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TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1977
+PAINS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO ENSURE THE QUALITY OF THE BOOKLET WHILST AT THE SAME TIME KEEPING THE COST WITHIN THE REACH OF THE USER, MR. MCGUINNIETY SAID.
AT $2.80 A COPY, HE SAID, EMPLOYERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO OBTAIN SUPPLIES FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION TO KEY PERSONNEL IF NOT TO ALL ARTISANS OR THE IR STAFF.
MR. MCGUINNIETY THANKED ALL MEMBERS OF THE WORKING PARTY CONSISTING OF P.W.D. OFFICIALS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF BUILDING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INSTITUTION OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS (H.K. BRANCH) AND VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, FOR THE IR GOOD WORK IN TRANSLATING HIS ORIGINAL TEXT.
PLASTICS INDUSTRY SURVEY
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A SURVEY OF HONG KONG'S PLASTICS INDUSTRY WILL BE CONDUCTED NEXT MONTH TO COLLECT UP-TO-DATE MANPOWER INFORMATION OF THE INDUSTRY.
THE SURVEY, THE FOURTH IN THE SERIES, WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM JULY 4 TO JULY 25 BY THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS HAVE BEEN SENT TO ABOUT 450 ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED BY RANDOM SAMPLING.
SURVEY INTERVIEWING OFFICERS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT EACH OF THESE ESTABLISHMENTS TO ASSIST EMPLOYERS IN COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES.
THE INFORMATION WHICH EMPLOYERS ARE ASKED TO SUPPLY INCLUDES THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT EMPLOYED AND UNDER TRAINING, THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES, AND A FORECAST OF ADDITIONAL NUMBER OF WORKERS IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
REFERRING TO THE SURVEY, MR. DENNIS TING, CHAIRMAN OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD, SAID +THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WILL BE PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT.
+ THE INFORMATION REQUIRED IS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE FOR FORMULATING TRAINING PLANS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY, THEREFORE CO-OPERATIC OF THOSE ESTAEL ISHMENTS CONCERNED IS SINCERELY SOLICITED TO MAKE THE SURVEY AGAIN A SUCCESSFUL ONE.+