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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1981
EMPLOYMENT UP IN CAR INDUSTRY ****
THE REPORT ON THE FIFTH MANPOWER SURVEY OF THE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING INDUSTRY SHOWED THAT THERE WERE 11 599 WORKERS AND 4 199 TRAINEES/APPRENTICES IN THE INDUSTRY IN JUNE 1980.
COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS SURVEY, THE LABOUR FORCE HAD GROWN AT AN AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF 8.08 PER CENT.
AT THE TIME OF THE SURVEY, THERE WERE 755 VACANCIES. EMPLOYERS ESTIMATED THAT AN ADDITIONAL 1 098 WORKERS OR 9.46 PER CENT OF THE EXISTING LABOUR FORCE WOULD BE REQUIRED IN THE FOLLOWING 12 MONTHS.
THE GROWTH WAS ATTRIBUTED MAINLY TO THE INCREASED DEMAND
FOR SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE WHICH AROSE FROM THE DRASTIC INCREASE OF VEHICLE POPULATION, THE RISE IN MILEAGE TRAVELLED BY VEHICLES AND COMPULSORY INSPECTION OF GOODS VEHICLES AND ANNUAL INSPECTION ON PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES.
THE REPORT WAS PREPARED BY THE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL ON INFORMATION COLLECTED IN A SURVEY CONDUCTED IN JUNE 1980 WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
BESIDES DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURE OF THE INDUSTRY, THE REPORT ALSO CONTAINS FORECAST OF TRAINING NEEDS FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1981 AND 1984 FOR EACH PRINCIPAL JOB AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON MEASURES TO COPE WITH THE INDUSTRY'S NEEDS.
THE REPORT IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH, IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION CENTRE AT $10 A COPY.
EXPORT OF TEXTILES TO GREECE
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THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) THAT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED ON MODIFICATIONS TO THE HONG KONG/EEC TEXTILES AGREEMENT TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE ACCESSION OF GREECE TO THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY.
DETAILS REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT AS IT RELATES TO EXPORTS OF COTTON, MAN-MADE FIBRE AND WOOL TEXTILE PRODUCTS TO GREECE, INCLUDING ARRANGEMENTS FOR QUOTA ALLOCATION, ARE SET IN NOTICE TO EXPORTERS, SERIES 21 (EEC) NO 6/81.
IN RESPECT OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS NOT SUBJECT TO QUOTA, THE DEPARTMENT WILL RESUME THE ISSUE OF EXPORT LICENCES TO GREECE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.
THE DEPARTMENT IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF CALLING FOR SHIPMENT RETURNS IN RESPECT OF THOSE PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO QUOTA. FOLLOWING THE ALLOCATION OF QUOTAS, THE USUAL CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS CURRENTLY APPLICABLE TO HONG KONG'S EXPORTS OF RESTRAINED TEXTILES TO THE EEC (THAT IS, THOSE DETAILED IN NOTICE TO EXPORTERS, SERIES 2: (EEC) NO 42/80) WILL APPLY.
TRADE ASSOCIATIONS