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SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 1980
PRINTING INDUSTRY MANPOWER SURVEY BEGINS TOMORROW
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THE MANPOWER SURVEY OF THE PRINTING INDUSTRY CONDUCTED BY THE PRINTING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL BEGIN TOMORROW (MONDAY).
THE SURVEY, THE FIFTH IN A SERIES, IS AIMED AT COLLECTING UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF THE PRINTING INDUSTRY. IT IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED ON MARCH 22.
BASED ON THE SURVEY FINDINGS, THE BOARD WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON MANPOWER TRAINING FOR THE INDUSTRY.
QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS WERE SENT TWO WEEKS AGO TO 500 ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED BY RANDOM STRATIFIED SAMPLING.
EMPLOYERS OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS WERE REQUESTED TO SUPPLY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON EACH OF THE PRINCIPAL JOBS IN THE INDUSTRY THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT EMPLOYED, THE NUMBER UNDER TRAINING, THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES, AND A FORECAST OF THE ADDITIONAL NUMBER OF WORKERS IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
ASSISTANT CENSUS AND SURVEY OFFICERS WILL CALL AT EACH OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS DURING THE SURVEY TO HELP EMPLOYERS COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRES.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, MR ALEX WU, TODAY URGED THE EMPLOYERS TO OFFER THEIR CO-OPERATION.
*AS THE INFORMATION TO BE COLLECTED FROM THIS SURVEY IS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE FOR FORMULATING MEANINGFUL TRAINING PLANS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INDUSTRY, THE CO-OPERATION OF THOSE COVERED BY THE SURVEY IS SINCERELY SOUGHT, HE SAID.
HE STRESSED THAT 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 ESTABLISHMENT.
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