List of Records

Economic Statistics Division (1)

Trade Statistics Branch (1)

Trade Analysis Section

Trade Indices

Concepts and definitions
Method of compilation
Press releases
Statistical reports

Exchange Rate and Effective Exchange Rate Indices

Concepts and definitions
Method of compilation

Merchandise Trade Statistics

Concepts and definitions
Method of compilation
Press releases
Statistical reports

Trade Classification Section

Processing of Import/Export Declaration

Operation procedures
Number of trade declarations received and checked
Number of queries sent
Number of rejected records handled
Number of declaration charge recovery cases identified for action
Method of verifying trading particulars

Commodity and Country Classification

Hong Kong Imports and Exports Classification (Harmonized System)
Hong Kong Merchandise Trade Statistics Classification (Standard International Trade Classification Revision 4)

Customer Liaison Group on Trade Matters

A note on details of the Customer Liaison Group
Information papers
Annual/Biennial reports

Trade Statistics Branch (2)

Trade Statistics Processing Section

Import/Export Declarations and Cargo Manifests

Checking procedures
System of issuing declaration notices
System of refund and recovery of declaration charges
Publicity programme

Electronic Trading Services and Cargo Statistics Section

Electronic Declaration (TDEC) Service

Implementation Instructions of Government Electronic Trading Services (GETS) System (for TDEC)

Electronic Cargo Manifest (EMAN) Service

Implementation Instructions of Government Electronic Trading Services (GETS) System (for EMAN)
Manifest receiving procedures (Seaborne and River Cargo)

Vessel, Port Cargo and Container Statistics

Data extraction method
Concepts and definitions
Method of compilation
Press releases
Statistical reports

Trade Surveys Section

Survey of Re-export Trade

Gazette notice
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Fieldwork manuals/operation manuals

Survey on Insurance and Freight Costs for Import Trade

Gazette notice
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Fieldwork manuals/operation manuals

Price Statistics Branch

Consumer Price Index Section

Consumer Price Index

Concepts and definitions
Method of compilation
Consumer goods and services classification
Publicity pamphlet
Press releases
Statistical reports

Monthly Retail Price Survey

Gazette notice
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Fieldwork manual/operation manual

Price Research and Analysis Section (2) & Household Expenditure Survey Section

Monthly Building Materials Wholesale Price Survey

Gazette notice
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Fieldwork manual/operation manual
Statistical tables – Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Building Materials; Index Numbers of the Costs of Labour and Materials Used in Public Sector Construction Projects

International Comparison Programme (ICP)

Concepts and definitions
Method of compilation
ICP expenditure classification
Feature articles

Household Expenditure Survey

Concepts and definitions
Gazette notice
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Fieldwork manual/operation manual
Classification of commodities and services
Press releases
Survey reports

Balance of Payments Branch (1)

Balance of Payments Section (1)1

Balance of Payments Statistics

Special Data Dissemination Standard metadata
Concepts and definitions
Method of compilation
Feature articles
Press releases
Statistical reports
Revision summaries
Publicity publications

Balance of Payments Section (1)2

External Debt and International Investment Position Statistics

Special Data Dissemination Standard metadata
Concepts and definitions
Method of compilation
Feature articles
Press releases
Statistical reports
Revision summaries
Publicity publications

Balance of Payments Branch (2)

Survey of External Claims, Liabilities and Income

Census and Statistics Order
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Fieldwork manuals/operation manuals

Gross National Income (GNI)

Concepts and definitions
Method of compilation
Press releases
Statistical reports

External Direct Investment

Concepts and definitions
Method of compilation
Press releases
Statistical reports

Economic Statistics Division (2)

Sectoral Economic Statistics Branch (1)

Industrial Production Statistics Section

Annual Survey of Economic Activities (for the part relating to the manufacturing, energy supply and waste management sectors)

Census and Statistics Order
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Industrial classification
Products and services classification
Questionnaires
Operation manuals
Press releases
Survey reports

Hong Kong Energy Statistics

Concepts and definitions
Method of compilation
Statistical reports
Press releases

