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MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1982

VANPOWER SURVEY OF THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY

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A MAJOR MANPOWER SURVEY OF HONG KONG'S ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY WILL BE CARRIED OUT BETWEEN JULY 5 AND 17 TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.

THE SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT AND THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD, DR ANDREW CHUANG, SAID, THIS SURVEY IS NEEDED IN VIEW OF THE RAPID GROWTH OF THE INDUSTRY AND THE MANY CHANGES SINCE THE ONE CONDUCTED TWO YEARS AGO. THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE HANDLED

IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WILL 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 IMPORTANT FOR FORMULATING MEANINGFUL TRAINING PLANS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INDUSTRY, CO-OPERATION OF THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS COVERED IN THE SURVEY IS SINCERELY SOLICITED.+

QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE WERE SENT TODAY TO THE ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED BY STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING.

EMPLOYERS ARE ASKED TO SUPPLY INFORMATION INCLUDING :

(1) THE NUMBER OF WORKERS EMPLOYED,

(11) THE NUMBER OF WORKERS UNDER TRAINING,

(111) THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VANCANCIES, AND

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A FORECAST OF ADDITIONAL WORKERS IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.

THE SURVEY INTERVIEWING OFFICERS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT THE ESTABLISHMENTS TO HELP WITH THE QUESTIONNAIRE.

WATER FIGURES

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STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 56.0 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 323.540 MILLION CUBIC METRES, EQUIVALENT TO 221 DAYS' CONSUMPTION.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 222.298 MILLION SUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 38.5 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.