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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1990

RECRUITMENT OF TEMPORARY STAFF FOR 1991 CENSUS STARTS

A RECRUITMENT PROGRAMME WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK TO DRAW IN TEMPORARY ENUMERATION STAFF FOR THE FULL CENSUS ΤΟ BE CONDUCTED IN MARCH NEXT YEAR.

SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE LIONS CLUB TODAY (THURSDAY), THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS, MR BENJAMIN MOK, SAID POPULATION DATA COLLECTED BY A CENSUS WAS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE PLANNING OF GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

"THE POPULATION CENSUS IS ESSENTIAL FOR PLANNING THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG,

"THE DATA WILL BE USED BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ΤΟ FORMULATE POLICIES AS WELL AS ΤΟ PRIORITISE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES IN PROVIDING PUBLIC SERVICES.

"THE INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE USED BY THE BUSINESS SECTOR TO APPRAISE MARKET CONDITIONS AND BY ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS TO CONDUCT RESEARCHES, HE SAID.

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OVER 14,000 TEMPORARY ENUMERATION STAFF WILL BE REQUIRED ΤΟ CARRY OUT THE FIELD OPERATION.

THE RECRUITMENT PROGRAMME, WHICH RUNS FROM NEXT WEEK TILL MID-OCTOBER. IS TARGETED AT TEACHERS AND SENIOR STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS.

MR MOK APPEALED TO THIS TARGET GROUP FOR PARTICIPATION. HE SAID: "CENSUS WORK IS MEANINGFUL, THROUGH PARTICIPATION, YOU WILL HELP BUILD A BETTER HONG KONG.

"IT IS NOT ONLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY, IT IS ALSO A CHANCE TO LEARN," HE ADDED.

TO FACILITATE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ΤΟ PARTICIPATE IN THE CENSUS, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAD RECOMMENDED A CENSUS HOLIDAY FROM MARCH 14 TO 26, 1991 FOR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OF EDUCATION.

TRAINING WILL BE ARRANGED FROM END 1990 TO EARLY 1991 TO EQUIP THE ENUMERATION STAFF WITH THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE FOR CONDUCTING THE CENSUS PROPERLY. THE TRAINING COURSES WILL BE CONDUCTED ON SEVERAL WEEKDAY EVENINGS, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.

THE 1991 POPULATION CENSUS WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM MARCH 15 ΤΟ 24, 1991. DURING THE 10-DAY PERIOD, CENSUS OFFICERS WILL VISIT ALL HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG TO OBTAIN BASIC INFORMATION OF EACH FAMILY MEMBER SUCH AS AGE, SEX AND RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD.

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