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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1980
DR ANDREW CHUANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD, SAID THAT FOR BASIC TRAINING AND UPGRADING TRAINING, THE ELECTRONICS SCHEME WAS AIMED AT PROVIDING INITIALLY TRAINING FACILITIES FOR 2 500 ANNUALLY,
ABOUT THE PLASTICS SCHEME, MR DENNIS TING, CHAIRMAN OF
THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD, SAID THAT AT ITS INITIAL STAGE IT WOULD BE ABLE TO SUPPLY 600 PLASTICS MACHINE OPERATORS AND 30 PLASTICS MACHINE SETTERS ANNUALLY.
DR HENRY YU, CHAIRMAN OF THE MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORK ING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD, SAID THAT THE BOARD'S SCHEME EXPECTED, AS AN INITIAL STEP, TO PROVIDE A YEAR'S BASIC TRAINING IN KEY ENGINEERING TRADES TO ABOUT 500 PERSONS A YEAR.
MR FEI LEE, CHAIRMAN OF THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD, SAID THAT THEIR TRAINING SCHEME FOR THE WEAVING SECTOR WOULD TURN OUT AT THE START 880 TRAINEES EACH YEAR.
THE SIXTH COUNCIL REPORT, PUBLISHED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE, OUTLINES THE PROGRESS MADE BY THE TRAINING COUNCIL, ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND VARIOUS TRAINING BOARDS AND COMMITTEES DURING THE PERIOD APRIL 1979 TO MARCH THIS YEAR. IT IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $15 A COPY.
CASEWORKERS HAVE FULL LOAD OF PROBLEMS
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CASEWORKERS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S 17 FAMILY SERVICES CENTRES ARE HAVING THEIR HANDS FULL OF PROBLEMS.
FROM JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, THEY RECEIVED NEW CASES FOR HELP FROM THE PUBLIC INVOLVING 15 000 FAMILY OR INDIVIDUAL PROBLEMS.
THESE PROBLEMS LARGELY CONCERNED THE BEHAVIOUR AND EMOTION OF CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS, PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP, MARITAL DISCORD, FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, OLD AGE, AND DISABILITY.
OTHERS WERE STRAINED IN-LAW RELATIONSHIPS, UNEMPLOYMENT, ILL HEALTH, UNWED PARENTS, CHILDREN IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION, AND ACCOMMODATION.
IN THE NINE-MONTH PERIOD, THE FAMILY SERVICES CENTRES CARRIED OUT A RECORD NUMBER OF OVER 170 000 STAFF ACTIVITIES, COMPARED WITH ABOUT 102 000 FOR THE WHOLE OF 1978-79.
THESE ACTIVITIES MAINLY TOOK THE FORM OF HOME VISITS AND INTERVIEWS TO PROVIDE COUNSELLING OR MAKE SOCIAL ENQUIRIES, REFERRALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL CARE, REHOUSING, MEDICAL SERVICE AND EMPLOYMENT, AS WELL AS CASH ASSISTANCE.
IN SEPTEMBER ALONE, STAFF ACTIVITIES TOTALLED NEARLY 20 000 OF WHICH HOME VISITS AND INTERVIEWS FORMED THE LARGEST BULK.
AT PRESENT, THE FAMILY SERVICES CENTRE NETWORK THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY IS PROVIDING SERVICES TO AN ACTIVE CASELOAD OF 17 500.
/A SPOKESMAN