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BY-CENSUS DATA DESTROYED
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QUESTIONNAIRES CONTAINING DATA ON INDIVIDUALS, LIVING QUARTERS AND HOUSEHOLDS COVERED BY THE 1986 BY-CENSUS WERE BURNT THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING AT THE KENNEDY TOWN INCINERATOR UNDER THE CLOSE SUPERVISION OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT STAFF.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT UNDER THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDINANCE, DATA ON INDIVIDUALS, LIVING QUARTERS AND HOUSEHOLDS OBTAINED FROM THE 1986 BY-CENSUS MUST BE TREATED AS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND ALL QUESTIONNAIRES WITH SUCH INFORMATION MUST BE DESTORYED WITHIN A YEAR AFTER THE BY-CENSUS.
HE STRESSED THAT AT ALL STAGES OF THE BY-CENSUS OPERATIONS, STEPS WERE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT CONFIDENTIALITY OF DATA WAS STRICTLY MAINTAINED.
+OTHER THAN THOSE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE BY-CENSUS OPERATIONS, NO ONE WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THE INDIVIDUAL DATA OF THE BY-CENSUS, CENSUS OFFICERS ARE ALL UNDER OATH OF SECRECY NOT TO DISCLOSE SUCH INFORMATION.
+QUESTIONNAIRES FROM THE BY-CENSUS WERE DESTORYED TO DISPEL ANY POSSIBLE ANXIETY WHICH THE PUBLIC MIGHT HAVE OVER THE IR FUTURE USE, HE SAID.
DATA COLLECTED FROM THE BY-CENSUS ARE STILL BEING PROCESSED BY COMPUTER. DETAILS OF INDIVIDUALS, LIVING QUARTERS OR HOUSEHOLDS ARE NOT KEPT ON COMPUTER NOR IN ANY OTHER FROM OF RECORDS IN THE DEPARTMENT, CENSUS RESULTS WILL BE RELEASED ONLY IN THE FORM OF AGGREGATED STATISTICAL TABLES.
CAD HEADQUARTERS ON THE MOVE
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THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT WILL MOVE ITS HEADQUARTERS FROM THE UNITED CENTRE TO THE 46TH FLOOR OF QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES AT 66 QUEENSWAY OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE DEPARTMENT'S ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING SECTION WILL ALSO
MOVE FROM ADMIRALTY CENTRE TO THE SAME ADDRESS.
THE DEPARTMENTAL HEADQUARTERS WILL RESUME BUSINESS ON MONDAY (JANUARY 19) AT 8.45 AM. THE NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES IS 5-8624332.
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