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Technical College and Technical Institute.
These facilities are open equally to rural
it is understood that as well as urban youths. oreover, plans
the Hong Kong
are already in hand to expand Government'
technical education programme: a Polytechnic
will be established by about 1974 which
would double the existing facilities at
The
post-secondary level. Government is also
currently examining the future long-term
role of technical institutes and considering
the development of further institutes; this
will, of course, embrace the New Territories
as well as the urban areas,
areasts In addition, the
Government has announced (intentions to
provide aid for the establishment of pre-
Vocational junior technical schools
offering 3 years courses for primary
school leavers.
(v) Agricultural Board
that
Your proposal to establish an
should be established
Agricultural Board/to facilitate the sale
ard/to
of all types of farm produce has been
by
co, sidered in detail, but the Hong Kong
but the latter
as to
e4
Government has grave doubts e its
has λ since
feasibility different forms of produce
have different production and marketing
requirements.
Judging by the success of the
"egetable Varketing Organization over the
past 23 ye rs, it would therefore appear
that a better solution would be the
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/establishment