SUNDAY, MAY 13, 1984
MANPOWER SURVEY ON AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY TO START
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A SURVEY OF THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY'S LATEST MANPOWER SITUATION WILL BE HELD FROM MAY 23 TO JUNE 6 BY THE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL (VTC).
THE SURVEY WILL COVER ABOUT 800 EMPLOYERS, SELECTED BY RANDOM SAMPLING OUT OF SOME 2 000 GARAGES AND ESTABLISHMENTS.
+EMPLOYERS ARE REQUESTED TO SUPPLY ACCURATE INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF WORKERS EMPLOYED, THE NUMBER OF WORKERS UNDER TRAINING, EXISTING VACANCIES AND A FORECAST OF MANPOWER NEEDED FOR NEXT YEAR, A VTC SPOKESMAN SAID.
+MANPOWER INFORMATION IS VITAL FOR THE TRAINING BOARD IN FORMULATING TRAINING PLANS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY, + HE ADDED.
QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY NOTES HAVE BEEN SENT OUT TO EMPLOYERS OVER THE PAST WEEK.
OFFICERS FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT THEM AND HELP THEM COMPLETE THE FORMS.
THE DATA COLLECTED WILL BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WILL BE RELEASED IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING AGENCY WILL ALSO ASSIST IN THE SURVEY.
MORE LAND FOR TSING YI DEVELOPMENT
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A FURTHER 30 HECTARES OF LAND ARE TO BE FORMED AT TSING YI ISLAND FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
THE TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT WHICH INVOLVES EXCAVATION AND FORMATION OF PLATFORMS WEST OF FUNG SHUE WO TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA.
THESE WILL PROVIDE SITES FOR A PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE
FOR 12 000 PEOPLE AND A DISTRICT HOSPITAL.
SITES WILL ALSO BE FORMED TO THE EAST OF FUNG SHUE WO TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA FOR PHASE II OF TSING YI ESTATE AND FOR A HOUSING SOCIETY ESTATE TO ACCOMMODATE 17 800 PEOPLE.
/THE EXCAVATED