XN000022-1984-08-28 — Page 14

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TUESDAY,

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT STARTING FROM 1985, FOUR OF THE EMPLOYEES' REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE ELECTED BY REGISTERED EMPLOYEES' UNIONS AND THE OTHER TWO WILL BE DIRECTLY APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.

HE REMINDED ALL REGISTERED EMPLOYEES' UNIONS THAT IF THEY WISH TO VOTE, THEY MUST SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ELECTION.

THE REPRESENTATIVE MUST BRING WITH HIM HIS HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD, A LETTER OF AUTHORISATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF HIS UNION AND A COPY OF THE CIRCULAR LETTER DATED AUGUST 9, 1984 FROM THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ON THE SUBJECT.

METAL WORK ING INDUSTRY SURVEY STARTING

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A MAJOR SURVEY TO UPDATE MANPOWER STATISTICS AND IDENTIFY FUTURE TRAINING NEEDS OF THE METAL WORKING INDUSTRY BEGINS TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

THE BIENNIAL STUDY, ORGANISED BY THE MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, COVERS THE FOLLOWING INDUSTRIES: TIMEPIECES, BASIC METAL, NON-ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS OTHER THAN MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT.

THE PLANT MAINTENANCE SECTIONS OF THE BEVERAGE, FOOD AND TOBACCO PROCESSING INDUSTRIES ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE SURVEY.

+THE INFORMATION TO BE COLLECTED IS CRUCIAL IN DRAWING UP TRAINING PLANS,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRAINING BOARD SAID,

EMPLOYERS ARE REQUESTED TO SUPPLY THE LATEST FIGURES ON EMPLOYEES, WORKERS UNDER TRAINING, EXISTING VACANCIES AND A PROJECTION OF ADDITIONAL STAFF NEEDS IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.+

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ALL INFORMATION WILL BE TREATED IN STRICTEST CONFIDENCE, SPOKESMAN SAID, AND WILL BE PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL ABSTRACTS WITHOUT REFERRING TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS. ASSISTING IN THE SURVEY ARE THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT, THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING AGENCY.

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