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high level manpower consists mainly of teachers, nurses, University graduates and it is very probable that the bulk of the shortfall is in industrial, commercial and related
fields such as transport and tourism.
5.
This figure of 6,000 per year gives little more than a general indication of the deficit in high level manpower. The figure would be considerably greater, for example, if it were decided to aim at filling more than one in every three high level jobs with persons having appropriate high level qualifications. In any case the figure will certainly increase as the total work force expands and as the further diversification and sophistication of Hong Kong's economy gives rise to a demand for a bigger proportion of high level
manpower.
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High level vocational education may be defined as training at the post-secondary level designed to fit persons for industrial or commercial occupations in the middle and higher level management range. It can cover an extremely large number of subjects. Items of possible interest to Hong Kong
are :
building technology, surveying, civil and structural
engineering;
business administration and management;
personnel management;
commerce and accountancy;
electrical engineering, radio and electronics;
heating, ventilation, refrigeration and fan engineering; horology (clocks and watches) and instrument technology; hotel and catering management;
transport and tourism;
industrial and commercial design;
salesmanship;
journalism;
mechanical, production, traffic and marine engineering;
nautical studies (e.g. Master's Certificate);
pharmacy and industrial chemistry;
printing technology;
textile and wool technology.
There is also of course an urgent need to train teachers in these and other subjects.
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In considering these points it is necessary to bear in mind that there is little to be gained by teaching simple or even complicated techniques in isolation from more general problems and from an understanding of the ways in which these have to be used in practice. A straightforward industrial
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