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As the Quarterly Report of the General Household Survey (GHS) produced by the Census and Statistics Department mainly aims at presenting the results of the survey in respect of the labour force characteristics of Hong Kong, it contains detailed statistics mostly on employment, unemployment and underemployment.
The contents of the report are nevertheless reviewed periodically to ensure that statistics frequently used by the public are included. The median monthly household income figure based on the survey is currently available to the public upon request. Consideration will be given to including it in the report in the next round of review.
Regarding the decile distribution of household income, owing to the limited sample size of the GHS, the accuracy of the income information particularly at the two ends of the decile distribution is subject to sampling effects such that the income distribution, in overall terms, has not attained the necessary degree of reliability. Hence the current practice is that the decile distribution of household income is compiled on the basis of the results of a population census/by-census only.
Fight against triad influence in schools
Following are a question by the Hon Cheung Man-kwong and a written reply by the Secretary for Security, Mr Peter Lai, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Regarding the infiltration of triad elements into schools and students committing criminal offences, will the Government inform this Council:
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of the numbers of cases in which students were prosecuted and convicted respectively for involvement in triad activities in each district in the past three years, together with a breakdown of such cases by category of offence and number of students/schools involved;