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Ord. No. 38/78

L.S.

CENSUS AND STATISTICS

HONG KONG

No. 38 OF 1978

I assent.

MURRAY MACLEHOSE,

Governor.

25th May, 1978.

An Ordinance to provide for the taking of a census of population and the collection, compilation and publication of statistical information con- cerning Hong Kong and for matters connected therewith; and to repeal the Census Ordinance.

[26th May, 1978]

Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.

Short title.

Interpretation.

PART I

PRELIMINARY

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Census and Statistics Ordinance 1978.

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—

"census officer" means-

(a) the Commissioner;

(b) any person employed or whose services are used under section 5;

"census of population" means a census of population taken under section

9;

"Commissioner" means the Commissioner for Census and Statistics

appointed under section 3;

"functions" includes powers and duties;

"occupier", in relation to any premises, includes any person in charge or command thereof and, where such person is a corporation, any director, secretary, manager or other person concerned in the manage- ment of the corporation or actually in charge of the premises on behalf of the corporation;

"premises" includes—

(a) any land;

(b) any building or other structure, whether permanent or temporary; (c) any part of any premises which is used as a dwelling or place of business or other activity separately from any other part; (d) any vessel, train, aircraft or vehicle;