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TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1981

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THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT EMPLOYED-

(11) THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT UNDER TRAINING- AND

(111) THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES.

DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD, SURVEY INTERVIEWERS WILL VISIT EACH OF THE PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION SITES TO COLLECT THE REQUIRED INFORMATION, AT THE SAME TIME, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS WILL, ON BEHALF OF THE TRAINING BOARD, LIAISE WITH THE SITE FOREMEN OF ALL GOVERNMENT SITES TO COLLECT THE SAME INFORMATION.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD, MR HO SAI-CHU, STRESSED THAT 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 SITE OR FIRM.

MR HO URGED EMPLOYERS TO CO-OPERATE BY PROVIDING ACCURATE INFORMATION SO THAT PLANS CAN BE FORMULATED TO MEET THE INDUSTRY'S MANPOWER NEEDS.

SOCIAL WELFARE DIRECTOR SEES SERVICES FOR RETARDED CHILDREN

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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR SELWYN ALLEYNE, SPENT A HALF DAY TODAY (TUESDAY) IN TWO INSTITUTIONAL HOMES INSPECTING THEIR SERVICES PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION AND FOR SEVERELY RETARDED CHILDREN.

DURING HIS AFTERNOON VISIT TO THE CHAK YAN CENTRE RUN BY THE SOCIETY OF BOYS' CENTRES IN SHAM SHUI PO, HE TOURED SCHOOL CLASSES AND SAW PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING SESSIONS ON AIR-CONDITIONING, METAL AND ELECTRICAL WORK, CARPENTRY AND SEWING.

THE GOVERNMENT-SUBVENTED CENTRE PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO 160 BOYS AGED EIGHT TO 16 YEARS WITH BEHAVIOURAL OR FAMILY PROBLEMS.

IT RUNS A SPECIAL PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAMME COMPRISING NORMAL SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND VARIOUS PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING, IN ADDITION TO RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE SOCIETY'S SECRETARY, MR WILSON CHEUNG, THE DIRECTOR INSPECTED THE FACILITIES AT ITS DORMITORIES, GYMNASIUM AND ASSEMBLY HALL, PLAYGROUND AND KITCHEN.

MR ALLEYNE LATER CALLED AT THE PAK TIN CHILDREN'S CENTRE RUN BY THE HONG KONG MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION FOR 80 SEVERELY MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN AGED SIX TO 16 YEARS.

/HE TAS