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SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1984

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QUESTIONNAIRES ARE BEING SENT TO ABOUT 2 800 ESTABLISHMENTS OUT OF A TOTAL OF SOME 8 000 ESTABLISHMENTS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE SURVEY.

DATA TO BE COLLECTED INCLUDE THE TYPE OF OWNERSHIP, FLOOR AREA, EMPLOYMENT, LABOUR COSTS, OPERATING EXPENSES, BUSINESS TURNOVER AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE.

SUCH ECONOMIC DATA WILL PROVIDE THE BASIC INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SECTORS CONCERNED AND WILL BE NEEDED FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE SECTORS' CONTRIBUTION TO HONG KONG'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT.

THE SURVEY RESULTS WILL ALSO BE USEFUL TO THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR THE FORMULATION OF DECISIONS AND POLICIES.

RESPONSE TO THE SURVEY IS A LEGAL REQUIREMENT. A CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDER AUTHORISING THE CONDUCT OF THIS SURVEY WAS MADE BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL UNDER SECTION 11 OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDINANCE AND ISSUED AS LEGAL NOTICE NO. 12 IN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ON JANUARY 13, 1984.

SELECTED ESTABLISHMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO RETURN THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES BY JULY 31, 1984.

OFFICERS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, WHO CARRY A GOVERNMENT IDENTITY CARD WHILE ON DUTY, WILL VISIT THE ESTABLISHMENTS CONCERNED TO ASSIST THEM IN COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES, IF REQUIRED.

THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS STRESSED THAT INFORMATION RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS WILL BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND THAT ONLY AGGREGATE INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED.

DB TO KEEP UP COMMUNITY BUILDING EFFORTS

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THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD WILL CONTINUE ITS EFFORTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNITY BUILDING TO MEET LOCAL NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS, THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR RAYMOND WONG, SAID THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING.

SPEAKING AT THE DISTRICT'S AMATEUR SINGING CONTEST.

HE SAID THAT SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT, THE DISTRICT BOARD

HAD DONE MUCH WORK IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT, AND IN PROMOTING . RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT.

HE SAID THAT AS THE DISTRICT BOARD WAS PART OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, FURTHER IMPROVEMENT TO THE BOARD DEPENDED ON RESIDENTS' CONTINUED SUPPORT, ENCOURAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION.

/MR WONG