SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1987
AY,
GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY ON LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS PUBLISHED
THE REPORT ON THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY FOR JANUARY 1987 IS NOW AVAILABLE.
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IT CONTAINS STATISTICS ON EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT FOR THE QUARTER. IT ALSO CONTAINS DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MEMBERS OF THE LABOUR FORCE, INCLUDING THEIR AGE AND SEX STRUCTURE, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ACTIVITY STATUS, OCCUPATION, INDUSTRY, HOURS WORKED PER WEEK, MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS AS WELL AS REASON FOR UNEMPLOYMENT AND DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE UNEMPLOYED.
COPIES OF THE REPORT CAN RE OBTAINED FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING.
COURSE FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH BEGINS
A TRAINING PROGRAMME WHICH OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR IN-SERVICE TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO FURTHER DEVELOP THEIR COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS WILL BE LAUNCHED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DAVID LAN, ON MONDAY (JUNE 22) AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
THE PROGRAMME, WHICH IS AN EXTENSION OF A 16-WEEK REFRESHER COURSE FOR LOCAL TEACHERS OF ENGLISH, REQUIRES THE PARTICIPANTS TO ATTEND A THREE-WEEK RESIDENTIAL COURSE IN THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY AND A FOUR-WEEK COURSE IN BRITAIN.
THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO MEASURES ANNOUNCED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LAST YEAR. THE OTHER MEASURE IS A TWO-YEAR PILOT SCHEME ΤΟ EMPLOY EXPATRIATE TEACHERS OF ENGLISH TO TEACH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED ΤΟ COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE RESIDENTIAL COURSE FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH AT 10 AM ON MONDAY (JUNE 22) AT THE ADAM SCHALL HALL OF THE UNITED COLLEGE IN THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY.
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