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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1982
MANPOWER SURVEY OF WHOLESALE/RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES
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A SURVEY TO ASCERTAIN THE MANPOWER AND TRAINING NEEDS IN THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES WILL START TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY), AND FIELDWORK WILL CONTINUE UP TO DECEMBER 16.
THE SURVEY IS BEING CONDUCTED BY THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.
QUESTIONNAIRES, EXPLANATORY NOTES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF PRINCIPAL JOBS HAVE BEEN SENT TO SOME 1 500 ESTABLISHMENTS. INTERVIEWERS FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT THESE ESTABLISHMENTS DURING THE PERIOD OF THE SURVEY TO COLLECT THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES.
THE ESTABLISHMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUPPLY INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND VACANCIES, TRAINING ACTIVITIES, PERIOD OF TRAINING AND OTHER RELATED MANPOWER AND TRAINING MATTERS.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAINING BOARD, MR DANIEL S.C. KOO, SAID THAT THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY WOULD ENABLE HIS TRAINING BOARD TO FORMULATE PLANS AND RECOMMEND TRAINING POLICIES FOR CONSIDERATION BY EMPLOYERS, THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL AND THE GOVERNMENT.
HE ALSO STRESSED THAT THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WOULD BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WOULD BE PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
THIRD CROSS HARBOUR PIPELINE TO CATER FOR FRESH WATER DEMANDS
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) AWARDED A $39 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE LAYING OF A THIRD CROSS HARBOUR PIPELINE TO BOOST FRESH WATER SUPPLY FROM KOWLOON TO HONG KONG ISLAND.
THE PROJECT, WHICH WILL BOOST SUPPLY BY 180 000 CUBIC METRES DAILY, WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR AND WILL FORM PART OF A DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO CATER FOR THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR WATER FROM THE ISLAND.
THE WORK WILL INVOLVE THE LAYING OF A TWIN 1 000 MM DIAMETER MILD STEEL SUBMARINE MAINS, EACH MEASURING 1.4 KILOMETRES LONG FROM THE TSIM SHA TSUI WATERFRONT EAST OF THE HONG KONG SPACE MUSEUM TO THE OPEN AREA ADJACENT TO LUNG KING STREET IN WAN CHAI.
THE CONTRACT