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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1992
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY PURCHASE COPIES OF THE SURVEY REPORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, OR FROM THE PUBLICATIONS COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $8.00 PER COPY.
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DETAILS OF THE QUARTERLY BUSINESS OBTAINED FROM THE INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 839 3250.
CO-OPERATION IN TRANSPORT SURVEY CALLED FOR
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL CONDUCT A HOUSEHOLD SURVEY FROM MONDAY (FEBRUARY 17) TO COLLECT UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON TRAVEL PATTERNS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE TERRITORY AS A DATABASE FOR FUTURE. TRANSPORT PLANS.
THE SURVEY, WHICH IS CONDUCTED ONCE EVERY TEN YEARS, WILL ABOUT TWO-AND-A-HALF MONTHS UNTIL EASTER.
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FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY WILL BE USED FOR RE-CALIBRATING THE DATABASE AND TRANSPORT MODELS FOR THE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAMME AND POLICY PLANS FOR THE TERRITORY UP TO 2011.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT ABOUT 30,000 RANDOMLY SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS WILL BE INTERVIEWED ON THE DAILY TRANSPORT TRIPS MADE BY EACH MEMBER OF THE HOUSEHOLDS, INCLUDING THE USE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TRANSPORT MODES, THE PURPOSE AND DESTINATION OF THE TRIPS AND THE SETTING OUT AND ARRIVAL TIME OF THEIR JOURNEYS.
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"IT WILL ALSO BE USEFUL ΤΟ OBTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO PARKING OR ANY PART OF THEIR JOURNEYS WHICH INVOLVES WALKING, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
"ALL DATA COLLECTED WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL AND WILL ONLY USED FOR STATISTICAL ANALYSIS PURPOSE, HE STRESSED.
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THE SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS WOULD BE NOTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE SURVEYORS CARRYING OFFICIAL IDENTITY CARDS VISIT THEM.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID ONLY WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF THE HOUSEHOLDS SELECTED COULD THIS IMPORTANT TRANSPORT DATA EXERCISE BE SUCCESSFULLY DONE.
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