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MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1984
THE BUS STOPS OUTSIDE BLOCK 27 ON WAN TSUI ROAD WILL BE RESTRICTED TO ROUTE 89.
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BUSES ON CMB ROUTES 80 82, 83, 83A, 84 AND CROSS HARBOUR ROUTE 106 BOUND FOR CHAI WAN WILL USE CHAI WAN ROAD INSTEAD OF WAN TSUI ROAD.
CMB ROUTES 82 AND 84 WHICH NORMALLY PROCEED SOUTHWARD ON THE PRIVATE ACCESS ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED VIA WAN TSUI ROAD.
ROUTE 81 AND 81M BUSES FROM HING WAH ESTATE TERMINUS WILL USE THE WESTERN INSTEAD OF EASTERN SECTION OF WAN TSUI ROAD BETWEEN FEI TSUI ROAD AND CHAI WAN ROAD.
CONGESTION IS EXPECTED ON APPROACH ROADS TO CEMETERIES AND MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID THESE AREAS IF POSSIBLE.
IF NECESSARY, SIMILAR TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON SUNDAY (APRIL 8)
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PLASTICS INDUSTRY NEEDS MORE SKILLED MANPOWER
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THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY, PARTICULARLY THE TOYS SECTOR, IS BECOMING MORE SOPHISTICATED AND ITS DEMAND FOR SKILLED MANPOWER IS EXPECTED TO GROW.
THIS WAS AMONG THE FINDINGS CONTAINED IN THE 1983 MANPOWER SURVEY REPORT JUST RELEASED BY THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.
THE REPORT POINTS OUT THAT DESPITE THE UNFAVOURABLE ECONOMY IN THE RECENT PAST. DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF PLASTIC PRODUCTS HAD CONTINUED TO GROW IN REAL TERMS.
THE REPORT SAYS THAT MOREOVER, THE INDUSTRY IS MOVING UP MARKET TO MANUFACTURE MORE SOPHISTICATED, PRECISION AND HIGHER VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY WILL REQUIRE AN ANNUAL INCREASE OF SEVEN PER CENT OF TECHNOLOGISTS, ONE PER CENT OF TECHNICIANS AND SIX PER CENT OF CRAFTSMEN.
THE REPORT ALSO MENTIONS THE EXPANSION OF THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY.
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