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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1991

"IN THIS CONNECTION, TENDERS WILL BE

INVITED IN LATE OF PHASE I OF A WHICH WILL BE ADVERSELY

NOVEMBER/EARLY DECEMBER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PERMANENT WHOLESALE MARKET IN WEST KOWLOON AFFECTED BY THE RECLAMATION WORKS," HE SAID.

MR BLAKE ALSO EXPLAINED IN DETAIL THE CURRENT PROGRESS OF WORKS OF OTHER AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME PROJECTS, INCLUDING TUNG CHUNG DEVELOPMENT PHASE I, NORTH LANTAU EXPRESSWAY, ROUTE 3, WEST EXPRESSWAY, WEST HARBOUR CROSSING, AIRPORT

KOWLOON RAILWAY AND CENTRAL WAN CHAI RECLAMATION.

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE WOULD BE ON JANUARY 13, NEXT YEAR.

AND

HELD

CALL TO UPGRADE TECHNOLOGICAL KNOW-HOW OF WORKFORCE

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HONG KONG NEEDS SKILLED AND WELL-TRAINED PEOPLE WITH AN INNOVATIVE FRAME OF MIND TO EXCEL IN THEIR WORK IN ORDER TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE IN THE WORLD OF TOP FASHION, THE SECRETARY AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

FOR EDUCATION

OF THE

CLOTHING

ADDRESSING THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER PARTY INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY THIS EVENING, MR CHAN SAID HONG KONG SHOULD NOT BE CONTENT WITH CHURNING OUT FIGURES ALONE, PROVIDING THE RIGHT SKILLS AND FRAME OF MIND REPRESENTED BY THOSE FIGURES.

TO THE

BUT WITH PERSONS

"THAT MUST REMAIN THE PURPOSE OF OUR MANPOWER TRAINING PROGRAMME, HE SAID.

"THE FACT THAT THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN KEEPING UP WITH THE RAPID PACE OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY AND ITS INCESSANT DEMAND FOR SKILLED AND INNOVATIVE MANPOWER IS TESTIMONY TO THE AUTHORITY'S IMMENSE CONTRIBUTION TO THE INDUSTRY.

MR CHAN NOTED THAT UNDER THE MASSIVE TRAINING PROGRAMMES INITIATED BY THE AUTHORITY, SOME 80,000 YOUNG PEOPLE HAD PASSED THROUGH VARIOUS TRAINING COURSES DURING THE PAST 15 YEARS AND HAD SINCE TAKEN UP POSITIONS IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY.

"THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT BY ANY STANDARDS, HE ADDED.

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, MR CHAN POINTED OUT TWO ISSUES THAT

DESERVE SPECIAL ATTENTION.

"FIRST, AS A RESULT OF CHANGES IN THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT DUE TO THE RELOCATION OF LABOUR INTENSIVE PROCESSES TO SOUTH CHINA, THERE IS A GROWING AWARENESS THAT HONG KONG MUST UPGRADE THE TECHNOLOGICAL KNOW-HOW OF ITS PRODUCTION WORKFORCE SO AS ΤΟ MAINTAIN ITS COMPETITIVE EDGE, HE SAID.

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