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FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1976
BUILDING INDUSTRY MANPOWER SURVEY REPORT PUBLISHED
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THE REPORT ON THE THIRD MANPOWER SURVEY OF THE BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING INDUSTRY IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, STAR FERRY CONCOURSE.
PREPARED BY THE BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL, IT CONTAINS DETAILED STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON THE EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURE OF THE INDUSTRY AND SHOWS THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN EACH PRINCIPAL JOB.
APART FROM A FORECAST OF THE TRAINING NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY, THERE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS ON MEASURES NECESSARY TO COPE WITH THESE NEEDS.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE DRAWN UP IN THE LIGHT OF THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY WHICH WAS CONDUCTED IN APRIL LAST YEAR BY THE BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE BUILDING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION LIMITED, LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THE REPORT, IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH, SELLS AT $7 A COPY.
LAND TO BE RESUMED FOR HOUSING ESTATE
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SOME 570,000 SQUARE FEET OF AGRICULTURAL LAND IN TUEN MUN IS TO BE RESUMED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE 1 OF THE TAI HING HOUSING ESTATE,
THE RESUMPTION WILL INVOLVE THE CLEARANCE OF 230 STRUCTURES ON BOTH PRIVATE AND CROWN LAND AND A TOTAL OF 36 FAMILIES OCCUPYING TEMPORARY DOMESTIC STRUCTURES. THESE FAMILIES WILL BE OFFERED PUBLIC HOUSING IF ELIGIBLE OR ACCOMMODATION IN A LICENSED AREA.
THE TOTAL COST OF RESUMPTION IS ESTIMATED TO BE $6.3 MILLION OF WHICH ABOUT $5.8 MILLION IS TO BE OFFERED AS COMPENSATION FOR THE LAND AND THE REST AS PAYMENTS FOR CROPS AND FRUIT TREES, WELLS AND FISHPONDS AFFECTED.
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PHASE OF THE ESTATE, EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BETWEEN 1979 AND 1980, WILL HOUSE 17,500 PEOPLE.
THE FIRST PHASE OF THE ESTATE, CAPABLE OF HOUSING SOME 29,000 PEOPLE, IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN NINE MONTHS' TIME.
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