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Tuesday, May 1, 1973
TEXTILE INDUSTRY SURVEY
Almost 500 textile factories throughout Hong Kong will be involved
in a manpower survey of the textile industry to be carried out from May 16
to June 12 this year.
The survey
the second of its kind for the industry
will
be conducted by the Textile Industrial Committee with the assistance of
the Labour Department and the Census and Statistics Department.
Questionnaire forms and explanatory letters in English and
Chinese will be sent to 469 factories tomorrow (Wednesday).
During the period of the survey, seven Survey Interviewing
Officers from the Census and Statistics Department will visit the factories
concerned to help employers complete the forms.
The Secretary of the Committee, Mr. Au-Yeung Man-tak, said today
that the first manpower survey of the textile industry was conducted in
March 1967, and all factories approached willingly supplied the information
required.
"No doubt the coming survey will meet with equal response, It he said.
The information obtained in the 1967 survey was compiled and
analysed by the committee whose findings were subsequently published in
a manpower survey report. Some of its recommendations have already
been implemented by the government.
Mr. Au-Yeung