSELS.
/THIS YEAR,
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