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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1985

OPEN FORUM ON HOUSING GREEN PAPER

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TSUEN WAN RESIDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE GREEN PAPER ON HOUSING SUBSIDY TO TENANTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING AT AN OPEN FORUM ON FRIDAY (OCTOBER 4).

THE FORUM, ORGANISED BY THE SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD, WILL BE HELD AT THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA COMMUNITY CENTRE IN TAI HO ROAD, TSUEN WAN, AT 8 PM.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR CHAN YUEN-SUM, WILL CHAIR THE FORUM, AND AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, MR SIMON L1, HAS BEEN INVITED TO SIT ON THE PANEL,

THOSE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THE FORUM SHOULD CONTACT THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT ON 0-445200 TO BOOK SEATS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE OPEN FORUM TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY (OCTOBER 4) AT 8 PM IN THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA COMMUNITY CENTRE, AT TAI HO ROAD, TSUEN WAN.

GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY TO CONTINUE

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO CONDUCT THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY THIS MONTH TO DECEMBER.

COLLECTS

THE SURVEY, CONDUCTED MONTHLY SINCE AUGUST 1981, INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT, THE GENERAL SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION.

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SOME 5 000 HOUSEHOLDS ARE SELECTED AT RANDOM EACH MONTH FROM

ALL DISTRICTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SURVEY.

AN OFFICIAL LETTER IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, HAS BEEN SENT TO THESE HOUSEHOLDS TO EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY AND TO SEEK THEIR COOPERATION.

ASSISTANT CENSUS AND SURVEY OFFICERS, EACH CARRYING A DEPARTMENTAL IDENTITY CARD, WILL VISIT THESE HOUSEHOLDS TO COLLECT INFORMATION.

ALL INFORMATION WILL BE TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY AND WILL NOT BE REVEALED TO ANY PERSON OR ORGANISATION OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT.

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