Glimpses of official statistical work and services

Mr D S Whitelegge, Commissioner (left), announcing the new series of Consumer Price Index in 1974.

Dr. R Butler, Commissioner (middle), announcing the first stage implementation of the Hong Kong Harmonized System at the press conference in 1987.

Mr Benjamin N H Mok, Commissioner (second from left), announcing the launch of the 1991 Population Census.

Population census results made available to the public for reference.

Members of the public visiting the Department to retrieve trade statistics from computer printouts in the 1990s.

The Publications Unit of the Department.

Library facilities of the Department providing a range of reference materials to staff and visitors.

Mr Frederick W H Ho, Commissioner (second from right), announcing the launch of the 1996 Population By-census.

The Household Expenditure Survey is conducted once every five years to update the expenditure weights of the Consumer Price Indices.

Mr Frederick W H Ho, Commissioner (second from right), expressing his thanks to household respondents for their co-operation in the 2001 Population Census.

Deputy Commissioner (left), with Mr Frederick Ma, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (second from left), at a media briefing on economic statistics in 2003.

Mr H W Fung, Commissioner (centre), announcing the summary results of the 2006 Population By-census.

Press conference to announce the new series of Consumer Price Index in April 2006.

Meeting of the Customer Liaison Group on Trade Matters in January 2008.

Members of the Customer Liaison Group on Trade Matters visiting the Service Centre on Trade Statistics.

Deputy Commissioner (second from left), at the Meet-the-Clients session with statistical data users and raw data suppliers.

Success in compilation of accurate and timely statistics by the Department largely rests on the co-operation of respondents in furnishing quality information to our statistical surveys. From time to time, visits to prominent establishments and trade associations will be arranged to solicit their support for the survey work of C&SD. The photo was taken during a meeting with the representative of the Hong Kong Federation of Restaurants and Related Trades (middle).

Announcing the results of the 2009/10 Household Expenditure Survey and rebasing of the Consumer Price Indices in April 2011.

Mr H W Fung, Commissioner (seventh from left), at the set-off ceremony for the 2011 Population Census data collection work.

Publicity posters of the population censuses and by-censuses.

An Assistant Commissioner (right) joining Mrs Helen Chan, Government Economist (middle), at a press conference announcing the latest Gross Domestic Product estimates and updated economic price forecasts for 2012.

To ensure that the data needs of various sectors of the community could be suitably taken into account in the development of government statistical activities, the Statistics Advisory Board (SAB) was established by the Government in 1972. Chaired by the Commissioner for Census and Statistics, the SAB consists of both official and non-official members offering a balanced representation for various fronts. This is a photo of the SAB members and the Directorate staff of C&SD taken in November 1997.

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