MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1988
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AS THE ESTIMATES DERIVED FROM THE SAMPLE, THEY WERE SUBJECT TO SAMPLING ERROR. INTERPRETING THE SURVEY RESULTS.
SURVEY WERE BASED ON A CAUTION IS REQUIRED IN
THE REPORT ON THE SURVEY IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AT $13 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE SURVEY CAN BR DIRECTED TO THE SOCIAL ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. 5-8234692).
1987 SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION COMMENCED
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THE
COMMENCED,
(MONDAY).
SURVEY OF THE CENSUS
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FOR 1987 HAS
AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY
JUST
THE SURVEY IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY AND REPRESENTS PART OF A CONTINUOUS PROGRAMME IN THE DEPARTMENT TO COLLECT ECONOMIC STATISTICS ON THE STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL SECTORS IN HONG KONG,
THE AIMS OF THE SURVEY ARE TO OBTAIN DATA FOR EVALUATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE VARIOUS SECTORS ΤΟ HONG KONG'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, AND FOR ASCERTAINING THE COST STRUCTURE, OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTPUT LEVELS OF DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES.
RESULTS OF THE SURVEY WILL PROVIDE ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO FORMULATE POLICIES AND MAKE DECISIONS.
ABOUT 8,000 ESTABLISHMENTS WILL BE ENUMERATED IN THE PRESENT ROUND OF THE SURVEY, COVERING THE SECTORS OF MANUFACTURING, MINING AND QUARRYING, AND ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER.
INFORMATION SOUGHT IN THE SURVEY INCLUDES: TYPE OF OWNERSHIP, COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF INVESTMENT, FLOOR AREA, EMPLOYMENT, COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES (
(THAT IS WAGES, SALARIES AND OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFITS), PAYMENTS FOR SUB-CONTRACT
WORK, VALUE OF PURCHASES AND EXPENSES, SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS, AS WELL AS CAPITAL AND STOCKS.
OTHER
EXPENDITURE
THE SURVEY