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MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1981

CENSUS AND SURVEY OFFICERS WITH GOVERNMENT IDENTITY CARDS WILL, UPON REQUEST, VISIT THE ESTABLISHMENTS CONCERNED AND ASSIST THEM IN COMPLETING QUESTIONNAIRES.

DATA TO BE COLLECTED RELATE TO THE YEAR 1980 AND INCLUDE TYPE OF OWNERSHIP, EMPLOYMENT, LABOUR COSTS, OPERATING EXPENSES, BUSINESS TURNOVER, CAPITÁL EXPENDITURE AND CAPITAL STOCK, AND TRANSACTIONS ON IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF SERVICES.

RESULTS OF THIS SURVEY WILL PROVIDE THE BASIC INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SECTORS COVERED AND WILL BE NEEDED FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE SECTORS' CONTRIBUTION TO HONG KONG'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT.

SUCH ECONOMIC DATA ARE REQUIRED BY BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR FORMULATION OF THEIR POLICY DECISIONS AND ARE ESSENTIAL IN CONSIDERING INDUSTRIAL DIVERSIFICATION.

CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDERS AUTHOR ISING THE CONDUCT OF THESE SURVEYS WERE MADE BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL UNDER SECTION 11 OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDINANCE ON JANUARY 27, 1981, AND WERE GAZETTED ON JANUARY 30, 1981 AS LEGAL NOTICE NOS. 27/1981 AND 28/1981 AND 26/1981 FOR THE SURVEY OF TRANSPORT ESTABLISHMENTS, THE SURVEY OF STORAGE, COMMUNICATION, FINANCING, INSURANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES AND THE SURVEY OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF SERVICES RESPECTIVELY.

THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS APPEALS TO MANAGEMENTS TO RETURN THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES PROMPTLY AND TO CO-OPERATE WITH CENSUS STAFF DURING THE SURVEY ENUMERATION PERIOD.

HE STRESSES THAT INFORMATION RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS WILL BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND THAT ONLY AGGREGATE INFORMATION WHICH DOES NOT REVEAL DETAILS OF INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS, WILL BE RELEASED.

GOVERNOR TO OPEN SHA TIN SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN THE $25 MILLION SHA TIN JOCKEY CLUB PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL AND SQUASH COURT ON THURSDAY (APRIL 16).

THE SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX -- THE FIRST MAJOR PERMANENT RECREATIONAL OUTLET TO BE COMPLETED FOR THE PEOPLE OF SHA TIN IS THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW TERRITORIES, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

+THE ENTIRE CONSTRUCTION COST OF THE PROJECT, WHICH WAS GENEROUSLY DONATED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE CLUB'S KEEN INVOLVEMENT AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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