CENSUS AND STATISTICS (ANNUAL SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS) ORDER - CHAPTER 316E CENSUS AND STATISTICS (ANNUAL SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS) ORDER - LONG TITLE Empowering section VerDate:30/06/1997 (Cap 316 section 11) [13 January 1984] (L.N. 14 of 1984) CENSUS AND STATISTICS (ANNUAL SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 1 Citation VerDate:30/06/1997 This order may be cited as the Census and Statistics (Annual Survey of Building, Construction and Real Estate Sectors) Order. CENSUS AND STATISTICS (ANNUAL SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 2 Interpretation VerDate:30/06/1997 In this order, unless the context otherwise requires- "building, construction and real estate sectors" (屋宇建築、建造及地產業) means any of the following- (a) the erection, maintenance or repair of buildings or other immobile structures; (b) the physical development of land for purposes other than agriculture; (c) site investigation, site formation, piling, caissons or other sub-structure work; (L.N. 77 of 1995) (d) the installation of service facilities in buildings or other immobile structures, whether under construction or already in use; (e) the demolition of existing buildings or other immobile structures; (f) the development of or transaction in real estate (including leasing); (g) architectural, surveying or project engineering services related to building, construction or real estate activities; (L.N. 77 of 1995) (h) real estate brokerage or agency; (i) real estate management services; (j) any specific process constituting part of the activities specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) inclusive; "building, construction and real estate undertaking" (屋宇建築、建造及地產經營) means any undertaking engaged in building, construction and real estate sectors; "real estate" (地產) means immovable property; "survey" (調查) means the statistical survey referred to in paragraph 3; "survey period" (調查期) means the survey period specified in or under paragraph 6. "building, construction and real estate sectors" (屋宇建築、建造及地產業) "building, construction and real estate undertaking" (屋宇建築、建造及地產經營) "real estate" (地產) "survey" (調查) "survey period" (調查期) CENSUS AND STATISTICS (ANNUAL SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 3 Survey of building, construction and real estate sectors VerDate:30/06/1997 A statistical survey shall be carried out by the Commissioner every year in respect of building, construction and real estate undertakings in Hong Kong for the purpose of compiling statistics relating to the building, construction and real estate sectors in the survey period. CENSUS AND STATISTICS (ANNUAL SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 4 Information required to be given VerDate:30/06/1997 For the purpose of a survey carried out in any year, information in respect of the matters specified in the Schedule shall be given in relation to building, construction and real estate undertakings for the survey period and shall, not later than 31 July in that year, or such later date as the Commissioner may specify in any particular case, be furnished to the Commissioner in accordance with such form of questionnaire as the Commissioner may issue for that purpose. CENSUS AND STATISTICS (ANNUAL SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 5 Persons required to give information VerDate:30/06/1997 The information required to be given under paragraph 4 in respect of any building, construction and real estate undertaking shall be given- (a) in the case of a building, construction and real estate undertaking which is a body corporate, by a director, secretary or other person concerned in the management thereof; (b) in the case of a building, construction and real estate undertaking which is a partnership, by any partner thereof; (c) in any other case, by the proprietor of the building, construction and real estate undertaking. CENSUS AND STATISTICS (ANNUAL SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 6 The survey period VerDate:30/06/1997 For the purpose of this order, the survey period in relation to any year in which a survey is carried out under paragraph 3 shall be the calendar year immediately preceding that year or such other period of 12 consecutive months commencing in that calendar year and ending not later than 31 March in the following year as the Commissioner may specify in any particular case. CENSUS AND STATISTICS (ANNUAL SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 7 Sampling methods may be used VerDate:30/06/1997 The use of sampling methods for the collection of information relevant to the survey is hereby authorized. (L.N. 77 of 1995) CENSUS AND STATISTICS (ANNUAL SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 8 Application of order in certain cases VerDate:30/06/1997 This order shall apply in relation to a building, construction and real estate 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 (ANNUAL SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 9 Date for 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 31 July in the third year following the year in which the survey is carried out. CENSUS AND STATISTICS (ANNUAL SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS) ORDER - SCHEDULE SCHEDULE VerDate:30/06/1997 [paragraph 4] MATTERS IN RESPECT OF WHICH INFORMATION IS TO BE GIVEN (1) Type of ownership. (2) Type of business activity. (In the case of undertakings submitting a combined return, this information is required in relation to each undertaking.) (L.N. 77 of 1995) (3) Percentage of shareholding by country of origin of investment. (4) Name and address of undertaking. (In the case of undertakings submitting a combined return, this information is required in relation to each undertaking.) (L.N. 77 of 1995) (5) Particulars of business premises. (In the case of undertakings submitting a combined return, this information is required in relation to each undertaking.) (L.N. 77 of 1995) (6) Number and sex of persons engaged, by type. (In the case of undertakings submitting a combined return, this information is required in relation to each undertaking.) (L.N. 77 of 1995) (7) Number of working days, shifts and hours worked, by type. (L.N. 77 of 1995) (8) Compensation of employees, by type. (9) Value of purchases and stocks of materials and supplies, by type. (10) Value of contract work and other operating expenses, by type. (11) Value of construction work performed and other business receipts, by type. (12) Value of property completed or under construction and the associated price of land. (13) Particulars of individual building or construction projects; contract sum of the whole project; construction outlays, by type; value of construction work performed and percentage of completion. (L.N. 77 of 1995) (13A) Particulars of individual real estate development projects; construction cost of the whole project; project outlays, by type; project value and land value; and percentage of completion. (L.N. 77 of 1995) (14) Transactions in land and property. (15) Acquisitions, disposals, depreciation and stocks of fixed assets, by type. (16) Characteristics of transactions with parties outside Hong Kong, and receipts and payments arising therefrom, by type. (L.N. 77 of 1995)