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MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1987
CANTONESE MESSAGE
WILL GIVE ADVICE ON
THE
THE TWO-MINUTE
PROPER WAYS TO CLEAN VEGETABLES.
THEY ARE:
A) WASH VEGETABLES THOROUGHLY WITH WATER,
B) SOAK THEM IN WATER FOR SOME TIME,
C) BLANCH THEM IN BOILING WATER
WATER,
FOR A WHILE AND DRAIN THE
D) COOK THEM THOROUGHLY.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH ANY QUERIES
THEIR QUESTIONS
MESSAGE.
AND TELEPHONE
NUMBER
ARE WELCOME
ΤΟ
AFTER
HEARING THE
LEAVE RECORDED
THEIR QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED INDIVIDUALLY BY STAFF HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY LACKS SKILLED CRAFTSMEN: REPORT
*
OF THE
STEPPING UP
TRAINING EFFORTS AND
IMPROVING THE EMPLOYMENT THE PROBLEM OF MANPOWER
CONDITIONS FOR CRAFTSMEN WOULD HELP SOLVE SHORTAGE FACED BY THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY.
THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL MADE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE LIGHT OF FINDINGS OF A SURVEY WHICH REVEALED THAT THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY HAD EXPERIENCED GREAT DIFFICULTY IN RECRUITING CRAFTSMEN TRAINEES AND THE NECESSARY SKILLED PERSONNEL TO FILL SOME 1,100 VACANCIES AT CRAFTSMEN LEVEL.
THE BOARD ATTRIBUTED THE MANPOWER SHORTAGE TO THE HIGH WASTAGE OF CRAFTSMEN WHO HAD LEFT FOR BUILDING WORKS IN CHINA OR FOR JOBS IN SERVICING SECTORS WHICH OFFERED HIGHER SALARIES AND BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS.
IN ADDITION, THE PROVISION OF MORE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES FOR FORM 3 STUDENTS HAD REDUCED THE POOL OF SUPPLY OF CRAFTSMEN TRAINEES.
THE BOARD ALSO EXPRESSED YOUNGSTERS TO JOIN INDUSTRY.
CONCERN AT THE RELUCTANCE OF
THE SURVEY