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The Census and Statistics Department today (September 28) reminded the senior management of those establishments having received the questionnaires for the 2007 Establishment Survey on Manpower Training and Job Skills Requirements to return the completed questionnaires to the Department promptly if they have not yet done so.
The survey aims to collect employers' views on their manpower training and job skills requirements over the medium term. The information collected will provide the Government with crucial information for programme planning and policy formulation. A questionnaire was sent to each of the selected establishments in various economic sectors on August 20, 2007.
The survey is conducted under Part IIIA of the Census and Statistics Ordinance (Chapter 316). It is a voluntary statistical survey notified in the Government Notice No. 4778 in the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette of July 27, 2007. In accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance, the collected information relating to individual establishments will be kept in strict confidence and will be used for statistical purpose only. Only aggregate information, which does not reveal details of individual establishments, will be released.
The Commissioner for Census and Statistics, Mr Fung Hing-wang, appealed to the senior management of establishments which have not yet returned the completed questionnaires to fulfil their social responsibilities by completing the questionnaire promptly, as their participation is vital to the survey.
To facilitate the respondents in providing information, an electronic template of the questionnaire is available for use upon request.
If necessary, staff of the Census and Statistics Department will visit individual establishments and assist them in completing the questionnaire. They will each carry an Enumerator Identity Card and a certificate for conducting the survey, which are available for inspection.
Enquiries regarding the survey may be directed to the Manpower Training and Job Skills Requirements Survey Team of the Census and Statistics Department (Telephone: 2716 8098 or e-mail: manpower-training@censtatd.gov.hk ).
Ends/Friday, September 28, 2007
Issued at HKT 16:00
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