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FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1978
+ THE CONTRACT OF APPRENTICESHIP MUST BE IN THE SPECIFIED FORM AND REGISTERED WITH THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SO THAT THE APPRENTICE WILL BE GIVEN PROPER TRAINING.
+ON THE OTHER HAND, A CONTRACT OF APPRENTICESHIP REGISTERED WITH THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL HELP PROTECT THE EMPLOYER FROM LOSING HIS APPRENTICE TO ANOTHER EMPLOYER.+
THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, HOWEVER, HAS THE POWER TO GRANT EXEMPTION IN CERTAIN CASES, FOR EXAMPLE, IF HE IS SATISFIED THAT THE YOUNG PERSON HAS UNDERGONE SUFFICIENT TRAINING IN A PARTICULAR TRADE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
HE ADVISED EMPLOYERS OF YOUNG PERSONS IN THE FIVE ENGINEERING TRADES TO PREPARE THEMSELVES TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCE AND TO SIGN CONTRACTS WITH THEIR APPRENTICES.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE OR APPRENTICE TRAINING, OFFICERS OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S APPRENTICESHIP DIVISION WILL BE OBLIGED TO HELP ON TELEPHONE 5-280545 OR 3-219285 OR AT NEW RODNEY BLOCK, 99, QUEENSWAY, WAN CHAI, OR PARIS THEATRE BUILDING, 7, KING FUK STREET, GROUND FLOOR, SAN PO KONG.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE SENIOR INDUSTRIAL TRAINING OFFICER, MR. AU-YEUNG MAN-TAK, WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PRESS INTERVIEWS ON THE DESIGNATION OF THE FIVE ADDITIONAL TRADES AND EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THE APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE. THOSE WHO WISH TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MR. AU-YEUNG CAN CONTACT HIM ON TELEPHONE 5-282523 EXT. 23. MR. AU-YEUNG'S OFFICE IS ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF NEW RODNEY BLOCK
IN QUEENSWAY, HONG KONG.
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