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TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1988
1986 BY-CENSUS MAIN REPORT: VOLUME 1 PUBLISHED
AND
MAIN FINDINGS OF THE 1986 BY-CENSUS, IN THE FORM OF ANALYSES SUMMARY TABLES, WERE RELEASED TODAY (TUESDAY) PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
IN A
REPORT
REPORT:
THE REPORT ENTITLED "HONG KONG 1986 BY-CENSUS MAIN VOLUME 1" IS THE LAST IN A SERIES OF REPORTS BEING PUBLISHED ON THE 1986 BY-CENSUS.
SHOWS
"THE REPORT IS AIMED AT THE GENERAL READER AND COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT
SAID.
"CENSUS DATA ARE ANALYSED THROUGH COMPARISONS WITH THE 1976 BY-CENSUS AND THE 1981 CENSUS, AND DISCUSSION OF THE CHANGES IS GIVEN.
"TOPICS SUCH AS AGE AND SEX, GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION, HOUSING, HOUSEHOLDS, EDUCATION, LABOUR FORCE, INCOME, INTERNAL MOVEMENT AND THE NEW TOWNS POPULATION ARE CONSIDERED IN DETAIL.
A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE CENSUS METHODOLOGY AND ASSESSMENT OF DATA QUALITY ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE REPORT.
AN
GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION
THE REPORT IS NOW ON SALE AT $80 PER COPY AT THE PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE OFFICE OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON THE 19TH FLOOR, WAN THAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.
SPECIAL FERRY ARRANGEMENTS FOR TIN HAU FESTIVAL
SPECIAL FERRY SERVICES BETWEEN NORTH POINT (EAST) FERRY AND JOSS HOUSE BAY WILL BE OPERATED BY THE HONGKONG AND YAUMATI COMPANY DURING THE TIN HAU FESTIVAL.
PIER FERRY
THE SPECIAL FERRIES WILL START RUNNING AT 8.30 AM ON SATURDAY (MAY 7) AND OPERATE OVERNIGHT UNTIL 4 PM ON SUNDAY (MAY 8}.
/THE SERVICE