CENSUS AND STATISTICS (LABOUR EARNINGS SURVEY) ORDER
- CHAPTER 316R

CENSUS AND STATISTICS (LABOUR EARNINGS SURVEY) ORDER - LONG TITLE  
Empowering section VerDate:15/03/2000



(Cap 316, section 11)

[15 March 2000]

(L.N. 18 of 2000)



CENSUS AND STATISTICS (LABOUR EARNINGS SURVEY) ORDER - SECT 1
(Omitted as spent) VerDate:15/03/2000



(Omitted as spent)



CENSUS AND STATISTICS (LABOUR EARNINGS SURVEY) ORDER - SECT 2
Interpretation VerDate:15/03/2000



In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires-
"business undertaking" (業務經營) means an undertaking carrying on business in 
Hong Kong, including profit-making bodies, non-profit-making bodies and 
statutory bodies;
"survey" (調查) means the statistical survey referred to in section 3;
"survey period" (調查期) means the survey period specified under section 6.
"business undertaking" (業務經營)
"survey" (調查)
"survey period" (調查期)


CENSUS AND STATISTICS (LABOUR EARNINGS SURVEY) ORDER - SECT 3
Survey of payroll and wages VerDate:15/03/2000



The Commissioner shall carry out a statistical survey on the expiration of 
each survey period in respect of business undertakings for the purpose of 
compiling statistics relating to payroll and wages in the survey period.



CENSUS AND STATISTICS (LABOUR EARNINGS SURVEY) ORDER - SECT 4
Information required to be given VerDate:15/03/2000




(1)	For the purpose of a survey, the Commissioner may require a 
person referred to in section 5 to give information in respect of the 
matters specified in the Schedule for the survey period covered by the 
survey.

(2)	That person shall give the information to the Commissioner-

        (a)	by completing such schedule as the Commissioner may issue for 
that purpose; and

        (b)	within such period as the Commissioner may specify in that 
schedule.



CENSUS AND STATISTICS (LABOUR EARNINGS SURVEY) ORDER - SECT 5
Persons required to give information VerDate:15/03/2000



The person required to give information under section 4 is-

        (a)	in the case of the business undertaking being a body corporate, 
a director, secretary or other person concerned in the management of the 
body corporate;

        (b)	in the case of the business undertaking being a partnership, 
any partner of the partnership;

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



CENSUS AND STATISTICS (LABOUR EARNINGS SURVEY) ORDER - SECT 6
Survey period VerDate:15/03/2000



For the purposes of this Order, the survey periods are-

        (a)	for collecting information in relation to wages, March, June, 
September and December each year beginning from 2000;

        (b)	for collecting information in relation to payroll, each period 
of 3 consecutive months beginning from the first 3 months of 2000.



CENSUS AND STATISTICS (LABOUR EARNINGS SURVEY) ORDER - SECT 7
Sampling methods may be used VerDate:15/03/2000



The Commissioner may use sampling methods to collect information for the 
purpose of a survey.



CENSUS AND STATISTICS (LABOUR EARNINGS SURVEY) ORDER - SECT 8
Application of Order in certain cases VerDate:15/03/2000



This Order applies to a business undertaking for the purpose of a survey 
notwithstanding that it commenced business or ceased to carry on business 
during the survey period covered by the survey.



CENSUS AND STATISTICS (LABOUR EARNINGS SURVEY) ORDER - SECT 9
Date for destruction of completed schedules VerDate:15/03/2000



The Commissioner shall destroy all completed schedules collected or 
received for a survey and all copies of the schedules not later than 24 
months after the end of the survey period covered by that survey.



CENSUS AND STATISTICS (LABOUR EARNINGS SURVEY) ORDER - SCHEDULE  
SCHEDULE VerDate:15/03/2000



[section 4]

MATTERS IN RESPECT OF WHICH
INFORMATION IS TO BE GIVEN

1.	Name and address of the business undertaking.

2.	Business registration number.

3.	Nature of business.

4.	Number of persons engaged and payroll outlays.

5.	Reasons for significant changes in the number of persons engaged 
and payroll outlays.

6.	Number of standard working days per month and number of normal 
working hours per working day.

7.	Number of employees, by selected occupation and by sex.

8.	Wage information of selected occupations, by sex and by wage 
component.

9.	Number of employees entitled to any fringe benefit.