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SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 1984
+PARTICULAR CARE WILL BE TAKEN TO PRESERVE THE TREES, +
HE SAID.
FURTHERMORE, THE HEIGHT OF THE FIRE STATION WOULD BE LIMITED SO AS NOT TO SPOIL THE VIEW FROM FLAGSTAFF HOUSE NOW THE MUSEUM OF TEA WARE - OR AFFECT A GARDEN, AVIARY AND ZOOLOGICAL EXHIBITS PLANNED IN THE AREA.
HE SAID THE SITE OF THE TEMPORARY FIRE STATION IN GARDEN ROAD WOULD BE DEVELOPED BY THE BANK OF CHINA AS PART OF A CIRCULATORY ROAD SYSTEM TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE BANK BUILDING AND THE SITE IMMEDIATELY TO THE SOUTH.
THE SITE TO THE SOUTH WAS EXPECTED TO FETCH A PREMIUM OF $333 MILLION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID. ONE BENEFIT OF THIS WOULD BE THAT TRAFF IC FLOW IN THE AREA WOULD BE IMPROVED.
TENDERS TO BUILD THE NEW FIRE STATION WILL BE INVITED
IN JULY AND IT IS EXPECTED TO BE READY BEFORE THE END OF NEXT YEAR WHEN THE BANK OF CHINA WILL REQUIRE THE SITE TO BUILD THE CIRCULATORY ROAD SYSTEM.
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MORE MANPOWER FOR ELECTRONICS
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THE DEMAND FROM THE ROBUST ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY FOR WELL-TRAINED MANPOWER WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE, ACCORDING TO THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.
THEREFORE, A SURVEY IS TO BE CARRIED OUT TO GATHER INFORMATION ON THE INDUSTRY'S PRESENT MANPOWER SITUATION AND ITS TRAINING NEEDS, SAID A BOARD SPOKESMAN.
THE SURVEY WILL HELP THE BOARD FORMULATE TRAINING PLANS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT AND EMPLOYERS ON HOW THE MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDUSTRY CAN BE MET.
QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY NOTES HAVE BEEN SENT TO ABOUT 900 OF THE ESTIMATED 2 000 ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY. INTERVIEWERS FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT EMPLOYERS FROM JUNE 13 TO 22 TO HELP COMPLETE AND COLLECT THE FORMS. ALL DATA WILL BE KEPT IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND ONLY STATISTICAL SUMMARIES, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO INDIVIDUAL FIRMS, WILL BE RELEASED.
THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT. AND THE GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING AGENCY, WILL ALSO BE INVOLVED IN THE SURVEY.
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