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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1984
AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE BRIEFED ON THE PROPOSED
- BY ROUTE 5 - A NEW TRUNK ROAD BETWEEN SHA TIN AND TSUEN WAN A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE.
THERE WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSIONS ON THE COMMUNITY SERVICE AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT IN SHEK LEI ESTATE;
THE LICENSING OF BILLIARD SALOONS; THE CHOICE OF A DISTRICT FLOWER TO REPRESENT TSUEN WAN, KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI; AND THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ON TSING YI.
THE BOARD WILL ALSO STUDY THE FINAL REPORT PREPARED BY A WORKING GROUP COMPRISING UNOFFICIAL BOARD MEMBERS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.
NEED TO STEP-UP TEXTILE TRAINING STRESSED
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A WELL-TRAINED WORKFORCE WAS ESSENTIAL FOR THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY TO RAISE PRODUCTIVITY AND IMPROVE PRODUCT QUALITY, ESPECIALLY AT TIMES OF TIGHTER QUOTA RESTRICTIONS, MR LEE FEI, CHAIRMAN OF THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, SAID TODAY.
HE ALSO CALLED ON EMPLOYERS TO STEP UP THE TRAINING OF CRAFTSMEN, TECHNICIANS AND TECHNOLOGISTS.
RELEASING THE FINDINGS OF THE RECENTLY PUBLISHED MANPOWER SURVEY REPORT ON THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY, MR LEE SAID THE INDUSTRY WOULD REQUIRE AT LEAST 30 TECHNOLOGISTS, 150 TECHNICIANS AND 350 CRAFTSMEN ANNUALLY FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
THE SURVEY CONDUCTED IN SEPTEMBER 1983 BY THE TRAINING BOARD ALSO REVEALED THAT THE MANPOWER IN THE FINISHING BRANCH HAD GROWN SUBSTANTIALLY, ESPECIALLY AT THE TECHNICIAN AND CRAFTSMEN LEVELS, DUE TO THE INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR YARNS AND FABRICS BY LOCAL KNITTING AND GARMENT FACTORIES.
+SINCE THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY IS A MAJOR SUPPORT TO THE LOCAL CLOTHING INDUSTRY, THE TRAINING BOARD CONSIDERS THAT THE KNITTING BRANCH AND THE FINISHING BRANCH HAVE POTENTIAL TO GROW IN LINE WITH THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY, MR LEE SAID.
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THE REMAINING THREE BRANCHES OF THE INDUSTRY SPINNING. TEXTURISING AND WEAVING - WOULD UNDERGO A CONSOLIDATION PHASE. HOWEVER, WITH THE APPLICATION OF MORE SOPHISTICATED MACHINERY AND IMPROVED MANPOWER TRAINING, THE THREE BRANCHES WOULD BE ABLE TO RETAIN HIGH PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY, MR LEE ADDED.
DESPITE THE GROWTH IN EMPLOYMENT OF THE FINISHING BRANCH, THE SURVEY RECORDED A SLIGHT DROP OF OVERALL MANPOWER OF THE WHOLE INDUSTRY TO 54 000 IN 1983 DOWN FROM 58 000 IN 1981.
THE TRAINING