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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1983

DR HO WENT ON TO SAY THAT A DB MEMBER WITH BETTER ACCESS TO SOURCES OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION, WAS IN A PRIVILEGED POSITION TO EXPLAIN TO HIS LOCAL RESIDENTS CERTAIN GOVERNMENT DECISIONS AND ACTIONS.

+LIKEWISE HE POINTS OUT WITH EQUAL FACILITY THE OBJECTIONS OF THE PUBLIC TO THE POLICIES PROPOSED BY GOVERNMENT, HE SAID.

+AS AN INTERMEDIARY, THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBER PUTS THE MINDS OF THE LOCAL RESIDENTS AND THE GOVERNMENT CLOSER TOGETHER, MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR THESE TWO PARTIES TO APPRECIATE EACH OTHER'S POINTS OF VIEWS.+

DR HO ALSO OFFERED ADVICE AND SUGGESTIONS ON THE EFFECTIVE WAYS OF RAISING QUESTIONS AT BOARD MEETINGS AND SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE CHANNEL TO PRESENT DISTRICT ISSUES IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE MOST SATISFACTORY AND SPEEDY RESPONSE.

FINALLY, HE EMPHASISED THE IMPORTANCE OF OBSERVING RULES AND REGULATIONS WHICH WERE LAID DOWN IN STANDING ORDERS TO ENSURE THAT DB MEETINGS WOULD BE CONDUCTED IN AN ORDERLY AND EFFICIENT FASHION.

TRAINING CENTRES TO BOOST TECHNICAL MANPOWER

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THE MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING INDUSTRY WILL GET A BOOST IN THE SUPPLY OF TRAINED MANPOWER WHEN ITS TWO NEW TRAINING CENTRES ARE ESTABLISHED IN LATE 1984, THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, MR M.C. MORGAN SAID TODAY.

THE INDUSTRY WILL REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 65 TECHNOLOGISTS, 370 TECHNICIANS AND 2 330 CRAFTSMEN TO FILL THE ANNUAL VACANCIES, HE SAID.

THE TWO CENTRES TOGETHER WILL OFFER FULL-TIME PLACES FOR TRAINING OF ABOUT 125 TECHNOLOGISTS, AS WELL AS 300 PEOPLE IN WELDING AND 500 IN KEY CRAFT TRADES, INCLUDING TOOL AND DIE MAKERS, MACHINISTS AND FITTERS.

THE CENTRES RESULT FROM A RECOMMENDATION BY THE FORMER HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL, WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED BY THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.

THEY WILL BE LOCATED IN KWAI CHUNG AND KOWLOON BAY.

THE COUNCIL IS NOW LOOKING FOR A MANAGER WITH A PROFESSIONAL OR AN APPROPRIATE TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION RELATED TO THE INDUSTRY, TO COORDINATE THE PLANNING AND SETTING UP OF THE CENTRES.

EXPERIENCE IN TRAINING OR PRODUCTION IS ALSO ESSENTIAL AS THE CENTRE MANAGER HAS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAILY ADMINISTRATION AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CENTRES, HE SAID.

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