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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1976
NEW CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE
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THE TOPPING-OFF CEREMONY OF THE NEW CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND NOW BEING BUILT IN HONG KONG, WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT TAI YIP STREET, KWUN TONG.
MR. M.T. GEOFFREY YEH, CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.
THE NEW CENTRE WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO COME INTO OPERATION IN APRIL NEXT YEAR WILL BE SIX STOREYS HIGH AND WILL ACCOMMODATE WORKSHOPS, LECTURE ROOMS, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND A CANTEEN.
IT WILL PROVIDE ONE-YEAR FULL-TIME BASIC TRAINING FOR ABOUT 660 CRAFT TRAINEES IN THE KEY CONSTRUCTION TRADES.
AFTER COMPLETING THE BASIC TRAINING COURSES, THE TRAINEES WILL BE PLACED WITH BUILDING CONTRACTORS AS CRAFT APPRENTICES FOR TWO YEARS TO OBTAIN SITE EXPERIENCE BEFORE BECOMING QUAL IF IED CRAFTSMEN.
ON COMING INTO OPERATION THE CENTRE WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY BY PROVIDING THE NECESSARY CRAFTSMEN REQUIRED.
THE SCHEME WILL ALSO PROVIDE AN AVENUE FOR HONG KONG'S YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE TRAINED FOR A CAREER.
BUILT ON A SITE OF ABOUT 59,000 SQUARE FEET GRANTED BY GOVERNMENT AT NIL PREMIUM, THE CENTRE WILL COST ABOUT $6.5 MILLION.
ITS CAPITAL AND RECURRENT COSTS ARE FINANCED BY A TRAINING LEVY PAYABLE BY THE CONTRACTORS CONCERNED AT THE RATE OF 0.25 PER CENT OF THE VALUE OF ALL CONSTRUCTION WORKS UNDERTAKEN IN HONG KONG.
NOTE TO EDITORS :
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE CEREMONY WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE IN TAI YIP STREET, (KOWLOON BAY) KWUN TONG, AT 10 A.M. TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
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