Quarterly Survey of Industrial Production

Census and Statistics Order
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Products and services classification
Questionnaires
Operation manuals
Press releases
Survey reports

Quarterly Producer Price Index for Manufacturing and Waste Management Sectors

Census and Statistics Order
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Products and services classification
Questionnaires
Operation manuals
Press releases
Survey reports

Monthly Survey on the Business Situation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Gazette notice
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaire
Operation manuals
Press releases
Survey reports

Logistics and Producer Prices Statistics Section

Annual Survey of Economic Activities (for the part relating to transportation, storage and courier services)

Census and Statistics Order
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Industrial classification
Questionnaires
Operation manuals
Detailed tabulations on survey findings
Press releases
Survey reports

Quarterly Survey of Service Industries (for the part relating to accommodation services; transportation, storage, and courier services; as well as real estate maintenance management, brokerage and agency services)

Census and Statistics Order
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Industrial classification
Service products classification
Questionnaires
Operation manuals
Press releases
Survey reports
Tabulation on producer price indices of selected service industries

Statistical Digest of the Services Sector

Concepts and definitions
Press releases
Reports

Sectoral Economic Statistics Branch (2)

Distribution Services Statistics Section

Annual Survey of Economic Activities (for the part relating to import/export, wholesale and retail trades, and accommodation and food services)

Census and Statistics Order
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Industrial classification
Questionnaires
Operation manuals
Detailed tabulations on survey findings
Press releases
Survey reports

Quarterly Survey of Restaurant Receipts and Purchases

Census and Statistics Order
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Operation manuals
Method of compilation of restaurant receipts index
Press releases
Survey reports

Monthly Survey of Retail Sales

Census and Statistics Order
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Operation manuals
Method of compilation of retail sales index
Press releases
Survey reports

Trade in Services Statistics Section

Annual Survey of Imports and Exports of Services

Census and Statistics Order
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Operation manuals

Trade in Services Statistics

Concepts and definitions
Method of compilation
Data sources
Services classification list
Press releases
Statistical reports

Foreign Affiliates Statistics

Concepts and definitions
Method of compilation
Data sources
Feature articles
Statistical tables

Quarterly Survey of Merchanting and Other Trading Activities

Gazette notice
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Operation manuals

Offshore Trade in Goods Statistics

Concepts and definitions
Method of compilation
Data sources
Statistical tables

Sectoral Economic Statistics Branch (3)

Business Services Statistics Section

Quarterly Survey of Service Industries (for the part relating to import/export and wholesale trades, information and communications, financing and insurance, and professional and business services)

Census and Statistics Order
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Industrial classification
Service products classification
Questionnaires
Operation manuals
Press releases
Survey reports
Tabulation on producer price indices of selected service industries

Annual Survey of Economic Activities (for the part relating to information and communications, financing and insurance, and professional and business services)

Census and Statistics Order
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Industrial classification
Questionnaires
Operation manuals
Detailed tabulations on survey findings
Press releases
Survey reports

Business Expectation Statistics Section

Annual Survey of Companies in Hong Kong with Parent Companies Located outside Hong Kong

Gazette notice
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Fieldwork manuals/operation manuals
Press releases
Survey reports

Quarterly Business Tendency Survey

Gazette notice
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Operation manuals
Press releases
Survey reports

Sectoral Economic Statistics Branch (4)

Construction and Miscellaneous Services Statistics Section

Annual Survey of Economic Activities (for the parts relating to building, construction and real estate sectors as well as social and personal services)

Census and Statistics Order
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Industrial classification
Questionnaires
Operation manuals
Detailed tabulations on survey findings^@
Press releases^@
Survey reports^@

Quarterly Survey on Construction Output

Census and Statistics Order
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Method of compilation of the gross value of construction work performed by main contractors
Questionnaires
Operation manuals
Press releases
Survey reports

Annual Survey of Premises Owned and Occupied by Private Non-profit Bodies

Gazette notice
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Survey manuals

Annual Survey of Overseas Tours

Gazette notice
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Survey manuals

