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香港政府

GIS新聞處

5..1974

DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN

SECOND SURVEY ON AUTO..OBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING INDUSTRY

A MAJOR SURVEY OF HONG KONG'S AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING LDUSTRY WILL BE CARRIED UUT SATUZEL LAY 20 AND JUNE 7.

THE SURVEY - THE SECOND OF ITS KIND - WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING INDUSTRY TRAINING BUARD OF THE HUNG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL, UITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPLATNENT.

QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE WERE SENT TODAY/TWO VEEKS AÇO TO THE ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED BY RANDUM STRATIFIED SAMPLING.

THE INFORMATION UNICH EMPLOYENS ARE REQUESTED TO SUPPLY INCLUDES :

AD THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT EMPLOYED=

B)

THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT UNDER TRAINING-

THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES= /D

C)

D)

A FORECAST OF THE NUMBER OF WORKERS REQUIRED BY MAY 1975.

SURVEY INTERVIEWING OFFICERS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT EACH OF THE ESTABLISH.IENTS CONCERNED DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD TU HELP EMPLOYENS 10 CUMPLETE THE QUESTIČIMAIRE.

THE SECRETARY OF THE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING INDUSTRY- TRAINING BOARD, 112, AU YEUNG TM-TAK, SAID THAT THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WOULD BE HANDELD IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WOULD BE PUBLISHED UNLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLIScLENT.

HE SAID THE FIRST SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN DECEMBER 1967 IN WHICH ALL THE ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED VILLINGLY SUPPLIED THE

INFORMATION REQUIRED.

+1 AN CONFIDENT THAT THE SECOND SURVEY WILL LEET WITH EQUAL SUCCESS,+ HE SAID.

THE INFORMATION OBTAINED IN 1967 WAS COMPILED AND ANALYSED AND THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY PUBLISHED. SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED.

IN VIEW OF THE MANY CHANGES SINCE THE LAST SURVEY, THE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD CUNSIDERS IT MECESSARY TU CONDUCT ANOTHER SURVEY TO OSTAIN UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON NEV TRAINING REQUIREMENTS,+ HE SAID.

Issued by Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House, Hong Kong. Tel: 5-233191

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