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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1986

PLASTICS JOB SPECIFICATIONS PUBLISHED

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THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL HAS PUBLISHED A MANUAL OF JOB SPECIFICATIONS FOR PRINCIPAL JOBS IN THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY.

THE MANUAL RECOMMENDS JOB SPECIFICATIONS FOR 21 PRINCIPAL JOBS AT TECHNOLOGIST, TECHNICIAN AND CRAFTSMAN LEVELS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD SAID THE MANUAL WAS PUBLISHED AS A GUIDELINE TO BRING ABOUT A HIGHER QUALITY WORKFORCE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF AN ADVANCING PLASTICS INDUSTRY.

THE MANUAL WAS PREPARED AS A REFERENCE GUIDE WITH A VIEW TO ESTABLISHING AN ACCEPTABLE STANDARD OF SKILL FOR PRINCIPAL JOBS IN THE INDUSTRY, TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR PLANNING TRAINING COURSES, TO ASSÍST EMPLOYERS TO DRAW UP SYSTEMATIC ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR EMPLOYEES, AND TO ASSESS COMPETENCE.

PUBLISHED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE, THE MANUAL IS AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION CENTRE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AT $12 A COPY.

BOOST FOR AN OLD SPORT

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MADE WITH BIRD'S FEATHERS AND PAPER. THE HUMBLE SHUTTLECOCK MAY BE ONE OF THE MORE SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE OF SPORTS ITEMS, BUT KICKING IT REQUIRES SOME SKILL.

LOOKING AT HISTORY, IT CAN BE SEEN THAT SHUTTLECOCK KICKING RANKS AS ONE OF THE OLDEST AND MOST POPULAR SPORTS DEVELOPED IN CHINA.

RECORDS SHOW THAT THE GAME WAS WIDELY PLAYED AMONG CHILDREN IN THE SUNG DYNASTY.

FOLK SONGS OF THE MING DYNASTY REVEAL THAT THE SPORT THEN WAS ESPECIALLY POPULAR DURING AUTUMN.

IT HAD DEVELOPED INTO A WELL-FORMED SPORT BY THE TIME OF THE CHING DYNASTY.

BESIDES USE OF HANDS AND FEET, RECORDS CLEARLY SHOW THAT THE SHUTTLECOCK COULD BE MOVED BY USING OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY KNEECAP, NECK, FOREHEAD, MOUTH, NOSE AND SHOULDER.

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