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FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1975

JAN.-FEB. 1975

JAN.-FEB.

1974

$ MN.

$ MN.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

2.908

3.402

-

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

494

-14.5

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(74.4%)

(74.5%)

IMPORTS

4,560

4,986

-

426

8.5

RE-EXPORTS

1,000

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(25.6%)

1,166 (25.5%)

-

MARCH 1974 TO FEB. 1975

MARCH 1973

TO.

FEB. 1974

166 -14.2

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

22

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

IMPORTS

RE-EXPORTS

22,417

20,417

+2,000

33,694

30,216

+3,478

+ 9.8 +11.5

6,958

6,969

11

- 0.2

NEW OFFICE FOR LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DIVISION.

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THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT PRESENTLY LOCATED IN NEW RODNEY BLOCK, 99 QUEENSWAY, WILL MOVE TO ASIAN HOUSE, 12TH FLOOR, 1 HENNESSY ROAD, ON MONDAY (APRIL 7).

ONE OF THE MAIN DUTIES OF THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DIVISION IS TO SERVICE THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL COMPLEX AS ITS SEGRETARIAT. THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL IS A PERMANENT BODY APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR IN OCTOBER 1973 TO ENSURE THAT A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF TRAINING IS GEARED TO MEET THE DEVELOPING NEEDS OF HONG KONG'S ECONOMY.

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ANOTHER MAIN DUTY OF THE DIVISION IS TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST EMPLOYERS IN INDUSTRY TO START PROPER APPRENTICE TRAINING SCHEMES. TO DATE ABOUT 200 ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE COMMENCED OR RE-ORGANIZED TRAINING ALONG THE LINES OF THE APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME PROPOSED BY THE DIVISION AND ABOUT 3,000 APPRENTICES HAVE BEEN PLACED INTO THESE ESTABLISHMENTS.

THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF ENQUIRES ARE: HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL MATTERS 5-278760 APPRENTICESHIP MATTERS: 5-278747

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