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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1993

HUMAN RESOURCE DEMAND FOR CONSTRUCTION SITES STUDIED

THE WORKS BRANCH IS CONDUCTING A STUDY WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOP A MEDIUM TO LONG TERM FORECAST MODEL FOR ASSESSING THE DEMAND FOR HUMAN RESOURCE, INCLUDING PROFESSIONALS AND SKILLED LABOURS, AT CONSTRUCTION SITES, THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR JAMES BLAKE, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN HIS WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON RONALD ARCULLI, MR BLAKE SAID THE STUDY WOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT OF THE DEMAND REQUIRED BY NORMAL CONSTRUCTION WORKS IN HONG KONG, BOTH IN THE PUBLIC SECTORS, THE AIRPORT CORE PROJECTS INCLUDING THE ITSELF.

HE SAID HONG KONG INVESTMENTS AND INVESTMENTS COUNTRIES USING PROFESSIONALS FROM HONG KONG COMPANIES CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES IN CHINA WOULD ALSO BE ACCOUNT.

PRIVATE AND NEW AIRPORT

FROM OTHER ENGAGED IN TAKEN INTO

SAID

AS THE CURRENT STUDY IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND, MR BLAKK THE METHODOLOGY HAD HAD TO BE STRUCTURED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE LIMITED AND FREQUENTLY UNTESTED STATISTICAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

INSOFAR AS GOVERNMENT PROJECTS ARE CONCERNED, MR BLAKE SAID, THE DEMAND SIDE INFORMATION FROM THE RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENTS OR AUTHORITY WILL BE TAKEN INTO THE MODEL.

FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR, HOWEVER, GATHERING RELIABLE INFORMATION FOR THE MODEL WILL BE INDIRECT AND HENCE LESS RELIABLE, HE SAID.

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ADEQUATE POLICE PRESENCE ON STREETS NEEDED: S FOR S

THE TOTAL STRENGTH OF POLICE FORCE IS SOME THREE PER CENT ABOVE THE ESTABLISHMENT, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

ASPREY,

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LEE WING-TAT, MR ASPREY SAID THIS HAD BEEN ACHIEVED OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, AS A RESULT OF SUCCESSFUL RECRUITMENT, LOW WASTAGE, AND THE REDEPLOYMENT OF MANY OFFICERS BACK TO NORMAL OPERATIONAL DUTIES.

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IN ADDITION TO REGULAR POLICE OFFICERS, POLICE TACTICAL UNITS HAVE ALSO BEEN OPERATIONS AND STRENGTHEN PATROLLING.

AUXILIARY POLICE AND DEPLOYED то AUGMENT

"THE INCREASED POLICE PRESENCE ON THE STREETS HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN LOWERING THE OVERALL CRIME RATE AND THE RATE OF VIOLENT CRIME, HE ADDED.

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