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"HURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1978

SEAMEN'S RECRUITING OFFICE MONTHLY STATISTICS

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A TOTAL OF 83,815 SEAMEN WAS REGISTERED UP TO THE END OF NOVEMBER THIS YEAR, MONTHLY STATISTICS RELEASED BY THE SEAMEN'S RECRUTING OFFICE SHOWED.

OF THESE, 50,752 WERE INCLUDED IN PART ONE OF THE REGISTER. THESE SEAMEN HAD EITHER BEEN TO SEA DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS OR HAD HAD PRE-SEA TRAINING OR ACCEPTABLE SHORE EXPERIENCE TO QUALIFY FOR SERVICE AT SEA.

ANOTHER 1,517 SEAMEN INCLUDED IN PART THREE OF THE REGISTER WERE NEW ENTRANTS TO THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY. THEY NEITHER HAD PRE-SEA TRAINING NOR ACCEPTABLE SHORE EXPERIENCE.

THE REMAINING 31,546 SEAMEN, UNDER PART FOUR OF THE REGISTER, WERE THOSE TRANSFERRED FROM PART ONE TO PART FOUR ON REQUEST FOR THEIR NAMES TO BE LISTED WITH LICENSED CREW DEPARTMENTS IN SHIPPING COMPANIES.

DURING LAST (NOVEMBER) MONTH, 120 SEAMEN, INCLUDING 47 OFFICERS, REGISTERED WITH THE OFFICE WHILE 2,467 SEAMEN WERE ENGAGED FOR SERVICE IN FOREIGN-GOING SHIPS.

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NO LEARNER DRIVERS

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT FROM 10 A.M. ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, LEARNER DRIVERS WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING AND PRACTISING DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ACCESS ROAD ADJACENT TO LEUNG SHEK CHEE COLLEGE FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH HJU KWONG STREET IN SAU MAU PING.

TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.