SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 1988
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MANPOWER SURVEY ON MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING INDUSTRY BEGINS
THE MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL WILL START A SURVEY TOMORROW (MONDAY) TO COLLECT UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE INDUSTRY'S MANPOWER AND EMPLOYMENT SITUATION.
THE ONE-MONTH SURVEY WILL COVER ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: BASIC METAL INDUSTRY, MANUFACTURE OF FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL) AND MECHANICAL CLOCKS AND WATCHES AS WELL AS PLANT MAINTENANCE SECTION OF FOOD, BEVERAGE AND TOBACCO MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.
RELEVANT DIVISIONS OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS RELATED PUBLIC UTILITY AND ENGINEERING SERVICING COMPANIES WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THIS SURVEY.
BENT TO QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS HAVE BEEN
THE FROM THE ESTABLISHMENTS TO BE SURVEYED. SURVEY INTERVIEWING OFFICERS
AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CALL AT BACH OF THE ESTABLISHMENT TO ASSIST EMPLOYERS IN COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES.
CENSUS
IN
THE SURVEY WILL BE COMPLETED ON SEPTEMBER 10. INFORMATION
ONLY COLLECTED WILL BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND PUBLISHED THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT.
THE TRAINING BOARD URGES EMPLOYERS TO CO-OPERATE BY PROVIDING ACCURATE INFORMATION WHICH WILL BE IMPORTANT IN TRAINING PLANS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY.
FORMULATING
MANPOWER
PTU ANTI-RIOT EXERCISE IN YUEN LONG
POLICE VANS AND SAXON
ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIERS
RUMBLED
THROUGH THE BLACK TARMAC STREETS OF YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, STOPPING AT THIS ROAD JUNCTION AND THEN THAT. IN NO TIME AT ALL SWEEPS BY RIFLE-TOTING OFFICERS WERE UNDER WAY.
NO, THE RESPONSE WAS NOT TO ANY SERIOUS DISTURBANCE, NOR A SUDDEN INFLUX OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN THIS DEVELOPING AREA. IN FACT, IT WAS A PLATOON OF POLICE TACTICAL UNIT OFFICERS CARRYING OUT AN ANTI-RIOT EXERCISE AS PART OF THEIR INTERNAL SECURITY TRAINING.
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