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THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1987

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OUTLINE OF STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) PUBLISHED AN ANNUAL BOOKLET ENTITLED +AN OUTLINE OF STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT, 1987+.

IT CONTAINS TWO PARTS. PART I DESCRIBES THE ORGANISATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. PART II DELINEATES THE MAIN LINES OF CURRENT STATISTICAL ACTIVITY BEING UNDERTAKEN, AS WELL AS FORESEEN DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE REPORT ALSO CONTAINS MATERIALS DESCRIPTIVE OF THE PAST AND THE PRESENT FOR EASY READING,

THE REPORT ALSO INCLUDES INFORMATION ON THE DISPOSITION OF STATISTICAL STAFF AND A LIST OF STATISTICAL PUBLICATIONS. IT IS A USEFUL REFERENCE FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO KNOW MORE ABOUT GOVERNMENT'S EFFORT IN IMPROVING STATISTICAL SERVICES.

THE PUBLICATION IS NOW ON SALE AT $10 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, OR FROM THE PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, WANCHAJ TOWER I, 19/F, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WANCHA I.

SUMMER WORK FOR TECHNICAL INSTITUTE STUDENTS

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THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL IS INVITING EMPLOYERS IN THE INDUSTRY, COMMERCE AND SERVICE SECTORS TO OFFER ATTACHMENT PLACES FOR SOME 2 300 TECHNICAL INSTITUTE STUDENTS THIS SUMMER.

FULL-TIME TECHNICIAN STUDENTS FROM THE SEVEN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES WILL BE SENT TO WORK IN ESTABLISHMENTS RELATED TO THE FIELDS OF CHEMICALS, CLOTHING, TEXTILES, COMMERCIAL, COMPUTING, DESIGN, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND PRINTING.

+PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IS A VITAL PART OF THE CURRICULUM OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND EXPOSURE TO INDUSTRIAL OF REAL-LIFE WORKING ENVIRONMENTS WILL HELP STUDENTS APPLY WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COUNCIL SAID.

THE SUMMER ATTACHMENT SCHEME WOULD BENEFIT BOTH STUDENTS

AND EMPLOYERS IN THE LONG RUN, HE ADDED.

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL INSTITUTE STUDENTS, UPON COMPLETION OF THEIR STUDY, VERY OFTEN SECURED PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT FROM EMPLOYERS WHO OFFERED THEM WORK IN THE PREVIOUS SUMMER.

EMPLOYERS WILLING TO OFFER PRACTICAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS BETWEEN MID-JULY AND MID-SEPTEMBER SHOULD CONTACT THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE DIRECT ON THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS: MORRISON HILL (5-745321), KWAI CHUNG (0-246221), KWUN TONG (3-7274331), HAKING WONG 3-615161), LEE WAI LEE (3-383611), TUEN MUN (0-830066), AND SHA TIN (0-6066227).

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