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MRS HO ADVISED LOCAL PHILATELISTS THAT A SPECIAL HANDBACK SERVICE WOULD BE AVAILABLE AT THE POK FU LAM POST OFFICE ON JULY 5.
UNREGISTERED FULLY POSTAGE PREPAID "FIRST DAY COVERS" PREPARED PRIVATELY, AND BEARING A LOCAL ADDRESS, WILL BE ACCEPTED OVER THE COUNTER, IMPRESSED WITH THE NORMAL POST OFFICE DATESTAMP AND HANDED BACK TO THE PERSON PRESENTING THEM.
GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CONDUCT A GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY FROM JULY TO SEPTEMBER.
THE QUARTERLY SURVEY, CONDUCTED ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS SINCE AUGUST 1981, COLLECTS INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT, AND THE GENERAL SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION.
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QUESTIONS ON HONG KONG RESIDENTS' EXPENDITURE ABROAD, LEAVE AND MATERNITY LEAVE PATTERN OF EMPLOYEES, EXPENDITURE ON LEGAL SERVICE, DOMESTIC HELPERS, CIGARETTE SMOKING PATTERN, PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE CONCEPT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE ON RENT WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THIS ROUND OF THE SURVEY.
ABOUT 11,800 HOUSEHOLDS ARE SELECTED DISTRICTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SURVEY.
SCIENTIFICALLY FROM ALL
TO MEASURE MORE ACCURATELY THE CHANGES
IN THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION, THE SURVEY ADOPTS AN OVERLAPPING SAMPLE DESIGN SUCH THAT ABOUT HALF OF THE HOUSEHOLDS ENUMERATED IN A GIVEN QUARTER ARE THE SAME AS THOSE ENUMERATED IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.
AN OFFICIAL LETTER, IN BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH, HAS BEEN SENT TO THE SAMPLED HOUSEHOLDS TO EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY AND то SEEK THEIR CO-OPERATION.
CENSUS OFFICERS
OF THE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTACT HOUSEHOLDS
CONCERNED TO COLLECT THE REQUIRED INFORMATION.
WHEN THEY VISIT HOUSEHOLDS, CENSUS OFFICERS CARRY WITH THEM GOVERNMENT IDENTITY CARDS AND CERTIFICATES FOR CONDUCTING THE SURVEY. THEY WILL MAKE SUCH DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY HOUSEHOLDS TO CONFIRM THEIR IDENTITIES.
THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY IS CONDUCTED UNDER THE CENSUS STATISTICS ORDINANCE.
AND
ORDINANCE, DATA
WILL BE
KEPT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL PERSONS OR HOUSEHOLDS COLLECTED CONFIDENTIAL AND WILL NOT BE RELEASED ΤΟ THE PUBLIC, ANY PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS OR OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
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