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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1992

GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY GOES ON

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CONDUCT A GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DURING THE QUARTER FROM JANUARY TO MARCH TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT, AND THE GENERAL SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION.

THE SURVEY HAS BEEN CONDUCTED REGULARLY SINCE AUGUST 1981.

IN ADDITION, QUESTIONS ON RESIDENTS' EXPENDITURE ABROAD, DOMESTIC HELPERS, LABOUR MOBILITY, SICK LEAVE AND MATERNITY LRAVE PATTERN OF EMPLOYEES, EXPENDITURE ON LEGAL SERVICE AND HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE ON RENT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THIS ROUND OF THE SURVEY.

SELECTED

EACH QUARTER, ABOUT 11,800 HOUSEHOLDS ARE SCIENTIFICALLY FROM EVERY DISTRICT FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SURVEY.

TO MEASURE MORE ACCURATELY THE CHANGES IN THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION, THE SURVEY ADOPTS AN OVERLAPPING SAMPLE DESIGN SUCH THAT ABOUT HALF OF THE HOUSEHOLDS ENUMERATED IN GIVEN QUARTER ARE THE SAME AS THOSE ENUMERATED IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.

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AN OFFICIAL LETTER, IN BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH, HAS BEEN SENT TO THE SAMPLED HOUSEHOLDS TO EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY AND ΤΟ SEEK THEIR CO-OPERATION IN THE SURVEY.

CENSUS OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTACT THE HOUSEHOLDS

TO COLLECT THE REQUIRED INFORMATION,

DURING THE VISIT, THEY WILL CARRY THEIR GOVERNMENT CARDS AND CERTIFICATES FOR CONDUCTING THE SURVEY.

IDENTITY

THEY WILL MAKE SUCH DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY HOUSEHOLDS TO CONFIRM THEIR IDENTITIES.

THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY IS CONDUCTED UNDER PART IIIA OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDINANCE WHICH WAS GAZETTED IN JANUARY 1990.

IN ACCORDANCE

WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE, DATA RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL PERSONS OR HOUSEHOLDS COLLECTED WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL AND WILL NOT BE RELEASED ΤΟ THE PUBLIC, ANY PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS OR OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

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