TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1990
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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS;
BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS;
TRANSPORT AND RELATED SERVICES; AND
STORAGE, COMMUNICATION, FINANCING, INSURANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES.
"THESE SURVEYS ARE CONDUCTED ANNUALLY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TO COLLECT ECONOMIC STATISTICS FOR ASCERTAINING THE STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES IN THE ECONOMY + AND FOR ASSESSING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THESE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ΤΟ THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF HONG KONG," HE SAID.
"RESULTS OF THE SURVEYS WILL BE USEFUL TO BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN FORMULATING POLICIES AND MAKING DECISIONS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
QUESTIONNAIRES WERE MAILED ΤΟ SOME 24,000 SAMPLED FOR THE 1989 SURVEYS IN APRIL MAY THIS YEAR.
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ESTABLISHMENTS
COMPLETE
THE ESTABLISHMENTS CONCERNED ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO RETURN THE QUESTIONNAIRES TO THE DEPARTMENT BY THE END OF THIS
AND MONTH.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS APPEALED ΤΟ THE MANAGEMENTS OF THE SAMPLED ESTABLISHMENTS TO RETURN THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES WITHOUT DELAY.
"THOSE WHO FAIL TO DO SO MAY BE COMMITTING AN OFFENCE.
"KACH QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN SO DESIGNED THAT RESPONDENTS MAY COMPLETE IT THEMSELVES.
"IF NECESSARY, OFFICERS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, WHO CARRY A GOVERNMENT IDENTITY CARD AND A CERTIFICATE FOR CONDUCTING THE RESPECTIVE SURVEYS, CAN VISIT THE ESTABLISHMENTS CONCERNED TO ASSIST THEM IN COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES," HE SAID.
THE COMMISSIONER POINTED OUT THAT AUDITED ACCOUNTS WERE NOT ESSENTIAL FOR THE SUPPLY OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE DATA REQUIRED IN THESE SURVEYS.
ACCOUNTS
"THE DEPARTMENT ACCEPTS FIGURES BASED ON PRELIMINARY OR ESTIMATES WHICH ARE CORRECT TO THE BEST OF THE RESPONDENTS' KNOWLEDGE AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION OF RETURNS.
"THE ESTABLISHMENTS CONCERNED THEREFORE NEED NOT WAIT FOR THEIR AUDITED ACCOUNTS IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THEIR QUESTIONNAIRES, HE SAID.
HE STRESSED THAT INFORMATION RELATING то ESTABLISHMENTS WOULD BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE PROVISION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDINANCE, AND AGGREGATE INFORMATION WHICH DID NOT REVEAL DETAILS OF ESTABLISHMENTS WOULD BE RELEASED.
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