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MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1976
ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY MANPOWER SURVEY STARTS TCMORROW
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A MANPOWER SURVEY OF THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY WILL BE CARRIED OUT BETWEEN AUGUST 3 AND 24 THIS YEAR TO UP-DATE INFORMATION ON TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
THIS IS THE FOURTH SUCH SURVEY AND WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR AND CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENTS.
DR. LOUIS CHANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD, SAID: THE TRAINING BOARD WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON MANPOWER TRAINING FOR THE INDUSTRY BASED ON THE SURVEY+.
QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE WERE SENT TWO WEEKS AGO TO ALL ELECTRONICS COMPANIES IN HONG KONG.
INTERVIEWING OFFICERS WILL VISIT EACH COMPANY AND HELP EMPLOYERS TO COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRES.
EMPLOYERS ARE ASKED TO SUPPLY INFORMATION INCLUDING:
* THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT EMPLOYED-
* THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT UNDER TRAINING-
* THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES= AND
* A FORECAST OF THE NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL VACANCIES BY
AUGUST 1977.
DR. CHANG SAID 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 COMPANY.
CONTRACT SIGNING FOR CANAL ROAD FLYOVER EXTENSION ******
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE MAIN CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CANAL ROAD FLYOVER EXTENSION WILL BE FORMALLY SIGNED IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS AT 11 A.M. TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
MR. WONG MANG-KI, ACTING PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT HIGHWAY ENGINEER, WILL SIGN THE CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CEREMONY WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THE P.W.D. CONFERENCE ROOM, 21ST FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD.
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