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THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1983

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WAS DECIDED THAT THE PRESENT SYSTEM SHOULD CONTINUE, WITH THE ADDITION OF CUSTOMS LIAISON OFFICERS ON BOTH SIDES, AND THAT & FURTHER REVIEW MEETING SHOULD BE HELD IN HONG KONG TOWARDS THE END OF 1983.

MATTERS DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING INCLUDED MEASURES TO COMBAT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, IN PARTICULAR THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION OF CHILDREN, AND SMUGGLING.

THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION GAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE NEW HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD TO BE INTRODUCED ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR. IT WAS STRESSED BY THE HONG KONG SIDE THAT THERE WAS NO QUESTION THAT THIS EVENT WOULD BE THE OCCASION FOR AN AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

MANAGER WANTED FOR PRINTING INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE

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THE PRINTING INDUSTRY WILL HAVE ITS FIRST TRAINING CENTRE IN KOWLOON BAY, EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL BY SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR, WITH AN ANNUAL CAPACITY OF 300.

IT WILL PROVIDE BASIC TRAINING IN LETTER ASSEMBLY, GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION, OFFSET PRINTING AND PRINT FINISHING.

ACCORDING TO THE 1982 MANPOWER SURVEY, THE PRINTING INDUSTRY WILL NEED TO RECRUIT ABOUT 125 TECHNICIANS, 420 CRAFTSMEN AND 180 SEMI-SKILLED WORKERS ANNUALLY FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

TO ASSIST IN BRINGING ABOUT SUFFICIENT ADEQUATELY-TRA I NED WORKERS IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES, THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL

IS ESTABLISHING NINE TRAINING CENTRES, TO BE HOUSED IN TWO TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEXES LOCATED IN KOWLOON BAY AND KWAI CHUNG.

AND TO CO-ORDINATE THE PLANNING AND SETTING UP OF THE PRINTING CENTRE, THE COUNCIL IS LOOKING FOR A MANAGER WITH A PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION OR AN APPROPRIATE TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION BACKED BY MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN TRAINING OR PRODUCTION.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COUNCIL, MR MORRIS MORGAN SAID THAT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TRAINING CENTRE IS A MILESTONE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING IN THE PRINTING INDUSTRY.

+THE CENTRE WILL HAVE THE MUCH NEEDED AND YET HITHERTO UNAVAILABLE OFF-THE-JOB TRAINING FACILITIES TO PROVIDE FUTURE WORKERS WITH A GOOD GROUNDING IN THE BASICS OF PRINTING, HE SAID.

MR MORGAN ASKED PEOPLE WITH THE QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE TO APPLY FOR THE POST.

+THERE IS NO BETTER WAY OF SERVING THE PRINTING INDUSTRY THAN TO BE THE MANAGER OF ITS FIRST TRAINING CENTRE AND SEE THAT THE INDUSTRY IS PROVIDED WITH PROPERLY-TRAINED WORKFORCE,+ HE ADDED.

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