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REGISTER OF FIRMS USEFUL FOR SURVEYS

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS

A COMPREHENSIVE AND UP-TO-DATE COMPUTERISED CENTRAL REGISTER OF AROUND 300 000 ESTABLISHMENTS IN HONG KONG TO SERVE MAINLY AS THE SAMPLING FRAME FOR ITS SURVEYS ON BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.

MANY OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ALSO MAKE USE OF THE REGISTER FOR PUBLICITY, SURVEY AND RESEARCH WORK, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE PRIVATE SECTOR CAN ALSO BENEFIT FROM THE REGISTER BY MAKING USE OF NON-CONFIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT PARTICULARS RECORDED IN IT FOR MARKET RESEARCH, STATISTICAL SURVEY, BUSINESS AND PRODUCT PROMOTION PURPOSES.

IN THIS CONNECTION, APPLICATIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE CENTRAL REGISTER SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF A PHOTOCOPY OF A MAGNETIC TAPE OF THE LISTING OF NON-CONFIDENTIAL PARTICULARS SUCH AS THE NAME, THE ADDRESS, THE MAJOR TYPE OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND THE EMPLOYMENT SIZE CLASS OF INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

CHARGES LEVIED FOR THIS SERVICE ARE:

(A) $2.50 PER PHOTOCOPY CONTAINING ABOUT

10 ESTABLISHMENTS, AND

(B) $330 PER STREAM HOUR OF COMPUTER TIME IF

THE INFORMATION IS REQUIRED ON A MAGNETIC TAPE WHICH IS TO BE PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.

FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE SERVICE CAN PE OBTAINED BY CALLING THE CENTRAL REGISTER SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT AT 5-446389.

MORE RESIDENTIAL, OPEN SPACES IN KENNEDY TOWN

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KENNEDY TOWN'S RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER WILL BE CONSOLIDATED WITH THE ZONING OF MORE RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN THE DRAFT KENNEDY TOWN AND MOUNT DAVIS OUTLINE ZONING PLAN PUBLISHED BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE DRAFT PLAN COVERS AN AREA OF ABOUT 160 HECTARES, TO THE WEST OF HILL ROAD AND NORTH OF POK FU LAM AND MOUNT DAVIS ROADS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD EXPLAINED THAT THE PLAN REFLECTED THE EXISTING PATTERN OF LAND USES AND WAS BASED LARGELY ON KNOWN DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS.

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