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FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1988
THE COMPANY TABLED PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVEMENT
STEMMING
FROM
ITS OWN ANALYSIS OF THE ACCIDENT, SOME OF WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
THE COMPANY AGREED ΤΟ CO-OPERATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENT ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH FALL WITHIN ITS CONTROL. HAS NOTED THE LIKELY NEED FOR A CONSIDERABLE RESEARCH PERIOD PRIOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF POSITIVE ACTION FOR THE NEXT FOGGY SEASON.
TO
IT
ΤΟ
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE INQUIRY ARE BEING MADE PUBLIC OWING TO THE HIGH LEVEL OF PUBLIC INTEREST AND THEIR CONCERN OVER THE SAFE OPERATION OF THESE HIGH SPEED FERRY VESSELS.
SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS BEGINS
*
THE SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS FOR 1987 HAS BEGUN, THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
FOR
REAL
FOR
THE SURVEY IS AN ANNUAL ENQUIRY AND REPRESENTS PART OF A CONTINUOUS PROGRAMME IN THE DEPARTMENT TO COLLECT STATISTICS EVALUATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND ESTATE SECTORS TO HONG KONG'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND ASCERTAINING THE COST STRUCTURE, OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTPUT LEVELS OF DIFFERENT TRADES IN THE SECTORS.
STATISTICS COLLECTED IN THE PUBLIC AND THE PRIVATE SECTORS FOR DECISIONS.
SURVEY ARE USEFUL ΤΟ BOTH THE FORMULATING POLICIES AND MAKING
THE SURVEY IS CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS (ANNUAL SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS) ORDER 1984, WHICH WAS MADE UNDER THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 316) AND ISUED AS LEGAL NOTICE NO. 14 IN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE OF JANUARY 13, 1984.
IN THE SURVEY,
A RANDOM
ABOUT 6,000 ESTABLISHMENTS WILL BE ENUMERATED INCLUDING A FULL COVERAGE OF PROMINENT UNDERTAKINGS AND SAMPLE OF SMALLER ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING TRADES:
BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION;
* REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT;
ARCHITECTURAL, SURVEYING AND PROJECT ENGINEERING; AND
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REAL ESTATE