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MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1992

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HK POPULATION PROJECTIONS 1992 2011

RATE 2011.

THE

AVERAGE POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE AT AN OF 0.66% FROM 5.69 MILLION IN MID-1991 TO 6.48 MILLION

IN

ANNUAL MID-

ONE OF THE PROMINENT TRENDS IN THE PROJECTION IS THE CONTINUAL AGEING OF THE POPULATION.

THE MEDIAN AGE OF THE POPULATION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE 32 IN 1991 TO 37 IN 2001 AND FURTHER TO 41 IN 2011.

FROM

THIS

IN 1991. 21% OF THE POPULATION WERE AGED UNDER 15; PROPORTION IS PROJECTED TO DECREASE TO 16% IN 2001 AND 15% IN 2011.

IN

THE CONTRAST,

PROPORTION OF THOSE AGED 65 AND OVER EXPECTED TO RISE FROM 9% IN 1991 TO 12% IN 2001 AND TO REMAIN AT LEVEL TILL 2011.

IS

THAT

1991

THE POPULATION

THE

VITAL

OF PROJECTIONS ARE PREPARED ON THE BASIS

RESULTS AND THE LATEST

CENSUS POPULATION STATISTICS REVEALING THE LATEST DEMOGRAPHIC SITUATION.

AVAILABLE

DETAILS OF THE PROJECTED POPULATION SIZE AND AGE-SEX STRUCTURE ARE CONTAINED IN THE REPORT "HONG KONG POPULATION PROJECTIONS 1992 2011" PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS

TODAY DEPARTMENT

(MONDAY).

FROM APART

PROJECTION

RESULTS, THE REPORT ALSO PRESENTS A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE METHODOLOGIES AND ASSUMPTIONS USED.

AT COPIES OF THE REPORT ARE NOW AVAILABLE, AT HK$23 PER COPY, GOVERNMENT THE

PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, HONG KONG,

IT MAY ALSO BE PURCHASED AT THE PUBLICATIONS OFFICE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT 19/F, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

OF

THE

HARBOUR

NEW DEFINITIVE STAMPS TO GO ON SALE

霉

THE POSTMASTER GENERAL,

MR

M.

PAGLIARI, ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THE CURRENT SET OF DEFINITIVE STAMPS SHOWING THE QUEEN'S HEAD WOULD BE WITHDRAWN FROM SALE AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON JUNE 12.

A NEW SET OF DEFINITIVE STAMPS ALSO FEATURING THE QUEEN'S HEAD WILL GO ON SALE ON JUNE 16 (TUESDAY).

/THE NEW