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MONDAY, JULY 4, 1983

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HOUSEHOLD SURVEY BEING CARRIED OUT

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IS CONDUCTING, ON A MONTH- TO-MONTH BASIS, A GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY.

THE SURVEY STARTED IN ALGUST 1981 AND IS CARRIED OUT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS BY THE PERMANENT FIELD STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT TO COLLECT UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION.

A RANDOM SAMPLE OF SOME 6 000 HOUSEHOLDS IS SELECTED THROUGHOUT ALL DISTRICTS IN HONG KONG FOR PARTICIPATION IN EACH MONTHLY SURVEY.

ABOUT HALF OF THE HOUSEHOLDS WERE INTERVIEWED THREE MONTHS EARLIER AND ARE SELECTED AGAIN IN ORDER TO MEASURE MORE ACCURATELY THE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THEN.

AN OFFICIAL LETTER, IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH, WILL BE SENT TO THE SAMPLED HOUSEHOLDS PRIOR TO THE SURVEY TO EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY AND TO SEEK THEIR COOPERATION IN PARTICIPATING.

ASSISTANT CENSUS AND SURVEY OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. EACH IDENTIFYING HIMSELF WITH A DEPARTMENTAL IDENTITY CARD ISSUED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, WILL VISIT THE SAMPLED HOUSEHOLDS TO COLLECT THE INFORMATION.

QUESTIONS ASKED IN THE SURVEY INCLUDE THOSE ON THE PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION (SUCH AS AGE, SEX AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT) AS WELL AS ON THE LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS (SUCH AS ACTIVITY STATUS, HOURS OF WORK, INDUSTRY, OCCUPATION).

IN ADDITION, SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS ON VARIOUS SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE POPULATION ARE ALSO ASKED. FOR THE MONTHS OF JULY TO SEPTEMBER 1983, QUESTIONS ON DEMAND FOR AND USE OF MEDICAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS SPORTS AND COUNTRY-SIDE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, WILL BE INCLUDED.

ALL INFORMATION COLLECTED IN THE SURVEY WILL BE TREATED AS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND WILL NOT BE REVEALED TO ANY PERSON OR

A ORGANISATION OUTSIDE THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT STRESSED.

BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR ABOUT BRIDGE WORK ****

A CHIEF ENGINEER FROM THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE, MR S.S. TUNG, WILL BRIEF TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS ON THE MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE TSING YI BRIDGE AT TOMORROW'S (TUESDAY) MEETING.

AND AT THE SAME MEETING, MEMBERS WILL COMMENT ON THE REPORT PERSPECTIVE OF EDUCATION IN HONG KONG+.

OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE A BRIEFING BY MEMBERS OF THE ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL ON ITS WORK, THE REHOUSING POLICY OF SINGLE AND TWO-PERSON FAMILIES AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOOTBRIDGES AT THE JUNCTION OF CHEUNG WING ROAD AND WO YI HOP ROAD.