1. The 2006 Population By-census was conducted in the eighteen-day period from 15 July to 1 August 2006.

2. The 2006 Population By-census shows that the Hong Kong Resident Population in mid-July 2006 was 6 864 346. Among them, 6 645 220 were Usual Residents and 219 126 were Mobile Residents.

3. A population by-census was conducted in Hong Kong in July to August 2006.

4. Detailed reports on the results of the 2006 Population By-census will be produced and released in stages.

5. The population figure compiled on this basis at the 1996 Population By-census was 6 217 556.

6. If you have any enquiries on this article, please call 2006 Population By-census Office, Census and Statistics Department (Tel. : 2716 8025).

7. The results of the 2001 Population Census and the 2006 Population By-census presented in this article refer to the Hong Kong Resident Population enumerated under the "resident population" approach.

8. For those interested in further details of the 2006 Population By-census, they may refer to the Summary Results report.

9. It is an established practice from 1961 for Hong Kong to conduct a population census once every ten years and a by-census in the middle of the intercensal period.