MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1983
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JOB TRAINING MANUALS FOR TEXTILE INDUSTRY
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TWO MANUALS ON MODEL TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR THE PRINCIPAL JOBS IN THE SPINNING AND TEXTURISING BRANCHES AND THE WEAVING BRANCH OF THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED.
THE MANUALS WERE COMPILED BY THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE FORMER HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL, NOW REPLACED BY THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.
THE MODEL TRAINING PROGRAMMES LISTED IN THE TWO MANUALS INCLUDE PRINCIPAL JOBS AT THE TECHNOLOGIST, TECHNICIAN AND CRAFTSMAN LEVELS IN THE TWO BRANCHES OF THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAINING BOARD, MR FEI LEE, SUGGESTED THAT EMPLOYERS IN TEXTILE INDUSTRY COULD DRAW UP THEIR OWN TRAINING PROGRAMMES ON THE GUIDELINES SET IN THE MANUALS.
+A TRAINEE OR AN APPRENTICE SHOULD RECEIVE TRAINING IN MOST, IF NOT ALL, OF THE ACTIVITIES LISTED IN THE MODEL TRAINING PROGRAMMES,+ HE SAID.
THE TRAINING BOARD 1S CONFIDENT THAT THE MODEL TRAINING PROGRAMMES WILL ASSIST IN RAISING THE STANDARD OF TRAINING, RESULTING IN A MORE EFFICIENT WORKFORCE.
THE BILINGUAL TRAINING MANUALS ARE ON SALE AT $15 AND $19 EACH, AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, CONNAUGHT PLACÉ, CENTRAL.
NEW SERVICE RESERVOIR FOR SHEUNG SHUI
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TODAY AWARDED A CONTRACT TO MITSUI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 28 000-CUBIC METRE SERVICE RESERVOIR AT TABLE HILL, SHEUNG SHUI, AND THE LAYING OF ABOUT 750 METRES OF PUMPING MAINS.
THE CONTRACT, WORTH MORE THAN $17,4 MILLION, WAS SIGNED THIS MORNING BY MR LEE GUN-CHEUNG, CHIEF ENGINEER (CONSTRUCTION) OF THE DEPARTMENT AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY.
MR LEE SAID AT PRESENT WATER SUPPLY TO THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES COMES FROM THE TREATMENT WORKS AT TAI PO TAU.
HOWEVER, WITH THE INCREASING DEMAND FROM CURRENT AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA, IT IS NECESSARY TO CONSTRUCT THE NEW SCHEME AT SHEUNG SHUI, HE SAID.
THE SCHEME, WHICH WILL AUGMENT THE EXISTING SUPPLY SYSTEM, WILL COMPRISE A TREATMENT PLANT AND PUMPING STATION AT ORB HILL, A SERVICE RESERVOIR AT TABLE HILL AND ASSOCIATED PIPE LINES.
THE RESERVOIR WILL BE COVERED WITH REINFORCED CONCRETE. THE ROOF WILL BE TOPPED OFF WITH SOIL AND GRASS AND THE RESERVOIR SITE WILL BE LANDSCAPED,
WORK ON THE CONTRACT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT 20 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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