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TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1983,

PRINTING INDUSTRY MANUAL OF TRADE TEST GUIDELINES PUBLISHED

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A MANUAL OF TRADE TEST GUIDELINES FOR THE PRINCIPAL CRAFT JOBS IN THE PRINTING INDUSTRY WAS PUBLISHED TODAY.

THE MANUAL, PREPARED BY THE PRINTING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, WAS DESIGNED TO ASSIST EMPLOYERS WITH THE ASSESSMENT OF THEIR APPRENTICES' AND WORKERS' PRACTICAL SKILLS BY THE APPLICATION OF A TRADE TEST.

THE TEST IS RECOMMENDED AS A MEASURE TO ASCERTAIN THE SKILL STANDARD OF A CANDIDATE AND TO ENABLE HIM TO HAVE PROVEN EVIDENCE OF HIS ATTAINMENT.

THE TRAINING BOARD APPEALS TO EMPLOYERS TO GIVE PROPER RECOGNITION TO EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE ATTAINED A REQUIRED STANDARD AFTER PASSING THE TRADE TESTS.

THE MANUAL, IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, IS ON SALE AT $22 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL.

COUNTRY PARK PHOTOGRAPHS ON EXHIBITION

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THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR JOHN RIDDELL-SWAN, TODAY (TUESDAY) EXPRESSED HIS SYMPATHY TO THE PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA IN THEIR LOSSES IN THE RECENT DEVASTATING BUSH FIRES.

HE SAID THE BUSH FIRES IN AUSTRALIA SERVE AS A REMINDER OF THE DESTRUCTIVE POWERS OF FIRES AND THE NEED TO BE PERPETUALLY ON GUARD.

DR RIDDELL-SWAN MADE THE COMMENT IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE COUNTRY PARKS AUTHORITY (CPA) DURING THE OPENING OF A SPECIAL EXHIBITION OF COUNTRY PARKS PHOTOGRAPHS AT THE LANDMARK.

THE EXHIBITION WHICH LASTS UNTIL WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK (MARCH 9) IS BEING PRESENTED BY THE CPA, THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF HONG KONG AND A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER, MR HO KING-TONG.

DR RIDDELL-SWAN SAID: THE COUNTRY PARKS PROVIDE A DRAMATIC CONTRAST TO THE BUSTLE OF CITY LIFE AND MORE THAN EIGHT MILLION VISITS WERE MADE LAST YEAR.

+SUCH HEAVY VISITOR LOADINGS BRING MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS OF WHICH LITTERING AND HILL FIRES ARE THE MOST SEVERE, REQUIRING ALLOCATIONS OF RESOURCES AND ATTENTION.

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