MONDAY
SEPTEMBER 14. 1987
UNHCR CHIEF MEETS GOVERNOR
*
THE
NATIONS UNITED
HIGH COMMISSIONER JEAN-PIERRE HOCKE, TODAY (MONDAY) CALLED ON THE WILSON, DURING A PRIVATE VISIT TO HONG KONG,
FOR GOVERNOR,
MR REFUGEES,
SIR DAVID
UNHCR SECRETARY
OF THE UNHCR'S BUREAU FOR MR HOCKE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY HEAD
AND MR F.J. HOMANN-HERIMBERG EAST AND SOUTH ASIA AND OCEANIA, CHARGE DE MISSION IN HONG KONG, MR FAZLUL KARIM. THE ACTING FOR SECURITY, MR ROBERT UPTON, WAS ALSO PRESENT.
MR HOCKE BRIEFED THE GOVERNOR ON HIS VIEW OF REFUGEE PROBLEM.
THE
GOVERNOR THANKED
HIM
THE INDO-CHINESE
THE HIGH REFUGEES ARRIVING IN
FOR THE EFFORTS THAT COMMISSION HAD MADE TO OBTAIN RESETTLEMENT FOR HONG KONG.
EXPRESSED
HIS CONCERN
AT
THE
AND CONTINUING HONG KONG AND THE EMPHASISED AS QUICKLY AS
THE GOVERNOR INCREASING NUMBER OF BOAT PEOPLE STILL COMING TO DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF RESETTLEMENT PLACES AVAILABLE. HE THE NEED TO FIND A LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS POSSIBLE.
MANPOWER SURVEY ON TEXTILE INDUSTRY BEGINS
TRAINING AND SEPTEMBER 28 AND MANPOWER
THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL COUNCIL WILL CONDUCT A SURVEY BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 15 TO COLLECT UP-TO-DATE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION.
INFORMATION ON
THE
INDUSTRY'S
AGO QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS WERE SENT TWO WEEKS
IN THE SURVEY. SURVEY
TO ABOUT 800 TEXTILE ESTABLISHMENTS COVERED INTERVIEWING OFFICERS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS CALL AT THESE ESTABLISHMENTS TO ASSIST IN COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES.
DEPARTMENT WILL AND TO COLLECT
AND
INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE
STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT WILL BE PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT.
ARE EMPLOYERS
CO-OPERATE ΤΟ URGED INFORMATION WHICH WILL BE IMPORTANT IN FORMULATING PLANS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY.
BY
PROVIDING
ACCURATE MANPOWER TRAINING
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