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institutes will be brought to a level comparable to those
provided for in the new ones, that is, to the level needed if
they are to operate adequately the courses which they now offer.
centres
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On the industrial training front, three new training
The
the Electronic Data Processing, the Insurance, and the
උ Precision Tooling commenced operation in the year 1986/87. Jewellery Industry Training Centre has recently begun offering
courses. When the new Seamen's Training Centre and the Banking Training Centre start courses in the next few months, the total
number of training centres established by the VTC will be 16 and
the total number of training places offered annually in these
centres will be about 12,000 full-time and 5,000 part-time.
Also at the request of Government, the VTC has started
to administer for Government a training scheme under which
electronic engineers are sent overseas for training in the
vitally important field of application specific integrated
circuits.
Sir, the VTC has made remarkable progress by any standard. It could not, however, have done so without the ready and generous support of Government. The VTC therefore looks forward to equally enthusiastic support from the Government in
future so that it will continue to have the wherewithal it needs
to meet the ever changing manpower requirements of Hong Kong's
industry and commerce.
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