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Updated information available in central register
The Census and Statistics Department maintains a comprehensive and up-to- date computerised Central Register of Establishments which contains around 400,000 active business establishments in Hong Kong.
The register serves mainly as the sampling frame for various economic surveys conducted by the department. Besides, many other government departments and private organisations also make use of the records kept in the register in their publicity, business promotion, survey and research work.
Information kept in the Central Register of Establishments is updated on a quarterly basis. Updated information in respect of the third quarter of 1995 is now available.
A sample listing containing 20 per cent of the records randomly selected from the register is accessible by prospective users. Application for the supply of non- confidential particulars such as the name, address, major type of business activity and employment size class of all or part of the listed records can be made to the Central Register of Establishments Section of the department.
The information can be supplied in the form of photocopies or specially-run magnetic tapes. A charge will be levied for this service, at the following rates: -
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$5.6 per page of photocopy for the first 20 pages and $1.3 for each additional page thereafter; or
a charge of about $1,000 for a job requiring special computer run (exact amount depending on the complexity of the job concerned), if the information is required on magnetic tapes. The magnetic tape can be provided by the applicant, or by the department at a charge of $105 per tape.
Further details about the provision of this service can be obtained from the Central Register of Establishments Section of the department on 2582 4760.
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