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TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1986

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GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY CONTINUING

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO CONDUCT THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY IN JULY TO SEPTEMBER 1986.

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

ABOUT HALF OF THE HOUSEHOLDS INTERVIEWED THREE MONTHS AGO WILL BE SURVEYED AGAIN TO MEASURE MORE ACCURATELY THE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THEN.

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 THE SAMPLED HOUSEHOLDS TO EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY AND TO SEEK THEIR COOPERATION.

ASSISTANT CENSUS AND SURVEY OFFICERS, EACH CARRYING AN IDENTITY CARD ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT, WILL VISIT THESE HOUSEHOLDS TO COLLECT THE REQUIRED INFORMATION.

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

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LONG SERVICE PAYMENT SCHEME SET FOR REVIEW

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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS TO CONDUCT AN OVERALL REVIEW ON THE LONG SERVICE PAYMENT LEGISLATION EARLY NEXT YEAR, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR DARWIN CHEN, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE LONG SERVICE PAYMENT SYMPOSIUM ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ASSOCIATION, MR CHEN SAID THE REVIEW WOULD COVER AGE, LENGTH OF SERVICE AND TERMINATION OF WORK DUE TO OLD AGE AND SICKNESS.

+ THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS COLLECTING VIEWS ON IT SO THAT PUBLIC OPINION AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE COULD BE REFLECTED AND TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE REVIEW, HE SAID.

/MR CHEN

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