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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1989

1989 PILOT CENSUS TO START ON FRIDAY

CENSUS 10

(WEDNESDAY) THAT A PILOT THE PUBLIC WAS REMINDED TODAY ( INVOLVING SOME 40,000 HOUSEHOLDS WILL BE CONDUCTED DURING THE NEXT DAYS STARTING FRIDAY.

SAID THE

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PURPOSE OF THE PILOT CENSUS WAS TO TEST THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF A POPULATION CENSUS OPERATION TO BE CONDUCTED IN MARCH 1991.

FULL

DURING THE 10-DAY

OFFICERS WILL VISIT 40,000

BASIC INFORMATION SUCH

AS

PERIOD RANDOMLY AGE,

SEX

AND

то 3 NOVEMBER FROM

SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS

RELATIONSHIP

12,

то

CENSUS OBTAIN

TO

HEAD

OF

HOUSEHOLD.

AMONG THE SAMPLED HOUSEHOLDS,

ONE-SEVENTH WILL IN ADDITION

BE

AND QUESTIONS

STATUS,

OF

EDUCATION RESIDENCE,

ASKED MORE DETAILED QUESTIONS SUCH AS HOUSING AND RENT,

MEMBERS, THEIR

PLACE

CONCERNING

ATTAINMENT,

AS MARITAL

DURATION NATIONALITY, LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS AND INCOME.

THE

SUCH

OF BIRTH,

40,000 HOUSEHOLDS

WERE TSIM,

SELECTED FROM NINE

CITY, KOWLOON

WONG DIFFERENT DISTRICTS

DISTRICTS,

ΤΑΙ

SIN,

HAVE

NAMELY: EASTERN, MONG KOK, YAU TSUEN WAN, ISLANDS, KWUN TONG, AND TAI PO. BEEN SELECTED TO ENABLE OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS OF BE STUDIED IN THE PILOT CENSUS,

DIFFERENT NATURE TO

SIX-SEVENTHS OF THE AND THE COMPLETED

A SHORT QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN POSTED TO SAMPLED HOUSEHOLDS FOR THEM TO FILL IN THEMSELVES QUESTIONNAIRES WILL BE COLLECTED BY THE CENSUS OFFICERS.

HOUSEHOLDS SELECTED

FOR THE DETAILED

ENUMERATION,

WILL NOT RECEIVE A QUESTIONNAIRE IN ADVANCE. IT WILL BE FILLED THE CENSUS OFFICERS DURING THEIR VISIT TO THE HOUSEHOLDS.

HOWEVER,

IN BY

THE CENSUS THE LEGAL BASIS FOR CONDUCTING THE PILOT CENSUS IS

FOR THE AND STATISTICS ORDINANCE 1978. A CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDER

UNDER THE ORDINANCE, OPERATION WAS MADE BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

OF THE PUBLIC ΤΟ

ANSWER IT IS A LEGAL OBLIGATION FOR MEMBERS

THE

OF ACCURATELY

BEST CENSUS QUESTIONS KNOWLEDGE.

CORRECTLY

AND

TO

THE THEIR

INFORMATION IN STRICT CONFIDENCE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OR PRIVATE

THE SPOKESMAN ASSURED THE PUBLIC THAT ALL PERSONAL COLLECTED IN THE PILOT CENSUS WOULD BE TREATED AND WOULD NOT BE DISCLOSED TO ANY ORGANISATION.

QUESTIONNAIRES CONTAINING PERSONAL PARTICULARS FROM CENSUS WILL BE DESTROYED BEFORE NOVEMBER NEXT YEAR.

THE PILOT

"LETTERS HAVE

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