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THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1986

A WORKING GROUP UNDER THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HAS BEEN FORMED TO DEAL WITH THE SURVEY WHICH WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.

+THE AIM OF THE SURVEY IS TO FIND OUT WHETHER EXISTING COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES ARE ADEQUATE AND ACCEPTABLE TO LOCAL YOUTHS.

+BESIDES, IT ALSO AIMS AT ENHANCING RESIDENTS' AWARENESS AND CONCERN TOWARDS THE NEED OF LOCAL YOUTHS IN THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WORKING GROUP SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

+ANOTHER OBJECTIVE OF THE SURVEY IS TO ASSESS LOCAL YOUTHS' FUTURE NEEDS IN THIS AREA AND TO PUT FORTH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE REFERENCE OF RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN PLANNING AND PROVISION OF VARIOUS SERVICES,+ HE SAID.

THE SURVEY, COSTING $16 200 IS SPONSORED BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD.

LETTERS CONTAINING THE DATE AND TIME OF INTERVIEW TOGETHER WITH THE NAMES AND IDENTITY CARD NUMBERS OF INTERVIEWERS HAVE BEEN SENT TO EACH FAMILY SELECTED FOR THE SURVEY. FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE TO THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK. HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC ON 3-638344- OR THE SAI KUNG DIVISIONAL POLICE STATION ON 3-2811279.

AFTER THE SURVEY, DOCUMENTARY RESEARCH, ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION ON THE EXISTING SERVICES AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL YOUTH ACTIVITIES WILL BE CARRIED OUT AND A REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY WILL BE PUBLISHED AT THE END OF OCTOBER.

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DATES CLOSING FOR ANNUAL ECONOMIC SURVEYS *****

TO COLLECT STATISTICS ON THE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VARIOUS ECONOMIC SECTORS IN HONG KONG, THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT CONDUCTS ECONOMIC SURVEYS EACH YEAR ON INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS; BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS TRANSPORT AND RELATED SERVICES; AND STORAGE, COMMUNICATIONS, FINANCING, INSURANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES.

SUCH ECONOMIC DATA ARE NEEDED FOR ASSESSING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF VARIOUS ECONOMIC SECTORS TO THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF HONG KONG.

RESULTS OF THE SURVEYS ARE ALSO USEFUL TO THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN FORMULATING POLICIES AND MAKING DECISIONS.

/QUESTIONNAIRES