Padawan Municipal Council, Lo Khere Chiang urged all residents under the jurisdiction of Padawan Municipal Council to give full cooperation to the enumerators deployed by the State Statistics Department to carry out “The Population & Housing Census via Face-to-Face” interview in which have resumed from 16 August until 31 October 2021 after several postponements since 7 July 2020 due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.
He said Sarawak Disaster Management (SDMC) has given the approval for the Face-to-Face Census activities to be carried out in strict compliance to the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) such as wearing of double face masks and practicing physical distancing by the enumerators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I have the assurance from the State Statistic Department, that its enumerators while on duties, will carry along with them their identification cards issued by the Department. They will carry out their duties in pairs. The enumerators will carry out the census 7 days a week, including Public Holidays starting in the morning until late afternoon (around 5.00pm to 7.00pm). The late afternoon hours are meant to suit the convenience of the office workers who only came back home in late afternoon. Normally the census interview will only take about 15 minutes. The enumerators can conduct their interview between the gate should the house-owners are reluctant to open the gate. In the event that the house owners are not at home, the enumerators will issue Letter of Re-Visit (Surat Lawatan Semula) seeking for a new date for the census. If the house owners are in doubt of the identity of the enumerators, they can always call the State Statistic Department, for verification. All particulars gathered are strictly confidential and solely for data compilation, ” he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lo pointed out that it is vital for the Government to gather adequate and accurate data through census not only to identify the population\u2019s demographic and socio-economic characteristics but more importantly will determine how the government funding will be spent across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The data gathered, he added will help identify areas that are lacking especially in public services and infrastructures such as hospitals, schools, roads, and public transport and assist government and local authorities to make plans to meet the needs of the areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In short, he said the population and housing data is very important for the government to formulate policies for the well-being of the nation. This is to ensure that every plan meets the needs of the target groups and no one is left out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If there is any enquiry, Lo said, the general public can call the Operation Room of the State Statistic Department from 8.00am to 1.00pm through the following lines: 082-203994\/ 082-230604.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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