FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1992
THE WORKS IS EXPECTED TO START IN OCTOBER AND BE COMPLETED IN JANUARY 1995.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF TENDERS IS NOON, JULY 24.
FORMS OF TENDER AND FURTHER PARTICULARS MAY BE BALFOURS-HASWELL, 10/F, 1 KOWLOON PARK DRIVE, KOWLOON.
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SURVEY STARTS ON INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE SURVEY ON INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FOR 1991 HAS JUST STARTED.
THE ANNUAL SURVEY IS PART OF A CONTINUAL PROGRAMME TO COMPILE STATISTICS ON THE STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF VARIOUS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG.
THE SURVEY AIMS TO OBTAIN UP-TO-DATE DATA FOR EVALUATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF VARIOUS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES TO HONG KONG'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND FOR ASCERTAINING THEIR COST STRUCTURE, OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTPUT LEVELS.
SURVEY RESULTS ARE USEFUL ΤΟ BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR IN FORMULATING POLICIES AND MAKING DECISIONS.
THE
THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS, MR FREDERICK HO, APPEALED TO THE MANAGEMENT OF ALL SAMPLED ESTABLISHMENTS ΤΟ FULFIL THEIR LEGAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES BY RETURNING PROMPTLY THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES AND CO-OPERATING WITH OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE SURVEY.
HE STRESSED THAT INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS WOULD BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE UNDER THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDINANCE.
ONLY AGGREGATE INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT REVEAL DETAILS OF INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS WILL BE RELEASED, HE SAID.
MR HO POINTED OUT THAT AUDITED ACCOUNTS ARE NOT ESSENTIAL FOR THE SUPPLY OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE DATA REQUIRED IN THE SURVEY.
THE DEPARTMENT ACCEPTS FIGURES BASED ON OR ESTIMATES THAT ARE CORRECT TO THE BEST KNOWLEDGE AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION OF ACCOUNTS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE.
ROUND
PRELIMINARY ACCOUNTS
OF THE RESPONDENTS' THE RETURNS, IF AUDITED
IN THE PRESENT
ABOUT 7,800 ESTABLISHMENTS WILL BE ENUMERATED OF THE SURVEY, COVERING THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN MANUFACTURING; MINING AND QUARRYING; AND ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER.
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