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SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 1994

THE SECOND PHASE OF THE SURVEY IS TO BE CONDUCTED NEXT MONTH IN APRIL TO COVER THE REMAINING 11 PESOS.

SIMILAR POLLS WILL ALSO BE CARRIED OUT ANNUALLY.

AS TO THE FIRST POLL, OF THE 885 PEOPLE APPROACHED DURING THE SURVEY, 766 OR 87 PER CENT WERE SUCCESSFULLY INTERVIEWED WHILE 119 DECLINED TO PARTICIPATE.

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED: "THE SURVEY FINDINGS GIVE COMPLACENCY AND OUR DEPARTMENT IS COMMITTED TO FURTHER SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC.

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MEANWHILE, HE POINTED OUT THAT THE CNTA WAS SPENDING $2.3 MILLION ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT WORKS AT A NUMBER OF PESCS.

AT PRESENT, THE WAN CHAI AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT PESCS ARE UNDERGOING RENOVATIONS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A BETTER SERVICE ENVIRONMENT TO THE PUBLIC.

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THESE TWO OFFICES HAVE BEEN RELOCATED TEMPORARILY TO THE 21ST OF SOUTHORN CENTRE AND THE 14TH FLOOR OF HARBOUR BUILDING RESPECTIVELY.

PRE-TEST SURVEY OF 1996 POPULATION BY-CENSUS ENDS

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RUNNING FOR

THE PRE-TEST SURVEY OF THE 1996 POPULATION BY-CENSUS MARCH 12 TO 20 HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED, A SPOKESMAN

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SAID.

IN THE WRAP-UP SESSION TODAY (SUNDAY), ALL ENUMERATOR IDENTITY CARDS, CERTIFICATES OF IDENTITY AND QUESTIONNAIRES ARE RETURNED TO THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE SURVEY TEAM.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES WOULD BE TREATED MOST CAREFULLY TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBLE LEAKAGE OF INFORMATION RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL PERSONS OR HOUSEHOLDS.

HE REMINDED HOUSEHOLDS THAT ALL IDENTITY CERTIFYING DOCUMENTS ISSUED FOR THE PRE-TEST SURVEY WERE INVALID FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY).

AUTHORISED CENSUS OFFICERS WILL PAY ANY FURTHER VISITS ΤΟ HOUSEHOLDS FOR THE PRE-TEST SURVEY," HE SAID.

"NO

RESULTS OF THE EVALUATION, WHICH WILL SHORTLY BE CONDUCTED BASED ON THE PRE-TEST SURVEY EXPERIENCE, WILL BE USED FOR REFERENCE IN DECIDING ON THE QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN AND OPERATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 1996 POPULATION BY-CENSUS.

HE THANKED THE PUBLIC FOR THEIR SUPPORT TO THE PRE-TEST SURVEY, HOPED THAT THE SAME SUPPORT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE 1996 POPULATION BY-CENSUS.

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