MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1985
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PUBLIC HELP IN SURVEYS URGED
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THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS, MR COLIN GREENFIELD TODAY (MONDAY) CALLED FOR PUBLIC COOPERATION IN TWO MAJOR SURVEYS BEING CARRIED OUT BY THE DEPARTMENT.
THE FIRST SURVEY IS THE 1984-85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY (HES) WHICH STARTED IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR,
+A MAJOR USE OF THE SURVEY RESULTS WILL BE TO UP-DATE THE WEIGHTS AND BASKET OF GOODS AND SERVICES OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDICES (CPI) A AND B, AND THE HANG SENG CPI,+ MR GREENFIELD EXPLAINED, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE.
+THE RESULTS ARE OF IMPORTANCE TO EVERYONE AND SO WE ALL HAVE AN INTEREST IN MAKING THEM AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE, HE ADDED.
THE TARGET SAMPLE SIZE FOR THE WHOLE SURVEY IS 4 700 HOUSEHOLDS, OUT OF WHICH SOME 1 800 HAD SO FAR TAKEN PART IN THE SURVEY.
+ IT IS PLANNED TO RELEASE NEW CPI SERIES BASED ON THE SURVEY RESULTS IN APRIL 1986, + HE SAID.
THE OTHER SURVEY IS THE 1985 PILOT POPULATION CENSUS.
+THIS WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM MARCH 8 TO 17, WITH THE PURPOSE OF TESTING ALL ASPECTS OF A CENSUS OPERATION IN PREPARATION FOR UNDERTAKING A BY-CENSUS IN MARCH 1986, + MR GREENFIELD SAID.
A SAMPLE OF 12 000 HOUSEHOLDS HAD BEEN RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM EIGHT DISTRICTS.
+AGAIN, THE COOPERATION OF HOUSEHOLDS SELECTED IS SOUGHT. CENSUS DATA IS FUNDAMENTAL IN PLANNING HOUSING, MEDICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND MANY OTHER FACILITIES. IT IS THEREFORE IN THE INTEREST OF ALL THAT THE CENSUS SHOULD BE A SUCCESS, + HE EXPLAINED.
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