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TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1974.

SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

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AS PART OF A LONG-TERM PROGRAMME FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC STATISTICS, THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY UNDERTAKING A CENSUS OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO PLANS FOR A CENSUS OF WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE IN 1976 IN RESPECT OF 1975.

FOR THIS PURPOSE, THE DEPARTMENT WILL CONDUCT A SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE SO THAT A DIRECTORY OF WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS ANALYSED BY EMPLOYMENT SIZE CAN BE COMPILED. THIS DIRECTORY WILL PROVIDE THE BASIC FRAME FOR THE FORTHCOMING CENSUS.

THE SURVEY WHICH BEGINS ON THURSDAY (JUNE 6) WILL COVER SOME 90,000 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS INCLUDING IMPORT AND EXPORT BUSINESSES, BUT EXCLUDING HAWKERS.

THE SURVEY IS EXPECTED TO LAST FOR TWO MONTHS AND WILL ASK FOR THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

(A) NUMBER OF PERSONS BY SEX ENGAGED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT. (8) NATURE OF BUSINESS, 1.E. WHOLESALING INCLUDING IMPORTING

AND EXPORTING, OR RETAILING.

(C) THE TYPES OF COMMODITIES THE ESTABLISHMENT DEALS IN.

STUDENTS FROM UNIVERSITIES ARE EMPLOYED FOR THE SURVEY WORK. THESE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN TRAINED BEFORE THEY START SURVEY WORK.

IN THE SURVEY, EACH STUDENT CARRIES WITH HIM OR HER AN OFFICIAL IDENTITY CARD ISSUED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, BEARING THE NAME, HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD NUMBER, PHOTOGRAPH AND SIGNATURE OF THE STUDENT.

THE STUDENTS ARE INSTRUCTED TO SHOW THIS IDENTITY CARD TO EACH ESTABLISHMENT THEY APPROACH AS PROOF OF THEIR STATUS AND AUTHORITY.

THE DEPARTMENT APPEALS TO WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS TO RENDER THEIR CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE TO THE STUDENTS BY SUPPLYING THEM WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION.

ALL INFORMATION SUPPLIED WILL BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND WILL BE USED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES ONLY. ONLY SUMMARY TABLES WILL BE PUBLISHED FROM WHICH INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISH- MENTS CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

RTV ARTISTES TO PROMOTE LOTTERY SALES

FOUR RTV ARTISTES WILL APPEAR AT STATUE SQUARE BETWEEN 5 P.M. AND 6 P.M. TOMORROW CWEDNESDAY) TO HELP PROMOTE SALES OF THIS YEAR'S SECOND GOVERNMENT LOTTERY.

THEY ARE MISS TINA CHING-FEI,

LEUNG AND MR. JOHNNY YIP.

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MISS STELLA CHEE, MISS ANGEL I NA

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE EVENT.

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