Team at work

Conducting the 1966 By-census.

Conducting the 1971 Marine Census in Yaumatei Anchorage.

Fieldwork meeting to discuss survey concepts and work progress.

Meeting to discuss trade classification amongst staff in the Trade Statistics Branch.

Staff interpreting and analysing survey findings.

Updating the Frame of Quarters for conducting household surveys in the 1990s.

Mass mailing of survey documents.

The Department has been using an Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) in handling enquiries since 1994. The system enables enquirers to obtain answers within a short time. It is essentially an automatic system but can also effectively connect an enquirer to the appropriate staff member to follow up on the matter as necessary.

Provision of quality services : enquiries on statistics from members of the public via telephone, facsimile, letter, email or personal visit are always welcome.

A field officer collecting price data on a wide variety of vegetable items for compiling the Consumer Price Index.

Staff explaining statistical concepts and definitions to members of the public to facilitate their proper understanding of statistics.

A field officer collecting price data from a wet market for compiling the Consumer Price Index.

Field officers undertaking survey work in remote areas.

Census officers collecting data on the marine population in the 2006 Population By-census.

Staff answering enquiries at the 2006 Population By-census Telephone Enquiry Centre.

Census officers registering at the building management office before visiting households in the building.

Staff serving members of the public visiting the Publications Unit of the Department.

A field officer collecting price data on vegetables for compiling the Consumer Price Index.

A field officer collecting price data from a pharmacy for compiling the Consumer Price Index.

Meeting to discuss the pilot survey for the 2011 Population Census.

When the Department was just formed, there were only around a hundred staff, with the majority being clerical staff engaging in the compilation of external trade statistics of Hong Kong. In 1972, the first outposted statistical unit was established in the Education Department. Since then, the government statistical service (comprising C&SD and outposted statistical units) has been growing steadily. Today, the Department has over 1 200 staff. There are another some 200 statistical grade officers working in the outposted statistical units in about 30 bureaux/departments. In the photo, colleagues of the statistical unit of the Planning Department are studying maps of the Planning Data Zones.

Photo taken among colleagues of the Research & Statistics Section of the Social Welfare Department.

Production team of the 45th anniversary web-based exhibition.

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