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The Census and Statistics Ordinance amended, enhancing protection of confidentiality of data supplied by individual persons and firms in surveys. 1991: Hong Kong 1991 Population Census conducted. 1992: Ho Wing-huen, Frederick appointed Commissioner for Census and Statistics. 1995: First set of Gross National Product estimates for Hong Kong ...
People from Hong Kong generally refer to themselves, in Cantonese, as Hèung Góng Yàhn (Chinese: 香港人; Cantonese Yale: Hèung Góng Yàhn; lit. 'Hong Kong people'); however, the term is not restricted to those of Chinese descent, owing to Hong Kong's roughly 160-year colonial history that saw the civil servants and traders of British, Indian, Russian and other ethnic groups stationed in ...
A multi-modal data collection approach will be used in the 2021 population census. In the first phase, all households may provide the required information through the following means: online questionnaire; postal questionnaire with pre-paid return envelope ("Short Form" only); and; telephone interview via the hotline 18 2021.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is the seventh-largest in the world, with a market capitalisation of HK$30.4 trillion (US$3.87 trillion) as of December 2018. [225] Hong Kong is ranked as the 18th most innovative territory in the Global Innovation Index in 2024, [ 226 ] and 3rd in the Global Financial Centres Index . [ 227 ]
A comprehensive vessel traffic service is provided by the department's Vessel Traffic Centre (VTC), with radar surveillance and tracking capabilities as well as a fully integrated data handling sub-system, covers 95% of Hong Kong waters used by seagoing vessels and ferries. The VTC offers advice on the activities of other vessels and gives ...
Naturalization of HK permanent residents who wish to be Chinese citizens; Issuing Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport to permanent residents who are Chinese citizens; Issuing Hong Kong Document of Identity for Visa Purposes for HK residents who can obtain neither a national passport nor Hong Kong passport. [10]
The Legislative Council in Hong Kong most recently approved the revision on the SMW rate to increase to HK$37.5 per hour, effective 1 May 2019. [63] Although the total statistics for Hong Kong show declining poverty, child poverty increased .3 percentage points from 2017 to 2018, up to a total of 23.1%, as a result of larger households due to ...
Location of Hong Kong. Hong Kong is an autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China on the Pearl River Delta of East Asia. [1] Hong Kong is one of the world's most significant financial centres, with the highest Financial Development Index score and consistently ranks as the world's most competitive and freest economic entity.