THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1974.
NEW RULES PLANNED TO REGULATE APPRENTICESHIPS
THE LABOUR DEPARTI:ENT IS PLANNING LEGISLATION TO PROMOTE AND REGULATE APPRENTICESHIPS.
THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. NEIL HENDERSON, SAID TODAY IT WAS HOPED TO INTRODUCE AN APPRENTICESH IP BILL INTO THE NEXT SESSION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
HE SAID THE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO CONSIDERING INCLUDING PROVISIONS IN THE BILL STIPULATING THAT INDUSTRIALISTS WOULD HAVE TO EMPLOY A SET QUOTA OF APPRENTICES TO EXISTING SKILLED STAFF.
ADDRESSING THE LIONS CLUB OF TAI PING SHAN, MR. HENDERSON SAID A BILL. HAD BEEN BASICALLY FRAMED BUT THERE WAS STILL MUCH CONSULTATION, CONSIDERATION AND FURTHER DRAFTING WORK TO BE
DONE.
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HE SAID THE PROPOSED BILL, COVERING DESIGNATED TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS, WOULD:
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PROVIDE THAT A YOUNG PERSON WOULD NOT BE EMPLOYED IN A DESIGNATED TRADE OR CCCUPATION UNLESS HE WAS ON AN APPRENTICESHIP CONTRACT CR HE HAD COMPLETED ONE. REGULATE THE CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT AND ITS TERMINATION BY EITHER PARTY.
EN BLE THE APPROPRIATE EDUCATION PROGRAMMES TO BE LA ID DOLN.
REQUIRE SUFFICIENT SKILLED STAFF AND EQUIPMENT TO ENSURE ADEQUATE TRAINING.
MR. HENDERSON SAID THE BILL WOULD PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR BOTH PARTIES AND HELP ASSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF HIGH STANDARDS OF APPRENTICE TRAINING.
HOWEVER THERE WAS ANOTHER, PERHAPS NORE SERIOUS PROBLEM RELATED TO INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, HE SAID.
HANPOWER SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY THE OLD INDUSTRIAL TRAINING COUNCIL AND THE NEULY-FORNED BOARDS OF THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING COUNCIL HAD SHOWN A SERIOUS SHORTFALL IN THE SUPPLY OF NECESSARY TRAINED PERSONNEL FOR INDUSTRY.
+THIS MEANS EITHER THAT JOBS ARE NOT GETTING DONE OR THAT THE SKILL FACTOR IN DOING THEM IS FAR TOO LOU FOR THE SOPHISTICATED INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY HONG KONG IS FAST BECOMING,+ HE SAID.
SOME INFORMED INDUSTRIALISTS HAD SUCCESTED THAT THE PROPOSED BILL SHOULD CONTAIN STRONG PROVISIONS TO PROMOTE APPRENTICESJIP.
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