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THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1986

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REGISTRATION REVOKED

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THE COMMISSIONER OF DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES ANNOUNCED THAT THE REGISTRATION OF ASEAN RESOURCES FINANCE LIMITED AS A DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANY HAS BEEN REVOKED AT ITS OWN REQUEST UNDER SECTION 14(2) OF THE DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES ORDINANCE.

MORE DESIGN PERSONNEL NEEDED FOR EXPORT GROWTH

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ABOUT 10 000 PEOPLE WERE ENGAGED IN VARIOUS DESIGN JOBS

IN THE NINE ECONOMIC SECTORS AND EIGHT MAJOR INDUSTRIES

AT THE END OF 1984, ACCORDING TO FINDINGS OF THE FIRST SURVEY ON MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS.

IT WAS ALSO ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 800 ADDITIONAL DESIGN PERSONNEL WOULD BE REQUIRED IN THE FOLLOWING 12 MONTHS, REPRESENTING AN OVERALL GROWTH OF ABOUT EIGHT PER CENT OF THE WORKFORCE.

THE SURVEY, CONDUCTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL EDUCATION OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL IN DECEMBER 1984, IS TO HELP EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS PLAN DESIGN COURSES AND EMPLOYERS IN THE TRAINING OF DESIGN PERSONNEL.

A COMMITTEE SPOKESMAN SAID DESIGN PERSONNEL WERE EMPLOYED IN A WIDE SPECTRUM OF ECONOMIC SECTORS LINKED NOT ONLY TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY BUT ALSO OVERSEAS MARKETS.

THE COMMITTEE ANTICIPATED THAT THESE OVERSEAS MARKETS WOULD CONTINUE TO GROW AND MORE DESIGN PERSONNEL WOULD BE NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE COMPETITIVE EDGE FOR HONG KONG PRODUCTS OVERSEAS.

TAKING THESE FACTORS INTO CONSIDERATION, THE COMMITTEE FORECAST THAT THE WORKFORCE, CLASSIFIED INTO THE LEVELS OF SENIOR DESIGN MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, DESIGN PRACTITIONER AND DESIGN SUPPORTING STAFF, WOULD GROW BY 2.5 PER CENT, 10 PER CENT AND 12 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE COMMITTEE URGED EMPLOYERS IN THE ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS TO TRAIN 680 SENIOR DESIGN MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND DESIGN PRACTITIONERS AS WELL AS 320 DESIGN SUPPORTING STAFF ANNUALLY TO MEET MANPOWER NEEDS.

THE REPORT ON 1984 SURVEY OF MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGN PERSONNEL IS AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE AT $14 PER COPY.

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