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MONDAY, MAY 30, 1994

SURVEY STARTS ON BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION

AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS FOR 1993

(MONDAY) FOR

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS 1993 HAD STARTED.

COMPILE

OF VARIOUS ECONOMIC

THE ANNUAL SURVEY IS PART OF A CONTINUOUS PROGRAMME TO STATISTICS

STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE ON THE ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG.

IT'

AINED

TO OBTAIN

DOMESTIC

IS

UP-TO-DATE STATISTICAL EVALUATING THE

CONTRIBUTION OF THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION ESTATE

TO ACTIVITIES

HONG KONG'S GROSS ASCERTAINING THEIR COST STRUCTURE, OUTPUT LEVELS.

DATA

FOR AND REAL AND FOR

AND

PRODUCT OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS

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

AND THE

FREDERICK HO, THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS, MR

TO FULFIL APPEALED TO THE MANAGEMENTS OF ALL SAMPLED ESTABLISHMENTS

RETURNING PROMPTLY THE THEIR

AND SOCIAL RESPONSERILITIES BY LEGAL

WITH CO-OPERATING

OP OFFICERS COMPLETED

THE QUESTIONNAIRES DEPARTMENT DURING THE SURVEY,

AND

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INDIVIDUAL CENSUS

HE STRESSED THAT INFORMATION RELATING ESTABLISHMENTS WOULD BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE UNDER THE AND STATISTICS ORDINANCE.

ONLY AGGREGATE INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS WILL BE RELEASED.

DETAILS REVEAL

OF

MR HO SAID AUDITED ACCOUNTS WERE NOT ESSENTIAL FOR THE OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE DATA REQUIRED IN THE SURVEY.

SUPPLY

THE DEPARTMENT ACCEPTS FIGURES BASED ON PRELIMINARY ACCOUNTS OR KNOWLEDGE ESTIMATES THAT ARE CORRECT TO THE BEST OF THE RESPONDENTS'

AUDITED ACCOUNTS A'T THE TIME OF SUBMISSION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE, IF ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE.

ACTIVITIES INCLUDING A RANDOM SAMPLE OF

ABOUT 5,000 ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN THE FOLLOWING WILL BE ENUMERATED IN THE PRESENT ROUND OF THE SURVEY, FULL COVERAGE OF PROMINENT ESTABLISHMENTS AND A SMALLER ESTABLISHMENTS:

* BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION;

* REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT;

* ARCHITECTURAL,

SURVEYING AND PROJECT ENGINEERING;

AND

* REAL ESTATE LEASING, BROKERAGE AND MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT.

/THE SURVEY

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