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MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1980

GOVERNMENT TO CARRY OUT TUEN MUN INDUSTRIAL SURVEY

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THE GOVERNMENT IS TO CARRY OUT AN INDUSTRIAL SURVEY OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.

THE SURVEY, THE SECOND IN TWO YEARS, WILL BE UNDERTAKEN BY STAFF OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE, TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AND LECTURERS AND STUDENTS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF HONG KONG UNIVERSITY.

A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SURVEY WAS TO COLLECT INFORMATION IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF INDUSTRY IN THE NEW TOWN.

IT WOULD ALSO GATHER INFORMATION FROM FACTORY MANAGERS ABOUT THE IR REASONS FOR SETTING UP OPERATIONS IN TUEN MUN AND THE PROBLEMS THEY FACED.

MORE THAN 300 QUESTIONNAIRES WILL BE SENT TO THE FACTORY OPERATORS ON JUNE 25, WHICH SHOULD BE RETURNED BEFORE JULY 5. WHEN THEY ARE RECEIVED A PERSONAL INTERVIEW WILL BE ARRANGED FOR THE SECOND WEEK OF JULY, TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE CO-OPERATION OF FACTORY OPERATORS IN COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRE ACCURATELY AND COMPLETELY AND IN AGREEING TO MEET STUDENT INTERVIEWERS WAS ESSENTIAL IF THE SURVEY WAS TO BE AS SUCCESSFUL AS THE 1978 SURVEY.

STUDENT INTERVIEWERS WILL CARRY A LETTER CERTIFYING THE IR

IDENTITY.

ALL INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. IT WILL BE PRESENTED IN THE REPORT IN SUCH A WAY THAT INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED.

THE FIRST REPORT OF THE SURVEY IS EXPECTED TO BE PUBLISHED IN SEPTEMBER AND A FINAL COMPUTERISED REPORT IN DECEMBER.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID INFORMATION FROM THE LAST SURVEY HAD PROVED TO BE VERY USEFUL TO GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESSES, BUT IT WAS NO LONGER UP-TO-DATE.