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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1982

MANPOWER SURVEY OF BANKING AND DEPOSIT TAKING COMPANIES

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A SURVEY WILL BE HELD FROM DECEMBER 1 TO 18 TO ASCERTAIN THE MANPOWER AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS IN THE BANKING AND DEPOSIT- TAKING COMPANIES (DTCS) SECTORS.

THE SURVEY IS BEING CONDUCTED BY THE BANKING TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AND THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT.

QUESTIONNAIRES, EXPLANATORY NOTES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF PRINCIPAL BANK AND DTC JOBS HAVE BEEN SENT TO BANKS AND DTCS. INTERVIEWERS WILL VISIT THESE ESTABLISHMENTS DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD TO COLLECT THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES.

THE ESTABLISHMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUPPLY INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND VACANCIES, TRAINING ACTIVITIES, PERIOD OF TRAINING AND OTHER RELATED MANPOWER AND TRAINING MATTERS.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAINING BOARD, MR DEREK F. WHARTON, SAID THAT THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY WOULD ENABLE HIS TRAINING BOARD TO FORMULATE TRAINING PLANS AND RECOMMEND TRAINING POLICIES FOR

HE ALSO STRESSED CONSIDERATION BY EMPLOYERS AND THE GOVERNMENT. THAT THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WOULD BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WOULD BE PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

ENGLISH CLASS ON ANTENATAL HEALTH ****

THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL BEGIN RUNNING AN ENGLISH CLASS ON ANTENATAL HEALTH ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 19) AFTERNOON AT TANG CHI NGONG MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CENTRE, WAN CHAI.

COURSES ON ANTENATAL HEALTH CONDUCTED IN CHINESE HAVE BEEN OFFERED AT ALL GOVERNMENT FULL-TIME MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CENTRES FOR MOTHERS AND MOTHERS-TO-BE EVER SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FAMILY HEALTH SERVICE 50 YEARS AGO.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE ANTENATAL CLASSES ARE RUN WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF EDUCATING MOTHERS ON ALL HEALTH ASPECTS OF PREGNANCY AND BABY-CARE.

+THE COURSES IN CHINESE ARE VERY WELL RECEIVED, AND THERE IS A NEED FOR THIS HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMME TO BE EXTENDED TO THOSE WHO DO NOT UNDERSTAND CHINESE,+ HE SAID.

THE CLASS WILL BEGIN AT 3 PM EVERY FRIDAY AND WILL LAST ABOUT AN HOUR.

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