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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1975

MANPOWER SURVEY REPORT ON CAR REPAIRS AND SERVICING INDUSTRY

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THE SECOND MANPOWER SURVEY REPORT ON THE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING INDUSTRY IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT THE STAR FERRY CONCOURSE, HONG KONG.

PREPARED BY THE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL, THE REPORT PROVIDES STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON THE EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURE OF THE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING INDUSTRY, THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN EACH OF THE PRINCIPAL JOBS, THE EDUCATION STANDARD PREFERRED FOR THE DIFFERENT JOES, AND THE TRAINING NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY.

IT ALSO CONTAINS RECOMMENDATIONS, MADE TO BOTH THE INDUSTRY AND THE GOVERNMENT. ON MEASURES NECESSARY TO MEET THE TRAINING NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY,

THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN MAY 1974 BY THE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

EMPLOYMENT OF THE DISABLED

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SEVERAL MORE DISABLED PEOPLE WERE PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF THIS YEAR FROM JULY TO SEPTEMBER THAN IN THE SECOND QUARTER.

DURING THAT PERIOD. THE JOB PLACEMENT UNIT OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT FOUND WORK FOR A TOTAL OF 38 PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT DISABILITIES. THIS COMPARED WITH 33 IN THE PREVIOUS THREE MONTHS.

LAST MONTH, A TOTAL OF 15 WERE EMPLOYED, MOST OF THEM IN THE GARMENT INDUSTRY AS MACHINE SEVING WORKERS. OTHER TYPES OF WORK FOUND FOR THE DISABLED INCLUDED JOBS AS TYPESETTER, PACKER, TELEPHONE OPERATOR AND CARETAKER.