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MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1987
THE SURVEY CONDUCTED IN MARCH THIS YEAR SHOWED IN THE NUMBER OF CRAFTSMEN HAD BROUGHT THE INDUSTRY'S DOWN FROM 68,000 IN 1985 TO 57,000 IN 1987.
THAT THE DROP TOTAL MANPOWER
WITH THE STRONG DEMAND FOR ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS IN OVERSEAS MARKET AND THE REVIVAL OF LOCAL BUILDING ACTIVITIES, THE BOARD EXPECTED THAT THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY WOULD GROW AT A STEADY THE COMING YEARS.
WITH
PACE IN
THERE WOULD BE A STRONG DEMAND FOR PROPERLY TRAINED TECHNICAL MANPOWER AT ALL LEVELS TO COPE
THE INCREASED COMPLEXITY AND SOPHISTICATION OF BUILDING SERVICES PROJECTS, AND THE STRINGENT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS BEING ENFORCED IN THE INDUSTRY, THE BOARD OBSERVED.
IT, THEREFORE,
RECOMMENDED THAT
EMPLOYERS SHOULD TRAIN AT LEAST AN ADDITIONAL 260 TECHNOLOGISTS, 530 TECHNICIANS AND 1,400 CRAFTSMEN ANNUALLY IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
NOW ON SALE
AT THE GOVERNMENT
THE REPORT ON THE SURVEY IS PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE AT $16.50 A COPY.
PUBLIC URGED TO STEP UP FIRE PREVENTION
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE TODAY (MONDAY) ADVISED EXTRA CARE TO PREVENT FIRE IN VIEW OF YESTERDAY'S RECORD OF 226 FIRE CALLS.
ΤΟ EXERCISE DAILY TOTAL
A FIRE SERVICES SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT OF THESE, VEGETATION FIRES.
106 WERE
ALSO CALLED THE
AND FISHERIES AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT
VISIT RESIDENTS TO TAKE SPECIAL CARE IN HANDLING FIRES WHEN THEY COUNTRY PARKS IN THE COMING HOLIDAY PERIOD.
ON
THE
DRY WEATHER AS THE BOTH DEPARTMENTS CITED THE EXCEPTIONALLY
OF FIRES. HOWEVER, SOME CARELESS MAIN REASON FOR THE GREAT NUMBER CITIZENS, INCLUDING MANY PICNICKERS, SHOULD ALSO BE BLAMED.
THE
WEATHER
RECENT DRY
CONDITIONS COUNTRYSIDE EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO FIRES AND CAUSE IMMEASURABLE DAMAGE TO PARK PLANTATIONS, PARKS OFFICER, MR S.P. LAU, SAID.
HAD
THE RENDERED A SINGLE SPARK MIGHT AFD'S SENIOR COUNTRY
HE
REVEALED THAT
OVER THE
WEEKEND,
CARELESSNESS
PARKS,
BY SOME DAMAGING
IN VARIOUS COUNTRY PICNICKERS HAD CAUSED 11 FIRES MORE THAN 6,500 TREES AND 184 HECTARES OF GRASSLAND.
THIS HAS