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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1976
HE DID NOT THINK THE MINIMUM PERIOD OF APPRENTICESHIP SHOULD BE DECIDED BY THE COMMISSIONER ALONE.
WHEN THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL RECOMMENDS THAT A PARTICULAR TRADE SHOULD BE DESIGNATED, THE TRAINING COUNCIL
ITSELF SHOULD ALSO RECOMMEND THE MINIMUM PERIOD OF APPRENTICE- SHIP FOR THAT PARTICULAR TRADE,+ DR. CHUNG SAID.
IN REPLY, MR. PRICE SAID THE REGULATIONS AND INDEED THE APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE ITSELF APPLIED EQUALLY TO MALE AND FEMALE APPRENTICES.
REFERRING TO DR. CHUNG'S SECOND POINT, HE SAID THAT FROM ALL THE JOB STANDARDS PREPARED BY THE TEN TRAINING BOARDS HE WAS AWARE OF NO SKILLED CRAFT LIKELY TO BE A DESIGNATED TRADE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ORDINANCE AND WHICH REQUIRED LESS THAN A MINIMUM OF THREE YEARS APPRENTICESHIP.
+SHOULD ANY PROBLEMS ARISE LATER I SHALL CERTAINLY RECONSIDER THE MATTER,+ MR. PRICE SAID.
HE GAVE AN ASSURANCE THAT HE HAD NO INTENTION OF TAKING ANY IMPORTANT DECISION REGARDING APPRENTICESHIP WITHOUT THE ADVICE OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL.+
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