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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1987

GOOD PROSPECTS FOR MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING INDUSTRY

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INDUSTRY WILL GROW AGAIN THE MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING WITH THE IMPROVED

KONG SINCE EXPORT PERFORMANCE

1986, OF HONG

WORKING ACCORDING TO A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE MACHINE SHOP AND METAL INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.

THE

TRAINING

FEELS

IF THE

TO REMAIN

MANUFACTURING

BOARD

IS INDUSTRY COMPETITIVE AND VIABLE, IT MUST CONTINUE TO UPGRADE ITS TECHNIQUES AND FACILITIES AND TO INVEST IN MANPOWER TRAINING.

IN

ΤΟ 3,468 IN

THE SURVEY REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER OF APPRENTICES/TRAINEES THE INDUSTRY HAD GROWN SUBSTANTIALLY FROM 2,507 IN 1984 1986.

P

INCREASE

IS INDICATIVE OF TRAINED WORKERS AS MACHINERY ARE

THE TRAINING BOARD NOTED THAT THIS THE INDUSTRY'S ANTICIPATED DEMAND FOR PROPERLY MORE ADVANCED AND SOPHISTICATED PRODUCTION PROCESS AND BEING USED TO ACHIEVE HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY.

MANPOWER OF IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE TECHNICAL

1984 CONTINUED TO DECREASE AND DROPPED FROM 97,184 IN 1986.

ΤΟ

THE INDUSTRY

94,654

IN

INDUSTRY, WHILE THE AND THE MECHANICAL

MOST OF THE THREE

PROSPEROUS BRANCHES AMONG THE MACHINERY BRANCH CONTINUE TO PROSPER WORKFORCE IN THE

MANUFACTURING BRANCH FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS CLOCKS AND WATCHES MANUFACTURING BRANCH CONTINUE TO DECLINE.

A DECREASING RATE THE DECLINE OF THE INDUSTRY'S WORKFORCE AT

1984 AND 1.3 PER CENT OF 9.97 PER CENT PER ANNUM BETWEEN 1982 AND

HOWEVER, INDICATED THAT THE BETWEEN 1984 AND 1986,

CONSOLIDATION PROCESS HAS REACHED ITS FINAL STAGE, THE TRAINING BOARD OBSERVED.

BASED ON THE SURVEY FINDINGS, THE TRAINING BOARD ESTIMATED 80 TECHNOLOGISTS, 450 THAT THE INDUSTRY WOULD REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL TECHNICIANS AND 3,500 CRAFTSMEN ANNUALLY BETWEEN 1987 AND 1992.

THE REPORT, PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH

ON INFORMATION

SALE AT THE

DETAILED STATISTICAL INDUSTRY, AND 18 NOW ON CENTRE, AT $18 A COPY.

AND CHINESE, ALSO MANPOWER GOVERNMENT

CONTAINS

THE SITUATION

PUBLICATION SALES

OF

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