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MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1989

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THE PRE-TEST WILL COVER ABOUT 400 HOUSEHOLDS IN SELECTED URBAN AREAS OF HONG KONG.

A LETTER FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL DE SENT TO EACH SELECTED LIVING QUARTER INFORMING THE HOUSEHOLDS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FOR THE PRE-TEST.

ASSISTANT CENSUS AND SURVEY OFFICERS CARRYING GOVERNMENT IDENTITY CARDS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT THE HOUSEHOLDS TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THE PURPOSES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE SURVEY.

"IT IS HOPED THAT ALL HOUSEHOLDS SELECTED FOR THE PRE-TEST WILL GIVE THEIR SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATE WITH THE OFFICERS," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID,

THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT ALL INFORMATION

PRE-TEST WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.

COLLECTED IN THE

ANY HOUSEHOLDS HAVING QUERIES ON THE SURVEY CAN TELEPHONE THE DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234968. DURING OFFICE HOURS.

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GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY FOR APRIL TO JUNE

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY IN APRIL TO JUNE.

ΤΟ CONDUCT

CONDUCTED MONTHLY

THE SURVEY.

SINCE AUGUST 1981, INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT, GENERAL SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION.

COLLECTS AND THE

EXPENDITURE

AND

ON HONG IN ADDITION, QUESTIONS

KONG RESIDENTS'

RESIDENCE ABROAD:

OF UNDERPROVISION ABROAD:

WORK EXPENDITURE ON RENT WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE QUARTER OF JUNE THIS YEAR.

HOUSEHOLD APRIL TO

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

EACH MONTH

FROM

WILL ABOUT HALF OF THE HOUSEHOLDS INTERVIEWED THREE MONTHS AGO

CHANGES THAT HAVE BE SURVEYED AGAIN TO MEASURE MORE ACCURATELY THE OCCURRED SINCE THEN,

AN OFFICIAL LETTER, IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, THE SAMPLED HOUSEHOLDS TO EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF SEEK THEIR CO-OPERATION.

HAS BEEN SENT TO THE SURVEY AND ΤΟ

/ASSISTANT CENSUS