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TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1983

FIRST MANPOWER SURVEY OF JEWELLERY INDUSTRY

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THE FIRST MANPOWER SURVEY OF HONG KONG'S JEWELLERY INDUSTRY WILL BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN MAY 31 AND JUNE 4, BY THE JEWELLERY

INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.

THE SURVEY WILL COVER ALL JEWELLERY MANUFACTURING FIRMS WITH WORKSHOPS EMPLOYING TECHNICAL MANPOWER IN THE CUTTING AND SETTING OF PRECIOUS STONES AND JADE, GOLD AND SILVER MELTING AND JEWELLERY MAKING.

AT PRESENT, THERE ARE OVER 700 JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE INDUSTRY, WITH AN ESTIMATED WORKFORCE OF ABOUT 8 000.

QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY NOTES WILL BE SENT OUT TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WHO ASSISTS IN THE SURVEY.

INCLUDED IN THE MAILING WILL BE A LIST OF DESCRIPTIONS FOR PRINCIPAL JOBS WHICH WILL HELP UNIFY JOB TITLES IN THE INDUSTRY.

INFORMATION BEING REQUESTED, INCLUDES THE NUMBER OF WORKERS EMPLOYED, THE NUMBER UNDER TRAINING, THE EXISTING VACANCIES AND A FORECAST OF THE INDUSTRY'S WORKFORCE IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.

ON A PRE-ARRANGED DATE, INTERVIEWING OFFICERS WILL VISIT EACH OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS CONCERNED DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD TO COLLECT THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES, OR TO HELP EMPLOYERS COMPLETE THEM.

A VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT INFORMATION COLLECTED WOULD BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

AS THE SURVEY IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND, THE SPOKESMAN URGED EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION WHICH WILL BE IMPORTANT IN FORMULATING MANPOWER TRAINING PLANS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY.

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