CENSUS AND STATISTICS (QUARTERLY SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION) ORDER
- CHAPTER 316B

CENSUS AND STATISTICS (QUARTERLY SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION) ORDER - LONG TITLE  
Empowering section VerDate:30/06/1997



(Cap 316 section 11)

[30 January 1981]

(L.N. 23 of 1981)



CENSUS AND STATISTICS (QUARTERLY SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 1
Citation VerDate:30/06/1997



This order may be cited as the Census and Statistics (Quarterly Survey of 
Industrial Production) Order.



CENSUS AND STATISTICS (QUARTERLY SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 2
Interpretation VerDate:30/06/1997



In this order, unless the context otherwise requires-
"industrial production" (工業生產) means any of the following-

        (a)	the manufacturing, processing, assembling, altering, cleaning, 
repairing, ornamenting, packing, printing, publishing, finishing or 
breaking up of any article or material;

        (b)	the fabricating or repairing of any industrial, commerical or 
similar machinery or equipment;

        (c)	the manufacturing, renovating or repairing of any transport 
equipment;  (L.N. 521 of 1995)
"industrial undertaking" (工業經營) means any undertaking engaged in 
industrial production;
"survey" (調查) means the statistical survey referred to in paragraph 3;
"survey period" (調查期) means the survey period specified under paragraph 6.
"industrial production" (工業生產)
"industrial undertaking" (工業經營)
"survey" (調查)
"survey period" (調查期)


CENSUS AND STATISTICS (QUARTERLY SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 3
Quarterly survey of industrial production VerDate:30/06/1997



A statistical survey shall be carried out by the Commissioner in respect 
of industrial undertakings in Hong Kong for the purpose of compiling 
statistics relating to industrial production thereof in the survey period. 
This survey shall be repeated 4 times in every year.



CENSUS AND STATISTICS (QUARTERLY SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 4
Particulars required to be given VerDate:30/06/1997



For the purpose of a survey, the particulars specified in the Schedule 
shall be given in respect of industrial undertakings for the survey period 
and shall, within one month after the survey period, be furnished to the 
Commissioner in accordance with such form of questionnaire as the 
Commissioner may issue for that purpose.



CENSUS AND STATISTICS (QUARTERLY SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 5
Persons required to give particulars VerDate:30/06/1997



The particulars required to be given under paragraph 4 in respect of an 
industrial undertaking shall be given-

        (a)	in the case of an industrial undertaking which is a body 
corporate, by a director, secretary or other person concerned in the 
management thereof;

        (b)	in the case of an industrial undertaking which is a 
partnership, by any partner thereof;

        (c)	in any other case, by the proprietor of the industrial 
undertaking.



CENSUS AND STATISTICS (QUARTERLY SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 6
The survey period VerDate:30/06/1997



For the purposes of this order, the survey period shall be any such period 
of 3 consecutive months as the Commissioner may specify from time to time 
in the schedule designed for the survey.



CENSUS AND STATISTICS (QUARTERLY SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 7
Sampling methods may be used VerDate:30/06/1997



The use of sampling methods for the collection of particulars relevant to 
the survey is hereby authorized.
(L.N. 521 of 1995)



CENSUS AND STATISTICS (QUARTERLY SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 8
Application of order in certain cases VerDate:30/06/1997



This order shall apply in relation to an industrial undertaking 
notwithstanding that it commenced business after the commencement of a 
survey period or ceased to carry on business during that period.



CENSUS AND STATISTICS (QUARTERLY SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 9
Date of destruction of schedules VerDate:30/06/1997



All completed schedules collected or received by census officers for a 
survey and all copies thereof shall be destroyed not later than 24 months 
after the relevant survey period.



CENSUS AND STATISTICS (QUARTERLY SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION) ORDER - SCHEDULE  
SCHEDULE VerDate:30/06/1997



[paragraph 4]

PARTICULARS REQUIRED TO BE GIVEN IN RESPECT OF
INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS


(1)	Particulars of the industrial undertaking.

(2)	Number and sex of persons engaged, by type.

(3)	Number of working days, shifts and hours worked, by type.

(4)	Description, value, quantity and price of goods or industrial 
services produced or sold, by type.

(5)	Value of stocks by type, at the beginning and end of survey 
period.
(L.N. 521 of 1995)