Census and Statistics (Quarterly Survey of Construction Output) Order
[5 March 1982]
(Format changes—E.R. 6 of 2022)
This Order may be cited as the Census and Statistics (Quarterly Survey of Construction Output) Order.
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires— (E.R. 6 of 2022)
construction (建造工程) means any of the following—(a)the erection, maintenance or repair of buildings or other immobile structures;(b)the physical development of land for purposes other than agriculture;(c)site investigation, site formation, piling, caissons or other sub-structure work; (L.N. 114 of 1994)(d)the installation of service facilities in buildings or other immobile structures, whether under construction or already in use; (E.R. 6 of 2022)(e)the demolition of existing buildings or other immobile structures;(f)any specific processes constituting part of the activities specified in subparagraphs (a) to (e) inclusive; construction undertaking (建造工程經營) means any undertaking engaged in construction; survey (調查) means the statistical survey referred to in paragraph 3; survey period (調查期) means the survey period specified under paragraph 6.A statistical survey shall be carried out by the Commissioner on the expiration of each survey period in respect of construction undertakings in Hong Kong for the purpose of compiling statistics relating to the construction output thereof in the survey period.
For the purpose of the survey, the particulars specified in the Schedule shall be given in respect of construction undertakings for the survey period and shall be furnished to the Commissioner in accordance with such form of questionnaire as the Commissioner may issue for that purpose and within such period as he may therein specify.
The particulars required to be given under paragraph 4 in respect of a construction undertaking shall be given—
in the case of a construction undertaking which is a body corporate, by a director, secretary or other person concerned in the management thereof;
in the case of a construction undertaking which is a partnership, by any partner thereof;
in any other case, by the proprietor of the construction undertaking.
For the purpose of this Order, the survey period shall be— (E.R. 6 of 2022)
January, February and March 1982;
each period of 3 consecutive months thereafter.
The use of sampling methods for the collection of particulars relevant to any survey is authorized.
This Order shall apply in relation to a construction undertaking notwithstanding that it commenced business after the commencement of a survey period or ceased to carry on business during that period.
All completed schedules collected or received by census officers for a survey and all copies thereof shall be destroyed not later than 24 months after the relevant survey period.
Name, address and nature of activities of the undertaking
Value of construction work performed at construction sites, at other minor new construction work locations, and at erected buildings and structures, in the capacity of a main contractor or a sub-contractor
Site and work particulars and value of construction work performed at each site, for main contractors operating at construction sites