WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1983
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INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FOR MORE PEOPLE
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CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE SHOULD BE COMPLETED EARLY NEXT YEAR, AND A THIRD TRAINING CENTRE IS BEING PLANNED BY THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY.
THESE TWO EXPANSION PROJECTS WILL ENSURE THE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF WELL-TRAINED MANPOWER FOR THE INDUSTRIES CONCERNED, THE HON FRANCIS TIEN SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
HE WAS SPEAKING WHILE TABLING THE ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY AND THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY FOR THE YEAR 1982.
THE CLOTHING
+DESPITE THE WORLD-WIDE RECESSION IN 1982 INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE EXPERIENCED LITTLE DIFFICULTY IN FINDING SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT FOR ITS TRAINEES,+ HE SAID..
AND THE RECENT BUSINESS UPTURN HAS PROMPTED THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH, AT FULL SPEED, A SECOND TRAINING CENTRE AT KOWLOON BAY, HE SAID.
MEANWHILE AN APPLICATION HAD BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE GRANT OF A PIECE OF LAND ON HONG KONG ISLAND FOR THE THIRD CONSTRUCTION TRAINING CENTRE, HE ADDED.
THE AUTHORITY HAD ALSO DECIDED TO PROVIDE TRAINING COURSES FOR ADULT WORKERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
THIS IS TO UPGRADE THEIR SKILL AND TO IMPROVE THEIR SAFETY KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES, HE SAID.
ALTHOUGH 1982 WAS A DIFFICULT YEAR FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, ENROLMENT AT THE EXISTING TWO CONSTRUCTION TRAINING CENTRES WAS ENCOURAGING.
EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS FOR THE TRAINEES WAS ALSO SATISFACTORY, THE REPORT STATED.
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