SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1987
THE TARGET DATE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE HS IS JANUARY 1, 1988. MOST OF HONG KONG'S MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES AND THE EEC, ARE LIKELY TO IMPLEMENT THE HS AS FROM THAT DATE.
HONG KONG PLANS TO SYNCHRONISE WITH ITS MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS.
ONCE THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE FOR THE HS IS CONFIRMED, A NEW HONG KONG IMPORTS AND EXPORTS CLASSIFICATION LIST CONTAINING ALL THE EIGHT-DIGIT HK HS COMMODITY CODES AND DESCRIPTIONS, TOGETHER WITH A COMPREHENSIVE HANDBOOK ON THE SUBJECT, WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE TO PREPARE THE PUBLIC FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW SYSTEM.
A SERIES OF TRAINING SEMINARS WILL ALSO BE ORGANISED NEAR THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE TO ASSIST IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS IN UNDERSTANDING HOW TO APPLY THE NEW CLASSIFICATION LIST FOR REPORTING IMPORT AND EXPORT DECLARATIONS IN HK HS CODES.
IN THE MEANTIME, ENQUIRIES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 17TH FLOOR, WANCHA I TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, ON 5-8234919.
SUMMARY TABLES ON TERTIARY PLANNING UNIT PUBLISHED
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FOLLOWING THE ISSUE OF THE TWO REPORTS ON THE 1986 BY-CENSUS IN FEBRUARY 1987, GIVING SUMMARY TABLES OF THE DATA AT DISTRICT AND CONSTITUENCY AREA LEVELS, THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT RELEASED TODAY (SATURDAY) THREE OTHER REPORTS, GIVING THE SUMMARY TABLES AT THE TERTIARY PLANNING UNIT LEVEL.
THESE REPORTS, ENTITLED +HONG KONG 1986 BY-CENSUS - TERTIARY PLANNING UNIT SUMMARY TABLES, DESCRIBE THE BROAD RANGE OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION ON HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON-NEW KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES,
THE TABLES CONTAINED IN EACH OF THE REPORTS COVER DETAILED INFORMATION ON HOUSEHOLDS AND POPULATION SUCH AS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, TENURE, HOUSEHOLD RENT, AGE AND SEX, MARITAL STATUS, OCCUPATION, INDUSTRY, INCOME FROM EMPLOYMENT AND ACTIVITY STATUS. MAPS SHOWING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TERTIARY PLANNING UNITS ARE ALSO ATTACHED TO EACH OF THE REPORTS.
+THE TERTIARY PLANNING UNIT SUMMARY TABLES ARE DESIGNED TO SHOW THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION BY SMALL GEOGRAPHICAL UNIT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
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