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SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 1990
ENCOURAGING RESPONSE TO 1989/90 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY
THE 1989/90 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY HAS BEEN PROGRESS. THE SURVEY WHICH STARTED IN LAST OCTOBER WILL BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.
MAKING GOOD BE COMPLETED
BY THE CENSUS AND
THE YEAR-LONG SURVEY IS JOINTLY CONDUCTED STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AND THE HANG SENG BANK LIMITED.
IS COLLECTED
EXPENDITURE PATTERNS OF URBAN BY INTERVIEWERS DURING THE
UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG SURVEY.
KONG
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE
CENSUS AND
STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SAID: BY THE
"THE RESPONSE TO THE SURVEY HAS SO FAR BEEN VERY ENCOURAGING. END OF JULY, SOME 3,900 HOUSEHOLDS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE SURVEY."
THE
WOULD SPOKESMAN
HOUSEHOLDS FOR
THEIR
INFORMATION
LIKE то THANK THOSE PARTICIPATING COOPERATION IN
PROVIDING THE ALSO APPEALS TO SURVEY. HE
ALL HOUSEHOLDS то REQUIRED FOR THE
THE SURVEY IN COOPERATE FULLY IF THEY WERE SELECTED TO TAKE PART IN THE COMING TWO MONTHS.
FOR HOUSEHOLDS WHICH ARE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
OF REQUIREMENTS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE PURPOSES AND
BE ON THE SURVEY WOULD COPIES OF A FEATURE ARTICLE HOUSEHOLDS TOGETHER WITH THE NOTIFICATION LETTERS.
THE SENT
SURVEY SURVEY,
TO
THE
WOULD
HOURS. IDENTITY OR THE
"IN ORDER TO ATTAIN A HIGHER RESPONSE RATE, INTERVIEWERS
NORMAL WORKING HOUSEHOLDS OUTSIDE NEED TO VISIT SELECTED MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLDS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK CAREFULLY THE CARDS, ISSUED EITHER BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
INTERVIEWERS BEFORE ADMITTING THEM HANG SENG BANK LIMITED, OF THE INTO THEIR HOUSES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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IN
"DATA SUPPLIED BY INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS WOULD BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL AND THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY WOULD ONLY BE PUBLISHED SUMMARY FORM," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
INDEXES BASED ON THE A NEW SERIES OF CONSUMER PRICE RESULTS WILL BE COMPILED AND IS EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED IN APRIL YEAR.
SURVEY
NEXT
THE
DURING
CENSUS OFFICE
ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE SURVEY MAY BE DIRECTED TO AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT TEL. 823 4968 OR 823 5065 HOURS.
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