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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1990
URBAN TAXI LICENCES FOR 1990
ON WHEN IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES
URBAN TAXI LICENCES WOULD BE ISSUED FOR 1990, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE PUBLICATION IN THE GOVERNMENT ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR
THE TENDERING OF THE 150 GAZETTE ON NOVEMBER 2, 1990
TAXI
LICENCES.
URBAN
A DECISION BY 1990 THAT
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS BASED ON THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN ITS MEETING ON JUNE 21, 150 URBAN TAXI LICENCES SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR 1990.
1989 PILOT CENSUS DATA BURNT
QUESTIONNAIRES CONTAINING INDIVIDUAL DATA COLLECTED IN THE 1989 PILOT CENSUS WERE BURNT TO ASHES THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING AT THE KENNEDY TOWN INCINERATOR UNDER THE CLOSE SUPERVISION OF STAFF OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED THAT AS STIPULATED UNDER THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDINANCE, PARTICULARS OF INDIVIDUAL PERSONS AND HOUSEHOLDS OBTAINED FROM A POPULATION CENSUS MUST BE TREATED AS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. ALL QUESTIONNAIRES CONTAINING SUCH PARTICULARS MUST BE DESTROYED WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE CENSUS.
HE STRESSED THAT AT ALL STAGES OF THE OPERATION OF THE PILOT CENSUS, STEPS WERE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT CONFIDENTIALITY OF INDIVIDUAL DATA WAS STRICTLY MAINTAINED.
"OTHER THAN THOSE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE CENSUS OPERATION, NO ONE WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT CAN HAVE ACCESS TO INDIVIDUAL DATA. THE CENSUS OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO DECLARE NOT TO DISCLOSE SUCH INFORMATION.
NOW
ARRANGED TO HAVE
"THE DEPARTMENT HAS QUESTIONNAIRES DESTROYED SO THAT THE PUBLIC WILL NOT WORRY THAT THE QUESTIONNAIRES WILL BE USED FOR OTHER MEANS,
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ALL THE HAVE то HE ADDED.
THE 1989 PILOT CENSUS WAS CONDUCTED IN NOVEMBER 1989 ΤΟ TEST THE DESIGN OF THE SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE 1991 POPULATION CENSUS TO BE HELD IN NEXT MARCH.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
A PICTURE TAKEN AT THE KENNEDY TOWN INCINERATOR WILL BE BOXED.
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