HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1935.
BEGINNINGS OF TECHNICAL CHINA'S EXPORT TRADE
EDUCATION
Interesting Talk At Rotary Tiffin
Many interesting pointers on the Technical Education of Hong Kong were made knowu to- the public at the weekly told of the International Rotary Club held yesterday at the Hong Kong Hotel when Mr. G. White, B.Sc., A. ML. 1. Mech. E, of the Hong Kong Teèhnical Institute delivered a very interesting and enlightening paper on “The Beginnings of Technleaf- Education in "Hong Kong."
Before introducing the speaker to the gathering, the president, Prof. L. Forster, said that he fiad received a letter from. Sir Willam Hornell apologising for his inabfity to be present that day due to a slight Indisposition. He reminded the gathering that the Club is entertain- Ing 37 Australian Girls to tifin next week and asked those present to bring their wives' and daughters to the function and to send in advance notice of same to the executives.
Mr. Gifford Hull, principal Engineer in charge of the Shing Mun Dam the speaker sald had informed him that he was at all tinies please to show Rotarians "round" the new, dám › and that any members who wished to avail themselves of the opportunity should get in touch with the secretary of the Club so that arrangements might be made for a Saturday of Sunday after-
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In answer to the president's re- officially recognised in 1931 when quest to introduce their guests, His Excellency Sir William Peel Rotarian H. §. Mok in introducing inaugurated "a Committee under Proi. Hsu-Ti Shan, professor of the chairmanship of Sir William Chinese at the Hong Kong Uni- Homell to report upon the possi- versity said that the guest is ability of increasing the facilities for well-known personage in the fields of literature and many of his works are under the nom-de-plume of "Ground Nut."
Prof. Forster in asking Mr. White to speak stúted further that the speaker had been out here for three years and during this time he had been properly acquainted with the conditions of the techni- cal education and was therefore qualined to speak on that subject.
MR. WHITE'S SPEECH
In addressing the gathering Mr.
White said:
Mr. Chairman and Gentleman When Prof. Forster invited me to read this paper before you, I must confess to a certain amount of trepidation inasmuch as I have already read several papers on various aspects of Technical Educa- tion to other interested bodies in Hong Kong. I am afraid that in❘ the nature of things, some replu- tion cannot well be avoided; so that, if some of my remarks ap- pear somewhat familiar, I must crave your indulgence.
practical Technical Education in Hong Kong. Among other matters the Committee recommended that a Junior. Technical School be open- ed in Hong Kong and that the Principal of the Junior Technical
School should, in addition to ad- ministering the Junior Technical School, prepare a general scheme for Technical Education in the Colony.
ticeship while in subsequent gears certain employers are prepared to allow satisfactory apprentices two' or three afternoons off per week to continue their studies.
SOUND EDUCATION
Optimistic Outlook For The Future
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That the possibilities of China's export is colossal, providing the proper publicity is given to it's thany goods; was the express ed opinion of Messrs. W. Watkinson and M. M. Houghton who wers entertained to a special Chinese 'tiffin at Messrs. Sincere roof garden' yesterday afternoon, presided over by Mr. Ma Man Fai chief Manager of Messrs. Sincere Co., Ltd,
Many prominent members at both the foreign and Chinese business interests of the Colony were present, when the aims of the Chinese-Manifanturers Association were outlined.
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Messrs. W. Watkinson and M, M Houghton, after establish- ing an agent in Shanghai thorough Messra, S. C. Chen & Sons, are proceeding to London; where they hope to establish a per- manent exhibition opening simultaneously with the Chinese Art Exhibition, where ‘goods manufactured in China with be exhibited.
up. It is hoped in Bush House, off Kingsway London-the centre of business-where it is hoped to open up the proposed exhibition when the eyes of the world will be focused on China.
They are taking with them goods to the value of several thousands of pounds, which will be exhibited in London, and which they feel con bdent will meet with the approval of buyers from all over the world. the British Manufacturers Associa
'Mr. Watkinson is connected with tion one associate of which has invested capital of £8,000,000 in the BM.A., and is also affiliated to the Chinese Manufacturers' Asso- d'ation, under whose auspicies the
CHINESE GOODS..
It is of course too early yet to exhibition will be opened in Lon- lay down a syllabus for the educa-don within the next few months. tion of these lads during appren- ticeship but they will receive a sound engineering education, up to youths who, leaving school at about the standard expected of British
15 years of age attend evening classes at a Technical School for three years.
It is hoped, expressed Mr. Wat- kinson, to obtain the support of London for the enterprise he is the Chinese Oversea's League in
embarking upon, while the Chinese Government has promised it's mor- al; if not financial support to the
Leaving those youths who, hav-scheme.
