SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1984
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1981 SURVEY OF BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
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A STATISTICAL REPORT ENTITLED +1981 SURVEY OF BUILDING,
CONS JCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS+ HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AND IS NOW ON SALE AT THE
GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, CONNAUGHT PLACE.
THE REPORT CONTAINS COMPREHENSIVE STATISTICAL TABLES ON THE STRUCTUPAL AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BUILDING AND CONTRUCTION SECTOR, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, ARCHITECTURAL, SURVEYING AND PROJECT ENGINEERING SERVICES, AND THE REAL ESTATE LEASING, BROKERAGE AND MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES SECTOR.
THE INFORMATION, RELATING TO THE YEAR 1981, WAS COLLECTED FROM ESTABLISHMENTS IN THESE SECTORS IN A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
BESIDES PROVIDING INFORMATION_TO_THE_GOVERNMENT FOR POLICY MAKING, THE STATISTICS ARE USEFUL TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR DECISION MAKING, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND MARKET RESEARCH.
THE REPORT IS ON SALE AT $9 A COPY.
ENQUIRIES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT TELEPHONE NUMBER 3-7213846.
MEET THE PUBLIC SCHEME POPULAR
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THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD'S MEET THE PUBLIC SCHEME IS BECOMING MORE POPULAR.
LOCAL RESIDENTS USE THIS ADDITIONAL CHANNEL TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS, VOICE COMPLAINTS, OR SOLVE SOME OF THE IR PROBLEMS.
SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT THE GROWING POPULARITY OF THE SCHEME WAS EVIDENT FROM THE SHARP INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CASES HANDLED.
HE POINTED OUT THAT BOARD MEMBERS DEALT WITH 163 CASES DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR, COMPARED WITH 92 CASES DURING THE PRECEDING SIX-MONTH PERIOD.
MOST OF THE CASES WERE REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE, ESPECIALLY ON HOUSING MATTERS, AND THE OTHERS WERE COMPLAINTS, SUGGESTIONS, CRIME REPORTS AND ENQUIRIES.
OF THE 163 CASES HANDLED 84 OR MORE THAN HALF WERE SUCCESSFULLY DEALT WITH, WHILE 54 WERE UNSUCCESSFUL DUE TO CONFLICT WITH EXISTING GOVERNMENT POLICIES.
/TWENTY-FIVE CASES