EMPLOYMENT
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Some 2,500 apprentices, both technician and craft are currently engaged under modern apprenticeship schemes recommended by the industrial training division.
Technical education on a day-release basis forms an essential part of the appren- ticeship schemes proposed by the Labour Department. Part-time day-release courses for both technician and craft apprentices are presently provided by the Hong Kong Polytechnic and the Morrison Hill Technical Institute.
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