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MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1982
22 UNOFFICIALS TO SPEAK ON BUDGET
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THE BUDGET DEBATE WILL RESUME IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 24) WHEN 11 UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL EXPRESS THE IR VIEWS ON THE BUDGET PROPOSALS. THE DEBATE WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY WITH 11 OTHER UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS SPEAKING.
WEDNESDAY'S SPEAKERS ARE THE HON ROGER LOBO, THE HON FRANCIS TIEN, REV THE HON JOYCE BENNETT, THE HON S.L. CHEN, THE HON LYDIA DUNN, REV THE HON PATRICK MCGOVERN, THE HON PETER C. WONG, THE HON WONG LAM, DR THE HON RAYSON HUANG, THE HON CHARLES YEUNG AND DR THE HON HO KAM-FAI.
THE OTHER 11 UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS WHO WILL SPEAK ON THURSDAY ARE DR THE HON HARRY FANG, THE HON ALLEN LEE, THE HON ANDREW SO, THE HON F.K, HU, THE HON WONG PO-YAN, THE HON WILLIAM BROWN, THE HON CHAN KAM-CHUEN, THE HON STEPHEN CHEONG, THE HON CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, THE HON SELINA CHOW AND THE HON MARIA TAM.
OFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL REPLY TO POINTS RAISED BY THE UNOFFICIALS ON APRIL 14 AND 15.
THE SITTINGS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG ON RADIO 1 (CHINESE) AND RADIO 3 (ENGLISH) FROM 2.30 PM.
TRAINING OF COMMERCIAL MANPOWER
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EMPLOYERS AND TEACHING INSTITUTIONS SHOULD PROVIDE ADEQUATE FACILITIES TO TRAIN ANNUALLY ABOUT 1 000 MANAGERS, 1 000 SUPERVISORS AND 7 000 CLERKS REQUIRED BY THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL AND IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES.
THIS IS ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL AND IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES TRAINING BOARD OF THE FORMER HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL IN ITS REPORT ON THE FIRST MANPOWER SURVEY OF THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL AND IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES.
THE COUNCIL HAS NOW BEEN REPLACED BY THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.
THE REPORT, PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH, IS NOW ON SALE AT $20 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE.
THE CHINESE VERSION OF THE REPORT WILL BE PUBLISHED LATER,
SPOKESM