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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1984
THIS YEAR'S COUNTRYSIDE FIRE PREVENTION PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN WAS LAUNCHED ON SEPTEMBER 28 TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF FIRE RISKS DURING THE DRY SEASON.
THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT'S 12 FIRE LOOKOUTS ARE MANNED 24 HOURS A DAY.
WITH THE HELP OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG AIR FORCE, THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN CONDUCTING A HELICOPTER FIRE-FIGHTING TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR ITS 500-MEMBER FIRE CREW.
HOUSEHOLDS URGED TO HELP WITH SURVEY
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IS CALLING ON SOME 6 500 LOCAL ORGANISATIONS FOR SUPPORT IN THE 1984-85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY.
A LETTER HAS RECENTLY BEEN ISSUED TO ALL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, LABOUR UNIONS AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, DISTRICT BOARDS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND MAJOR TRADE ORGANISATIONS, ASKING THEM TO PUBLICISE THE SURVEY AND ENCOURAGE THE IR MEMBERS TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE ENUMERATORS.
THIS 12-MONTH SURVEY WHICH BEGAN LAST OCTOBER, IS JOINTLY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AND THE HANG SENG BANK.
THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY WILL BE USED TO UPDATE THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES TO REFLECT THE REALISTIC PRICE MOVEMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES CONSUMED. THE NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES WILL BE PUBLISHED AROUND APRIL 1986.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SATURDAY), +PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THE SURVEY IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS HAS BEEN VERY ENCOURAGING= THE SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS HAVE BEEN MOST CO-OPERATIVE IN SUPPLYING US WITH THE NECESSARY INFORMATION.+
SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS ARE ASKED TO KEEP A DAILY RECORD OF THE IR EXPENDITURE FOR TWO WEEKS AND TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON OTHER HOUSEHOLD PARTICULARS.
+AS A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION, A CHEQUE FOR $50 WILL BE GIVEN TO HOUSEHOLDS UPON COMPLETION OF THE RECORDS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, HE STRESSED THAT ALL INFORMATION WILL BE KEPT IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND BE USED SOLELY FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES.
INTERVIEWERS WILL CONTINUE TO VISIT SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS IN THE NEXT 10 MONTHS. THEY WILL BE CARRYING SPECIAL IDENTITY CARDS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR THE BANK.
ANYONE WISHING TO ENQUIRE ABOUT THE SURVEY MAY CALL THE DEPARTMENT AT 3-7216558 OR 3-7216534.
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