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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1982

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MR KWAN IS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE DELAY IN THE PROVISION OF FRANCHISED BUS SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS OF THE ALLWAY GARDENS IN TSUEN WAN.

+THE BUS COMPANY SHOULD HOWEVER NOT BE BLAMED IN THIS CASE AS REPEATED DELAYS IN COMPLETION OF THE ROAD NETWORK FOR BUS OPERATION IS THE REAL CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, HE SAID.

SIXTH MANPOWER SURVEY OF THE PRINTING INDUSTRY

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A MANPOWER SURVEY OF THE PRINTING INDUSTRY WILL BE CARRIED OUT NEXT MONTH TO COLLECT UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON MANPOWER AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDUSTRY.

THE SURVEY - THE SIXTH IN A SERIES - WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM MARCH 8 TO 27 BY THE PRINTING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, MR ALEX WU, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT BASED ON THE SURVEY FINDINGS, THE BOARD WOULD MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON MANPOWER TRAINING FOR THE PRINTING INDUSTRY.

QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS WERE SENT TODAY TO ALL ESTABLISHMENTS TO BE COVERED IN THE SURVEY. EMPLOYERS WERE REQUESTED TO SUPPLY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON EACH OF THE PRINCIPAL JOBS IN THE INDUSTRY

(1)

(11)

(111)

THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT EMPLOYED,

THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT UNDER TRAINING,

THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES, AND

(IV) A FORECAST OF THE ADDITIONAL NUMBER OF WORKERS IN THE

NEXT 12 MONTHS.

DURING THE SURVEY OFFICERS FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WOULD CALL AT THE ESTABLISHMENTS TO COLLECT THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES AND TO ASSIST THE EMPLOYER IN COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES.

MR WU SAID 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.

+AS THE INFORMATION TO BE COLLECTED FROM THIS SURVEY IS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE FOR FORMULATING MEANINGFUL TRAINING PLANS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INDUSTRY. THOSE COVERED IN THE SURVEY ARE REQUESTED TO OFFER THEIR CO-OPERATION, HE ADDED.

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