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THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1992

OTHER RETRAINING CLASSES DUE ΤΟ START IN SEPTEMBER INCLUDE BASIC RETAIL SALES TECHNIQUES AND SAMPLE MAKING.

APPLICATIONS TO THE COURSES ARE OPEN TO LOCAL WORKERS WHO ARE RESIDENTS AGED ABOVE 30 AND HAVE MET THE

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PERMANENT FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

* HAVE BEEN WITH THE SAME EMPLOYER OR INDUSTRY FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS AND HAVE LOST OR ABOUT TO LOSE THEIR JOB BECAUSE THEIR PLANT OR BUSINESS HAS CLOSED DOWN OR MOVED OR THEIR POSITION OR SHIFT HAS BEEN ABOLISHED, OR NOT ENOUGH WORK IS AVAILABLE FOR THEM TO DO, OR THAT THEY WISH TO ACQUIRE A NEW SKILL OR UPGRADE THEIR EXISTING SKILLS; AND

* HAVE THE NECESSARY APTITUDE, EDUCATION AND PHYSIQUE REQUIRED

BY THE RELEVANT PROGRAMMES.

A MONTHLY ALLOWANCE OF $2,800 WILL BE GIVEN ΤΟ WORKERS UNDERGOING RETRAINING TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS.

THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED MAY APPLY AT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (LES).

FURTHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM LES ON TEL 606 2145.

RESULTS OF QUARTERLY BUSINESS SURVEY FOR SECOND QUARTER

MANUFACTURERS GENERALLY EXPERIENCED AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE GENERAL BUSINESS SITUATION IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1992 COMPARED WITH THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1992, ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF THE QUARTERLY BUSINESS SURVEY RELEASED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THIS WAS LARGELY DUE TO A SEASONAL INCREASE IN ORDERS FROM OVERSEAS MARKETS.

LOOKING AHEAD, MANUFACTURERS GENERALLY EXPECT A CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT IN THE GENERAL BUSINESS SITUATION IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1992 OVER THE PRECEDING QUARTER.

SUCH AN EXPECTATION IS IN LINE WITH THE USUALLY BIGGER VOLUME OF ORDERS RECEIVED IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR.

ABOUT 1,000 FIRMS FROM VARIOUS INDUSTRIES AND TRADES, FORMING A CROSS-SECTION OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, PARTICIPATED IN THE SURVEY.

THEY WERE ASKED ABOUT THE IR BUSINESS EXPERIENCES EXPECTATIONS AS WELL AS THE BUSINESS PROBLEMS THEY FACED.

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/CONTRARY TO