This section presents a list of surveys being conducted by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) under the Census and Statistics Ordinance. For enquiry relating to a specific survey, you may refer to the telephone number and e-mail address as shown below. If you wish to verify the identity of individual C&SD field officers, please call C&SD at 2582 4798.
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Name of Survey | Frequency | Contact Information |
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2024/25 Household Expenditure Survey | Ad hoc | Tel: 2551 6500 E-mail: hesurvey@censtatd.gov.hk |
General Household Survey | Monthly | Tel: 2887 5526 E-mail: household-survey@censtatd.gov.hk |
Pilot Survey for the Thematic Household Survey on Internet and Personal Computer Penetration, Pattern of Smoking, and Keeping of Pets in Households in 2025 (A survey contracted out to Mercado Solutions Associates Limited by the Census and Statistics Department) |
Ad hoc | Tel: 2887 9531 (Mercado Solutions Associates Limited enquiry hotline: 2598 0909) E-mail: thematic@censtatd.gov.hk |
Small-scale Test Survey of the 2026 Population Census | Ad hoc | Tel: 18 2026 E-mail: census2026@censtatd.gov.hk |
Name of Survey | Frequency | Contact Information |
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Annual Earnings and Hours Survey + | Annual |
Tel: 3105 2369 E-mail: aehs@censtatd.gov.hk |
Annual Survey of Companies in Hong Kong with Parent Companies Located outside Hong Kong | Annual |
Tel: 3903 7263 E-mail: regional-offices@censtatd.gov.hk |
Annual Survey of Economic Activities + | Annual |
Tel: 3903 7267 E-mail: econ-survey@censtatd.gov.hk |
Annual Survey of Imports and Exports of Services + | Annual |
Tel: 3903 7411 E-mail: tis@censtatd.gov.hk |
Annual Survey of Overseas Tours | Annual |
Tel: 3903 6963 E-mail: asps@censtatd.gov.hk |
Annual Survey of Premises Owned and Occupied by Private Non-profit Bodies | Annual |
Tel: 3903 6963 E-mail: asps@censtatd.gov.hk |
Annual Survey on Profile of Inmates of Private Elderly Homes | Annual |
Tel: 2887 5508 E-mail: ghs@censtatd.gov.hk |
Labour Earnings Survey + | Quarterly |
Tel: 2887 5550 E-mail: wage@censtatd.gov.hk |
Monthly Building Materials Wholesale Price Survey | Monthly |
Tel: 3903 7384 E-mail: construction-cost@censtatd.gov.hk |
Monthly Retail Price Survey | Monthly |
Tel: 3903 7360 E-mail: cpi@censtatd.gov.hk |
Monthly Survey of Re-export Trade | Monthly |
Tel: 2582 5579 E-mail: rxs@censtatd.gov.hk |
Monthly Survey of Retail Sales + | Monthly |
Tel: 3903 7400 E-mail: mrs@censtatd.gov.hk |
Monthly Survey on Insurance and Freight Costs for Import Trade | Monthly |
Tel: 2582 5503 E-mail: ims@censtatd.gov.hk |
Monthly Survey on Payment Card and Stored Value Facility Schemes | Monthly |
Tel: 2234 3650 E-mail: econq2@censtatd.gov.hk |
Monthly Survey on the Business Situation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises | Monthly |
Tel: 3903 7246 E-mail: sme-survey@censtatd.gov.hk |
Quarterly Business Tendency Survey | Quarterly |
Tel: 3903 7263 E-mail: business-prospects@censtatd.gov.hk |
Quarterly Employment Survey of Construction Sites | Quarterly |
Tel: 2582 4649 E-mail: es_1@censtatd.gov.hk |
Quarterly Survey of Construction Output + | Quarterly |
Tel: 3903 6965 E-mail: building@censtatd.gov.hk |
Quarterly Survey of Employment and Vacancies + | Quarterly |
Tel: 2234 3777 E-mail: sev@censtatd.gov.hk |
Quarterly Survey of Industrial Production + | Quarterly |
Tel: 3903 7247 E-mail: ind-production@censtatd.gov.hk |
Quarterly Survey of Merchanting and Other Trading Activities | Quarterly |
Tel: 3903 7314 E-mail: qsmta@censtatd.gov.hk |
Quarterly Survey of Restaurant Receipts and Purchases + | Quarterly |
Tel: 3903 7401 E-mail: qsr@censtatd.gov.hk |
Quarterly Survey of Service Industries + | Quarterly |
Tel: 3903 7274 E-mail: business-receipts@censtatd.gov.hk |
Survey of External Claims, Liabilities and Income + | Quarterly |
Tel: 3903 7077 E-mail: secli@censtatd.gov.hk |
Survey of Innovation Activities + | Annual |
Tel: 3903 7316 E-mail: sia@censtatd.gov.hk |
Survey on Information Technology Usage and Penetration in the Business Sector for 2025 | Ad hoc |
Tel: 3168 6568 E-mail: itsurvey@censtatd.gov.hk |
Note:
+ denotes mandatory surveys conducted by C&SD under enacted Census and Statistics Orders.