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SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1976

THE DISTRICT OFFICE HIRED A TECHNICIAN TO MAINTAIN VILLAGE GENERATORS. HE ALSO INSTALLED A LIGHTING SYSTEM AT TUNG A..

OTHER JOBS ARRANGED BY MR. WILSON VARIED FROM IMPROVING DRAINAGE AND WATER SYSTEMS TO CONSTRUCTING BRIDGES. IN HAND AT PRESENT ARE THE BUILDING OF PICNIC AND BARBECUE AREAS AT TAI MONG TSAI AND WONG CHUK WAN, TWO VILLAGES ON THE ROAD TO HIGH ISLAND RESERVOIR.

MANPOWER SURVEY ON CAR REPAIRS INDUSTRY

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A MAJOR SURVEY OF HONG KONG'S AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING INDUSTRY WILL BEGIN TOMORROW (MONDAY) UNTIL MAY 24 TO COLLECT UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.

THE SURVEY - THE THIRD OF ITS KIND

ITS KIND - WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENTS.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAINING BOARD, MR. D.C.J. BANFIELD, SAID THIS SURVEY WAS NEEDED IN VIEW OF THE MANY CHANGES SINCE THE ONE CONDUCTED TWO YEARS AGO. THE FIRST SURVEY WAS CARRIED OUT IN 1967.

HE SAID 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 ESTABLISHMENT.

QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE WERE SENT TWO WEEKS AGO TO THE ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED BY PANDOM STRATIFIED SAMPLING.

THE INFORMATION EMPLOYERS ARE ASKED TO SUPPLY INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT EMPLOYED, THE NUMBER OF THOSE NOW UNDE TRAINING, THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES, AND A FORECAST OF THE NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL WORKERS REQUIRED BY MAY 1977.

INTERVIEWING OFFICERS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT EACH OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS CONCERNED AND HELP EMPLOYERS TO COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE.

THE INFORMATION OBTAINED IN 1974 WAS COMPILED AND ANALYSED AND THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY PUBLISHED. SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED.