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SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1974.
FIRST GRADUATES OF DAY-RELEASE CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIANS COURSE
FREE
TWENTY-SEVEN CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIANS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THEIR FOUR-YEAR, PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSE AT THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
THESE TECHNICIANS, ALL SPONSORED AND EMPLOYED BY LOCAL CONSTRUCTION FIRMS, ARE THE FIRST BATCH TO GRADUATE FROM THE COURSE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
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THE PROVISION OF THE CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIANS' COURSE WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTIENT IN A PAPER ON 'PROPOSED MODERN APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME FOR HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIES'' IN APRIL 1970.
+THIS PROPOSAL GAINED STRONG SUPPORT FROM LOCAL CONTRACTORS WHO WERE WILLING TO RELEASE THEIR APPRENTICES TO ATTEND CLASSES FOR ONE DAY AND TWO EVENINGS A UCEK DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE PRINCIPAL SUBJECTS COVERED IN THE FOUR-YEAR COURSE INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY, QUANTITY SURVEYING, SITE SURVEY ING, PRINCIPLES OF STRUCTURES, SANITATION AND SERVICES, AS WELL AS PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS SUCH AS THE WOOD, TROUEL, PLUMBING AND PAINTING TRADES.
+WITH THE COMPLETION OF TUO MORE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES NEXT YEAR, IT IS HOPED THAT KORE INDUSTRIALISTS WILL SUPPORT THEIR APPRENTICES TO ATTEND PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSES.
+THIS IS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST SUITABLE FORMS OF TRAINING FOR BOTH TECHNICIAN AND CRAFT STUDENTS EECAUSE IT SUCCESSFULLY COMBINES ON-THE-JOB INDUSTRIAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE WITH RELATED TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN INSTITUTES,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THE 27 GRADUATES WILL BE CELEBRATING THEIR GRADUATION AT A DINNER AT THE FURAHA HOTEL ON AUGUST 8.
DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO OFFICIATE
HONG KONG JUVENILE CARE CENTRE SPEECH DAY
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE 1973/74 SPEECH DAY CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG JUVENILE CARE CENTRE AT 5.15 P.M. ON TUESDAY CAUGUST 6).
MRS. LEE WILL PRESENT PRIZES AND CERTIFICATES TO THE CHILDREN' AND GRADUATES.
ROAD.
THE HONG KONG JUVENILE CARE CENTRE IS LOCATED IN LOWER ALBERT
COPIES OF MR. LEE'S SPEECH WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH G.I.S. THAT DAY.
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