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MONDAY, MAY 12, 1980

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MORE WATER TO SUPPLY ISLAND SOUTH

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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT WILL CONSTRUCT A NEW 700-METRE FRESH WATER MAIN ON HONG KONG ISLAND TO FURTHER IMPROVE SUPPLY TO POK FU LAM, ABERDEEN, AP LEI CHAU, WONG CHUK HANG AND SHOUSON HILL.

MR LEE GUN-CHEUNG, CHIEF ENGINEER (CONSTRUCTION), SAID THE 900 MM MAIN WOULD BE LAID IN VICTORIA ROAD FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH SASSOON ROAD TO CONSORT RISE.

WORK ON THE PROJECT, COSTING $1.73 MILLION, WILL START NEXT WEEK AND WILL TAKE TEN MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

WHEN COMPLETED, THE NEW MAIN WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING SMALLER ONE.

MR LEE TODAY SIGNED THE CONTRACT FOR THE PROJECT WITH MR LAW CHI-CHING, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF LAW CHI YIP CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED.

MANUAL OF WEAVING JOBS PUBLISHED

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ANOTHER SET OF GUIDELINES ON THE MOST EFFICIENT METHODS OF OPERATION AND TRAINING IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY IS SET OUT IN A RECENTLY PUBLISHED JOB MANUAL.

THE MANUAL, PUBLISHED BY THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD, CONTAINS JOB STANDARDS AND TRADE TESTS FOR 48 PRINCIPAL JOBS AT TECHNOLOGIST, TECHNICIAN CRAFT AND OPERATIVE LEVELS IN THE WEAVING BRANCH OF THE INDUSTRY.

EARLIER MANUALS WERE FOR THE SPINNING BRANCH AND THE TEXTURISING BRANCH.

THE LATEST PUBLICATION AIMS TO INTRODUCE A GENERAL ACCEPTABLE STANDARD OF SKILL FOR PRINCIPAL JOBS, AND TO ASSIST TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS IN PLANNING COURSES, AND EMPLOYERS IN DRAWING UP PROPER TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR APPRENTICES OR TRAINEES AND IN ASSESSING THE COMPETENCE OF THEIR WORKERS.

COPIES OF THE MANUAL, IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, WILL BE ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERÁL POST OFFICE BUILDING, AT $15 EACH FROM THURSDAY (MAY 15).

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