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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1991

1990 SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS

STATISTICS

AND THE CENSUS

DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL SECTORS FOR 1990 HAS JUST COMMENCED.

PART

THE SURVEY 19 CONDUCTED ANNUALLY AND REPRESENTS CONTINUOUS PROGRAMME IN THE DEPARTMENT TO COMPILE STATISTICS STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION ESTATE ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG.

OBTAIN

UP-TO-DATE

TODAY ESTATE

OF A ON THE

AND REAL

DATA FOR AND REAL AND FOR AND

THE AIMS OF THE SURVEY ARE TO EVALUATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION

PRODUCT, ESTATE

HONG KONG'S GROSS DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES TO

COST STRUCTURE, OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS

ASCERTAINING

OUTPUT LEVELS.

THEIR

RESULTS OF THE SURVEY ARE USEFUL TO BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN FORMULATING POLICIES AND MAKING DECISIONS.

ACTIVITIES INCLUDING A RANDOM SAMPLE OF

ABOUT 4,200 ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN THE FOLLOWING

1 WILL BE ENUMERATED IN THE PRESENT ROUND OF THE SURVEY, FULL

PROMINENT ESTABLISHMENTS AND A OF SMALLER ESTABLISHMENTS :

COVERAGE

* BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION;

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT;

* ARCHITECTURAL, SURVEYING AND PROJECT ENGINEERING; AND

* REAL ESTATE LEASING, BROKERAGE AND MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT.

REAL

STATISTICS THE SURVEY IS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE CENSUS AND (ANNUAL

ESTATE SECTORS) SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND

ORDINANCE ORDER 1984, WHICH WAS MADE UNDER THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS

14 IN THE GAZETTE ON (CHAPTER 3161 AND ISSUED AS LEGAL NOTICE NO, JANUARY 13, 1984.

THE

A DIFFERENT VERSION OF SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE IS USED FOR EACH OF FOUR AFORE-MENTIONED CATEGORIES OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

IN GENERAL, INFORMATION SOUGHT IN THE SURVEY INCLUDES: TYPE OF OWNERSHIP: NUMBER OF DIRECT EMPLOYEES; COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES; CONSUMPTION OF MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES; PAYMENTS FOR SUB-CONTRACT WORK; VALUE OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES; VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED;

PROJECT OUTLAYS OF PROPERTIES UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND THE ASSOCIATED (INCLUDING LAND VALUES; OTHER FORMS OF BUSINESS RECEIPTS; AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE.

SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES HAVE BEEN MAILED TO SAMPLED FOR THE SURVEY.

THE ESTABLISHMENTS

/THESE ESTABLISHMENTS