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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1986

NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST 1987

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COPIES OF THE QUEEN'S NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST 1987 MAY BE COLLECTED TODAY (TUESDAY) FROM THE GIS NEWSROOM AT 6 PM.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE HONOURS LIST WILL BE MADE IN LONDON AT O001 HOURS GMT ON WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 31).

PUBLICATION IS PERMITTED IN HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS TOMORROW (DECEMBER 31), BUT NO NEWS AGENCY OR OVERSEAS RADIO TRANSMISSION OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT MAY CARRY THE INFORMATION WITHOUT THE EMBARGO QUALIFICATION.

THE NEWS MAY BE BROADCAST FROM 6 AM ONWARDS TOMORROW (DECEMBER 31) OVER THE LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS.

ON NO ACCOUNT SHOULD ANY OF THE RECIPIENTS OF HONOURS BE CONTACTED FOR INTERVIEWS. OR FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO THEIR CAREERS, OR BE APPROACHED IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR AWARDS BEFORE THESE HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED.

ADVERTISING, PUBLISHING MANPOWER UNDER STUDY

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A WORKING GROUP OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL'S JOURNALISM TRAINING BOARD IS STUDYING THE NEED FOR SETTING UP A NEW TRAINING COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING MANPOWER FOR ADVERTISING, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLISHING.

THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, MR JOHN CHAN, SAID THIS WHEN OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A PRIVATELY ORGANISED +CHINESE BOOK EXHIBITION 87+ TODAY (TUESDAY).

+ THE WORKING GROUP IS LOOKING INTO THE EXISTING TRAINING FACILITIES. AND IS PLANNING TO UNDERTAKE A WORKFORCE SURVEY IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR (1987-88). THE WORKFORCE DEMAND, GROWTH AND SUPPLY OF THESE INDUSTRIES WILL BE STUDIED, MR CHAN SAID.

THERE WERE AT PRESENT NO SPECIFIC TRAINING COURSES CATERING FOR THOSE SERVING IN THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY, HE SAID.

HOWEVER, SOME OF THE COURSES ORGANISED BY THE JOURNALISM TRAINING BOARD. THE PRINTING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD AND THE WHOLESALE-RETAIL AND IMPORT-EXPORT TRADES TRAINING BOARD WERE RELATED TO THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY.

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