SUNDAY, JULY 17, 1983
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TV AUDIENCE ATTITUDE SURVEY STARTING TOMORROW
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A SAMPLE SURVEY OF TELEVISION AUDIENCE ATTITUDES WILL BE LAUNCHED TOMORROW (MONDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF THE TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY (TELA).
THE PURPOSE OF THIS SURVEY IS TO SOLICIT PUBLIC OPINIONS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF TV PROGRAMMES AND COMMERCIALS.
SUCH INFORMATION WILL BE OF VALUE TO THE TELA IN ASSESSING THE IR CURRENT CENSORSHIP STANDARDS.
SOME 3 000 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY HAVE BEEN RANDOMLY SELECTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SURVEY AND PERSONS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 AND 64 WILL BE INTERVIEWED FROM EACH HOUSEHOLD.
THEY WILL BE ASKED QUESTIONS ON SUCH ISSUES AS THEIR USUAL PATTERNS OF TELEVISION VIEWING, OPINIONS ON VARIOUS KINDS OF PROGRAMMES AND VIEWS ON COMMERCIALS AND CENSORSHIP STANDARDS.
ENUMERATORS WHO WILL IDENTIFY THEMSELVES WITH OFFICIAL IDENTITY CARDS ISSUED BY THE TELA, WILL VISIT THE SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD FROM JULY 19 TO JULY 31.
FOR OPERATIONAL REASONS, THEY WILL ALSO WORK OUTSIDE NORMAL OFFICE HOURS AND ON SUNDAYS.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS TODAY CALLED FOR ACTIVE SUPPORT FROM THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY,
+ALL FACTS AND OPINIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS WILL BE KEPT IN STRICT CONFIDENCE, HE SAID.
ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT 5-438344 DURING OFFICE HOURS.
FOOTBRIDGE FOR KOWLOON BAY
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THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PLANS TO CONSTRUCT A COVERED CONCRETE FOOTBRIDGE ACROSS THE EXISTING ROAD A IN THE KOWLOON BAY RECLAMATION AREA,
THE FOOTBRIDGE WILL CONNECT THE TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA WITH THE PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ROAD A.
A NOTICE ON THE PROPOSED WORKS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
/A PLAN