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THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1988
CSD CENTRAL REGISTER CAN ASSIST PRIVATE SECTOR
A COMPREHENSIVE AND UP-TO-DATE COMPUTERISED CENTRAL OF AROUND 300,000 ESTABLISHMENTS IN HONG KONG MAINTAINED CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT CAN BE OF USE TO THE PRIVATE A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
REGISTER BY THE SECTOR,
THE REGISTER SERVES MAINLY AS THE SAMPLING FRAME FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S SURVEYS ON BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS. MANY OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ALSO MAKE USE OF THE REGISTER FOR PUBLICITY, SURVEY AND RESEARCH WORK.
THE PRIVATE SECTOR CAN ALSO BENEFIT FROM THE REGISTER BY MAKING USE OF NON-CONFIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT PARTICULARS RECORDED IN IT FOR MARKET RESEARCH, STATISTICAL SURVEY, BUSINESS AND PRODUCT PROMOTION PURPOSES.
PRIVATE FIRMS MAY APPLY TO THE CENTRAL REGISTER SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF A PHOTOCOPY OR A MAGNETIC TAPE OF THE LISTING OF NON-CONFIDENTIAL PARTICULARS SUCH AS THE NAME, THE ADDRESS, THE MAJOR TYPE OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND THE EMPLOYMENT SIZE CLASS OF INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
THE CHARGES FOR THIS SERVICE ARE AS FOLLOWS:
* $2.50 PER PHOTOCOPY, AND
A MINIMUM CHARGE OF $340 FOR A JOB REQUIRING UP TO 20 CRU'S (COMPUTER RESOURCES UNIT) PLUS $17 FOR EACH CRU IN EXCESS
OF 20 CRU'S IF THE INFORMATION IS REQUIRED ON MAGNETIC TAPES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.
FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE SERVICE CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING THE CENTRAL REGISTER SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234760.
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