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SUNDAY, APRIL 29. 1984

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ABOUT 8 000 ESTABLISHMENTS WILL BE ENUMERATED IN THE SECTORS OF MINING AND QUARRYING, MANUFACTURING, AND ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER.

INFORMATION SOUGHT IN THE SURVEY INCLUDES TYPE OF OWNERSHIP COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF INVESTMENT, FLOOR AREA, EMPLOYMENT, MAN-HOURS WORKED, COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES (1.E. WAGES, SALARIES AND OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFITS), CONTRACT AND COMMISSION WORK, PURCHASES OF MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES, OTHER EXPENSES, SALES AND WORK DONE, OTHER RECEIPTS, STOCKS AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE.

REFERRING TO THE SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID ITS AIM IS TO COLLECT STATISTICS FOR ASCERTAINING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS TO HONG KONG'S GDP, FOR STUDYING THE COST STRUCTURE, OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTPUT LEVELS OF DIFFERENT TRADES IN THE SECTOR, AND FOR ANALYSING THE COST AND OUTPUT IN CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

+THESE STATISTICS ARE REQUIRED BY BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISES IN THE FORMULATION OF THEIR DECISIONS.+ HE SAID.

THE SURVEY COVERS ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN THE FOLLOWING TRADES:

* BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION;

* REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT;

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ARCHITECTURAL, SURVEYING AND PROJECT ENGINEERING, AND

* REAL ESTATE LEASING, BROKERAGE AND MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT ABOUT 5 300 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE ESTABLISHMENTS WILL BE ENUMERATED IN THE SURVEY, COMPRISING A FULL COVERAGE OF THE PROMINENT CONCERNS AND A RANDOM SAMPLE OF THE SMALLER ESTABLISHMENTS.

FOUR VERSIONS OF THE SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES ARE USED TO COLLECT ESTABLISHMENT STATISTICS OF DIFFERENT TRADES.

IN ADDITION, THERE ARE TWO PROJECT RETURNS TO OBTAIN DATA ON INDIVIDUAL CONSTRUCTION SITES AND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

INFORMATION SOUGHT IN THE SURVEY INCLUDES: THE TYPE OF OWNERSHIP NUMBER OF DIRECT EMPLOYEES; LABOUR COSTS: CONSUMPTION OF MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES FOR CONSTRUCTION: PAYMENTS FOR SUB- CONTRACT WORK OPERATING EXPENSES; VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED VALUE OF PROPERTY UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND ITS ASSOCIATED PROJECT OUTLAYS (INCLUDING LAND VALUE); OTHER FORMS OF BUSINESS RECEIPTS CAPITAL EXPENDITURE BY THE ESTABLISHMENTS SURVEYED AND FLOOR AREA OCCUPIED FOR BUSINESS OPERATION.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE QUESTIONNAIRES FOR BOTH SURVEYS ARE SENT BY RECORDED DELIVERY TO THE ESTABLISHMENTS CONCERNED.

/+MANAGEMENTS ARE