MONDAY, JULY 2, 1979
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OTHER RECREATION SITES ARE: BADMINTON AND BASKETBALL COURTS UNDER THE MEI FOO FLYOVER AND ON THE ROOFTOPS OF KWUN LUNG LAU ESTATE.
ACCORDING TO MR. CHIU, ANOTHER NEW PROJECT INITIATED BY THE SERVICE IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO TENNIS COURTS ON THE ROOFTOPS OF BLOCKS FIVE AND SIX, LAI TAK TSUEN IN CAUSEWAY BAY.
THE COURTS' ALL-WEATHER SURFACE IS MADE OF PERFORATED SYNTHETIC MATERIAL WHICH PROVIDES EXCELLENT FOOTGRIP AND CAN BE RE-LOCATED QUICKLY. THE COURTS, WITH 20-FOOT HIGH FENCING, WILL BE FLOODLIT AND THE PROJECT IS DUE FOR COMPLETION THIS MONTH.
PLASTICS INDUSTRY MANPOWER SURVEY BEGINS TOMORROW
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THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL IS TO CONDUCT THE FIFTH MANPOWER SURVEY OF THE INDUSTRY TOMORROW (TUESDAY) WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE BOARD'S CHAIRMAN, MR. DENNIS TING, SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THE SURVEY, WHICH WILL END ON JULY 25, WAS AIMED AT KEEPING TRACK OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AND THE MANPOWER SITUATION IN THE LOCAL PLASTICS INDUSTRY.
QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SENT OUT TO ABOUT 550 ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED BY RANDOM STRATIFIED SAMPLING.
INTERVIEWERS FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL SOON VISIT EACH OF THESE ESTABLISHMENTS TO ASSIST EMPLOYERS IN COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES.
MR. TING, NOTING THAT THE INFORMATION TO BE COLLECTED WOULD BE VITAL FOR FORMULATING TRAINING PLANS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY, URGED ALL EMPLOYERS SELECTED FOR THE SURVEY TO CO-OPERATE BY SUPPLYING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION :
* THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT EMPLOYED-
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THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT UNDER TRAINING-
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THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES, AND
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A FORECAST OF ADDITIONAL NUMBER OF WORKERS IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT.
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