TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1975
BRITISH ADVISER VISITS TECHNICAL INSTITUTES ******
MR. GORDON HUNTING, TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADVISER OF THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING ORGANISATION FOR OVERSEAS COUNTRIES (TETOC) IN LONDON, HAS SPENT THE LAST TEN DAYS VISITING THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AT MORRISON HILL, KWUN TONG AND KWAI CHUNG AS WELL AS THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.
MR. HUNTING IS LOOKING INTO THE QUESTION OF A BRITISH GOVERNMENT DONATION OF 100,000 POUNDS-STERLING TO EACH OF THE THREE EXISTING TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND THE ONE BEING BUILT AT CHEUNG SHA WAN.
THE DONATION WILL TAKE THE FORM OF EQUIPMENT TO BE INSTALLED IN THE FOUR INSTITUTES.
DURING HIS STAY HERE, MR. HUNTING HAS HELD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL), MR. ANDREW KINGWELL, AND SENIOR STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT'S TECHNICAL BRANCH AS WELL AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE POLYTECHNIC, MR. KEITH LEGG.
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN MAINTAINING CLOSE LIAISON WITH TETOC WHICH ASSISTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO PLAN, CREATE, EXPAND AND STAFF THEIR TECHNICAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS AND INSTITUTIONS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MR. HUNTING WILL BE RETURNING TO THE UNITED KINGDOM ON THURSDAY. ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR MEMBERS OF THE MASS MEDIA TO INTERVIEW MR. HUNTING IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S CONFERENCE ROOM LEE GARDENS 3RD FLOOR, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY AT 2.30 P.M. TOMORROW (SEPTEMBER 17). YOU ARE INVITED TO HAVE THE PRESS CONFERENCE COVERED.
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