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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1983
MANPOWER SURVEY COVERING ALL CONSTRUCTION SITES AND FIRMS
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THE BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL IS CONDUCTING A SURVEY TO ASCERTAIN THE MANPOWER AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS IN THE INDUSTRY.
STARTING FROM TOMORROW (THURSDAY), INTERVIEWERS FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL GO ROUND TO ALL CONSULTING FIRMS AND WORK SITES TO COLLECT INFORMATION RELATING TO MANPOWER IN THE INDUSTRY.
THE SURVEY COVERS MORE THAN 1 500 PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION SITES AND 500 CONSULTING FIRMS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
THESE CONSULTING FIRMS INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION, ARCHITECTURAL, SURVEYING AND ENGINEERING ESTABLISHMENTS.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAINING BOARD, MR HO SAI-CHU URGED EMPLOYERS IN THESE SITES AND FIRMS TO FULLY SUPPORT THE SURVEY.
HE STRESSED THAT THE INFORMATION WAS VITAL TO MANPOWER PLANNING AND THUS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTRY.
EMPLOYERS ARE REQUESTED TO SUPPLY INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF THEIR EMPLOYEES, PRESENT VACANCIES AND WORKERS UNDER TRAINING.
AT THE SAME TIME, SIMILAR INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC SECTOR WILL ALSO BE GATHERED THROUGH THE HOUSING, BUILDING DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT AND WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENTS.
THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WILL BE PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO INDIVIDUAL SITES OR FIRMS, MR HO SAID.
THE SURVEY WILL END ON APRIL 9.
EARLY PAYMENT OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
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PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS MAY BE PAID EARLIER IF THE IR PAYMENT DATES FALL ON THE EASTER AND CHING MING HOLIDAYS EARLY NEXT MONTH.
A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THOSE WHO WERE TO RECEIVE PAYMENT ON APRIL 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5 COULD CASH THEIR COUPONS ON OR AFTER MARCH 26, 28, 29, 30 AND 31 RESPECTIVELY AT THE DESIGNATED POST OFFICES, NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICES OR TREASURY SUB-OFFICES.
THE RECIPIENTS HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT THROUGH THE IR RESPECTIVE SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNITS.
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