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TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1983

HOWEVER, THE INDUSTRY HAD TO INVEST NOT ONLY IN LATEST PLANT AND MACHINERY BUT ALSO IN MANPOWER TRAINING AT ALL LEVELS.

AND TO MEET THE FUTURE DEMAND FOR TECHNICAL MANPOWER IN THE INDUSTRY WHEN IT PICKS UP MOMENTUM AGAIN, THE TRAINING BOARD RECOMMENDED THAT OVER 450 TECHNOLOGISTS, 1 000 TECHNICIANS AND 500 CRAFTSMEN SHOULD BE TRAINED ANNUALLY IN THE COMING YEARS.

THE REPORT ALSO NOTED THAT BECAUSE OF THE TIGHTENING OF IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION IN MOST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF HONG KONG STUDENTS EDUCATED OVERSEAS ARE RETURNING TO HONG KONG AFTER GRADUATION.

EMPLOYERS SHOULD, THEREFORE, PROVIDE MORE PRACTICAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO BOTH LOCAL AND OVERSEAS ELECTRONICS GRADUATES TO ENABLE THEM TO BECOME FULLY-TRAINED TECHNOLOGISTS, THE TRAINING BOARD SAID.

THE REPORT SUGGESTED TO EMPLOYERS TO CONTACT THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DIVISION OF THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT FOR ASSISTANCE WHEN SETTING UP THE TECHNOLOGIST AND APPRENTICE TRAINING SCHEMES,

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THE REPORT WHICH ALSO CONTAINS DETAILED STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON THE MANPOWER STRUCTURE OF THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN EACH PRINCIPAL JOB, A FORECAST OF THE TRAINING NEEDS IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL AT $14 A COPY.

EMPLOYERS URGED TO EMPLOY QUALIFIED DISABLED

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HONG KONG EMPLOYERS WERE TODAY URGED TO CONSIDER EMPLOYING QUALIFIED DISABLED PERSONS APPLYING FOR WORK.

THE PLEA WAS MADE BY THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING, MR MORRIS MORGAN WHEN HE ADDRESSED A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE KIWANIS CLUB OF HONG KONG.

+1 AM CONFIDENT THAT YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED IN THEIR PERFORMANCE,+ HE SAID.

MR MORGAN SAID THAT GIVEN THE CORRECT TRAINING FACILITIES AND RESOURCES. PLUS SUFFICIENT WORK-CONDITIONING AND ADJUSTMENT, ALMOST ALL DISABLED PERSONS COULD BE TAUGHT SKILLS WHICH UTILISÉ THE IR RESIDUAL POTENTIAL TO PERFORM SPECIFIC TASKS.

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