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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1981
SURVEY BEING HELD OF MASS MEDIA TRAINING NEEDS
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A MANPOWER RVEY TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF HONG KONG'S MASS MEDIA BEGAN TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE 14-DAY SURVEY, THE FIRST IN A SERIES, IS BEING CONDUCTED BY THE JOURNALISM 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 SHUM CHOI-SANG, SAID THE BOARD WOULD THEN MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON MANPOWER PLANNING AND TRAINING TO BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE MASS MEDIA.
QUESTIONNARIES AND EXPLANATORY NOTES HAD ALREADY BEEN SENT TO 600 NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, NEWS AGENCIES, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS COVERED IN THE SURVEY. OFFICERS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WOULD CALL ON THE ESTABLISHMENTS TO HELP COMPLETE AND TO COLLECT THE QUESTIONNAIRES.
THE INFORMATION WHICH EMPLOYERS ARE REQUESTED TO SUPPLY INCLUDES
(1) THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED FULL-TIME-
(11) THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES UNDER TRAINING-
(11) THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES, AND
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A FORECAST OF ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES REQUIRED FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
MR SHUM STRESSED THAT INFORMATION COLLECTED WOULD BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ORGANISATION.
+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 THEIR FULL CO-OPERATION,+ HE ADDED.
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