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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1993

SEXUAL EQUALITY SURVEY NEXT WEEK

A SURVEY ON THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND MEN IN HONG KONG WILL BE CONDUCTED NEXT WEEK.

THE POLL WILL COVER THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND EQUALITY, WHAT CONSTITUTES EQUALITY AND INEQUALITY, AND MEANS TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND EQUALITY.

OTHER AREAS WILL INCLUDE EXPERIENCE OF GENDER INEQUALITY IN

SOCIAL EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND OTHER

ATTRIBUTES AS WELL AS THE BENCHMARK ON DEVELOPMENTAL AND SOCIAL FACTORS THAT MAY LEAD TO INEQUALITY.

THE GENDER RESEARCH PROGRAMME OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF ASIA-PACIFIC STUDIES OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG WILL UNDERTAKE THE SURVEY.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) A RESEARCH TEAM COMPRISING EXPERTS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND MANAGEMENT HAD BEEN SET UP UNDER THE GENDER RESEARCH PROGRAMME.

IT HAS DESIGNED THE QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE SURVEY AND THE NEXT STEP IS TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS AND ANALYSE THE DATA COLLECTED, HE ADDED.

"THE SURVEY, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG, WILL PROVIDE FIRST-HAND INFORMATION ON THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF EQUALITY BETWEEN THE SEXES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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THE DATA COLLECTED WILL PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH ON THE CHANGING STATUS OF WOMEN IN HONG KONG, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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HE SAID THE SURVEY WOULD COVER A RANDOM SAMPLE OF NOT THAN 2,000 MALE AND FEMALE RESPONDENTS AGED 15 AND ABOVE. FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEWS WOULD BE CONDUCTED.

"THE HOUSEHOLDS RANDOMLY SELECTED FOR OPINIONS HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE EXERCISE AND IT IS HOPED THAT THEY WILL GIVE THEIR FULL SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE PRELIMINARY REPORT WITH FINDINGS ON THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION AND POSSIBLE MEASURES TO FOSTER EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN THE SEXES IS EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE BY MARCH, POLLOWED BY A FINAL REPORT WITH DETAILED ANALYSIS BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR.

LIVELY DISCUSSIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE SINce the PUBLICATION OF GREEN PAPER ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND MEN IN LATE AUGUST THIS YEAR.

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GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HAVE SO FAR MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF WOMEN'S GROUPS, EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRESENTED THE GREEN PAPER TO DISTRICT BOARDS AND OTHER ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

HE SAID: "WE HAVE NOTED A LOT OF INTEREST IN THE ISSUES AND NUMEROUS SUBMISSIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.

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