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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1982

USE SEAT BELT

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ****

IN A FURTHER EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF SAFETY BELTS, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL BE DISTRIBUTING STICKERS WITH THIS MESSAGE SHORTLY.

INITIALLY, CAR OWNERS WHOSE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED AFTER AUGUST 1, 1976 WILL BE GIVEN USE SEAT BELT+ STICKERS WHEN THEY RENEW THE IR LICENCES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE COMPULSORY WEARING OF SAFETY BELTS IS EXPECTED TO BECOME LAW SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.

CLOTHING INDUSTRY MANPOWER SURVEY REPORT ON SALE

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THE REPORT ON THE SIXTH MANPOWER SURVEY OF THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY IS NOW ON SALE AT $13 AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, HONG KONG. IT IS PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE.

THE REPORT WAS PREPARED BY THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE FORMER HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL, NOW REPLACED BY THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.

THE REPORT PROVIDES DETAILED STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON THE EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURE OF THE INDUSTRY, 1.E. THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN EACH PRINCIPAL JOB AND A FORECAST OF THE TRAINING NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY. IT ALSO CONTAINS RECOMMENDATIONS ON MEASURES THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN TO MEET THE FORECAST MANPOWER DEMAND AND ON TRAINING ROUTES FOR TECHNOLOGISTS, TECHNICIANS, CRAFTSMEN AND OPERATIVES.

THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN SEPTEMBER 1981 BY THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.