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SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 1975

MANPOWER SURVEY REPORTS ON

PRINTING AND CLOTHING INDUSTRIES ON SALE

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THE REPORTS OF SPECIAL MANPOWER SURVEYS OF THE PRINTING AND CLOTHING INDUSTRIES HAVE NOW BEEN PRINTED AND ARE ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, STAR FERRY CONCOURSE, HONG KONG.

THE REPORTS, THE SECOND CARRIED OUT FOR EACH INDUSTRY, ARE PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE.

BESIDES STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON THE EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURE OF THE TWO INDUSTRIES, THE REPORTS SHOW THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN EACH PRINCÍPAL JOB AT TECHNICIAN, CRAFTSMAN AND UNSKILLED LEVELS, THE EDUCATION STANDARD REQUIRED FOR THE DIFFERENT JOBS, AND THE TRAINING NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRIES.

THEY ALSO CONTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS, MADE TO BOTH THE INDUSTRIES AND THE GOVERNMENT IN THE LIGHT OF THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEYS, ON MEASURES NECESSARY TO MEET THE TRAINING NEEDS OF THE TWO INDUSTRIES.

THE SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED IN 1972 AND 1973, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, THE CENSUS ÅND STATISTICS' DEPARTMENT AND THE COLONIAL SECRETARIAT, BY THE PRINTING AND CLOTHING INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEES OF THE FORMER INDUSTRIAL TRAINING ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHICH WAS SUCCEEDED BY THE PRESENT HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL.

THE REPORTS HAVE BEEN PREPARED BY THE COUNCIL'S PRINTING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD RESPECTIVELY AND THEIR CONTENTS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED AND ACCEPTED BY THE TRAINING COUNCIL.

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