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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1983

SOME 6 000 HOUSEHOLDS ARE SELECTED IN A RANDOM SAMPLE THROUGHOUT ALL DISTRICTS IN HONG KONG FOR PARTICIPATION IN EACH MONTHLY SURVEY. ABOUT HALF OF THE HOUSEHOLDS ARE INTERVIEWED THREE MONTHS EARLIER AND ARE SELECTED AGAIN, IN ORDER TO MEASURE MORE ACCURATELY THE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED,

AN OFFICIAL LETTER, IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH, IS BEING 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 IDENTIFIED BY A 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 LABOÚR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS (SUCH AS ACTIVITY STATUS, HOURS OF WORK, INDUSTRY, OCCUPATION, ETC.)

IN ADDITION, SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS ON VARIOUS SOCIO- ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE POPULATION ARE ALSO INQUIRED. FOR THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 1983, QUESTIONS ON TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS, LIVING AREA AND TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION, FUEL CONSUMPTION PATTERN, AND THE USE OF PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICE, WILL BE INCLUDED.

ALL INFORMATION COLLECTED IN THE SURVEY WILL BE TREATED AS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND WILL NOT BE REVEALED TO ANY PERSON OR ORGANISATION OUTSIDE THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID,

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION REPORT ON SALE

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS PREPARED A STATISTICAL REPORT, ENTITLED +1980 SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION+, IN RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES TO THE HONG KONG ECONOMY.

THE SURVEY COVERS ESSENTIALLY THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR,

BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN MINING AND QUARRYING, AND IN THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER.

THE REPORT CONTAINS INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURAL AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VARIOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.

BESIDES PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR POLICY MAKING, THE STATISTICS ARE USEFUL TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR DECISION MAKING, ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND MARKET ANALYSIS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

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