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19. Mr. Lincoln Lieu, the Ag. Principal, was away but we held discussi with the Head of the Engineering Department and various members of staff. We discussed the "vernacular" examinations held in building subjects and the Head of the Engineering Department hoped that similar arrangements might be made for engineering subjects. I explained that this was a matter which should first be referred to the Department of Education in Hong Kong, but that we would be very willing to consider a request to extend City and Guilds participation to these examinations.
20.
In addition to the craft courses held in the Chinese language, City and Guilds technician courses are now being offered at the Technical Institute. These are in the telecommunications and electrical engineering fields. A proposal is about to be made to City and Guilds for courses in Mechanical Engineering Technicians and Construction Technicians to be offered and City and Guilds examinations to be taken..
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Plans are proceeding to establish the Department of Printing with equipment that has been presented by the Hong Kong Printing Industry and an expert from the London School of Printing has been advising on the setting up of the department. In due course, it is intended to transfer this department to the Kwun Tong Technical Institute when that establishment is functioning.
22. During my tour of Morrison Hill I was conscious of the intensive use being made of workshop/laboratory facilities. It is always dangerous to draw conclusion from a single visit but it would appear that optimum use was being made by the Institute of all its practical facilities.
Hong Kong Productivity Centre
23. On 8th February arrangements were made for me to visit the Hong Kong Productivity Centre. Dr. S. B. Au, Head of the Management Division, was unfortunately not available due to a sudden bereavement but I discussed the work of the Centre with his Assistant, Mr. W. K. Chan.
24. Mr. Chan said that the Centre was most interested in offering courses and taking our examinations in subject 837 Refrigeration. However, there were no practical facilities at the Centre and the lintention was to use the Morrison Hill Technical Institute's workshops in the evenings. The course being offered appeared to be of very short duration and I had doubts whether all the practical work required to be completed for our own subject 837 could, in fact, be undertaken. Copies of the syllabus pamphlet and coursework schedules are being sent to Mr. Chan who may seek our approval to offer the course if it is possible to mount it. A number of other syllabus pamphlets for subjects in which the Centre is interested are also being sent to him. These are mainly in the work study, quality control and photographic areas. Most of the Centre's courses are of very short duration and for adult students already employed in industry. As there are no practical workshop facilities at the Centre, I would have some doubt as to its suitability to offer City and Guilds courses. However, it might be possible to accept qualified candidates on an external basis for some of our examinations.
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25. One of the purposes of my visit to the Centre was to ascertain its wishes regarding a possible City and Guilds Supervisory Studies course. Centre is, in fact, advised by Mr. Lyndon H. Jones of N.E.B.S.S. It is offering a course in Supervisory Studies which is divided into five individual parts which together form a Full Course. A participant may take