WAN
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 275
WORK BEGINS ON ANOTHER TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
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WORK HAS STARTED ON A NEW TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IN CHEUNG SHA
THE THIRD OF SEVEN PLANNED FOR MAJOR INDUSTRIAL AREAS IN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING ONE AT MORRISON HILL.
PILING WORK BEGAN EARLIER THIS YEAR AND TENDERS ARE NOW BEING CALLED FOR THE BUILDING OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE.
THE CHEUNG SHA WAN INSTITUTE IS EXPECTED TO BE READY TO TAKE IN ITS FIRST STUDENTS AT THE START OF THE 1977/78 ACADEMIC YEAR.
IT WILL OCCUPY AN AREA OF SOME 86,000 SQUARE FEET BETWEEN LAI CHI KOK ROAD AND FORTUNE STREET OPPOSITE THE VEGETABLE WHOLESALE MARKET. THE MAIN PEDESTRIAN ACCESS WILL DE BY WAY OF LAI CHI KOK ROAD AT ITS SOUTH WESTERN SIDE.
THE INSTITUTE HAS A SIMILAR DESIGN AS THE ONE IN KWUN TONG AND WILL COMPRISE THREE BUILDING BLOCKS, LINKED TOGETHER BY COVERED CORRIDORS.
THE MAIN FIVE-STOREY BLOCK WILL HOUSE A TOTAL OF 50 CLASSROOMS, WORKSHOPS AND LABORATORIES WITH FACILITIES FOR COURSES IN HOTEL AND CATERING, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, MARINE ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING.
A FOUR-STOREY BLOCK WILL GENERALLY PROVIDE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES, A LIBRARY, AND STAFF AND STUDENT COMMON ROOMS.
THE REMAINING BLOCK WILL HAVE AN ASSEMBLY HALL WITH A COVERED PLAY AREA, CANTEEN FACILITIES ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND MINOR STAFF QUARTERS ON THE UPPER FLOORS.
WHEN FULLY OPERATIONAL, THE INSTITUTE WILL BE ABLE TO TURN OUT MORE THAN 500 FULL-TIME AND SOME 1,200 PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE STUDENTS YEARLY. COURSES WILL ALSO BE RUN FOR EVENING STUDENTS.
MEANWHILE, THE TWO NEW TECHNICAL INSTITUTES IN KWUN TONG AND KWAI CHUNG ́ARE ALMOST COMPLETE AND CLASSES WILL BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER. PLANNING WORK ON THE FOURTH NEW INSTITUTE IN SAN PO KONG IS PROGRESSING STEADILY.
PLANS AND LOCATIONS FOR THE OTHER THREE OF THE SEVEN ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTES IN THE CURRENT EXPANSION PROGRAMME ARE ALSO BEING ACTIVELY STUDIED. TENTATIVE PROPOSALS ARE FOR THEM TO DE BUILT IN THE NEW TOWNS OF SHA TIN, TUEN MUN AND TSUEN WAN.
WHEN FULLY DEVELOPED, THESE NEW TECHNICAL INSTITUTES WILL GIVE HONG KONG'S INDUSTRY A BIG BOOST AND GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS MEETING THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR SKILLED CRAFTSMEN AND TECHNICIANS.
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