SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1977
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PLASTICS INDUSTRY MANPOWER SURVEY
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A SURVEY OF HONG KONG'S PLASTICS INDUSTRY TO COLLECT UP-TO-DATE MANPOWER INFORMATION OF THE INDUSTRY WILL START ON MONDAY (JULY 4) AND LAST UNTIL JULY 25.
THE SURVEY, IS THE FOURTH IN THE SERIES BEING CONDUCTED 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 WERE SENT OUT THREE WEEKS AGO TO ABOUT 450 ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED BY RANDOM SAMPLING.
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 THE NUMBER 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 TRAINGING PLANS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY, THEREFORE CO-OPERATION OF THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS CONCERNED IS SINCERELY SOLICITED TO MAKE THE SURVEY AGAIN A SUCCESSFUL ONE.+
ART AND CRAFT IN SCHOOL AS A NATURAL MEANS OF EXPRESSION
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THE TEACHER SHOULD MOVE GRADUALLY AWAY FROM ART AND CRAFT AS A SUBJECT AND BEGIN TO REGARD IT AS A +NATURAL MEANS OF EXPRESSION, AS COMMUNICATION AND AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SCHOOL DAY.+
THIS APPEAL CAME FROM THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS), MR. AUTHUR BROWN, AT THE CLOSE OF A SEMINAR AT THE HILTON HOTEL ON +APPRECIATION AND EVALUATION OF PUPILS' WORKS IN ART AND CRAFT IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS+ THIS AFTERNOON.
+THE TEACHER NEEDS TO MAKE AVAILABLE A WIDE RANGE OF MATERIALS, AND HELP CHILDREN DISCOVER WHAT THEY CAN DO WITH VARIOUS MĒDIA AND TEACH THEM BASIC TECHNIQUES WHEN SUCH TECHNIQUES ARE REQUIRED, + MR. BROWN SAID.
HE COMMENDED THE TEACHERS FROM BOTH GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SECTORS FOR THEIR OVERWHELMING RESPONSE TO THE SEMINAR - MORE THAN 850 APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED FOR THE 114 PLACES AVAILABLE.
THE SEMINAR WAS ORGANISED BY NON-GRADUATE TEACHERS OF GOVERN- MENT SCHOOLS AND WAS ASSISTED BY THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
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