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MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1979

MANPOWER SURVEY ON ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY

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A MANPOWER SURVEY ON THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY BEGINS TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

THE SURVEY, THE FIFTH IN THE SERIES, WILL LAST UNTIL MAY 25.

IT IS BEING CONDUCTED BY THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS WERE SENT TWO WEEKS AGO TO ALL ESTABLISHMENTS TO BE SURVEYED. THE SURVEY FINDINGS WILL ENABLE THE TRAINING BOARD TO MAKE RECOMMENDATION ON MANPOWER TRAINING FOR THE INDUSTRY.

INTERVIEWING OFFICERS DURING THE SURVEY WILL VISIT EACH ESTABLISHMENT TO HELP COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRES.

THE INFORMATION FOR EACH PRINCIPAL JOB OF THE INDUSTRY WHICH THE ESTABLISHMENTS ARE REQUESTED TO SUPPLY INCLUDES THE NUMBER OF WORKERS PRESENTLY EMPLOYED THE NUMBER PRESENTLY UNDER TRAINING THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES AND A FORECAST OF ADDITIONAL VACANCIES BY MAY 1980.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD, MR. WARNER YEH TODAY (MONDAY) STRESSED THAT THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WOULD BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WOULD BE PUBLISHED IN STATISTICAL SUMMARIES ONLY WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT.