Dear Elaine,

I refer to your application made under the Code on Access to Information
sent to us on 13.4.2021 and provide the answers below for your reference.
The General Household Survey (GHS) is a continuous sample survey to
collect information on the labour force, employment, unemployment and
underemployment, as well as the demographic and socio-economic
characteristics of the population.  The technical details of the survey
could be found in the survey report Quarterly Report on General Household
Survey
([1]https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/EIndexbyS...).

Per your request, the following statistics compiled from the results of
the GHS can be provided for your reference [File : Tables 1 to 5.xlsx].
        Table 1 : Number of single parents living with own child(ren)
aged below 18 in domestic households, 2019-2020
        Table 2 : Number of employed single mothers living with own
child(ren) aged below 18 in domestic households, 2019-2020
        Table 3 : Number of single mothers living with own child(ren)
aged below 18 in domestic households by age, 2019-2020
        Table 4 : Median monthly employment earnings of employed single
parents living with own child(ren) aged below 18 in domestic households by
sex, 2019-2020
        Table 5 : Median hours of work of employed single parents living
with own child(ren) aged below 18 in domestic households by sex, 2019-2020

As the tables are not readily available and shall be specifically compiled
for you, a charge (HK$1,209.2) to cover the cost involved in compiling
these statistical tables will be levied.  Should you decide to acquire the
tables, please arrange for payment of the above charge.  Payment can be
made by sending us a crossed cheque of a bank in Hong Kong or a bank draft
in exact amount and made payable to “The Government of the HKSAR” to the
following address:

Household Statistics Analysis Section
Census and Statistics Department
5/F, Fortress Tower, 250 King’s Road,
North Point, Hong Kong.
(Attn.: Miss Carmen LO)

The lead-time for our processing will normally not exceed 4 working days
and the output will be delivered after the payment procedure has been
successfully completed.

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receipt to be sent.  In general, name of your company/organisation will be
the receiver shown on the receipt.  Please indicate if name of person has
to be added as the receiver as well.

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more options for payment method).  For payment methods available for
settlement of General Demand Notes, you may refer to the website of The
Treasury ([2]https://www.try.gov.hk/internet/ehcoll_g...).
 Kindly note that official receipt by this Department will not be issued
if payment is made by settlement of General Demand Notes.  Further details
will be provided if you prefer this payment method in your confirmation
reply.

The statistics to be provided are confined to your internal use only and
must not be used for re-dissemination.  However, you may include the
customised statistics that you have obtained from the Census and
Statistics Department (with the source properly acknowledged), in
publication, paper or any other materials which you prepare for academic
and educational purposes.  In case the customised statistics are used for
commercial purposes, the statistics quoted should only constitute an
insignificant portion of your piece of work and have no direct influence
on any profit and income arising therefrom; if otherwise, please further
consult us.

Should you have further enquiries, please contact the Household Statistics
Analysis Section of this department (Tel. no.: (852) 2887 5508; fax no.:
(852) 2508 1501; email: [email address]).

Best regards,
Stanley TSANG
Statistician
Statistical Information Dissemination Section (1)
Census and Statistics Department
(Tel. 2582 4256)

From:        ACCESS-TO-INFO/CENSTATD/HKSARG
To:        STANLEY CY TSANG/CENSTATD/HKSARG@CENSTATD, JOHN KWOK LEUNG
MOK/CENSTATD/HKSARG@CENSTATD, JIMMY KWOK LEUNG
LIN/CENSTATD/HKSARG@CENSTATD
Date:        12/04/2021 21:24
Subject:        Freedom of Information request - Hong Kong Single Parents
Related Data in 2019 and 2020

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Freedom of Information request - Hong Kong Single Parents Related Data in 2019 and
2020

[FOI #605 email] to: [Census and Statistics Department request email] 12.04.2021
  09:21 PM

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Dear Census and Statistics Department,
I am a journalism student at the University of Hong Kong, and I am working
on a capstone project about Working Mothers during the pandemic in Hong
Kong. There is some information I cannot find, could you please supply me
with some information if it is available?
1.        How many single parents are in Hong Kong in 2019 and 2020? What
percentage of all Hong Kong parents are single parent？
2.        How many single mothers in Hong Kong and how many working single
mothers in 2019 and 2020?
3.        The age range of the majority of single mothers in 2019 and
2020?
4.        The median monthly income from all employment of working single
fathers and single mothers in Hong Kong in 2019 and 2020?
5.        The median weekly usual hours of work of working single fathers
and working single mothers in 2019 and 2020?
Thank you for your assistance and your time.
Yours faithfully,
Elaine Liu
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