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Wednesday, June 21, 1972

FIRST CENSUS REPORT PUBLISHED

The first detailed report of the 1971 population and housing

census has been published and is now on sale.

The publication entitled 'Census Basic Tables' was prepared by

computer from the questionnaires completed by census enumerators and

gives detailed information on the persons and households recorded during

the census.

In an introduction, the Commissioner for Census and Statistics,

Mr. K.W.J. Topley, says the aim is to make it possible for important

attributes of the population measured by the census to be seen and

compared within 20 tables. These include its size and distribution by

age and sex, educational attainments, languages spoken and the fertility

of women.

The methods by which the census was carried out and more detailed

analysis of the results will be discussed in further reports to be

published later in the year.

A booklet in English and Chinese showing the main results of

the census in coloured diagrams and charts will also be published soon.

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