Technical
In accordancy with this Reporting had the benefit of a Junior the Junior Technical School was
During his brief stay in Shang- opened in February, 1932 with the
"School training.ahal; Mr. Watkinson was astonished present speaker as first Principal: sound apprenticeship, and com- at the quality of the goods manu- Forbing the English tradition for should become valuable subordin
plementary theoretical instruction factured in China, which he said such schools, the object of the ate leaders in industry, we may ket all over the world; providing he felt confident would find a mar- Junior Technical School was clear- ly defined
now consider the, possibility of as the rest of the world knew that Es the provision of #sisting the type of boy who almost China could produce such splendid general type of education with an industrial bias suitable for youths who would subsequently serve an apprenticeship with a firm of en- of good standing. gineers, shipbuilders, or builders
From the beginning it was re- cognised that to have a written entrance examination wou'd' mill- tate against the objects of the Junior Technical School, and "the Before attempting to give you a policy or choosing strong, healthy. brief account of what is being done and Intelligent youths, by person- in the Colony, we might define al selection, mainly from among Technical Education and state Ita sons of the better class artizan fundamental principle as fol- population is amply justifying it- lows:-
* aelt. About 80 per cent,
year's entry comes from this class.
"Technical Education is a spec- falsed type of training which, combined with suitable industrial experience, should enable a youth to take his place as a responsible unit in an industrial concern."
AIMS AND METHODS It is of the utmost importance to the understanding of the dams
of this
NATURAL KEENESS After three years' training it 9 probable that half of the students recruited in 1932 will become avail- abie for apprenticeship in Janu-
passing out from ary, 1935. The age of students on
Technical School will be about 16 the Junior
A articles..
With an exhibition In London, the rest of the world would auto-
back street shop at about 12 years
literate, is apprenticed
of age. "His Excellency Sir William Peel, being "most anxious to assist matically be brought into contact these youths, raised the question with China, for at the exhibition as to whether a Trade School ap- they would be afforded facilities to prenticeship would not give them see exactly how Ching had pro- a better grounding in craftsman-gressed within "the" last ship than they at present receive.decades.
To answer
IN
few
this question I along - ALL EYES ON CHINA with one of my Chinese Staff from the Junior Technical School, spent formed in Shanghal, under the To this end, a company has been a considerable time talking to the name of Messrs. S. C. Shen & Sons, owners of small, Chinese shops of which opened its offices at 150 a'l xmas-tron workers, copper-Riuklang Road, on August 6 The smiths, furniture makers, smiths,
principle aim etc.-and was regretfully forced to formed, stated it's agenda, was to of the company the conclusion that the parents of establish a permanent exhibition. the vast majority of these appren- of China's products in London. tices could not afford to feed and house them while in attendance at a Trade School, let alone pay even a small fee ct, say, $3 per
The Chinese Manufacturers Asso- plation, for which the company is the sole agents, has been formed by Messrs. W. Watkinson and M As a result of treating the idea M. Houghton and 8C Shen for of a Trade School on
the development of direct Chinese
month.
a broader
*If the' manufacturers and pro- Hong Kong) will give this company ducers of China (and this includes
the support, which at Shanghai at the present moment they appear "to_"be"giving,"we" will force a de- finite turning of the tide of de- pression for China:"htt
WARM RECEPTION
In Shanghat, when the com- pany's offices were opened, over
some as early as 7.30 am. to wish 1,000 visitors called at the offices,
both Mr. Watkinson and Houghton success, and accorded samples for the exhibition in Eon- don which is to open in November.
READY MARKET
Mr. Shin is a leading figure in China, having many active busi- resses, besides being representative of 65 muls, which are incorporated
under the name of the British Manufacturers Association. Under this scheme, large quantities of raw materials are imported into China, which will in turn; according to the Colony, find a ready market in the two Britishers passing through the
rest of the work, when the ax hibition is opened in Dordon.
So far as the Japanese dumping Bystem was concerned, both mem- bers of the newly formed Chinese Manufacturers Association sald
feeling against Japan, which was that there was a general apathy of "Anished" so far as South America were being formd in certain parts and China were concerned. Quotas
the dumping of goods. of the world, against the systema-
The local agents formed for the Chinese Merchants Association are: Messrs. Hong Kong & Canton Ex- port Co.. and in Tientsin Messrs. Hollow Trading: Co.
Messrs. Watkinson and Houghton left the Colony yesterday, and they took with them the well wishes of
and methods of Technical Educa- and it is or interest to note the basis, however, it is hoped that it/Export Trade. Offices' will be set all interesta in their scheme.
tion to realise that Technical Edu- characteristics which these stu- cation must to achleve the dents have shown during train maximum results, be regarded as
ing. The keenness which, seems complementary to, and not as a natural to the Chinese student has "substitute for, industrial experl-been shown in the usual School ence. This idea may be regarded subjects-English, Arithmetic and as the fundamental principle of Technical Education.
It is easy enough to enunciate this principle; but the difficulty of applying it to the best advantage can best be grasped by noting the diverse solutions arrived at by the various countries of Europe.
