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SUNDAY, MAY 24, 1981

MR CHAN SAID SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE WOULD PLEDGE FULL SUPPORT TO THE PROJECT AND HOPED IT WOULD BE COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE.

THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION HAS SO FAR RAISED $900 000 FOR THE PROJECT.

THE SEA ACTIVITY TRAINING COMMITTEE OF THE HONG KONG SCOUT ASSOCIATION, EAST KOWLOON REGION, FOR 1981/82 WAS ALSO INAUGURATED TODAY. MR LEE HOK-MING AND MR CHAN KWAI-SANG WERE RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE.

MANPOWER SURVEY OF INSURANCE FIRMS TO BE HELD

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THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL IS TO CARRY OUT A MANPOWER SURVEY OF ALL INSURANCE COMPANIES, BROKERS AND AGENTS BETWEEN JUNE 8 AND 19.

PLANNED BY THE INSURANCE TRAINING BOARD OF THE COUNCIL, SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES, EXPLANATORY NOTES AND DESCRIPTION OF PRINCIPAL JOBS IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY, IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE, WILL BE SENT TO ALL INSURANCE COMPANIES, BROKERS AND AGENTS.

OFFICERS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT THESE ESTABLISHMENTS DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD TO ANSWER QUERIES AND ASSIST IN COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES.

THE ESTABLISHMENTS ARE REQUESTED TO SUPPLY, FOR EACH PRINCIPAL JOB, INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF EXISTING EMPLOYEES, FORECASTS OF ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES, PERIOD OF TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES AND OTHER PERSONNEL AND TRAINING MATTERS.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, MR ANTHONY KAN, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WOULD BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WOULD BE PUBLISHED IN STATISTICAL SUMMARIES ONLY, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT.

MR KAN URGED THE ESTABLISHMENTS TO OFFER THEIR COOPERATION, ADDING THAT THE INFORMATION TO BE COLLECTED FROM THE SURVEY WAS IMPORTANT FOR FORMULATING MEANINGFUL TRAINING PLANS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INDUSTRY.

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