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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1991

HE SAID DUE TO THE METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION OF THESE BUILDINGS, THE STABILITY OF EACH BUILDING DEPENDED ON THE STRUCTURAL CONDITION OF THE NEIGHBOURING BUILDINGS, IT WAS NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOLISH THESE BUILDINGS IN ONE OPERATION.

NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS FROM THE ОНА TIN DISTRICT COURT ON FEBRUARY 21 WERE POSTED TODAY ON THE BUILDINGS.

CENSUS MOBILE EXHIBITION IN TSIM SHA TSUI

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A THREE-DAY EXHIBITION

BRGIN TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT THE

CHINA HONG KONG CITY.

ON THE 1991 POPULATION CENSUS WILL ATRIUM, UPPER GROUND FLOOR OF THE

ORGANISED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AND DESIGNED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, THE EXHIBITION IS AIMED AT REMINDING THE PUBLIC OF THE FORTHCOMING POPULATION CENSUS AND TO CALL FOR THEIR CO-OPERATION.

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

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

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

THOSE SELECTED FOR SELF-ENUMERATION WOULD BE ENUMERATED ONLY ON A FEW BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THEIR MEMBERS. THEY WOULD RECEIVE A SIMPLE QUESTIONNAIRE MAILED TO THEM BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CENSUS.

THE HOUSEHOLDS HAVE TO COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE ACCORDINGLY AND THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE WOULD BE COLLECTED BY THE CENSUS OFFICER PERSONALLY DURING THE CENSUS.

THE OTHER ONE-SEVENTH HOUSEHOLDS WOULD NOT RECEIVE A CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRE BUT WOULD BE ENUMERATED BY THE CENSUS OFFICER TO ANSWER MORE DETAILED QUESTIONS.

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*IT IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC то GAIN FAIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE DIFFERENT METHODS THROUGH VISITING THE EXHIBITIONS," HE ADDED.

/THE EXHIBITION