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TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1989

YUEN LONG DB COMMITTEE TO MEET

THE INDUSTRY, COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL HOLD ITS FIFTH MEETING ON THURSDAY (JANUARY 5).

AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL BE BRIEFED BY A REPRESENTATIVE THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT ON THE SERVICES PROVIDED THE DEPARTMENT TO THE FARMING COMMUNITY.

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NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 10 AM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD, 13TH FLOOR, TAI KIU GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, 2 KIU LOK SQUARE, YUEN LONG.

C & S CONTINUES TO CONDUCT GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE ΤΟ CONDUCT THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY FROM JANUARY TO MARCH THIS YEAR.

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

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THE

IN ADDITION, QUESTIONS ON HONG KONG RESIDENTS' EXPENDITURE ABROAD; FREQUENCY OF DOCTOR CONSULTATION; AWARENESS OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS IN HONG KONG; TIME SPENT IN TAXI WAITING AND HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE ON RENT WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE JANUARY QUARTER.

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MARCH

SOME 5,000 HOUSEHOLDS ARE SELECTED AT RANDOM EACH MONTH ALL DISTRICTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SURVEY.

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

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 CO-OPERATION.

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

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