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SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1988

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FIELD TEST FOR CENSUS OPERATION

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IS CONDUCTING A FIELD TEST TO STUDY THE DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES OF A CENSUS OPERATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRELIMINARY PLANNING FOR A POPULATION CENSUS THAT WOULD BE CONDUCTED IN 1991.

IT IS A WELL ESTABLISHED PRACTICE IN HONG KONG TO CONDUCT A POPULATION CENSUS AT REGULAR INTERVALS. THE CENSUS PROVIDES UP-TO-DATE BENCHMARK INFORMATION ON THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION WHICH IS ESSENTIAL FOR GOVERNMENT PLANNING.

"A RANDOM SAMPLE OF SOME 5,000 HOUSEHOLDS HAS BEEN SELECTED

FOR THE TEST," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

'ENUMERATORS, WHO WILL IDENTIFY THEMSELVES WITH AN IDENTITY CARD ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT, WILL VISIT THE SAMPLED HOUSEHOLDS BETWEEN MAY 16 AND MAY 27."

TO PRODUCE THE

HOUSEHOLDS ARE ADVISED TO ASK THE ENUMERATORS IDENTITY CARD FOR INSPECTION BEFORE ADMITTING THEM INTO THEIR HOME.

THE SPOKESMAN URGED ALL SAMPLED HOUSEHOLDS TO CO-OPERATE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE TEST BY PROVIDING FULL AND ACCURATE INFORMATION. HE ASSURED THE PUBLIC THAT ALL INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE TREATED IN THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE.

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MANPOWER SURVEY ON ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY TO BEGIN

THE ELECTRONICS

INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL WILL CONDUCT A MANPOWER SURVEY BETWEEN MAY 18 (WEDNESDAY) AND JUNE 3 TO COLLECT UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE MANPOWER AND EMPLOYMENT SITUATION OF THE INDUSTRY.

QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS HAVE BEEN SENT ΤΟ THE ESTABLISHMENTS COVERED IN THE SURVEY. SURVEY INTERVIEWING OFFICERS FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CALL AT THESE ESTABLISHMENTS TO ASSIST IN COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, MR TOMMY ZAU, URGED EMPLOYERS TO CO- OPERATE BY PROVIDING ACCURATE INFORMATION WHICH WILL BE IMPORTANT IN FORMULATING MANPOWER TRAINING PLANS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY.

/INFORMATION COLLECTED ............