SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1988
ARX
IT ESTIMATES THAT THE ANNUAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRADES
SUPERVISORY 400 AT MANAGERIAL LEVEL, 2,200 AT
LEVEL AND 17,000 AT CLERICAL LEVEL.
SINCE THE EXISTING EDUCATION AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS ARE UNABLE TO EXPAND AND PROVIDE MORE RELEVANT COURSES, THE BOARD THEREFORE CONSIDERS THAT A TRAINING CENTRE 13 ESSENTIAL ΤΟ PROVIDE FOR SUFFICIENT FLEXIBILITY AND EXPERTISE TO MEET THE KNORMOUS DEMAND FOR TRAINING BY THE TRADES.
THE SURVEY CONDUCTED IN DECEMBER 1986 FOUND THAT THR TOTAL
HAD WORKFORCE OF THE TRADES
INCREASED TO 400,000, REPRESENTING A MODERATE GROWTH RATE OF 4.7 PER CENT WITHIN TWO YEARS.
THE MANPOWER SURVEY REPORT ON THE IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES IS NOW ON SALE AT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AT $22 A COPY.
WHOLESALE/RETAIL
THE
AND GOVERNMENT
ISLANDS DB TO BE BRIEFED ON EXPLOSIVES COMPLEX STUDY
OF
WAN ON
THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD WILL BE INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS
CHI MA A FEASIBILITY STUDY INTO A NEW EXPLOSIVES COMPLEX AT LANTAU IN ITS FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW TERM ON MONDAY (APRIL 18).
MEMBERS WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE STUDY WHICH BEGAN FIVE MONTHS AT AGO TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING AN EXPLOSIVES COMPLEX
EAST HEADLAND THE
OF CHI MA WAN
TO PENINSULA,
REPLACE THE EXISTING ONE AT STONECUTTERS ISLANDS, BY THE EARLY 1990'S.
AT THE MEETING, THE DISTRICT BOARD WILL ELECT ITS WELL AS CHAIRMEN FOR ITS FIVE COMMITTEES.
CHAIRMAN AS
THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER,
MR JONATHAN
NG, WILL BE THE
PRESIDING OFFICER.
THE INCUMBENT CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, MR LAM WAI-KEUNG, SOLE NOMINEE, AND WILL THUS CONTINUE IN THE CHAIR.
IS THE
TO THE
REGIONAL
THE BOARD WILL ALSO ELECT ITS REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL'S ISLANDS DISTRICT COMMITTEE.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA CONCERN AN SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA IN JUNE,
WORKS PROPOSED ORDERS, AND ROAD HOUSING ON CHEUNG CHAU.
REVISION
FOR SIN
OVERSEAS STUDY TOUR OF THE BOARD'S STANDING
YAN
те
TSENG RURAL PUBLIC
MEMBERS WILL
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