SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1991
SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMME ON '1991 CENSUS'
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL LAUNCH A SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMME ON THE 1991 POPULATION CENSUS TOMORROW (MONDAY).
"THE AIM OF THE EDUCATION PROGRAMME IS TO EDUCATE SECONDARY ONE TO SEVEN STUDENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF A POPULATION CENSUS TOWARDS THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS OF HONG KONG," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SAID.
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THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE PROGRAMME ALSO STRESSES THAT IT IS A CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PUBLIC TO CO-OPERATE IN THE CENSUS BY PROVIDING ACCURATE INFORMATION TO ENUMERATORS.
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ALL SECONDARY
ΤΟ SCHOOLS ARE REQUESTED TO SHOW A 20-MINUTE VIDEO
STUDENTS ON WHY AND HOW A POPULATION CENSUS IS CONDUCTED. THIS WILL BB FOLLOWED BY CLASS DISCUSSIONS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF TEACHERS.
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"IT IS EXPECTED THAT SCHOOLS WILL DEVOTE ONE LESSON FOR EACH CLASS TO MOUNT THIS PROJECT AS PART OF THE CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME, HE SAID.
ASSIST IN то AND
ΤΟ HE ADDED THAT SECONDARY STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED PUBLICISING THE CENSUS TO THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING THE CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRES.
RENDER
APART FROM THE VIDEO, BOOKMARKS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ALL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS.
THE CENSUS IS AN IMPORTANT PROJECT THROUGH WHICH POPULATION DATA ESSENTIAL FOR FORWARD PLANNING IN BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS WILL BE COLLECTED.
FROM THE PUBLIC IN ITS SMOOTH
SUPPORT THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THE PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION SECTOR IS VITAL FOR IMPLEMENTATION.
THE 1991 POPULATION CENSUS WILL
BE CONDUCTED FROM MARCH 15
TO 24.
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