THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1984
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BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF A MANPOWER SURVEY HELD IN MARCH, THE BOARD FORECAST THAT THE PRINTING SECTOR WOULD GROW IN SIZE AND SOPHISTICATION AT A MODERATE PACE.
THE INDUSTRY WOULD REQUIRE 130 TECHNICIANS AND 400 CRAFTSMEN ANNUALLY FOR THE NEXT SIX YEARS, MR WU SAID,
LIKEWISE, THE INDUSTRY SHOULD INVEST MORE IN MANPOWER TRAINING AS WELL AS PLANT AND MACHINERY TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE, HE SAID.
IT WAS NECESSARY FOR EMPLOYERS TO UPGRADE THE QUALITY OF WORKERS TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF INCREASING MECHANISATION AND MORE COMPLEX PRINTING WORK, HE ADDED.
THE SURVEY, ORGANISED BY THE BOARD, REVEALED THAT CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND RE-INVESTMENT IN PLANT AND MACHINERY FOR THE PRINTING SECTOR HAD BEEN SLOWING DOWN IN THE PAST TWO YEARS.
+THE BOARD FIRMLY ATTRIBUTES THIS TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF HONG KONG'S FUTURE, MR WU SAID.
THE SURVEY ALSO SHOWED THAT THE WORKFORCE IN THE INDUSTRY HAD GROWN ONLY SLIGHTLY AT FROM ABOUT 22 500 IN 1982 TO ABOUT 22 610 PEOPLE IN MARCH THIS YEAR,
THE BILINGUAL REPORT WILL BE ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $7.50 A COPY.
BOARD TO DISCUSS ERP SYSTEM
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THE ELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING SYSTEM WILL BE THE SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION AT THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, WILL ALSO ATTEND THE MEETING TO BRIEF BOARD MEMBERS ON THE GENERAL RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT.
AT THE MEETING MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE INFORMED ABOUT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS CONCERNING THE PROPOSED EXTENSION TO THE KWAI CHUNG CONTAINER PORT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE MEETING AT 2 PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICE, 39 TONKIN STREET.
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