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TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1975

SKILLED WORKERS PILLARS OF HK'S INDUSTRY

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THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR (INDUSTRIAL TRAINING), MR. T.Y. CHUI TODAY STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF SKILLED WORKERS, DESCRIBING THEM AS THE PILLARS OF HONG KONG'S INDUSTRY.

MR. CHUI WAS SPEAKING DURING A CEREMONY AT WHICH CERTIFICATES WERE PRESENTED TO EIGHT YOUNG LIFT MECHANICS, WHO HAVE JUST FINISHED A THREE-YEAR APPRENTICESHIP AT THE RYODEN ELECTRIC ENGINEERING COMPANY LTD.

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HE SAID THE CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIES IN THE PAST 20 YEARS HAD TURNED HONG KONG INTO ONE OF THE WORLD'S MAJOR INDUSTRIAL CENTRES.

+IF HONG KONG IS TO CONTINUE TO PROSPER, ITS PRODUCTS MUST REMAIN COMPETITIVE IN BOTH QUALITY AND PRICE IN WORLD MARKET, HE SAID.

+TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, WE NEED GOOD ENGINEERS TO WORK ON THE DESIGN AND PLANNING. AT THE SAME TIME THERE MUST BE PROPERLY TRAINED TECHNICIANS AND CRAFTSMEN TO DO THE WORK.+

MR. CHUI SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD LONG RECOGNISED THE NEED TO TRAIN SUFFICIENT TECHNICAL PERSONNEL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT OF INDUSTRY.

+WE HAVE RECENTLY EXPANDED THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DIVISION TO ASSIST EMPLOYERS IN INDUSTRY TO START PROPER APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME TO TRAIN THE SKILLED MANPOWER INDUSTRY NEEDS,+ HE SAID.

MR. F.K. HU, AN URBAN COUNCILLOR AND THE SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF RYODĚN PRESENTED THE CERTIFICATES TO THE EIGHT APPRENTICES IN THE CEREMONY HELD AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DIVISION IN ASIAN HOUSE, WANCHAI.

THE CERTIFICATES WERE AWARDED TO POON CHI-HANG, LAI PING-KWAN, KAM KAM-HUNG, LAM PING-WAI, TSE SAI-WING, AU CHI-WAI, LEUNG SIU-KI AND CHU KING-HON, WHO HAD COMPLETED PRACTICAL ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AT THE COMPANY AND ATTENDED RELATED TECHNICAL COURGES IN A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.

MR. HU SAID THE APPRENTICE TRAINING SCHEME PROPOSED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAD HELPED TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF SKILLS OF HONG KONG'S CRAFTSMEN, AND HE URGED OTHER EMPLOYERS TO SET UP SIMILAR SCHEMES.

+HONG KONG INDUSTRIES ARE IN NEED OF WELL-TRAINED CRAFTSMEN,+ HE SAID, WITH LIFT INSTALLATION, FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE SAFETY SHOULD BE GIVEN TOP PRIORITY, IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT THE LIFT MECHANICS SHOULD EQUIP THEMSELVES WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF TECHNICAL SKILLS AND THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE.+

EMPLOYERS INTERESTED IN BUILDING UP THEIR SKILLED MANPOWER SHOULD CONTACT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DIVISION BY RINGING TEL: 5-278760 OR 5-278747.

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