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AD MA 20, 1985
SUCH ECONOMIC DATA WILL PROVIDE BASIC INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE TRANSPORT SECTOR AND ARE NEEDED FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE SECTOR'S CONTRIBUTION TO HONG KONG'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT. THE SURVEY RESULTS WILL ALSO BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN THE FORMULATION OF DECISIONS AND POLICIES.
RESPONSE TO THE SURVEY IS A LEGAL REQUIREMENT. A CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDER AUTHOR ISING 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. 11 IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ON JANUARY 13, 1984.
SELECTED ESTABLISHMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO RETURN THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES BY JULY 31. 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 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.
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EDUCATION GROUP VISITS NOISE-POLLUTED SCHOOLS
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SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION VISITED TWO SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KOWLOON TODAY (TUESDAY) TO EXPERIENCE NOISE POLLUTION IN THESE SCHOOLS.
THE GROUP, COMPRISING LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR CHAN YING-LUN, PROFESSOR B.L. COOKE, MR ALBERT LI, MR TAM MAN-KWAN, MR TIMOTHY HA AND MR M. PAGLIARI WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE PRINCIPAL EDUCATION OFFICER (KOWLOON REGION) OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, MRS ALICE CHENG, AND THE SECRETARY OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, MRS REBELLA HO.
THEY FIRST VISITED THE RHENISH CHURCH COLLEGE AT KOWLOON CITY WHERE THEY OBSERVED THE DISRUPTION OF CLASSES FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE NOISE OF LOW-FLYING PLANES.
THE VISITORS THEN TOURED THE PHC WING KWONG COLLEGE WHICH IS AFFECTED BY THE NOISE OF HEAVY VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ALONG LUNG CHEUNG ROAD AND FUNG MO STREET.
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