SUNDAY, JULY 1, 1984
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HOUSEHOLD SURVEY INCLUDES NEW TOPICS
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT'S MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY WILL INCLUDE NEW QUESTIONS FOR THE MONTHS OF JULY TO SEPTEMBER.
THESE QUESTIONS WILL COVER SUCH TOPICS AS PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE WORK OF DISTRICT BOARDS, SMOKING HABITS OF THE POPULATION, EMPLOYEES' SICK LEAVE PATTERN AND THE USE OF TREASURY SERVICES, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE SURVEY, CONDUCTED MONTHLY SINCE AUGUST 1981, IS TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION.
AS IN THE PAST, THE PRESENT SURVEY WILL ALSO INCLUDE QUESTIONS ON AGE, SEX, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ACTIVITY STATUS, HOURS OF WORK AND OCCUPATION.
SOME 5 000 HOUSEHOLDS ARE SELECTED AT RANDOM EACH MONTH FROM ALL DISTRICTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SURVEY.
ABOUT HALF OF THE HOUSEHOLDS INTERVIEWED THREE MONTHS AGO, WILL BE SURVEYED AGAIN TO MEASURE MORE ACCURATELY THE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THEN.
AN OFFICIAL LETTER, IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, HAS BEEN SENT TO THE SAMPLED HOUSEHOLDS TO EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY AND TO SEEK THEIR COOPERATION.
ASSISTANT CENSUS AND SURVEY OFFICERS, EACH CARRYING AN IDENTITY CARD ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT, WILL VISIT THESE HOUSEHOLDS TO COLLECT THE REQUIRED INFORMATION.
ALL INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY AND WILL NOT BE REVEALED TO ANY PERSON OR ORGANISATION OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
PLAYGROUND IN KWAI CHUNG READY SOON
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PHASE TWO OF A MULTI-PURPOSE PLAYGROUND IN KWAI CHUNG WILL BE READY FOR USE NEXT MONTH (AUGUST).
THE $5.5 MILLION HING FONG ROAD PLAYGROUND IS LOCATED ON A 1.74-HECTARE SITE ADJACENT TO THE POPULAR OSMAN RAMJU SADICK MEMORIAL GAMES HALL.
DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, THE PLAYGROUND WILL BE HANDED OVER ON COMPLETION TO THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR
MANAGEMENT.
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