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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1981
TEXTILE INDUSTRY TRAINING NEEDS TO BE STUDIED
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A MANPOWER SURVEY OF HONG KONG'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM OCTOBER 1 TO 16 TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDUSTRY.
THE SURVEY, THE SIXTH IN A SERIES, WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, MR FEI LEE, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT BASED ON THE SURVEY FINDING, THE BOARD WOULD MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON MANPOWER PLANNING AND TRAINING TO BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY.
QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS WERE SENT TODAY TO ABOUT 700 TEXTILE MILLS TO BE COVERED IN THE SURVEY, SURVEY INTERVIEWING OFFICERS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CALL AT EACH OF THESE MILLS DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD TO ASSIST IN COMPLETING AND TO COLLECT THE QUESTIONNAIRES.
THE INFORMATION WHICH EMPLOYERS ARE REQUESTED TO SUPPLY INCLUDES:
(1) THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED,
(11) THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES UNDER TRAINING,
II) THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES, AND
(IV) A FORECAST OF ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES REQUIRED FOR THE NEXT
12 MONTHS.
MR LEE STRESSED THAT INFORMATION COLLECTED WOULD BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMAR IES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL MILL.
+AS THE INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM THIS SURVEY WILL ASSIST THE TRAINING BOARD IN DRAWING UP TRAINING PLANS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INDUSTRY, ALL EMPLOYERS COVERED IN THE SURVEY ARE REQUESTED TO OFFER THE IR FULL CO-OPERATION, HE ADDED.
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