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THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1986

QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT BY REGISTERED MAIL IN APRIL AND MAY TO ABO T 26 700 ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH HAD BEEN SAMPLED FOR THE SURVEYS. THESE ESTABLISHMENTS ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THE QUESTIONNAIRES TO THE DEPARTMENT BY JULY 31.

THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS APPEALS TO THE MANAGEMENT OF SAMPLED ESTABLISHMENTS TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THE QUESTIONNAIRES WITHOUT DELAY. RESPONDENTS WHO FAIL TO DO SO MAY BE COMMITTING AN OFFENCE.

CENSUS OFFICERS ARE VISITING THE ESTABLISHMENTS CONCERNED TO ASSIST IN COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES.

THE COMMISSIONER POINTED OUT THAT AUDITED ACCOUNTS ARE NOT ESSENTIAL FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION RELATING TO INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.

THE DEPARTMENT ACCEPTS FIGURES BASED ON PRELIMINARY ACCOUNTS OR ESTIMATIONS WHICH ARE CORRECT TO THE BEST OF THE RESPONDENTS' KNOWLEDGE AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION OF RETURNS. ESTABLISHMENTS THEREFORE NEED NOT WAIT FOR THEIR AUDITED ACCOUNTS BEFORE COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES.

HE ALSO STRESSED THAT INFORMATION RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS WILL BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND THAT ONLY AGGREGATE INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED.

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DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE VISITS TELA

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MEMBERS OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON VISITED THE TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY TO SEE ITS OPERATIONS.

THE VISIT IS PART OF AN ON-GOING PROGRAMME FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES INVOLVED IN PREVENTING AND FIGHTING CRIMES.

ACCOMPANIED BY ACTING WONG TAL SIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NG HON-WAH, AND THE COMMITTEE'S DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, MR CHAN CHÚN-FAT MEMBERS WERE FIRST MET BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TELEVISION AND LICENSING, MR HAROLD KWOK WAI-HONG.

THEY WERE BRIEFED BY CHIEF ENTERTAINMENT STANDARDS CONTROL OFFICER (FILM), MR PIERRE LEBRUN, ON THE WORK OF THE PANEL OF FILM CENSORS AND HOW CENSORSHIP STANDARDS WERE DRAWN.

MEMBERS ALSO LEARNED ABOUT THE OPERATION OF THE TELEVISION UNIT WHICH WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING PROGRAMMES AND ADVERTISING OF TELEVISION STATIONS.

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