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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1981
SEVENTH REPORT OF HK TRAINING COUNCIL PUBLISHED
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DRAFTING OF THE NECESSARY LEGISLATION FOR A STATUTORY ORGANISATION TO REPLACE THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL IS IN AN ADVANCED STAGE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL, MR FRANCIS TIEN, REVEALED TODAY ́(SUNDAY).
ANNOUNCING THE PUBLICATION OF THE SEVENTH REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, MR TIEN SAID THE NE STATUTORY BODY WOULD ADMINISTER "ANPOWER TRAINING AND WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE NOT ONLY FOR THE CURRENT ADVISORY FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL BUT ALSO THE EXECUTIVE FUNCTION OF MANAGING TRAINING SCHEMES.
IT SHOULD BE CONCERNED NOT ONLY WITH MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS BUT ALSO IMPLEMENTING THEM AS WELL, HE SAID.
DURING THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW, MR TIEN POINTED OUT, THE COUNCIL HAD ALSO SUBMITTED PROPOSALS TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAINING SCHEMES FOR THE ELECTRONICS, PLASTICS, TEXTILES AND THE HOTEL INDUSTRIES AS WELL AS SCHEMES FOR PROVIDING BASIC TRAINING IN KEY ENGINEERING TRADES AND POST-GRADUATE TRAINING FOR ENGINEERING GRADUATES.
ALL HAD BEEN ACCEPTED BY GOVERNMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION, AND ALL THE SCHEMES WOULD BE ACCOMMODATED IN TWO PROPOSED TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEXES.
TWO SITES, ONE IN KOWLOON BAY AND THE OTHER IN KWAI CHUNG, HAD BEEN TENTATIVELY RESERVED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE COMPLEXES.
THE SIX SCHEMES WOULD TOGETHER TRAIN MORE THAN 7 300 TRAINEES A YEAR AND INVOLVE A CAPITAL AND ANNUAL RECURRENT EXPENDITURE IN EXCESS OF $110 MILLION AND $55 MILLION RESPECTIVELY, MR TIEN ADDED.
THE REPORT ALSO OUTLINES THE PROGRESS MADE BY THE TRAINING COUNCIL, ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND VARIOUS INDUSTRY/COMMERCE AND SERVICE TRAINING BOARDS AND COMMITTEES DURING THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 1980 TO MARCH 1981.
THE AMENDED APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE AND REGULATIONS WERE BROUGHT INTO FORCE IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 1980. FOR THE FIRST TIME, A +NON-INDUSTRIAL+ TRADE - +HOTEL COOK - WESTERN STYLE+ WAS DESIGNATED UNDER THE APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DESIGNATED TRADES TO 37.
THE COUNCIL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADVISING THE GOVERNOR ON MEASURES NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF MANPOWER TRAINING GEARED TO THE DEVELOPING NEEDS OF HONG KONG'S ECONOMY.
THE REPORT, PUBLISHED IN BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH, IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION CENTRES AT $11 A COPY,
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