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THE ROUTING WILL ENABLE THEM TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE SHA TIN RACECOURSE AND THE MEI SHA FERRY TERMINAL.
SEPARATE STANDS WILL BE PROVIDED INSIDE THE HOSPITAL AND THE RACECOURSE FOR USE BY NT TAXIS.
+HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PICK UP OR SET DOWN PASSENGERS ALONG THE SPECIFIED ROUTE IN SHA TIN LEADING TO THE HOSPITAL.
+THESE ADDITIONAL NT TAXI ACTIVITIES ALONG THE SPECIFIC ROUTES SHOULD THEREFORE NOT HAVE A SERIOUS IMPACT UPON THE URBAN TAXI TRADE,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
FREIGHT INDUSTRY NEEDS MORE TRAINED HANDS
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WITH ITS EXPANSION AND INCREASING SOPHISTICATION, THE FREIGHT TRANSPORT INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG DEMANDS MORE BETTER-TRAINED PERSONNEL, ACCORDING TO THE FINDINGS OF THE INDUSTRY'S FIRST MANPOWER SURVEY.
+STAFF TRAINING IS VITAL TO THE OVERALL GROWTH OF AN INDUSTRY WHOSE PRODUCTIVITY DEPENDS MORE AND MORE ON OFFICE AUTOMATION AND THE INCREASING USE OF MACHINES IN CARGO-HANDLING, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT AND PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.
THE SURVEY, ORGANISED BY THE BOARD IN SEPTEMBER 1983, PREDICTS THAT THE INDUSTRY WILL BE OFFERING MORE JOBS FOLLOWING THE RECOVERY IN HONG KONG'S FOREIGN TRADE.
THE SURVEY FINDINGS, NOW PUBLISHED IN A REPORT, PROMPTED THE BOARD TO RECOMMEND ORGANISING TRAINING COURSES FOR THE INDUSTRY'S EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID A NUMBER OF SEMINARS WOULD BE OFFERED AT THE MANAGERIAL LEVEL. THE TOPICS WILL RANGE FROM WAREHOUSING TO THE USE OF COMPUTERS.
THE BOARD IS ALSO CONSIDERING SETTING UP, IN COOPERATION WITH THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, TWO PART-TIME EVENING CERTIFICATE COURSES ON THE SEA AND AIR FREIGHT INDUSTRY FOR SUPERVISORY STAFF.
THE SURVEY PROBED INTO THE STAFFING AND TRAINING NEEDS AMONG AIR FREIGHT CARRIERS, SHIPPING FIRMS AND FORWARDING AGENTS. IT ALSO COVERED LAND FREIGHT TRANSPORT BY TRUCKS, GODOWNS AND COLD STORAGE, CARGO-HANDLING TERMINALS AND CONTAINER SERVICES.
/ALTOGETHER, THE