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MONDAY, JULY 1, 1974.

SECOND MANPOWER SURVEY OF THE

SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP REPAIRS INDUSTRY

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A SECOND MANPOWER SURVEY OF HONG KONG'S SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP REPAIRS INDUSTRY WILL BE CONDUCTED DURING THE PERIOD JULY 16 TO AUGUST 6 BY THE SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP REPAIRS

INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT,AND THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THE SURVEY WILL COVER ALL MAJOR AND MINOR SHIPYARDS, PONTOONS, SHIP SURVEYOR AND CONSULTANT FIRMS, FIRMS WHICH SERVICE MARINE ENGINES, AND SHIPPING FIRMS WHICH RECRUIT THEIR ENGINE ROOM STAFF LOCALLY.

A LETTER, TOGETHER WITH THREE COPIES OF THE

QUESTIONNAIRE FORM, AN EXPLANATORY NOTE ON THE QUESTIONNAIRE, AND A LIST OF JOB DESCRIPTIONS ALL WRITTEN IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE, WILL BE SENT OUT TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO ALL THE ESTABLISHMENTS COVERED IN THE SURVEY.

THE INFORMATION WHICH EMPLOYERS ARE REQUESTED TO

SUPPLY INCLUDES :

(A) THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT PRESENT EMPLOYED=

(B) THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT PRESENT UNDER TRAINING- (C) THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES= AND

(D) A FORECAST OF THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES REQUIRED BY

JULY 1975.

SURVEY INTERVIEWING OFFICERS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT BY APPOINTMENT EACH OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS CONCERNED DRURING THE PERIOD OF THE SURVEY TO HELP EMPLOYERS TO COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE.

THE SECRETARY OF THE SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP REPAIRS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD, MR. AU-YEUNG MAN-TAK SAID: +THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WOULD BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WOULD BE PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMAR IES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT.

+THE REQUIRED INFORMATION IS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO THE SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP REPAIRS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD IN MAKING FUTURE PLANS FOR INDUSTRIAL TRAINING IN THE INDUSTRY,+ HE SAID.

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MR. AU-YEUNG SAID THAT ALL EMPLOYERS WERE WILLING TO SUPPLY THE REQUIRED INFORMATION IN THE FIRST MANPOWER SURVEY CONDUCTED IN JULY 1968.

+1 AM CONFIDENT THAT THIS SURVEY WILL MEET WITH EQUAL SUCCESS, + HE SAID.