Course on "Hong Kong Statistics for Business"

Course No.	: FINA9011
Date	: 1 to 29 March 2023 (every Wednesday)
Time	: 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
No. of lectures	: 5
Fee	: HK$2,300
Venue	: HKU SPACE Admiralty Learning Centre / United Learning Centre / other HK Island campus

This course is offered by the School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPACE) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in collaboration with the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD). It is designed to put managers, administrators and planners in closer touch with the statistical data available in Hong Kong, and to show how such data may be used to assist in business and forecasting. The course is an integrated series of lectures by professionals from C&SD.

The course covers the following topics:

Introduction to official statistics and sample surveys
Population statistics and projections: Research and marketing
Labour, price and wage statistics: Personnel management and manpower planning
Manufacturing, construction, distributive trades and services industries statistics: Comparing profitability and performance, evaluating local market size, and assessing extent and nature of competition
Trade statistics: Market research, trade promotion, and analysis and forecasting of merchandise trade
National income statistics: Gross Domestic Product and its components
Monetary and financial statistics: Analysis and applications

Application form

For enquiries, please contact C&SD at 2582 4734 or HKU SPACE at 2520 4612.