22
MONDAY, JULY 27, 1992
* THE SURVEY OF STORAGE, COMMUNICATIONS, FINANCING,
AND BUSINESS SERVICES.
INSURANCE
THE ANNUAL SURVEYS REPRESENT PART OF A CONTINUOUS PROGRAMME ΤΟ COLLECT UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, AND TO EVALUATE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF HONG KONG.
SURVEY RESULTS WILL BE USEFUL TO BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN FORMULATING POLICIES AND MAKING DECISIONS.
FOR THE
1991
THE
QUESTIONNAIRES WERE POSTED BETWEEN APRIL AND MAY TO ABOUT 26,000 ESTABLISHMENTS SAMPLED
SURVEYS. ESTABLISHMENTS CONCERNED ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO RETURN THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES TO THE DEPARTMENT BY THIS FRIDAY (JULY 31).
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HO,
THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS MR FREDERICK APPEALED TO THE MANAGEMENTS OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS 'TO FULFIL THEIR LEGAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BY RETURNING THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES WITHOUT DELAY-
THOSE WHO FAIL TO DO SO MAY BE COMMITTING AN OFFENCE, HE SAID.
RACH QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN SO DESIGNED THAT RRSPONDENTS COMPLETE IT THEMSELVES.
MAY
THE
THEM
IF NECESSARY, OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, WHO CARRY A GOVERNMENT IDENTITY CARD AND A CERTIFICATE FOR CONDUCTING RESPECTIVE SURVEYS, MAY VISIT THE ESTABLISHMENTS ΤΟ HELP COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRES.
MR HO POINTED OUT THAT AUDITED ACCOUNTS WERE NOT ESSENTIAL THE SUPPLY OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE DATA REQUIRED IN THE SURVEYS.
"THE OR ESTIMATES
FOR
DEPARTMENT ACCEPTS FIGURES BASED ON PRELIMINARY ACCOUNTS
WHICH ARE CORRECT TO THE BEST OF THE RESPONDENTS' KNOWLEDGE AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION OF THE RETURNS, ACCOUNTS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE."
HE STRESSED THAT
IF
AUDITED
INFORMATION RELATING TO
INDIVIDUAL
UNDER
THE
ESTABLISHMENTS
WILL BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE PROVISION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDINANCE.
"ONLY AGGREGATE INFORMATION, WHICH DOES NOT REVEAL DETAILS OF INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS, WILL BE RELEASED," HE ADDED.
GOVT LAND TO LET BY TENDER
THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE SHORT-TERM TENANCY ON A РІКСЕ OF GOVERNMENT LAND FN ARRA TOK, CONTAINER PORT ROAD, KWAT CHUNG, NEW TERRITORIES.
FOR VEHICLE
WITH AN AREA OF ABOUT 45,850 SQUARE METRES, THE LAND IS REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF CONTAINERS; AND A FEE-PAYING PUBLIC PARK SOLELY FOR LICENSED CONTAINER TRACTORS AND TRAILERS.
/THE TENANCY