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MONDAY, JULY 1, 1985
HONG KONG ALSO NEEDED A WELL-TRAINED AND COMPETENT WORKFORCE TO UPHOLD ITS POSITION AS AN INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CENTRE, HE SAID.
FOR THE ACCOUNTANCY SCHEME, THE TRAINEE MUST HOLD THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION WITH GRADE E OR ABOVE IN FIVE SUBJECTS, INCLUDING ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS AND FOR THE INSURANCE SCHEME, THE TRAINEE MUST BE A FORM 5 GRADUATE. TRAINEES MUST ALL BE SPONSORED BY THEIR EMPLOYERS.
THE VTC PLACEMENT UNIT ALSO HELPS EMPLOYERS WHO WISH TO RECRUIT NEW TRAINEES.
GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY TO BE CONDUCTED
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO CONDUCT THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY IN JULY TO SEPTEMBER, 1985.
THE SURVEY, CONDUCTED MONTHLY SINCE AUGUST 1981, COLLECTS INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT, AND THE GENERAL SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION.
ABOUT 5 000 HOUSEHOLDS ARE SELECTED AT RANDOM EACH MONTH FROM ALL DISTRICTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SURVEY.
ABOUT HALF OF THE HOUSEHOLDS INTERVIEWED THREE MONTHS AGO, WILL BE SURVEYED AGAIN TO MEASURE MORE ACCURATELY THE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THEN.
AN OFFICIAL LETTER, IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, HAS BEEN SENT TO THE SAMPLED HOUSEHOLDS TO EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY AND TO SEEK THEIR COOPERATION.
ASSISTANT CENSUS AND SURVEY OFFICERS, EACH WITH AN IDENTITY CARD ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT, WILL VISIT THESE HOUSEHOLDS TO COLLECT THE REQUIRED INFORMATION.
ALL INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY AND WILL NOT BE REVEALED TO ANY PERSON OR ORGANISATION OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT.
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