WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1982
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TRAINED MANPOWER NEEDED FOR INDUSTRIES
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THE HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY AND BETTER QUALITY OF HONG KONG'S CLOTHING INDUSTRY STILL RELY ON THE KEY FACTOR OF AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF WELL-TRAINED MANPOWER.
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THIS WAS POINTED OUT BY THE HON FRANCIS Y.H. TIEN, CHAIRMAN OF THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY AT TODAY'S (WEDNESDAY) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING.
+THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO BE THE LARGEST MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG, AND BECAUSE THE INDUSTRY IS FASHION-ORIENTED, RAPID CHANGES IN STYLE AND FABRIC CONSTRUCTION ARE THE PRIME REQUIREMENTS.
+LARGE SCALE APPLICATION OF FULLY-AUTOMATIC MACHINES IS THEREFORE DIFFICULT, MR TIEN SAID, IN TABLING THE SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AUTHORITY, COVERING 1981.
MR TIEN POINTED OUT THAT THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE IN KWAI CHUNG STARTED A TRAINING COURSE FOR FUR SEWING OPERATORS IN MAY, 1982 TO SUPPORT FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY.
THE DEMAND FOR SKILLED WORKFORCE STILL FAR EXCEEDS THE CAPACITY OF THIS CENTRE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A SECOND CENTRE WILL START SOON ON A PREMIUM-FREE SITE AT KOWLOON BAY GRANTED BY THE GOVERNMENT, MR TIEN SAID AND THANKED THE GOVERNMENT FOR ITS CONTINUING SUPPORT.
MR TIEN ALSO PRESENTED ITS SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT, COVERING 1981, ON BEHALF OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY.
+ IN ORDER TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR TRAINED MANPOWER IN THE INDUSTRY AND CONTINUE TO UPGRADE THE SKILLS OF THE INDUSTRY'S WORKFORCE, THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY HAS INCREASED ITS TRAINING CAPACITY BY SETTING UP A SECOND TRAINING CENTRE IN KWAI CHUNG ON LAND ALSO GRANTED BY THE GOVERNMENT,+ MR TIEN SAID.
THIS CENTRE HAS JUST BEEN OPENED THIS MONTH.
IN THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW, THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY MAINTAINED A HIGH LEVEL OF ACTIVITIES, PARTICULARLY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, MR TIEN SAID.
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