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Mr Ho also pointed out that audited accounts were not essential for the supply of data required in the survey. The Census and Statistics Department accepts figures based on preliminary accounts or estimates which are correct to the best of the respondents' knowledge at the time of submission of the questionnaire, if audited accounts are not yet available.

About 3,000 business undertakings in the non-manufacturing sectors will be enumerated in the present round of the survey. Information to be sought in the survey includes type of ownership, employment, types of business, capital and expenditures, business plans and the opinion on Hong Kong as a location for investment.

The survey is conducted under the Census and Statistics (Annual Survey of External Investments in Non-manufacturing Undertakings) (Amendment) Order 1995, which was gazetted on April 28, 1995, under the Census and Statistics Ordinance.

Survey questionnaires have been mailed to the sampled business undertakings. These business undertakings are required by law to complete and return the questionnaires to the Census and Statistics Department by June 30, 1996.

If required, census officers of the department will visit individual business undertakings and assist them in completing the questionnaires. These officers will carry a Government Identity Card and a certificate for conducting the survey whilst on duty, which are available for inspection.

Any enquiries regarding the survey may be directed to the General Economic Surveys Section of the Census and Statistics Department on 2805 6647 or 2805 6436.

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Pamphlet on Chinese medicine published

A new pamphlet promoting the safe and proper use of Chinese medicine is now available free of charge to members of the public.

Published by the Preparatory Committee on Chinese Medicine (PCCM), the pamphlet aimed at enhancing public's awareness on the safe use of Chinese medicine and their knowledge on the characteristics of some common toxic Chinese herbs.