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TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1983
SURVEY WORK ON TRANSPORT INDUSTRY STARTING
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FIELD WORK ON THE FIRST MANPOWER SURVEY OF THE TRANSPORT AND PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRY WILL START TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AND LAST UNTIL SEPTEMBER 14.
THE SURVEY, ARRANGED BY THE TRANSPORT AND PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, COVERS THE AIR AND SEA FREIGHT TRANSPORT, WAREHOUSING, CARGO HANDLING TERMINAL AND THE TRUCKING SECTORS.
+AS FAR AS THE TRUCKING SECTOR IS CONCERNED, THE SURVEY IS CONSIDERED TIMELY SINCE THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE WILL BE ENACTED NEXT AUGUST TO ENSURE SAFETY ON THE ROAD, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAINING BOARD, MR PATRICK TSAI SAID.
UNDER THE NEW ORDINANCE, TRUCKS WILL BE CLASSIFIED INTO FOUR CATEGORIES - LIGHT VEHICLE, MEDIUM GOODS VEHICLE, HEAVY GOODS VEHICLE AND ARTICULATED VEHICLE, HE POINTED OUT.
DATA COLLECTED FROM THE SURVEY WOULD HELP TO ASCERTAIN THE TRAINING NEEDS OF TRUCK DRIVERS EMPLOYED IN THE TRUCKING BUSINESS, AND IN PARTICULAR, ARTICULATED VEHICLE DRIVERS.
+THE RECOVERY IN THE LOCAL IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADE HAS REVIVED THE ACTIVITIES OF THE AIR AND SEA FREIGHT TRANSPORT, WAREHOUSING AND CARGO HANDLING SECTORS AS WELL, MR TSAI SAID.
PROJECTION ON THE MANPOWER DEMAND AND SUPPLY RESULTING FROM THE ANTICIPATED GROWTH COULD BE MADE BASED ON THE INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM THE SURVEY, HE SAID.
OFFICERS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT ABOUT 1 000 ESTABLISHMENTS DURING THE SURVEY TO COLLECT QUESTIONNAIRES AND ASSIST IN COMPLETING THEM IF REQUIRED,
MR TSAI GAVE ASSURANCE THAT THE DATA COLLECTED WOULD BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND PUBLISHED IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS. HE ALSO URGED EMPLOYERS OF THESE ESTABLISHMENTS TO COOPERATE FULLY BY PROVIDING ACCURATE INFORMATION.
ALSO ASSISTING IN THE SURVEY ARE THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING AGENCY.
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