WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1989
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FUNDING APPROVED FOR 1991 CENSUS
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ACCEPTED THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS, ESTIMATED AT $151.4 MILLION, INVOLVED IN CONDUCTING A POPULATION CENSUS IN 1991.
THE CENSUS WILL OBTAIN UP-TO-DATE BENCHMARK INFORMATION ON THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION IN HONG KONG,
SUCH INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT FOR PLANNING, PARTICULARLY IN SUCH AREAS AS HOUSING, EDUCATION, TRANSPORT, MEDICAL AND HEALTH, AND SOCAIL SERVICES.
IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR BUSINESS AND RESEARCH PURPOSES.
TO MEET THE CENSUS OBJECTIVES MOST COST-EFFECTIVELY, POPULATION CENSUS WILL BE A TWO-PHASE OPERATION.
THE 1991
THIS WILL CONSIST OF, FIRSTLY, A 100 PER CENT ENUMERATION OF ALL PERSONS BY AGE AND SEX: AND SECONDLY, A ONE-IN-SEVEN SAMPLE ENQUIRY
THE BROAD RANGE OF DETAILED CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION.
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AS IN PREVIOUS CENSUS, THERE WILL BE A PRE-TEST AND A PILOT CENSUS TO TEST THOROUGHLY ALL ASPECTS OF THE CENSUS BEFOREHAND IN ORDER TO RECTIFY, IN GOOD TIME, ANY DEFECTS IN THE SYSTEM.
THE ENUMERATION STAFF REQUIREMENT FOR THE CENSUS IS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 16,000, WHICH WILL BE MET BY EMPLOYING SCHOOL TEACHERS AND SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS.
THE ENTIRE OPERATION OF THE 1991 POPULATION CENSUS IS PROPOSED TO BE CARRIED OUT AS FOLLOW:
(A) PRE-TEST :
(B) PILOT CENSUS :
(C) MAIN CENSUS :
(D) DATA PROCESSING AND
DISSEMINATION :
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