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SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1975.

THIRD MANPOWER SURVEY OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY

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A MAJOR SURVEY OF HONG KONG'S PLASTICS INDUSTRY WILL BE CARRIED OUT BETWEEN JULY 7 AND 25 THIS YEAR.

THE SURVEY

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THE THIRD OF ITS KIND WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL.

QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE WERE SENT TODAY (SATURDAY) TO THE ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED BY RANDOM STRATIFIED SAMPLING.

THE INFORMATION WHICH EMPLOYERS ARE REQUESTED TO SUPPLY INCLUDES: THE NUMBERS OF WORKERS EMPLOYED AND UNDER TRAINING THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES AND A FORECAST OF ADDITIONAL NUMBER OF WORKERS REQUIRED BY JULY 1976.

SURVEY INTERVIEWERS WILL VISIT EACH OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS CONCERNED TO HELP EMPLOYERS COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRES.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD, MR. DENNIS TING, SAID THAT THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WOULD BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WOULD BE PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

HE SAID THE SECOND SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN JUNE 1972 IN WHICH ALL THE ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED WERE WILLING TO SUPPLY THE INFORMATION REQUIRED.

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

THE INFORMATION OBTAINED IN 1972 HAS BEEN COMPILED AND ANALYSED AND THE REPORT ON THE SURVEY TOGETHER WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS IS AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

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+IND ORDER TO TRACK THE DEVELOPING TREND AND COLLECT UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE MANPOWER SITUATION OF THE PLASTICS ICS INDUSTRY, THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD HAS DECIDED TO CONDUCT MANPOWER SURVEY AT REGULAR SHORT INTERVALS, MR. TING ADDED.

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