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TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1989

* INSURERS

*

RE-INSURERS, AGENTS AND BROKERS OF INSURANCE AND INSURANCE-RELATED SERVICES;

ACCOUNTING

EMPLOYMENT

ALL KINDS

OF

AND AUDITING, ADVERTISING, DATA PROCESSING, AGENCY, EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY

RENTAL, LEGAL,

NEWS AGENCY, SECRETARIAL AND OTHER BUSINESS SERVICES.

DATA

TO BE

TYPE OF

COLLECTED IN THE SURVEY

THE INCLUDE OWNERSHIP, FLOOR AREA, EMPLOYMENT, COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES, OPERATING EXPENSES, BUSINESS RECEIPTS AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE.

SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES ARE BEING SENT BY REGISTERED MAIL TO THE ESTABLISHMENTS SAMPLED FOR THE SURVEY. THESE ESTABLISHMENTS ARE LEGALLY

TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THE

TO QUESTIONNAIRES

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT BY JULY 31 THIS YEAR.

REQUIRED

IF REQUIRED, OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND ASSIST THEM IN COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES. THESE OFFICERS WILL CARRY A GOVERNMENT IDENTITY CARD AND A CERTIFICATE

THE SURVEY WHILST ON DUTY, WHICH ARE FOR CONDUCTING

AVAILABLE

INSPECTION.

FOR

THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS APPEALED TO THE MANAGEMENTS OF ALL SAMPLED ESTABLISHMENTS TO RETURN THE COMPLETED

PROMPTLY AND QUESTIONNAIRES

OF CO-OPERATE WITH OFFICERS DEPARTMENT IN THE COURSE OF ENUMERATION, SO AS TO FULFIL THEIR

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

AND

OF

TO

THE

LEGAL

HE STRESSED THAT INFORMATION RELATING ΤΟ INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS WOULD BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE UNDER THE PROVISION

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDINANCE. ONLY AGGREGATE INFORMATION, WHICH DOES NOT REVEAL DETAILS OF INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS, WILL BE RELEASED.

THE COMMISSIONER ALSO POINTED OUT THAT AUDITED ACCOUNTS ARE NOT IN ESSENTIAL FOR THE SUPPLY OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE DATA REQUIRED THE SURVEY. THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ACCEPTS FIGURES BASED ON PRELIMINARY ACCOUNTS OR ESTIMATES WHICH ARE CORRECT TO THE BEST OF THE RESPONDENTS' KNOWLEDGE AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION OF THE RETURNS, IF AUDITED ACCOUNTS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE.

ANY ENQUIRIES REGARDING THE SURVEY MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE TRANSPORT AND SERVICES STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT TELEPHONE NUMBER 5-8235088.

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