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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1991
1990 SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS
STATISTICS
AND THE CENSUS
DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL SECTORS FOR 1990 HAS JUST COMMENCED.
PART
THE SURVEY 19 CONDUCTED ANNUALLY AND REPRESENTS CONTINUOUS PROGRAMME IN THE DEPARTMENT TO COMPILE STATISTICS STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION ESTATE ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG.
OBTAIN
UP-TO-DATE
TODAY ESTATE
OF A ON THE
AND REAL
DATA FOR AND REAL AND FOR AND
THE AIMS OF THE SURVEY ARE TO EVALUATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION
PRODUCT, ESTATE
HONG KONG'S GROSS DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES TO
COST STRUCTURE, OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS
ASCERTAINING
OUTPUT LEVELS.
THEIR
RESULTS OF THE SURVEY ARE USEFUL TO BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN FORMULATING POLICIES AND MAKING DECISIONS.
ACTIVITIES INCLUDING A RANDOM SAMPLE OF
ABOUT 4,200 ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN THE FOLLOWING
1 WILL BE ENUMERATED IN THE PRESENT ROUND OF THE SURVEY, FULL
PROMINENT ESTABLISHMENTS AND A OF SMALLER ESTABLISHMENTS :
COVERAGE
* BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION;
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT;
* ARCHITECTURAL, SURVEYING AND PROJECT ENGINEERING; AND
* REAL ESTATE LEASING, BROKERAGE AND MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT.
REAL
STATISTICS THE SURVEY IS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE CENSUS AND (ANNUAL
ESTATE SECTORS) SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND
ORDINANCE ORDER 1984, WHICH WAS MADE UNDER THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS
14 IN THE GAZETTE ON (CHAPTER 3161 AND ISSUED AS LEGAL NOTICE NO, JANUARY 13, 1984.
THE
A DIFFERENT VERSION OF SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE IS USED FOR EACH OF FOUR AFORE-MENTIONED CATEGORIES OF ESTABLISHMENTS.
IN GENERAL, INFORMATION SOUGHT IN THE SURVEY INCLUDES: TYPE OF OWNERSHIP: NUMBER OF DIRECT EMPLOYEES; COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES; CONSUMPTION OF MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES; PAYMENTS FOR SUB-CONTRACT WORK; VALUE OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES; VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED;
PROJECT OUTLAYS OF PROPERTIES UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND THE ASSOCIATED (INCLUDING LAND VALUES; OTHER FORMS OF BUSINESS RECEIPTS; AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE.
SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES HAVE BEEN MAILED TO SAMPLED FOR THE SURVEY.
THE ESTABLISHMENTS
/THESE ESTABLISHMENTS