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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1975
MR. TIEN NOTED THAT CONSIDERALLE PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IN PERSUADING EMPLOYERS TO ADOPT THE CONCEPT AND PRACTICE OF MODERN APPRENTICE TRAINING.
HOWEVER, A STUDY ON THE INTAKE OF APPRENTICES INTO. INDUSTRY AND THE NUMBER OF PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE STUDENTS IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS SINCE 1971 INDICATED THAT THE LIMIT TO WHICH PROPER APPRENTICE TRAINING COULD DE PROMOTED ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS HAD DEEN REACHED.
IT HAD BEEN CONCLUDED THAT LEGISLATION SHOULD BE INTRODUCED TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROPER APPRENTICE TRAINING IF THE SKILLED MANPOWER NEEDS OF HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIES WERE TO BE ADEQUATELY MET.
MR. TIEN FULLY SUPPORTED THIS AND SAID LEGISLATION, WOULD SEEM, IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, NOT ONLY TO BE DESIRABLE BUT ESSENTIAL. +IT WOULD PROVIDE A MUCH NEEDED FRAMEWORK FOR A PROPERLY CO-ORDINATED AND DIRECTED APPRENTICE TRAINING SYSTEM,+ HE SAID,
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