MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1982
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WATER FIGURES ***
WATER STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 41.3 PER CENT OF CAPACITY, OR 238.556 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS AMOUNTS TO 203 DAYS' CONSUMPTION.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 257.505 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 44.6 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
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PRINTING INDUSTRY MANPOWER SURVEY
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A MANPOWER SURVEY OF THE PRINTING INDUSTRY, TO COLLECT UP- TO-DATE INFORMATION ON TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDUSTRY, STARTS TODAY (MONDAY).
THE SURVEY, BEING CONDUCTED BY THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, WILL BE COMPLETED ON MARCH 27.
BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY, THE COUNCIL WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON MANPOWER TRAINING FOR THE PRINTING INDUSTRY.
QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS WERE SENT OUT A FORTNIGHT AGO TO ALL ESTABLISHMENTS TO BE COVERED IN THE SURVEY. EMPLOYERS WERE REQUESTED TO SUPPLY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON EACH OF THE PRINCIPAL JOBS IN THE INDUSTRY:
(1)
THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT EMPLOYED;
(2)
THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT UNDER TRAINING;
(3)
THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES: AND
(4)
A FORECAST OF THE ADDITIONAL NUMBER OF WORKERS IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
DURING THE SURVEY OFFICERS FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CALL AT THE ESTABLISHMENTS TO COLLECT THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES AND TO ASSIST THE EMPLOYER IN COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES.
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