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MONDAY, JULY 7, 1975

MANPOWER SURVEY ON PLASTICS INDUSTRY STARTS TODAY

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A THREE-WEEK MANPOWER SURVEY OF HONG KONG'S PLASTICS INDUSTRY BEGINS TODAY (JULY 7).

THE SURVEY, THE THIRD OF ITS KIND, IS CONDUCTED BY THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL.

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

THE SECOND SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN JUNE 1972.

THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WILL BE PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCES TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT, MR. TING SAID.

QUESTIONNARIES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE WERE SENT THREE WEEKS AGO TO THE ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED BY RANDOM STRATIFIED SAMPLING.

THE INFORMATION WHICH EMPLOYERS ARE REQUESTED TO SUPPLY INCLUDES THE NUNMBERS 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 BE VISITING EACH OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS CONCERNED TO HELP EMPLOYERS COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNARIES.

WATER CUT IN NORTH POINT

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WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN NORTH POINT WILL BE INTERRUPTED FOR FIVE HOURS FROM 1 A.M. THIS THURSDAY (JULY 10).

THIS IS TO ENABLE LEAKAGE TEST TO BE CARRIED OUT IN THE AREA.

THE AREA AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY THE SOUTH SIDE OF KING'S ROAD FROM HEALTHY STREET WEST TO MANSION STREET, TSAT TZE MUI ROAD AND PAK FUK ROAD AS WELL AS MODEL LANE, HEALTHỸ STREET EAST AND HEALTHY STREET CENTRAL.

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