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Monday, August 13, 1973
Mr. Waters said the need for additional technical education
facilities at this stage had become more pressing. The Morrison Hill
Technical Institute, he said, was "bursting at the seams" after only
three years in operation in the new building.
"However, the situation will be greatly improved once the new
institutes are completed," he said. Each of these will provide 1,300 full-
time equivalent places in a wide variety of courses. Evening classes will
also be run to allow maximum use of the institutes' facilities.
In the meantime, day and evening classes at the Morrison Hill
Technical Institute have been extended to meet present needs and facilities
there are also to be expanded. An extra floor will be added to the workshop wing.
Important Role
When fully developed, each of the new institutes will, on average,
provide for 500 full-time and 1,300 part-time students a year.
Mr. Waters emphasized that industry had an important role to play
in the training of skilled manpower by releasing their staff one day a week
to attend part-time day-release courses to supplement their on-the-job
practical training.
Both institutes to be completed in 1975 will offer courses at
craft and technician level in such fields as mechanical and electrical
engineering, textiles, and garment making, on a full-time and part-time
day-release basis.
The Kwai Chung