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WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1974
THIRD MANPOWER SURVEY OF ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
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A MAJOR SURVEY OF HONG KONG'S ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY WILL BE CARRIED OUT BETWEEN AUGUST 15 TO SEPTEMBER 6 TO COLLECT DATA ON TRAINING REQUIREHENTS.
THE SURVEY THE THIRD OF ITS KIND WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE WERE SENT TODAY TO ALL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY.
THE INFORMATION WHICH EMPLOYERS ARE REQUESTED TO SUPPLY INCLUDES:
A) THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT EMPLOYED=
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THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT UNDER TRAINING= THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES AND
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D) A FORECAST OF THE NUMBER OF WORKERS REQUIRED BY AUGUST 1975.
SURVEY INTERVIEWING OFFICERS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT EACH OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS CONCERNED DURING THE PERIOD OF THE SURVEY TO HELP EMPLOYERS TO COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE.
THE SECRETARY OF THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD, MR. AU-YEUNG MAN-TAK, SAID THAT THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WOULD BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WOULD BE PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT.
HE SAID THE SECOND SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN MARCH 1970 IN WHICH ALL THE ESTABLISHMENTS SURVEYED WILLINGLY SUPPLIED THE INFORMATION REQUIRED.
+1 AM CONFIDENT THAT THE COMING SURVEY WILL MEET WITH EQUAL SUCCESS, + HE SAID.
THE INFORMATION OBTAINED IN 1970 WAS COMPILED AND ANALYSED AND THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY PUBLISHED. SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
+IN VIEW OF THE MANY CHANGES SINCE THE LAST SURVEY, THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD CONSIDERS IT NECESSARY TO CONDUCT ANOTHER SURVEY TO OBTAIN UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON NEW TRAINING REQUIREMENTS,+ HE SAID.
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