TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1983
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THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR JOHN CHAN, WHO LED THE HONG KONG DELEGATION, SAID THAT THE NEW AGREEMENT WAS BROADLY ON THE SAME TERMS AND COVERED THE SAME RANGE OF PRODUCTS AS THE CURRENT AGREEMENT.
THERE WOULD, HOWEVER, BE A HIGHER GROWTH RATE FOR ONE ITEM FOR WHICH THERE WAS CURRENTLY A STRONG DEMAND IN THE AUSTRIAN MARKET.
+THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HONG KONG HAS CONCLUDED A TEXTILE AGREEMENT WITH AUSTRIA FOR LONGER THAN ONE YEAR, MR CHAN ADDED.
FULL DETAILS OF THE NEW AGREEMENT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AFTER A REPORT HAS BEEN MADE TO THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD.
INSURANCE TRAINEE SCHEME SET UP
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A SCHEME TO INTRODUCE ORGANISED TRAINING TO THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY WILL BE LAUNCHED IN JANUARY BY THE INSURANCE TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.
INSURANCE FIRMS WILL BE INVITED TO JOIN THE SCHEME BY OFFERING A THREE-YEAR ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR YOUNG EMPLOYEES WITH FORM-FIVE EDUCATION LEVEL.
THE TRAINEES WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND RELATED THEORETICAL CLASSES ON A PART-TIME DAY RELEASE BASIS FOR TWO YEARS AT THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
+ON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE TRAINEES ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WELL-TRAINED OPERATIONAL STAFF AND FIT FOR PROMOTION TO SUPERVISORY LEVEL,+ MR ANTHONY KAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAINING BOARD SAID.
A WELL-TRAINED WORKFORCE IS ESSENTIAL FOR HONG KONG'S GROWTH INTO AN INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CENTRE, HE ADDED.
TO ENCOURAGE EMPLOYERS TO JOIN THE SCHEME, REPRESENTATIVES OF OVER 100 INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE BEING INVITED TO ATTEND A SEMINAR CONDUCTED BY THE TRAINING BOARD ON NOVEMBER 29 (TUESDAY).
+THE SCHEME IS ONE OF A SERIES OF TRAINING PROGRAMMES IN THE PIPELINE TO INCREASE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE SERVING IN THE INDUSTRY AND TO ATTRACT NEWCOMERS TO TAKE UP INSURANCE AS A CAREER,+ MR KAN SAID,
AS THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY HAS BEEN EXPANDING RAPIDLY THE OUTPUT OF EXISTING TRAINING PROVISIONS HAS NOT BEEN SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR A WELL-TRAINED WORKFORCE, HE ADDED.
THE TRAINEESHIP SCHEME IS VOLUNTARY FOR BOTH EMPLOYERS AND TRAINEES.
/HOWEVER, TO
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