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MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1985
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY CONTINUES
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO CONDUCT THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY IN APRIL TO JUNE, 1985.
THE SURVEY, CONDUCTED MONTHLY SINCE AUGUST 1981, COLLECTS INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPOLYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT, AND THE GENERAL SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION.
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 THE IR 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.
NEW SOCIAL CENTRE FOR ELDERLY IN TSZ WAN SHAN
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A NEW SOCIAL CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY WILL BE OPENED THIS YEAR TO SERVE THE ELDERLY POPULATION IN THE FIVE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES IN TSZ WAN SHAN, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
THERE IS AT PRESENT ONE SOCIAL CENTRE IN TSZ ON ESTATE, THE NEW ONE WILL BE IN TSZ OI ESTATE.
THE SPOKESMAN WAS COMMENTING ON A STUDY ON SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY IN TSZ LOK ESTATE CARRIED OUT BY THE HONG KONG PEOPLE"> COUNCIL OF PUBLIC HOUSING POLICY AND THE TSZ WAN SHAN YOUTH CENTRE OF THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF YOUTH GROUPS. THE FINDINGS WERE MADE PUBLIC EARLIER THIS MONTH.
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