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MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1976

EMPLOYMENT SURVEY OF PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION SITES ******

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL AGAIN CONDUCT A SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT IN PRIVATE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION WORK SITES BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY (DECEMBER 15 - 17).

THE SURVEY IS THE SECOND OF ITS KIND IN THREE MONTHS,

THE PREVIOUS ONE WAS CARRIED OUT IN SEPTEMBER. THE RESULT SHOWED THAT OF THE 45,848 PEOPLE ENGAGED AT VARIOUS WORK SITES, 29,829 WERE INVOLVED IN PRIVATE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

THE FORTHCOMING SURVEY COVERS ALL WORK SITES ON RECORD OF THE BUILDING ORDINANCE OFFICE AND REFERS TO ALL SITE WORKERS ENGAGED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE ENGAGED IN PROFESSIONAL WORK, SUCH AS ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, CONTRACT MANAGERS AND SURVEYORS.

CIRCULAR LETTERS TOGETHER WITH COPIES OF THE SURVEY FORM HAVE BEEN SENT TO THOSE CONTRACTORS IN CHARGE OF BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION WORK AT THE SITES. CONTRACTORS ARE REQUESTED TO ASSIGN A RESPONSIBLE PERSON AT EACH SITE TO COMPLETE THE FORM WITH THE NUMBER OF SITE WORKERS BY SEX BY WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 15). SURVEY OFFICERS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, EACH BEARING A GOVERNMENT IDENTITY CARD, WILL THEN VISIT THE RESPECTIVE SITES TO COLLECT THE COMPLETED SURVEY FORMS AND RENDER ASSISTANCE IF NECESSARY.

THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS TODAY APPEALED

TO CONTRACTORS AND THEIR SITE STAFF FOR CO-OPERATION.

HE EMPHASIZED THAT THE INFORMATION OBTAINED WOULD BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WOULD ONLY BE USED FOR THE COMPILATION OF STATISTICAL TABLES.

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