KWAI CHUNG AND KWUN TONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTES CONSTRUCTION WORK WELL ADVANCED
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CONSTRUCTION WORK ON TWO NEW TECHNICAL INSTITUTES KWAI CHUNG AND THE OTHER AT KWUN TONG - IS WELL, ADVANCED.
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DUE TO BE COMPLETED IN MAY 1975, THESE INSTITUTES WILL TAKE IN THE FIRST BATCH OF STUDENTS AT THE START OF THE 1975/76 ACADEMIC YEAR.
THE KWAI CHUNG AND KWUN TONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTES ARE AMONG SEVEN NEW INSTITUTES BEING PLANNED FOR THE MAJOR INDUSTRIAL AREAS IN THE NEXT FIVE TO TEN YEARS. THE AIM OF THESE, IN COMMON WITH MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, IS TO PROVIDE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL TECHNICAL EDUCATION REQUIRED BY THE PROSPECTIVE LOWER LEVEL TECHNICIANS AND CRAFTSMEN IN INDUSTRY.
BUILDING OF THE KWAI CHUNG AND KWUN TONG INSTITUTES WAS APPROVED IN AUGUST 1971, FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE FINAL REPORT OF THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN APRIL 1971.
THE CAPITAL COST FOR EACH OF THE INSTITUTES IS ABOUT $22 MILLION. WHEN THESE TWO TECHNICAL INSTITUTES BECOME OPERATIONAL NEXT YEAR, THE RECURRENT COST OF THE THREE INSTITUTES (I.E. TUGETHER WITH THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE) WILL BE IN THE ORDER OF $22 MILLION PER ANNUM.
BUILT ON A 73,400 SQUARE FEET SITE BETWEEN KWAI SHING AND KWAI FONG ESTATES, THE KWAI CHUNG INSTITUTE COMPRISES ADMINISTRA- TIVE ACCOMMODATION= AN ASSEMBLY HALL BLOCK WITH A COVERED PLAYGROUND A CANTEEN AND MINOR STAFF QUARTERS= AND A FIVE-STOREY TEACHING BLOCK HOUSING 46 CLASSROOMS LABORATORIES AND WORKSHOPS. THEY WILL BE LINKED TOGETHER BY COVERED CORRIDORS.
THE SITE FOR THE KWUN TONG INSTITUTE OCCUPYING AN AREA OF ABOUT 130,000 SQUARE FEET - IS SITUATED AT THE END OF HIU MING STREET IMMEDIATELY ABOVE KWUN TONG ESTATE. THE MAIN FIVE-STOREY BLOCK WILL HOUSE A TOTAL OF 50 CLASSROOMS, WORKSHOPS AND LABORA- TORIES. A FOUR-STOREY BLOCK PROVIDES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES, A LIBRARY, AND STAFF AND STUDENT COMMON ROOM. THE REMAINING BLOCK HAS AN ASSEMBLY HALL WITH A COVERED PLAY AREA, CANTEEN FACILITIES ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND MINOR STAFF QUARTERS ON THE UPPER FLOOR.
THE TWO NEW TECHNICAL INSTITUTES WILL OFFER COURSES AT BOTH CRAFTSMAN AND TECHNICIAN LEVELS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, TEXTILES AND GARMENT MAKING. IN ADDITION, KWAI CHUNG WILL PROVIDE COMMERCIAL COURSES WHILE KWUN TONG WILL HAVE A PRINTING DEPARTMENT.
WHEN FULLY ESTABLISHED, EACH OF THE INSTITUTES WILL TURN OUT AROUND 500 FULL-TIME AND 1,300 PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE STUDENTS
A YEAR. THESE WILL HELP EASE THE IMMENSE PRESSURE ON THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, AS WELL AS GREATLY ALLEVIATE THE SHORTAGE OF CRAFTSMEN AND TECHNICIANS IN INDUSTRY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
COPIES OF PICTURES OF THE KWAI1 CHUNG AND KWUN TONG INSTITUTES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED SEPARATELY IN G.1.5. PRESS BOXES.
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