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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1982

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MANPOWER SURVEY ON WHOLESALE/RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES

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A SURVEY TO ASCERTAIN THE MANPOWER AND TRAINING NEEDS IN THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES NOW BEING CARRIED OUT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL DECEMBER 16.

SOME 1 500 ESTABLISHMENTS WILL ASSIST IN THE SURVEY. QUESTIONNAIRES, EXPLANATORY NOTES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF PRINCIPAL JOBS HAVE BEEN SENT TO THEM.

INTERVIEWERS FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT THESE ESTABLISHMENTS DURING THE SURVEY TO COLLECT THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES, AND IF NECESSARY, TO HELP ANSWER THEM.

THE SURVEY WHICH STARTED IN LATE NOVEMBER IS ORGANISED BY THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.

THE ESTABLISHMENTS ASSISTING IN THE SURVEY 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 DANIEL S.C. KOO, SAID THAT THE FINDINGS WOULD ENABLE HIS TRAINING BOARD TO FORMULATE TRAINING PLANS AND RECOMMEND TRAINING POLICIES FOR CONSIDERATION BY EMPLOYERS, THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL AND THE GOVERNMENT.

THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WOULD BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WOULD BE PUBLISHED ONLY IN STATISTICAL FORM WITHOUT REFERENCE TO INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS, HE STRESSED,

CUSTOMS RECRUITS TOLD TO UP-HOLD DEPARTMENT'S REPUTATION

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THE SENIOR STAFF OFFICER OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT'S TECHNICAL BUREAU, MR LEE SEE-BIU TODAY (SATURDAY) STRESSED TO NEW RECRUITS THAT THE PRESTIGE AND REPUTATION OF THE DEPARTMENT DEPENDED UPON THE ATTITUDE AND EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE OF ITS MEMBERS.

ADDRESSING THE PASSING-OUT PARADE OF 10 INSPECTORS AND 114 CUSTOMS OFFICERS AT THE SERVICES' TAI LAM CHUNG TRAINING SCHOOL, MR LEE POINTED OUT THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAD ATTAINED INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR ITS RELENTLESS EFFORTS IN THE SUPPRESSION OF NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING AND THE FACILITATION AND PROTECTION OF LEGITIMATE TRADE.

+OUR ACHIEVEMENTS WILL BE ENHANCED FURTHER BY YOUR FULL PARTICIPATION. HENCE YOU SHOULD ALWAYS REMAIN LOYAL, FIRM AND FOR THRIGHT IN THE DISCHARGE OF YOUR DUTIES WITHOUT LOSING SIGHT OF BEING CONSIDERATE, FAIR AND COURTEOUS TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHOM WE MUST SERVE, HE TOLD THE OFFICERS.

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