Science and Technology Statistics Section

Annual Study on Research and Development Activities in Government and Quasi-government Organisations

Data collection form
Concepts and definitions

Survey of Innovation Activities

Census and Statistics Order
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Fieldwork manuals
Press releases
Survey reports

Survey on Information Technology Usage and Penetration in the Business Sector

Gazette notice
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Fieldwork manuals
Press releases
Survey reports

Hong Kong as an Information Society

Concepts and definitions
Press releases
Reports

Economic Surveys Branch

Economic Surveys Section (1)

Annual Survey of Economic Activities

Fieldwork manuals

Annual Survey of Imports and Exports of Services

Fieldwork manuals

Annual Survey of Premises Owned and Occupied by Private Non-profit Bodies

Fieldwork manuals

Quarterly Survey of Restaurant Receipts and Purchases

Fieldwork manuals

Quarterly Business Tendency Survey

Fieldwork manuals

Quarterly Survey of Service Industries

Fieldwork manuals

Quarterly Survey of Merchanting and Other Trading Activities

Fieldwork manuals

Monthly Survey of Retail Sales

Fieldwork manuals

Monthly Survey on the Business Situation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Fieldwork manuals

Economic Surveys Section (2)

Annual Survey of Economic Activities

Fieldwork manuals

Annual Survey of Imports and Exports of Services

Fieldwork manuals

Annual Survey of Overseas Tours

Fieldwork manuals

Quarterly Business Tendency Survey

Fieldwork manuals

Quarterly Survey of Industrial Production

Fieldwork manuals

Quarterly Survey on Construction Output

Fieldwork manuals

Quarterly Survey of Service Industries

Fieldwork manuals

Quarterly Survey of Merchanting and Other Trading Activities

Fieldwork manuals

Monthly Survey of Retail Sales

Fieldwork manuals

Monthly Survey on the Business Situation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Fieldwork manuals

Monthly Survey on Payment Card and Stored Value Facility Schemes

Fieldwork manuals

Field Strategy Development Section

Research and development of improvement measures to strengthen support to respondents in data reporting by adopting more flexible fieldwork strategy

General Statistics Branch

Materials for Promoting Statistical Literacy

An Introduction to Sample Surveys
Statistics and You
Living with Statistics

Standards of Services

Performance Pledge

Pamphlets for Publicity

Pamphlet/Poster for Publicity
Career Opportunities in the Census and Statistics Department

Overview of Statistical Work

An Outline of Statistical Development

Departmental Publications

Statistical reports
Survey reports
Classification lists

Economic Statistics Division (3)

National Income Branch (1)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Expenditure Component

Concepts and definitions
Method of compilation
Data sources
Revision to GDP
Press releases
Statistical reports

Research and Development of Statistics on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Expenditure Component

National Income Branch (2)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Economic Activity

Concepts and definitions
Method of compilation
Data sources
Revision to GDP
Press releases
Statistical reports

Research and Development of Statistics on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Economic Activity

Information Technology Services and Infrastructure Branch

Online Questionnaire System (OQS)

OQS which facilitates self-completion of questionnaire by respondents
User guide for OQS
Frequently asked questions regarding OQS

Statistical Processing Systems Branch

Dissemination of Computer Knowledge

Records on computer knowledge seminars conducted
Records on group discussions and workshops for experience sharing between computer users

Management of the Computer Resources

Papers on allocation and redeployment of computer items

IT Planning and Policy Formulation

Papers on departmental IT policies and strategies
Notes on Information Technology Management Unit
Notes on Information Technology User Working Group

IT Security Policy

Papers on departmental IT Security Policy

Statistical Information Dissemination Branch

General Digests of Statistics

Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics
Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics
Hong Kong in Figures

C&SD Website

Records on major system enhancements of website
Number of visits
Number of free downloads of publications

Data Re-dissemination

References on data re-dissemination

Labour Statistics Division

Labour Statistics Branch (1)

