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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1984

BANK ING MANPOWER NEEDS SURVEYED

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A SURVEY TO DETERMINE MANPOWER NEEDS AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF THE LOCAL BANKING INDUSTRY WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM NOVEMBER 19 TO DECEMBER 3 BY THE BANKING TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.

IT WILL COVER ALL BANKS AND DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES IN

HONG KONG.

+BASED ON THE SURVEY FINDINGS, THE BOARD WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON MANPOWER PLANNING FOR THE INDUSTRY, + MR D.F. WHARTON, CHAIRMAN OF THE BANKING TRAINING BOARD, SAID.

STRESSING THE NEED FOR INFORMATION TO WORK OUT THE TRAINING PLANS, MR WHARTON URGED EMPLOYERS TO CO-OPERATE FULLY IN THE SURVEY.

ALL DATA COLLECTED WILL BE KEPT IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND ONLY STATISTICAL SUMMARIES, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS, WILL BE RELEASED, HE SAID.

QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY NOTES HAVE ALREADY BEEN SENT TO EMPLOYERS. OFFICERS FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT THEM TO HELP THEM COMPLETE THE FORMS DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD,

ALSO ASSISTING IN THE SURVEY ARE THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING AGENCY.

SAFETY SEMINAR FOR PLASTICS INDUSTRY ****

A SAFETY SEMINAR FOR THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY WILL BE HELD AT THE CHINESE YMCA IN WATERLOO ROAD, KOWLOON, ON THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 8). THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION, DR J.W. HAYES, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, AT 2 PM.

THE SEMINAR IS ORGANISED BY THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY SAFETY SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD TO PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF WORK SAFETY AMONG WORKERS.

SAFETY PROFESSIONALS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO GIVE TALKS ON VARIOUS TOPICS ON WORK SAFETY AT THE SEMINAR.

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