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TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1997

+THERE WILL THUS BE A BODY OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, IN ADDITION TO THE GOVERNMENT'S OWN SUPPORT STAFF, CLOSE TO HAND AND AVAILABLE TO ASSIST FARMERS THROUGH THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT'S (AFD) AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES,+ HE SAID.

HE SAID AN AGRICULTURAL SHOW, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD AND THE AFD, WOULD BE STAGED IN PAT HEUNG TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT YEAR.

MR MACPHERSON ADDED THAT RELATIONS BETWEEN THE POLICE AND THE VILLAGERS WOULD BE IMPROVED WITH THE SETTING UP OF THE NEWLY CONSTITUTED YUEN LONG DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE.

HE SAID THAT THE PAT HEUNG RURAL COMMITTEE WOULD CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MORE RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD.

TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY WAS FOLLOWED BY THE INAUGURATION OF THE 16TH-TERM OFFICE-BEARERS OF THE PAT HEUNG RURAL COMMITTEE.

ALSO PRESENT AT THE CEREMONY WERE THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JAMES WILSON, AND MEMBERS OF THE BUILDING'S PREPARATORY COMMITTEE.

FIELD WORK ON PLASTICS INDUSTRY SURVEY STARTS

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FIELD WORK ON THE MANPOWER SURVEY ORGANISED BY THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL WILL START TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AND WILL LAST UNTIL JUNE 30.

OFFICERS FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT THE ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY TO COLLECT THE QUESTIONNAIRES AND IF NECESSARY, ASSIST IN COMPLETING THEM.

A STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLE OF 782 ESTABLISHMENTS OUT OF A TOTAL OF 5 400 IN THE INDUSTRY WILL BE SURVEYED.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, MR DENNIS TING SAID THAT THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WILL BE PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT.

HE URGED EMPLOYERS OF THESE ESTABLISHMENTS TO CO-OPERATE

AND PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION,

+THE SURVEY IS NECESSARY AND IMPORTANT TO THE FORMULATION OF MEANINGFUL TRAINING PLANS FOR THE INDUSTRY, + MR TING SAID.

ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE SURVEY MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE MANPOWER STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT 5-454002 DURING OFFICE HOURS.

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