Census and Statistics Department

Census data should leave no room for doubts

2 Apr 2013

The Census and Statistics Department seems to be fighting an uphill battle to clear its name over the scandal involving data fabrication.

5:56AM

'No proof' survey data was faked: census chief Lily Ou-yang

26 Mar 2013

A task force set up to probe allegations that census officers have been faking answers to speed up their work has concluded that there is "no sufficient evidence to show the existence of...

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Number of those living solo rises 40pc from a decade ago

16 Mar 2013

The number of those who live alone has risen almost 40 per cent in the past 10 years, with elderly women and middle-aged people contributing the most to the sharp increase, government figures show...

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Falsified census data undermines policy decision making

11 Jan 2013

Nothing is more damaging for a government than losing its credibility. The Census and Statistics Department is facing a crisis after many frontline field workers were said to have fabricated...

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We were given a mission impossible, say census officers

10 Jan 2013

Former census officers yesterday spelt out the ridiculously tough regulations which they said forced staff to fake answers - and one claimed management knew what was going on.

4:34AM

Ex-census worker says fabrication of data was common in 1990

10 Jan 2013

Frontline officers from the Census and Statistics Department were fabricating data as far back as 1990, a former employee said yesterday.

The department this week announced it would launch...

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'Fake census' officers may be criminally liable

Frontline census officers accused of faking answers in an apparent bid to speed up their work could be criminally liable, and the commissioner says she will lead a task force investigating the...

5:17AM

Unemployment rises amid signs of hiring slowdown

Hong Kong’s unemployment rate rose slightly last month to 3.3 per cent amid signs that firms are getting more cautious about hiring, the Census and Statistics Department said on Thursday.

7:27PM

Older and poorer

Hong Kong's population has aged dramatically over the past decade, according to the Census and Statistics Department.

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Broader exemption sought for SMEs

The government is considering further changes to the long-awaited competition bill to exclude more small and medium-sized businesses from its provisions.

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Retail sales rise 26pc in March

Hong Kong's retail sales increased 26 per cent year on year to an estimated HK$31.2 billion in March, reflecting robust consumer demand and tourist spending, the Census and Statistics Department...

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Rise in overseas study shows wealth divide

The number of well-off people sending their children to study overseas is rising while the number of poorer families doing so is falling, another indication of Hong Kong's growing wealth gap.

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