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MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1981

PLASTICS INDUSTRY HOLDING MANPOWER SURVEY

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A MANPOWER SURVEY OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY WILL BE CARRIED OUT NEXT MONTH BY THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL.

THE SURVEY, THE SIXTH OF ITS KIND PLANNED BY THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE LABOUR AND CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENTS, WILL BE HELD FROM JULY 7 TO 17.

QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE WERE SENT OUT TODAY (MONDAY) TO ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED BY RANDOM STRATIFIED SAMPLING, SEEKING INFORMATION ON NUMBERS OF EXISTING EMPLOYEES, VACANCIES, AND OTHER PERSONNEL AND TRAINING MATTERS.

IF NECESSARY, OFFICERS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT SELECTED ESTABLISHMENTS TO ANSWER QUERIES AND ASSIST IN COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES,

MR DENNIS TING, CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAINING BOARD, SAID THE SURVEY WAS NECESSARY IN VIEW OF THE MANY CHANGES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE SINCE THE ONE CONDUCTED TWO YEARS AGO.

SINCE THE INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM THE SURVEY IS IMPORTANT FOR FORMULATING MEANINGFUL TRAINING PLANS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INDUSTRY, HE URGED EMPLOYERS TO CO-OPERATE BY PROVIDING ACCURATE INFORMATION.

HE 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 ESTABLISHMENT.

ANYONE HAVING ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY MAY TELEPHONE MRS W. M. LEE, AT: 5-7216024 OR MR P.H. MA OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, AT 5-281380 DURING OFFICE HOURS.

ANTIQUITIES ADVISORY BOARD ANNUAL REPORT PUBLISHED

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FOUR NEW ITEMS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED FOR DECLARATION AS POTENTIAL MONUMENTS BY THE ANTIQUITIES ADVISORY BOARD IN 1980,

IT IS STATED IN THE BOARD'S SECOND ANNUAL REPORT JUST PUBLISHED.

THE FOUR ITEMS ARE THE DAIRY FARM BUILDING AT WYNDHAM STREET, THE DISTRICT OFFICE, NORTH, (OLD TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE), HAKKA WAI - A WALLED VILLAGE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND THE FORT RUINS AT FAN LAU, LANTAU ISLAND.

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1980, THERE ARE NINE GAZETTED MONUMENTS IN HONG KONG AND ONE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING GAZETTED.

THEY ARE : THE DUDDELL STREET STEPS AND GAS LAMPS THE ROCK CARVINGS AT BIG WAVE BAY- THE TUNG CHUNG FORT, LANTAU ISLAND- THE ROCK CARVINGS AT SHEK PIK THE ROCK CARVINGS AT PO TOI- THE ROCK INSCRIPTION AT JOSS HOUSE BAY- THE ROCK CARVINGS AT KAU SAI CHAU THE ROCK CARVINGS AT TUNG LUNG ISLAND TUNG LUNG FORT- AND SAM TUNG UK VILLAGE,

FORESTORE

/THE ANTIQUITIES