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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1985

THE TERRITORY-WIDE SEARCHES ENDED WITH RAIDS ON NINE COMMERCIAL PREMISES AND THREE DOMESTIC FLATS TODAY (SATURDAY). CUSTOMS OFFICERS SEIZED ANOTHER 713 BOTTLES OF SUSPECTED ADULTERATED LIQUOR, BRINGING TO 1 815 THE TOTAL NUMBER SEIZED SO FAR.

THE HEAD OF THE CUSTOMS INVESTIGATION BUREAU, SENIOR SUPER INTENDENT K. L. MAK, SAID THAT THIS WAS THE BIGGEST EVER SEIZURE OF ADULTERATED LIQUOR BY THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE.

HE SAID THE ESTIMATED RETAIL VALUE OF THE SEIZURES WAS ABOUT $180 000 AND THE ESTIMATED DUTY POTENTIAL WAS $90 000.

MR MAK URGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL WHEN THEY PURCHASE LIQUOR, ESPECIALLY BEFORE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. THEY CAN OBTAIN ADVICE BY CALLING THE BUREAU'S HOTLINE 5-433226. MR MAK ALSO URGED OWNERS OF SUPERMARKETS AND PROVISION STORES TO BE CAUTIOUS WHEN OBTAINING SUPPLIES OF BRANDIES ESPECIALLY WHEN PRICES OFFERED WERE LOWER THAN NORMAL.

MANPOWER SURVEY OF HOTEL, CATERING AND TOURISM SECTORS

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A BIENNIAL SURVEY TO UPDATE MANPOWER STATISTICS AND IDENTIFY TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF THE HOTEL, CATERING AND TOURISM SECTORS WILL BEGIN ON FEBRUARY 25 (MONDAY).

THE TWO-WEEK SURVEY, ORGANISED BY THE HOTEL, CATERING AND TOURISM TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, WILL COVER SOME 1 500 ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE TRADES SELECTED AT RANDOM.

QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY NOTES HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE SELECTED INTERVIEWEES. CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT OFFICERS WILL CALL ON THEM TO COLLECT QUESTIONNAIRES AND HELP IN COMPLETING THE FORMS.

THE SURVEY WILL HELP THE BOARD FORMULATE TRAINING PLANS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT AND EMPLOYERS ON HOW THE MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECTORS CAN BE MET.

ALL SURVEY DATA, WILL BE KEPT IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND ONLY STATISTICAL SUMMARIES, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT, WILL BE RELEASED.

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