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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1982

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MODEL WORKER AWARDS

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A COMPETITION FOR 10 MODEL WORKER AWARDS STARTS THIS WEEK WHEN FACTORY OPERATORS IN TSUEN WAN, KWAI CHUNG, TSING YI AND MA WAN WILL BE INVITED TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES.

TO WIN A MODEL WORKER AWARD, CANDIDATES MUST HAVE SHOWN INTEREST IN THEIR JOBS AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE INDUSTRY.

ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE SCHEME AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (SUNDAY), THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE'S PRESIDENT, MR LAM KIN-MING, SAID HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT RESPONSE TOWARDS THE COMPETITION, BEING HELD FOR THE THIRD SUCCESSIVE YEAR, WOULD BE AS ENCOURAGING AS IN THE PAST.

EACH FACTORY MAY NOMINATE NOT MORE THAN TWO EMPLOYEES WHO MUST HAVE WORKED THERE CONTINUOUSLY FOR FIVE YEARS.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED ON THEIR JOB PERFORMANCE, WORKING RELATIONS WITH COLLEAGUES, SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY, PARTICIPATION IN FUNCTIONS ORGANISED BY THEIR FACTORIES, AND KNOWLEDGE OF LABOUR LEGISLATIONS.

NOMINEES WILL ALSO BE INVITED TO GIVE THEIR VIEWS ON LOCAL INDUSTRY AND LABOUR LAWS BEFORE A PANEL OF JUDGES.

BESIDES THE COMPETITION, THERE WILL ALSO BE A SINGING CONTEST FOR WORKERS AND A TWO-HOUR VARIETY SHOW TO BE STAGED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG.

NOMINATION FORMS FOR THE COMPETITION AND ENTRY FORMS FOR THE SINGING CONTEST WILL BE SENT TO FACTORIES FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY). THESE FORMS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT THE DISTRICT'S PUBLIC ENQUIRIES SERVICE COUNTERS.

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRY FORMS FOR THE SINGING CONTEST IS OCTOBER 15 AND NOMINATION FORMS FOR THE COMPETITION IS OCTOBER 26. ALL FORMS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE IN FOU WAH CENTRE.

EACH MODEL WORKER WILL RECEIVE A CASH PRIZE OF $2 000 AND A TROPHY. WINNERS OF THE SINGING CONTEST WILL RECEIVE PRIZES OF $2 000, $1 500 AND $1 000, AND THERE WILL BE THREE CONSOLATION PRIZES OF $300 EACH.

RESULTS OF THE TWO COMPETITIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN EARLY NOVEMBER AND A PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY, TOGETHER WITH A VARIETY SHOW, WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 16.

THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD'S INDUSTRIAL SUB-COMMITTEE HAS ALLOCATED $50 000 TO THE MODEL WORKERS AWARD SCHEME WHILE ANOTHER $30 000 WILL BE OBTAINED FROM LOCAL DONATIONS.

OTHER ORGANISATIONS TAKING PART INCLUDE THE FEDERATION OF INDUSTRIES IN TSUEN WAN AND THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION.

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