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WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1991
* THE SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL
ESTATE SECTORS;
THI SURVEY OF TRANSPORT AND RELATED SERVICES; AND
* THE SURVEY OF STORAGE, COMMUNICATION, FINANCING,
INSURANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES.
THESE SURVEYS ARE CONDUCTED ANNUALLY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TO COLLECT UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF THESE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, AND ΤΟ EVALUATE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF HONG KONG.
RESULTS OF THE SURVEYS WILL BE USEFUL TO BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN FORMULATING POLICIES AND MAKING DECISIONS.
QUESTIONNAIRES WERE MAILED IN APRIL MAY 1991 TO ABOUT 25,000 ESTABLISHMENTS SAMPLED FOR THE 1990 SURVEYS. THE ESTABLISHMENTS CONCERNED ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO RETURN THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES TO THE DEPARTMENT BY JULY 31 THIS YEAR.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS APPEALS TO THE MANAGEMENTS OF THE SAMPLED ESTABLISHMENTS TO RETURN THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES WITHOUT DELAY. THOSE WHO FAIL ΤΟ DO SO MAY BE COMMITTING AN OFFENCE.
EACH QUESTIONNAIRE OF THESE ANNUAL ECONOMIC SURVEYS 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.
THE COMMISSIONER POINTED OUT THAT AUDITED ACCOUNTS ARE NOT ESSENTIAL FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION RELATING TO INCOME AND EXPENDITURE IN THESE ANNUAL ECONOMIC SURVEYS.
THE DEPARTMENT ACCEPTS FIGURES BASED ON PRELIMINARY ACCOUNTS OR ESTIMATES WHICH ARE CORRECT TO THE BEST OF THE RESPONDENTS' KNOWLEDGE AT THE TIME OF SURMITTING THE QUESTIONNAIRES.
THE ESTABLISHMENTS CONCERNED THEREFORE NEED NOT WAIT FOR THEIR AUDITED ACCOUNTS IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THEIR QUESTIONNAIRES.
UNDER THE THAT ONLY
HE ALSO STRESSED THAT INFORMATION RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS WILL BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE PROVISION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDINANCE, AND AGGREGATE INFORMATION WHICH DOES NOT REVEAL DETAILS OF ESTABLISHMENTS WILL BE RELEASED.
INDIVIDUAL
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