MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1993
VTC ACTIVELY HELPS RETRAIN WORKERS
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THE GOVERNMENT MUST HELP THE DISPLACED WORKERS IN THE FACE THE UNPRECEDENTED ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING IN RECENT YEARS, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, SAID TODAY (MONDAY),
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE POKFULAM TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL (VTC), SIR DAVID SAID THE COUNCIL HAD PLAYED AN ACTIVE ROLE AS ONE OF THE LEADING INSTITUTIONS TO OPERATE RETRAINING COURSES.
SIR DAVID COMMENDED THE VTC FOR GIVING FULL SUPPORT то THE GOVERNOR'S INITIATIVE TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF THE EMPLOYEES RETRAINING SCHEME
CATER FOR THE RETRAINING NEEDS OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT VICTIMS, DISABLED WORKERS AND THE ELDERLY.
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"T AM CONFIDENT THAT, TOGETHER WITH THE EMPLOYEES RETRAINING BOARD, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO OFFER THE MUCH-NEEDED ASSISTANCE IN RETRAINING THESE UNFORTUNATE MEMBERS OF OUR WORKFORCE," SIR DAVID SAID.
THE COMPLEX WILL PROVIDE TRAINEES WITH THE MOST UP-TO-DATE EQUIPMENT FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING.
ALSO, IT IS ONE OF THE THREE NECESSARY AND RELATED PROJECTS WHICH THE VTC HAS TO COMPLETE ON TIME IN ORDER TO TAKE OVER FROM THE TWO POLYTECHNICS SOME 7,000 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT SUB-DEGREE PLACES.
"WITHOUT THIS PROJECT, WE WOULD CERTAINLY NOT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE OUR TARGET OF PROVIDING FOR ALMOST A QUARTER OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ACCESS TO DEGREE AND SUB-DEGREE PLACES BY 1994/95, SIR DAVID SAID.
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ESTATE AGENTS WORKING GROUP MEETS
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THE WORKING GROUP ON REGULATION OF ESTATE AGENTS, AT ITS FIRST MEETING TODAY (MONDAY), AGREED ON A SET OF OBJECTIVES TO BE ACHIEVED IN FORMULATING A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK.
THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE REGULATION ARE TO ENSURE THAT THE OPERATION OF ESTATE AGENTS MEETS CERTAIN SPECIFIED STANDARDS AND OBLIGATIONS TO THEIR CLIENTS.
THE REGULATORY SYSTEM SHOULD ALSO AIM NOT ΤΟ INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THE COSTS AND PROCESSING TIME OF PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS; NOT TO CAUSE A SERIOUS SHORTFALL IN THE SUPPLY OF QUALIFIED ESTATE AGENTS AND TO AVOID MONOPOLY BY LARGE AGENCIES.
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