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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1984
AMONG THE SPEAKERS AT THE SEMINAR WILL BE AN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER (CAUSEWAY BAY AND NORTH POINT), MR STEPHEN NG CHINESE UNIVERSITY LECTURERS, DR JOSEPH Y.S. CHENG AND DR KWOK SIU-TONGI LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MRS NG CHOW MAY-LIN; AND THE CHIEF EDITOR OF THE PAI SHING BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE, MR WU KUK-YAN.
THE CHAIRWOMAN OF THE BOARD'S COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE, MADAM ANITA CHAN WILL PRESIDE OVER THE SEMINAR.
DESIGN INDUSTRY MANPOWER SURVEY BEGINS
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FIELD WORK ON HONG KONG'S FIRST MANPOWER SURVEY OF THE DESIGN INDUSTRY BEGAN TODAY (FRIDAY) AND WILL LAST UNTIL DECEMBER 21.
THE 16-DAY SURVEY, ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL EDUCATION OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, WILL COLLECT THE INDUSTRY'S EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS AND IDENTIFY ITS FUTURE MANPOWER AND TRAINING NEEDS.
THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY WERE NECESSARY FOR THE COMMITTEE TO DRAW UP TRAINING PLANS AND A DESIGN CURRICULUM FOR THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMITTEE SAID.
THE INFORMATION WOULD ALSO SERVE AS A USEFUL REFERENCE FOR OTHER LOCAL EDUCATIONAL BODIES IN FORMULATING THE IR TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR DESIGN PERSONNEL.
HE URGED EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE FIGURES ON STAFF EMPLOYED AND UNDER TRAINING, EXISTING VACANCIES AND A FORECAST OF ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES NEEDED IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
THE SURVEY WILL COVER MORE THAN 700 FIRMS AND ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING ESTABLISHMENTS IN ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED FIELDS INTERIOR DESIGNERS, ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCIES, MOTION PICTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT FIRMS, DEPARTMENT STORES, APPAREL WHOLESALERS AS WELL AS IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANIES.
THE DATA COLLECTED WOULD BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE, AND BE PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT AND GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING AGENCY WILL BE HELPING WITH THE SURVEY.
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