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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1984

GETTING FACTS, FIGURES ON ACCOUNTANCY

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A MANPOWER SURVEY ON ACCOUNTANCY IN HONG KONG BEGINS TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

ORGANISED BY THE ACCOUNTANCY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, THE SURVEY WILL COVER 1 200 RANDOMLY-SELECTED ESTABLISHMENTS IN THIS FIELD.

DATA COLLECTED IN THIS BIENNIAL SURVEY WILL RANGE FROM THE NUMBER OF ACCOUNTANCY EMPLOYEES AND VACANCIES, TO JOB REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS, AS WELL AS TRAINING NEEDS.

THIS INFORMATION WAS VITAL FOR THE BOARD TO DRAW UP TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND PROPOSALS FOR EMPLOYERS AND THE GOVERNMENT, MR A.R. HAMILTON, THE BOARD'S CHAIRMAN SAID.

QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY NOTES HAD BEEN SENT TO THE SELECTED ESTABLISHMENTS TWO WEEKS AGO.

MR HAMILTON SAID THAT ALL INFORMATION GATHERED WOULD BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WOULD ONLY BE RELEASED IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES, WITHOUT ANY INDIVIDUAL COMPANY BEING NAMED.

THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT, CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AND GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING AGENCY WILL ASSIST IN THE SURVEY.

SUNDAY TAPS OFF ****

FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO TSUEN WAN WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM ON SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 16) FOR MAINS WORK.

ALL PREMISES AND VILLAGES AT SHAM TSENG AND TSING LUNG TAU AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED.