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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1990

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CENSUS EXHIBITION IN KWUN TONG

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A THREE-DAY EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD AT THE KWUN TONG MTR STATION FROM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) ΤΟ REMIND THE PUBLIC OF THE 1991 POPULATION CENSUS AND TO CALL FOR THEIR CO-OPERATION.

THIS WILL BE THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF 11 MOBILE EXHIBITIONS ORGANISED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AND DESIGNED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES.

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APART FROM SETTING OUT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT, THE EXHIBITION ELUCIDATES THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHS AND GRAPHICS ENUMERATION METHODS TO BE USED IN THE CENSUS AND HOW THE COLLECTED WILL BE KEPT IN STRICT CONFIDENCE.

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"THE SELF-ENUMERATION METHOD, IN PARTICULAR, IS THE FIRST TO BE USED IN HONG KONG," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

HE SAID SIX OUT OF SEVEN HOUSEHOLDS WILL BE ENUMERATED THIS WAY WHILE THE OTHER ONE-SEVENTH HOUSEHOLDS WILL BE ENUMERATED BY THE TRADITIONAL INTERVIEWING METHOD.

"WE THEREFORE HOPE THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC WOULD GAIN A FAIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE METHODS THROUGH VISITING THE EXHIBITIONS," HE ADDED.

THE EXHIBITIONS WILL BE HELD IN PROMINENT LOCATIONS SUCH AS SHOPPING ARCADES OF POPULATED TOWN AREAS AND MTR STATIONS SO THAT THE MESSAGE CAN BE EFFECTIVELY CONVEYED TO THE LARGEST POSSIBLE NUMBER OF PEOPLE.

THE EXHIBITION AT KWỤN TONG MTR STATION WILL BE OPEN ΤΟ THE PUBLIC FROM 11.30 AM TO 7.30 PM DAILY EXCEPT ON DECEMBER 30 WHEN IT WILL CLOSE AT 4 PM.

THE NEXT EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD AT THE TSUEN WAN MTR STATION STARTING JANUARY 4.

THE 1991 POPULATION CENSUS WILL BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN

MARCH 15

AND 24.

LABOUR RELATIONS OFFICE ON MOVE

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S LABOUR RELATIONS OFFICE AT NEW RODNEY BLOCK, QUEENSWAY, WILL MOVE TO NEW PREMISES IN SAI WAN HO, HONG ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 29).

KONG,

(HONG KONG EAST) OFFICE

12TH FLOOR, 29 TAI

ON

THE NEW LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE LOCATED AT THE EASTERN LAW COURTS BUILDING, STREET, SAI WAN HO, WILL START OPERATING ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 31).

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