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TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1990

1989/90 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY HALFWAY COMPLETED

THE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY WHICH IS A THAT WILL LAST TILL SEPTEMBER 1990, IS HALFWAY COMPLETED.

PAST

SOME MONTHS,

2,300

ONE-YEAR EXERCISE

HOUSEHOLDS

OF THE SURVEY AND STATISTICS

HAVE

"IN

SIX THE PARTICIPATED IN THE SURVEY. SO FAR, THE RESPONSE RATE

FROM THE A SPOKESMAN

CENSUS HAS BEEN ENCOURAGING, DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

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WERE GENERALLY UPDATING

"HOUSEHOLDS INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THE SURVEY VERY CO-OPERATIVE IN PROVIDING THE NECESSARY INFORMATION FOR THE EXPENDITURE WEIGHTINGS OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES,

**

HE ADDED.

CENSUS AND STATISTICS THE SURVEY IS JOINTLY CONDUCTED BY THE

HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATING IN DEPARTMENT AND THE HANG SENG BANK. BACH

THEIR EXPENSES THE SURVEY WILL BE REQUESTED TO KEEP DAILY RECORDS OF FOR 14 CONSECUTIVE DAYS.

INTERVIEWERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OR THE CARRY WITH THEM OFFICIAL IDENTITY CARDS, WILL HOUSEHOLDS IN COMPLETING THEIR RECORDS.

HANG SENG BANK, WHO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO

"INFORMATION PROVIDED

BY

PARTICULARS

HOUSEHOLDS WILL

HOUSEHOLDS OF INDIVIDUAL

BE KEPT STRICTLY

WILL NOT

BE

IN

CONFIDENTIAL. RELEASED TO OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS OR PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS ANY IDENTIFIABLE FORM, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"

TO CO-OPERATE

HE ALSO MADE A SPECIAL APPEAL TO ALL HOUSEHOLDS FULLY IF THEY ARE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY LATER.

THE SURVEY

THE

MAY BE DIRECTED TO ENQUIRIES CONCERNING

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY SECTION DEPARTMENT AT 823 4968 OR 823 5065 DURING OFFICE HOURS.

AUCTION OF SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS

OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD ANOTHER AUCTION

AT 10 AM VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS ON SATURDAY (APRIL 28) CITY HALL RECITAL HALL.

SPECIAL AT THE

BIDDING.

A TOTAL OF

THEY ARE:

40 SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS WILL

BE AVAILABLE

FOR

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