KOWLOON
NAMES OF SCHOOLS
FUK WING STREET GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL SHEK KIP ME | GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL SO UK NORTH GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL LI CHENG UK GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL TAI HANG TUNG GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL TONG MEI ROAD GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL JORDAN ROAD GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL HUNG HOM GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL KAI TAK GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL LOK FU GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL
MA TAU CHUNG GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL WONG TA! SIN GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL
MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1977
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HK TRAINING COUNCIL CHAIRMAN TOURS TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL, THE HON. FRANCIS TIEN, TODAY (MONDAY) URGED EMPLOYERS IN THE CLOTHING
INDUSTRY TO MAKE USE OF THE WELL EQUIPPED FACILITIES AT THE KWAI CHUNG AND KWUN TONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTES BY SENDING THEIR TRAINEES AND APPRENTICES AT CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN LEVELS TO ATTEND THE PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSES.
MR. TIEN MADE THE APPEAL WHEN HE WAS TOURING THE KWAI CHUNG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AT ITS OPEN WEEK WITH A PARTY OF ABOUT 20 MEMBERS OF THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD AND EXECUTIVES OF VARIOUS GARMENT ASSOCIATIONS.
HE STRESSED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION REQUIRED FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE INDUSTRY IS ENTERING INTO THE REGION OF HIGH QUALITY AND SOPHISTICATION IN THE WORLD MARKET.
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST MANPOWER SURVEY BY THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD, HE SAID, THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY NEEDED TO TRAIN SOME 600 TECHNICIAN APPRENTICES AND SOME 100 CRAFT APPRENTICES EACH YEAR.
THE TOURING PARTY WHICH INCLUDED MR. HORACE KNIGHT, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR (INDUSTRIAL TRAINING) WAS GUIDED ROUND THE INSTITUTE'S CLOTHING DEPARTMENT BY THE PRINCIPAL OF THE INSTITUTE, MR. LINCOLN LIEU.
THE PARTY WAS IMPRESSED BY THE WELL EQUIPPED FACILITIES PROVIDED AT THE INSTITUTE ESPECIALLY THE SEWING AND CUTTING WORK- SHOPS AND THE FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME CLASSES WHICH ARE HELPING THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY TO TRAIN MANPOWER AT THE CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN LEVELS.
THE INSTITUTE WHICH OFFERS A CERTIFICATE COURSE IN CLOTHING MANUFACTURE AIMS TO TRAIN MARKER MAKERS, PATTERN MAKERS AND SUPERVISORS FOR THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY.
THERE IS ALSO A SEWING MACHINE MECHANIC COURSE FOR TRAINING MECHANICS TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SEWING MACHINE AND PRESSING EQUIPMENT.