To mark the second anniversary of the Hong Kong's online statistical bookstore, selected publications can be downloaded for free until the end of December, the Census & Statistics Department announced today.

Publications available for free download include:

* Hong Kong Economic Trends;

* Hong Kong Population Projections 2002 - 2031;

* Balance of Payment Statistics of Hong Kong 1997 to 1999;

* Report on Quarterly Survey of Restaurant Receipts & Purchases;

* Report on Monthly Survey of Retail Sales;

* Quarterly Business Receipts Indices for Service Industries; and

* Report on Quarterly Business Tendency Survey.

Users can go to the "Statistical Bookstore, Hong Kong" through http://www.statisticalbookstore.gov.hk or through the ESDlife website at http://bookstore.esdlife.com.

The promotion is sponsored by ESD Services Ltd, the operator of the ESD Scheme which hosts the online statistical bookstore.