TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1984
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SURVEY OF MERCHANT NAVY MANPOWER NEEDS TO BEGIN
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A SURVEY WILL BE CARRIED OUT BETWEEN MARCH 1 AND 31 TO ASCERTAIN THE MANPOWER SITUATION OF THE MERCHANT NAVY AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCAL OFFICERS AND RATINGS.
THE SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE MERCHANT NAVY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT.
A TOTAL OF 63 SHIPPING COMPANIES WHICH ARE MAJOR EMPLOYERS OF HONG KONG SEAMEN WILL BE COVERED IN THE SURVEY.
THE COMPANIES WILL BE ASKED ABOUT THE MANPOWER REQUIREMENT FOR THEIR SHIPS, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF HONG KONG OFFICERS AND RATINGS PRESENTLY EMPLOYED AND TO BE EMPLOYED AND THE QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED.
BASED ON THE FINDINGS, THE BOARD WILL MAKE A FORECAST ON THE DEMAND FOR HONG KONG SÉAMEN IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS,
+THE SURVEY IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE BOARD TO FORMULATE RECOMMENDATIONS AND PLANS ON MANPOWER TRAINING FOR THE INDUSTRY, + THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MERCHANT NAVY TRAINING BOARD, MR FRANK CHAO SAID.
NE URGED EMPLOYERS TO CO-OPERATE IN THE SURVEY AND SUPPLY ACCURATE DATA.
+THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WILL BE PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL COMPANY, HE STRESSED.
QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY NOTES ABOUT THE SURVEY HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE COMPANIES.
DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD, OFFICERS FROM THE MARINE DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT THE COMPANIES TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND COLLECT COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIR'ES.
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