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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1976

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY NEXT MONTH

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A NEW LABOUR FORCE SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF MARCH FOR THE PLANNING OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THE LAST SUCH SURVEY WAS CARRIED OUT IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR WHEN INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED ON THE ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION.

+IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THIS SORT OF INFORMATION IS KEPT AS UP-TO-DATE AS POSSIBLE,+ HE SAID.

THE SURVEY NEXT MONTH WILL ENABLE THE DEPARTMENT TO ASSESS CHANGES IN THE LABOUR FORCE AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS SINCE LAST SEPTEMBER.

IT WILL BE TAKEN ON A SAMPLE BASIS COVERING ABOUT 13,000 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGHOUT ALL DISTRICTS. BEFORE THEY ARE TO BE VISITED, AN OFFICIAL LETTER, IN BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH, WILL BE SENT TO THEM EXPLAINING THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY.

+FOR THE VISITS THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE SENDING OUT A NUMBER OF ENUMERATORS BETWEEN MARCH 1 AND 14,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID. +EACH ENUMERATOR WILL BEAR AN OFFICIAL IDENTITY CARD WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH ON IT FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSE.+

QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED WILL INCLUDE AGE AND SEX, EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS, OCCUPATION AND EARNINGS, HOURS OF WORK AND EDUCATION ATTAINMENT.

THE SPOKESMAN GAVE AN ASSURANCE THAT ALL INFORMATION COLLECTED WOULD BE KEPT IN THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE.

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