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MONDAY, JULY 28, 1980
* THE CONTINUATION OF VISITS BY AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES
DEPARTMENT STAFF ADVISING FARMERS OF FIRE PRECAUTIONS IN FARMING PRACTICES.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THE NUMBER OF FIRES DURING CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL HAD ALWAYS BEEN VERY HIGH DUE LARGELY TO CARELESSNESS.
+THE DAMAGE TO LARGE AREAS OF RECREATION SPACE, WHICH HAS OCCURRED DURING THE FESTIVAL, CAN NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED, HE SAID.
SURVEY ON MANPOWER
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THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL IS TO CARRY OUT SURVEY NEXT MONTH ON THE MANPOWER SITUATION AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS IN A NUMBER OF TRADES.
ACCOUNTANCY AND ALLIED FIELDS, AS WELL AS THE WHOLESALE-RETAIL AND IMPORT-EXPORT TRADES, WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE SURVEY.
THE SURVEY, SCHEDULED FROM AUGUST 11 TO SEPTEMBER 18, WILL ALSO LOOK GENERALLY INTO THE TRAINING OF MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS IN HONG KONG.
IT HAS BEEN PLANNED BY THE COUNCIL'S ACCOUNTANCY AND ALLIED FIELDS TRAINING BOARD, WHOLESALE/RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES TRAINING BOARD AND THE COMMITTEE ON MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY TRAINING.
SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS, IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH, HAVE BEEN SENT TO ABOUT 6 000 ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED AS REPRESENTATIVES IN TERMS OF THE SIZE OF EMPLOYMENT AND THE NATURE OF BUSINESS.
INTERVIEWERS WILL VISIT THE ESTABLISHMENTS TO COLLECT THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES AND ASSIST IN FILLING IN THE FORMS WHERE NECESSARY.
THE ESTABLISHMENTS ARE ASKED TO SUPPLY INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF EXISTING EMPLOYEES, THE NUMBER OF TRAINEES, FORECASTS OF ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES AND OTHER PERSONNEL AND TRAINING MATTERS.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAINING COUNCIL, MR FRANCIS TIEN, TODAY (MONDAY) CALLED ON THE SELECTED ESTABLISHMENTS TO EXTEND FULL SUPPORT TO THE SURVEY BY COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES.
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 INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
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