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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1984
MANUAL GIVES GUIDE TO CAR REPAIR WORK
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AN UPDATED MANUAL CONTAINING 18 PRINCIPAL JOBS AND TRAINING GUIDELINES FOR THE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING INDUSTRY HAS BEEN P BLISHED.
SPECIFICATIONS ON JOBS AT TECHNOLOGIST, TECHNICIAN AND CRAFT LEVELS FOR THE INDUSTRY ARE SET OUT IN THE MANUAL PREPARED BY THE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.
+THE PURPOSES OF THE MANUAL ARE TO ESTABLISH AN ACCEPTABLE STANDARD OF SKILL FOR EACH OF THE PRINCIPAL JOBS IN THE INDUSTRY AND TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR COURSES AT THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS AND TRAINING CENTRES, SAID MR M.J. VENABLES, CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAINING BOARD.
HE EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT EMPLOYERS COULD USE THE MANUAL IN DRAWING UP A SYSTEMATIC ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES AS WELL.
BY FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES IN THE MANUAL, EMPLOYERS COULD ALSO ASSESS HOW MUCH THEIR EMPLOYEES HAD MASTERED THE TRADE, HE ADDED.
MR VENABLES ALSO SAID THAT THE MANUAL WILL HELP TO UP-GRADE MANPOWER TRAINING WHICH IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTRY.
THE MANUAL, IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, IS ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE AT $11 A COPY.
OFFICE TO MOVE
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THE KWAI CHUNG URBAN SERVICES OFFICE WILL BE MOVING FROM THE FOURTH FLOOR OF SHING WAH BUILDING, 31 SHING FONG STREET, TO THE NINTH FLOOR, KWAI HING GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 166-174 KING FONG ROAD, KWAI CHUNG,
IT WILL OPERATE AT THE NEW OFFICE FROM FRIDAY (JANUARY 6) SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
LICENSING, ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AND ALL ENQUIRIES, MAY BE MADE BY TELEPHONING 0-209204 DURING OFFICE HOURS.
VILLAGE WATER MAINS WORK
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO SOME VILLAGES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 8 PM ON SATURDAY (JANUARY 7) TO 7 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR MAINS WORK.
THE VILLAGES ARE THOSE ALONG KAM TIN ROAD FROM AU TAU TO SHEUNG TSUEN KAM SHEUNG ROAD FROM AU TAU TO SHEUNG TSUEN; AND CASTLE PEAK ROAD FROM AU TAU TO SAN TIN AND CHAU TAU.