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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1986

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ACCOUNTANCY MANPOWER SURVEY TO BE CONDUCTED

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THE ACCOUNTANCY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL WILL CONDUCT A SURVEY TO ASCERTAIN THE MANPOWER AND TRAINING NEEDS IN THE FIELD.

WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, THE SURVEY WOULD BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 16 AND 29.

QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY NOTES WERE SENT TWO WEEKS AGO TO ABOUT 1 200 SELECTED ESTABLISHMENTS. DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD, CENS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT OFFICERS WOULD BE VISITING ESE ESTABLISHMENTS TO ASSIST IN COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES.

EMPLOYERS ARE REMINDED TO COOPERATE AS FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY WOULD ENABLE THE COUNCIL TO FORMULATE TRAINING PLANS AND RECOMMEND TRAINING POLICIES FOR CONSIDERATION BY EMPLOYERS AND THE GOVERNMENT.

INFORMATION COLLECTED IN THE SURVEY WOULD BE HANDLED IN THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE AND WOULD BE PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

NEW MINIBUS SERVICE FOR AP LEI CHAU

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A NEW GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE, NO 36, RUNNING BETWEEN AP LEI CHAU (PING LAN STREET) AND WAN CHA! (HARBOUR ROAD) WILL BE INTRODUCED FROM WEDNESDAY (SEPTEMBER 10), THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED.

THE ROUTE WILL OPERATE FROM 6.30 AM TO 10 PM IN AP LEI CHAU AND BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10.30 PM IN WAN CHAI AT 10 TO 15-MINUTE INTERVALS. THE FULL FARE IS $3.5 WITH SECTION FARES RANGING FROM $1 TO $3.

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