TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1986
U.S. MAKES EA CALL ON NIGHTWEAR *****
THE TRADE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAS MADE AN EXPORT AUTHORISATION (EA) CALL ON CATEGORY 651 (MAN-MADE FIBRE PYJAMAS AND OTHER NIGHTWEAR).
THIS IS THE FIRST EA CALL MADE BY THE UNITED STATES IN 1986.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HONG KONG/U.S. BILATERAL TEXTILE AGREEMENT, THE DEPARTMENT HAS SUSPENDED ISSUE OF FURTHER EAS IN THE CATEGORY WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT PENDING CONSULTATIONS WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
THE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO APPROVE AND ISSUE EXPORT LICENCES FOR THIS CATEGORY AGAINST VALID EXPORT AUTHORISATIONS APPROVED PRIOR TO THE SUSPENSION.
NEED FOR MORE POST-EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT TRAINING
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THE COMMITTEE ON MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY TRAINING OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL HAS CALLED ON EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TO PROVIDE BETTER AND MORE RELEVANT POST-EXPERIENCE COURSES TO MEET TRAINING NEEDS OF LOCAL MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS.
FINDINGS OF A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE COMMITTEE SHOWED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A NEED FOR POST-EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY TRAINING FOR ALL SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMITTEE SAID THE SURVEY FOUND THAT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS OF MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS WERE RELATIVELY LOW: MORE THAN HALF THE MANAGERS AND ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF SUPERVISORS IN SURVEYED ESTABLISHMENTS DID NOT GET BEYOND SECONDARY EDUCATION.
MORE THAN 75 PER CENT OF MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS DID NOT TAKE MANAGEMENT SUBJECTS IN SCHOOLS OR UNIVERSITIES AND ONLY A FEW MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL HAD ATTAINED PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, ADDED.
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THE SURVEY ALSO FOUND THAT MORE THAN 70 PER CENT OF MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS INDICATED THEIR WILLINGNESS TO ATTEND RELEVANT MANAGEMENT COURSES IF THEY WERE RELEASED AND COURSE FEES PAID BY THEIR COMPANIES.
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