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TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1988
III
THE STUDY HAS BEEN PROMPTED PARTLY BY THE OPENING OF STAGE
AND THE NEED TO OF THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR, LOOK
CONSTRUCTION OF INTO THE REQUIREMENTS STAGE IV OF THE CORRIDOR.
AND
TIMING
FOR
THE
WHICH
THE
IN THE WEST KOWLOON FINDINGS OF THE STUDY WILL ALSO BE USED RECLAMATION TRANSPORT STUDY TO BE CONDUCTED IN APRIL THIS YEAR, WILL COVER PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND MAJOR STRATEGIC OPTIONS UP TO YEAR 2001.
THE
NORTHWEST
KOWLOON
TRAFFIC
STUDY
IS
EXPECTED
ΤΟ
BE
COMPLETED IN MID-1988.
BY-CENSUS PUBLICATION ON SALE
J
THE "HONG KONG 1986 BY-CENSUS: SOCIAL ATLAS" THE LATEST PUBLICATION IN THE SERIES OF BY-CENSUS REPORTS PREPARED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, IS NOW ON SALE
PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE.
AT $25
THE DEPARTMENT HAD PUBLISHED IN JULY LAST YEAR BY-CENSUS REPORTS ON THE 19 DISTRICT BOARD DISTRICTS GIVING COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON THE DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION IN THESE AREAS.
THE SOCIAL ATLAS, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND PUBLISHED IN HONG KONG, CONTAINS 17 MAPS SHOWING THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SOME INTERESTING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION AT THE TERTIARY PLANNING UNIT LEVEL.
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS COVERED BY THE REPORT INCLUDE POPULATION DENSITY, CHANGE IN TOTAL POPULATION, CHILDREN AGED FROM 0 TO 5, CHILDREN OF PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE, CHILDREN OF SECONDARY SCHOOL AGE, ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE POPULATION, OLD-AGE POPULATION, PERSONS WITH TERTIARY EDUCATION, PUBLIC AND AIDED HOUSING, PRIVATE HOUSING, TEMPORARY HOUSING, OCCUPANCY OF LIVING QUARTERS, OWNER-OCCUPIED LIVING QUARTERS AND MEDIAN MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY): "THE REPORT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE QUICK VISUAL COMPARISONS
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SELECTED
OF THE POPULATION."
"IT DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO GIVE DETAILED ANALYSIS AND INTERTPRETATION OF THE BY-CENSUS RESULTS WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED IN A MAIN REPORT TO BE PUBLISHED EARLY THIS YEAR.
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