WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1988
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ANALYSIS OF THE DATA REVEALED THAT THE OVERALL DEMAND OF TRAINED SOCIAL WORKERS FOR FILLING VACANCIES AND ADDITIONAL POSTS AND FOR REPLACEMENT OF WASTAGE WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 1,452 FOR DEGREE HOLDERS AND 1,510 FOR DIPLOMA HOLDERS BY 1990-91.
BALANCING THE DEMAND WITH THE ESTIMATED SUPPLY, THE ESTIMATED CUMULATIVE SHORTFALL WOULD REACH 676 FOR DEGREE HOLDERS AND 519 FOR DIPLOMA HOLDERS BY THAT TIME.
"THE AVAILABILITY OF THESE STATISTICS FACILITATES THE EARLY WORKING OUT OF APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO COPE WITH THE MANPOWER
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SITUATION, MISS LEUNG SAID.
THE REPORT HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL WORK TRAINING WHICH WILL ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SWAC).
THE SWAC IS SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS THE MANPOWER SITUATION AT NEXT MEETING IN JULY.
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TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS MANPOWER PLANNING SYSTEM, MISS LEUNG SAID THAT AN ANNUAL REVIEW EXERCISE WOULD BE CARRIED OUT SO THAT ANY UNREPORTED CHANGES DURING THE YEAR COULD BE RECAPTURED.
HOWEVER, SHE URGED THE PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS ANY CHANGE AS IT OCCURS AND TO SUPPLY UPDATED DATA PROMPTLY TO KEEP THE INFORMATION IN THE SYSTEM REALLY UP-TO-DATE.
ΤΟ REPORT IN ORDER
ON BEHALF OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE, SHE THANKED ALL THOSE WHO HELPED TO SET UP THE SYSTEM, THE SOCIAL WORKERS AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND TRAINING INSTITUTES FOR THEIR FULL CO-OPERATION SUPPORT DURING THE DATA COLLECTION EXERCISE AND LOOKED FORWARD TO THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT IN FUTURE.
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COPIES OF THE REPORT HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS AND TRAINING INSTITUTES.
RADIO PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY
A POPULAR RADIO SERIES STARTING MONDAY (JUNE 20) WILL THIS YEAR'S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY CAMPAIGN.
LAUNCH
THE SERIES, ENTITLED SAFETY HINTS IN INDUSTRY, CONSISTS OF FIVE-MINUTE SEGMENTS.
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THIS FOLLOWS THE SUCCESS OF A SIMILAR JOINTLY BY COMMERCIAL RADIO AND THE INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE LAST YEAR.
PROGRAMME ORGANISED SAFETY AND HEALTH
THE PROGRAMME