An introduction to the second "World Statistics Day"

The United Nations General Assembly designated 20 October 2015 as the second World Statistics Day to acknowledge the importance of high quality official statistics to making of better decisions and improving the lives of people.  The slogan of the World Statistics Day 2015 is "Better data. Better lives", which conveys the idea that the ultimate goal of producing high quality official statistics is to improve the lives of people.  In addition, the General Assembly decided to celebrate the World Statistics Day on 20 October every five years.

You may wish to refer to the website dedicated for the World Statistics Day 2015 for details (https://worldstatisticsday.org/).

• Exhibition panels to promote World Statistics Day 2015 in the Hong Kong Book Fair 2015  (15-21 July 2015)
• Public Talk : "Understanding Innovation and Technology Statistics" (5 September 2015)
• Public Lecture : Better Data for Better Lives (20 October 2015)
• Public Talk : "2016 Population By-census：e-Questionnaire" (4 November 2015)

• Participated in the International Seminar on "World Statistics: Sustainable Data for Sustainable Development"