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Friday, December 14, 1973
"There is no reason why technical education should not grow in
popularity as a suitable medium for girls. It is happening elsewhere, why
not in Hong Kong?" Mr. Kingwell said.
He announced that after the Victoria Technical School had vacated
the building in Wood Road, the premises would be refurbished to form part
of the new College of Technical Education - a technical teachers college to
provide the additional teachers which will be required to meet the needs of
the expanding technical education system.
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The need for additional technical teachers was so urgent that a start
would be made in September 1974 in adjacent premises which originally housed
the Junior Technical School.
"It was in 1957 that the original Junior Technical School in Hong
Kong moved into those premises and became the Victoria Technical School
offering a complete five-year secondary technical education," he said.
Note to Editors:
Copies of Mr. Kingwell's speech are boxed
for collection.
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