Mathematics,
but two
will be possible to provide evening instruction for these apprentices
in the new workshops at a very THE WEATHER OF
nominal fee. By this means they will still be housed and fed by their employers, but will receive advantage of learning how to mak and use better tools than those of the usual small shop.
be able to acquire the ability to It is hoped that these youths will read an Engineering Drawing.
AUGUST
NEW CHURCH AT SHAMSHUIPO
An appeal is being made by the Ladies Committee in aid of a church st Shamshulpo Camp. As
Cloudy And Showery the Camp is only temporary the
From the 1st to the 8th weather BETTER TOOLs
was mainly cloudy and showery, Appreciation of better tools would coast near Swatow on the 6th and A typhoon which crossed the undoubtedly produce better work-
recurved over the subsequently manship, for I doubt whether any mainland,
was responsible for one but a Chinese could produce some heavy thunder showers at any kind of job with some of the
Kang. Hong
*No measurable
we
authorities do not feel justified in building a permanent church there but view of the urgent need for such accommodation, a matshed enurch is being, erected.
The St. Andrew's Women's Fellowship are holding a Bridge, Whist and Mah Jongg Drive In ald of this fund on Wednesday,
special Junior Technical School subjects Carpenter's Workshop and Me- chanical Drawing are worth more detailed notic. At first great dif- Aculty was experienced in getting students even to understand the meaning of accuracy in the work- In the past Great Britain has shop-a piece of wood meant to confined the deld of Technical be 8"
long might measure any Education to the class-room and laboratory, leaving the works to students have now reached the thing from 7 to 83", but third year supply the necessary training stage where the different parts of craftsmanship; the post war de fone article, made by different stu- cline in apprenticeship, however,
tools I have seen. I feel that, if amount of rain was recorded September 11, at St. Andrew's Hall dents can be assembled with a de- combined with mass production gree of accuracy very creditable to understand
can get the apprentice to from the 9th to the 24th, and at 3... All are cordially invited | and fabrication in all Industries, youths with only 100 hours of ac-
that different steels
to come, and help this splendid spell of hot, sunny weather was has thrown an increasing strain on
are required for different purposes experienced during the latter part tual workshop practice behind I have seen. chisels being made of this period. Technical Education which is now called on to provide a great deal of
It. 18, however, in
from soft boller plates we have Another typhoon, which had Mechanical accomplished much. If he can crossed Formosa, was filling up in the workshop or "trade" training Drawing. that greatest aptitude apply simple workshop previously carried out in the works has been shown and I have no quality of metals, and form and and brought showery weather tests for the Formosa Channel on the 25th, Not only are large new Trade hesitation in saying that those use European pattern tools, we will which continued until the end of Schools, each housing over 600 students now about to complete have: Becomplished even more,**** pupils being opened each year, but the Course are well
the month ZRA up to the The youths attending the Car- the older established Technical Standard of the Matriculation Ex-penter's Course the first evening month was 82.1 F which is 0.4
* The mean temperature for the Colleges are each year offering amination of London University in trade course at the Junior Techni- greater than normal. A maxim At the next meeting of the, more courses of workshop instruc- this subject. It is worth nothing cal School-are-beginning to ap- temperature of 927 was recorded Finance Committee of the Legie tion. In this we are tending some-
that much more difficulty has been preciate the advantaged accruing on the 24th, this being the lative Commeil which is to be held what towards the Continental experienced by students in making from the superfor form and water highest temperature reached this to-morrow, a sum of £34611 wil School of thought, which after free hand sketches than in the lal of European tools andre year. years of experiment, is definitely use of the ubudi drawing instru- voluntarily grinding their own recorded on the 5th. The mean expenses
A minimum of 75.3" was be asked for to defray various In favour of concentrating appre-ments,
tools to conform to European prac- relative humidity was 84 per cent), tices in Trade Schools for the first
tice.
which is normally, 1997 zero
three years of training...
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Of these a sum of: $24,000. Will Most of these youths will pass
benasked for Public Works Extra- out to the three large Dockyards- I have hopes that some employ The total sunshine recorded ordinary inconnection with Key- H.-M. Naval Dockyard, the Tako ers may eventually be induced to wis 218 hours, against a normal loon Tsal Development. Of the Engineering and Shipbuilding Co., give these poor youths the chance dr 204 hours 1000 page other items $4,000/ will be fox to 1931 Technical Education in and the Hong Kong and Whampoa of attending the Trade School for. A maximum wind velocity of Public Works Extraordinary, Bong Hong Kong was confined to the Dock Co. The heads of these con- d'short full time day bourse or in- 54 mph was reached att pm Kong $1,315 for: Moscellaneous work of the Salesian Fathers at carns being quite confident of their struction at their trade as part on the sth during the passage of Service, $1,500 for Public Works St Louis Indüstrial School. And ability to train up their appren-of their apparenticesh especially a violent ne squall The wind Recurrent $1.255 for Harbour-1 while this School and the new in tices to the necessary degres of us the fee for such
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