MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1975
+THIS CREATIVE ABILITY IS THAT CONSTRUCTIVE ENERGY WHICH MAKES AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY WORK AND IT MUST NOT BE STIFLED. EXPANSION, CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE OUR WATCH WORDS.+
SPEAKING ABOUT THE WORK OF THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION BRANCH OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, MR. KINGVELL SAID THAT HIS BRANCH HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED TO IMPLEMENT THE POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE EXPANSION OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
POLICIES AND TARGETS HAVE BEEN REDEFINED IN THE WHITE PAPER AND THE BRANCH CO-ORDINATES THE EFFORTS OF THE TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE, THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS TO ENSURE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE POLICY AIMS.
HE SAID THAT A TECHNICAL INSPECTORATE HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION BRANCH TO ACT AS AN ADVISORY BODY.
+THIS INSPECTORATE,+ HE SAID, +WILL DEVELOP CLOSE LINKS WITH THE SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR PROBLEMS AT GRASS ROOTS LEVEL AND THUS HELP TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR CURRICULUM CHANGES AND INNOVATION.+
ON DEVELOPMENT, MR. KINGWELL SAID THAT HIS BRANCH MAINTAINED CLOSE LINKS WITH THE INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE SECTOR AND WITH VARIOUS ESTABLISHMENTS AND GOVERNMENT UNITS.
AMONG THEM WERE THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL, THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
+IN THIS WAY IT IS POSSIBLE TO GAUGE LOCAL MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS AND TO PLAN FOR A FORM OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING WHICH DIRECTLY RELATES TO COMMUNITY NEEDS,+ HE SAID.
THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION BRANCH WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANNING, EQUIPPING AND CO-ORDINATING DEVELOPMENT FOR NEW TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND SCHOOLS.
+AT PRESENT THERE IS ONLY THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE LOCATED ON THE HONG KONG SIDE AS A PILOT PROJECT. THIS HAS PROVEN SO SUCCESSFUL HOWEVER THAT TWO NEW TECHNICAL INSTITUTES WILL BE OPENED IN SEPTEMBER.
+THESE WILL BE LOCATED AT KWAI CHUNG IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND KWUN TONG IN KOWLOON. FURTHER INSTITUTES ARE PLANNED FOR CHEUNG SHA WAN AND SAN PO KONG AND SITES HAVE BEEN EARMARKED IN THE NEW TOWNS OF SHA TIN, TUEN MUN AND TSUEN WAN,+ MR. KINGWELL SAID.