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WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1975
MANPOWER SURVEY OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY STARTS
ON FRIDAY ****
A THREE-WEEK MANPOWER OF HONG KONG'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY WILL START ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 1) TO COLLECT UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
THE SURVEY IS THE THIRD IN A SERIES AND WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL.
QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS IN BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH WERE SENT A FORTNIGHT AGO TO 448 SELECTED TEXTILE MILLS.
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DURING THE SURVEY, AN INTERVIEWING OFFICER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT EACH OF THE 448 MILLS BY APPOINTMENT. HE WILL, ANSWER QUERIES, IF REQUIRED, ASSIST IN THE COMPLETION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE, AND COLLECT ONE COPY FOR PROCESSING.
THE INFORMATION WHICH EMPLOYERS ARE REQUESTED TO SUPPLY INCLUDES, THE NUMBER OF WORKERS PRESENTLY EMPLOYED, THE NUMBER OF THOSE UNDER TRAINING, THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES, AND A FORECAST OF THE NUMBER OF WORKERS REQUIRED BY AUGUST 1976.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SAID: +THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WILL BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WILL BE PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL TEXTILE MILL.
+AS SUCH INFORMATION IS VITAL TO THE WORK OF THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD IF IT IS TO DRAW UP MEANINGFUL PLANS TO MEET THE TRAINING NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY, EMPLOYERS ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONNAIRES.+
EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE QUERIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SURVEY SHOULD CONTACT MR. YEUNG PUI-SANG, SECRETARY OF THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD, AT 5-281862.