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THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1990

ON THE THE PUBLIC WOULD HAVE FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMENT

PERIOD FOLLOWING DRAFT WHITE PAPER DURING A THREE-MONTH CONSULTATIVE ITS PUBLICATION LATE NEXT MONTH, SHE ADDED.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

WILL THE WORKING PARTY ON SOCIAL WELFARE POLICIES AND SERVICES

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, HOLD A MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN THE LOWER ALBERT ROAD, CENTRAL.

A MEET-THE-MEDIA SESSION

WILL FOLLOW. MEDIA

REPRESENTATIVES

WISHING TO ATTEND THE SESSION ARE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE AT THE CGO PRESS ROOM AT 5.30 PM.

VARIETY OF TOPICS COVERED BY GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY

IN

SUPPLEMENTARY ENQUIRIES ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS ARE INCLUDED

BASIS THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY WHICH IS CONDUCTED ON A CONTINUOUS

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BY THE

STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

CENSUS AND

DEPARTMENT,

THE AIM IS TO COLLECT SOCIAL DATA REQUIRED BY FOR PLANNING THE PROVISION OF SERVICES AND FOR A BETTER OF THE SOCIAL CONDITION OF THE TERRITORY.

THE GOVERNMENT

UNDERSTANDING

COVERS SEVEN

THE JUST-PUBLISHED SPECIAL TOPICS REPORT NO. VI TOPICS BASED ON ENQUIRIES CONDUCTED DURING THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST 1988 TO MARCH 1989.

HERITAGE PRESERVATION, DOCTOR THEY TOPICS ARE COUNTRY PARKS,

TAXI CONSULTATION, EXPENDITURE ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT TO AND FROM WORK,

RESIDENTS WORKING IN WAITING TIME,

DOMESTIC HELPERS AND HONG KONG

CHINA.

ACCORDING TO THE

IT WAS REPORT,

ESTIMATED

FROM A

SURVEY

CONDUCTED DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1988 THAT SOME 52,300 HONG KONG DURING THE REFERENCE RESIDENTS AGED 15 AND OVER HAD WORKED IN CHINA YEAR BEFORE THE SURVEY, REPRESENTING 1.9 PER CENT OF THE LABOUR FORCE.

PRODUCTION

PROPORTION

26 PER

THEM, OF

43 A SIGNIFICANT

CENT WERE OCCUPATIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL OCCUPATIONS AND 20 OCCUPATIONS. ABOUT FOUR-FIFTHS WERE STILL IN THE OF THE SURVEY.

PER

CENT,

WERE IN IN PROFESSIONAL, PER CENT IN SALES THE TIME COUNTRY AT

/ON THE