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MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1981

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SPEAKING ALSO AT THE OPENING SESSION WERE MR NG SEK-HONG, A LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, AND LABOUR OFFICER CHOW TUNG-SHAN.

MR NG SPOKE ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN HONG KONG, WHILE MR CHOW ON EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE.

THE WORKSHOP'S THREE OTHER EVENING SESSIONS WILL BE HELD ON THE MONDAY OF THE FOLLOWING THREE WEEKS.

SPEAKERS AT THE OTHER SESSIONS WILL BE MR GILBERT Y.Y. WONG, ANOTHER LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, MR ERIC LI, PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE LABOUR TRIBUNAL, MR WILLIAM F.K. CHAN, REMUNERATION ANALYST, HUTCHISON WHAMPOA LTD., MR JAMES C.K. YEUNG, SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER, AND MRS ANITA W.B. SIN, LABOUR OFFICER.

MANPOWER SURVEY OF INSURANCE FIRMS STARTS

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THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL TODAY (MONDAY) BEGAN A MANPOWER SURVEY OF ALL INSURANCE COMPANIES, BROKERS AND AGENTS.

PLANNED BY THE INSURANCE TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL, THE SURVEY IS DUE TO BE COMPLETED ON JUNE 19.

QUESTIONNAIRES, EXPLANATORY NOTES AND A DESCRIPTION OF PRINCIPAL JOBS IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY WERE 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 QUESTIONS AND ASSIST IN COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES,

INFORMATION IS BEING SOUGHT ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE BEING EMPLOYED, FORECASTS OF ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES, PERIOD OF TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES AND OTHER PERSONNEL AND TRAINING MATTERS.

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

THE INFORMATION REQUIRED FROM THE SURVEY WAS IMPORTANT FOR FORMULATING TRAINING PLANS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BUSINESS, MR KAN SAID.