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"Through assisting the by-census, every member of the public directly or indirectly helps build a better Hong Kong."
The 1996 Population By-census is conducted under the provisions of Section 9 of the Census and Statistics Ordinance. Under the law, persons specified to give information are legally obliged to do so.
The department has despatched letters informing all sampled householders of the visiting enumerator's name.
During the visit, each enumerator will identify himself/herself with a Census Officer Certificate of Identity issued by the department. If in doubt, households can verify the enumerator's identity by telephoning the department on 2590 8000.
"Information on individual persons and households collected in the by-census will be used for statistical purposes only.
"The Census and Statistics Department is legally prohibited to allow access to this information by any other government departments or organisations.
"Enumerators are also required to keep the collected information regarding individual persons and households in strict confidence and not to disclose such information to any person not perform functions relating to the by-census.
"All questionnaires containing collected information will be destroyed within one year after the by-census operation," Mr Ho stressed.
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Pharmacists registration examinations results announced
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Hong Kong today (Friday) announced results of the registration examinations for pharmacists held in December.
A total of 75, 80 and 73 candidates sat for the examinations in Pharmacy Legislation in Hong Kong, Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacology respectively with corresponding passing rates of 52 per cent, 21.3 per cent and 30.1 per cent.
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