Employment Statistics Section and Central Register of Establishments Section

Quarterly Survey of Employment and Vacancies

Census and Statistics Order
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Classification list by major occupation group
Questionnaires
Operation manuals
Press releases
Survey reports
Detailed tabulations on survey findings

Quarterly Employment Survey of Construction Sites

Gazette notice
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Operation manuals
Press releases
Survey reports
Detailed tabulations on survey findings

Composite Employment Estimates

Feature articles
Statistical tables

Central Register of Establishments (CRE)

Hong Kong Standard Industrial Classification
Classification list of government departments by industry
CRE work manuals

Labour Statistics Branch (2)

Labour Surveys Sections (1) & (2)

Quarterly Survey of Employment and Vacancies

Fieldwork manuals

Quarterly Employment Survey of Construction Sites

Fieldwork manuals

Labour Earnings Survey

Fieldwork manuals

Annual Earnings and Hours Survey

Fieldwork manuals

Labour Statistics Branch (3)

Wages and Labour Costs Statistics Section (1)

Labour Earnings Survey

Census and Statistics Order
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Fieldwork manuals
Press releases
Survey reports

Average Daily Wages of Workers Engaged in Public Sector Construction Projects

Concepts and definitions
Method of compilation
Statistical table – Average Daily Wages of Workers Engaged in Public Sector Construction Projects as Reported by Main Contractors

Wages and Labour Costs Statistics Section (2)

Annual Earnings and Hours Survey

Census and Statistics Order
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Fieldwork manuals
Press releases
Survey reports

Labour Statistics Branch (4)

General Household Survey Sections (1), (2) & (3)

General Household Survey (for compiling labour force statistics)

Gazette notice
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Fieldwork manuals/operation manuals
Press releases
Survey reports
Detailed tabulations on survey findings

Annual Survey on Profile of Inmates of Private Elderly Homes

Gazette notice
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Fieldwork manuals/operation manuals
Feature articles

Special Topic Enquiries

Enquiry plan
Enquiry methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Fieldwork manuals/operation manuals
Press releases
Special topics reports

Labour Force Projections

Method of compilation
Feature articles

Social Statistics Division

Social Statistics Branch (1)

Social Analysis and Research Section

Thematic Report

Press releases
Population and Household Statistics Analysed by District Council District

Social Statistics Branch (2)

Social Surveys Sections (1) & (2)

Thematic Household Surveys

Gazette notices
Survey plan
Survey methods and procedures
Questionnaires
Fieldwork manuals/operation manuals
Press releases
Survey reports

Thematic Report

Women and Men in Hong Kong - Key Statistics

Census and Demographic Statistics Branch, Social Data Development Branch, Census Planning Branch (1), Census Planning Branch (2) & Census System Services Branch

Demographic Statistics Section (1)

Vital Statistics

Concepts and definitions
Method of compilation
Detailed tabulations

Population Estimates/Projections

Concepts and definitions
Method of compilation
Press release
Statistical reports

Demographic Statistics Section (2)

Population Census/By-census Results

Press releases
Statistical reports
Detailed tabulations
Feature articles

Domestic Household Projections

Concepts and definitions
Method of compilation
Press releases
Feature articles

Census Planning Sections (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), Census Field Section & Census Administrative Services Section

Population Census/By-census

Census and Statistics Order
Gazette notices
Overall plan
Survey methods and procedures
Data topics and classification schemes
Questionnaires
Fieldwork manuals/operation manuals
Publicity programme
Press releases
Small scale test survey methods
Statistical reports
Detailed tabulations

Maintenance of the Frames of Quarters

Concepts and definitions

Technical Secretariat

Research Work

Technical notes on statistical researches and statistical techniques

Liaison with the Mass Media

Comments on media reports relating to work of C&SD

Dissemination of Statistics

Press release schedule
Press releases

Development Branch

Statistical planning and development

Administration Branch

General Section

Census and Statistics Ordinance
General information about C&SD
Office accommodation
Office telephone list
Correspondence with other government departments/organisations

Personnel Section

Appointment and recruitment related information
Employment-related personal data