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SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1988

ARX

IT ESTIMATES THAT THE ANNUAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRADES

SUPERVISORY 400 AT MANAGERIAL LEVEL, 2,200 AT

LEVEL AND 17,000 AT CLERICAL LEVEL.

SINCE THE EXISTING EDUCATION AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS ARE UNABLE TO EXPAND AND PROVIDE MORE RELEVANT COURSES, THE BOARD THEREFORE CONSIDERS THAT A TRAINING CENTRE 13 ESSENTIAL ΤΟ PROVIDE FOR SUFFICIENT FLEXIBILITY AND EXPERTISE TO MEET THE KNORMOUS DEMAND FOR TRAINING BY THE TRADES.

THE SURVEY CONDUCTED IN DECEMBER 1986 FOUND THAT THR TOTAL

HAD WORKFORCE OF THE TRADES

INCREASED TO 400,000, REPRESENTING A MODERATE GROWTH RATE OF 4.7 PER CENT WITHIN TWO YEARS.

THE MANPOWER SURVEY REPORT ON THE IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES IS NOW ON SALE AT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AT $22 A COPY.

WHOLESALE/RETAIL

THE

AND GOVERNMENT

ISLANDS DB TO BE BRIEFED ON EXPLOSIVES COMPLEX STUDY

OF

WAN ON

THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD WILL BE INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS

CHI MA A FEASIBILITY STUDY INTO A NEW EXPLOSIVES COMPLEX AT LANTAU IN ITS FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW TERM ON MONDAY (APRIL 18).

MEMBERS WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE STUDY WHICH BEGAN FIVE MONTHS AT AGO TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING AN EXPLOSIVES COMPLEX

EAST HEADLAND THE

OF CHI MA WAN

TO PENINSULA,

REPLACE THE EXISTING ONE AT STONECUTTERS ISLANDS, BY THE EARLY 1990'S.

AT THE MEETING, THE DISTRICT BOARD WILL ELECT ITS WELL AS CHAIRMEN FOR ITS FIVE COMMITTEES.

CHAIRMAN AS

THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER,

MR JONATHAN

NG, WILL BE THE

PRESIDING OFFICER.

THE INCUMBENT CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, MR LAM WAI-KEUNG, SOLE NOMINEE, AND WILL THUS CONTINUE IN THE CHAIR.

IS THE

TO THE

REGIONAL

THE BOARD WILL ALSO ELECT ITS REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL'S ISLANDS DISTRICT COMMITTEE.

OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA CONCERN AN SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA IN JUNE,

WORKS PROPOSED ORDERS, AND ROAD HOUSING ON CHEUNG CHAU.

REVISION

FOR SIN

OVERSEAS STUDY TOUR OF THE BOARD'S STANDING

YAN

те

TSENG RURAL PUBLIC

MEMBERS WILL

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