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The Census and Statistics Department today (June 22) reminded the management of the companies which had received the questionnaire for the 2010 Annual Survey of Companies in Hong Kong Representing Parent Companies Located outside Hong Kong, to complete and return the questionnaire to the Department promptly if they have not done so.
The survey is conducted annually by the Department to collect up-to-date information useful to the Government in formulating strategies for cultivating a favourable environment for conducting business in Hong Kong and developing support services for existing and prospective investors from outside Hong Kong, in collaboration with Invest Hong Kong.
The survey covers all companies in various economic sectors in Hong Kong that represent their parent companies located outside Hong Kong. A questionnaire has been sent earlier to the relevant companies.
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. 1914 in the Government Gazette of March 24, 2006. The Ordinance stipulates that the collected information relating to individual companies will be kept in strict confidence and will be used solely for statistical purposes. Only aggregate information, which does not reveal details of individual companies, will be released.
The Commissioner for Census and Statistics, Mr Fung Hing-wang, appeals to the management of those companies still not having returned the completed questionnaire to fulfil their social responsibilities by completing and returning the questionnaire promptly, as their opinions are vital to the survey.
To facilitate these companies in providing information, an electronic template of the questionnaire is available for use by companies upon request.
Where appropriate, staff of the Department will visit individual companies to offer assistance 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 Business Expectation Statistics Section of the Department (telephone: 3422 3260 or e-mail: regional-offices@censtatd.gov.hk ).
Ends/Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Issued at HKT 10:00
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