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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1978
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE HOLDS OPEN DAY
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THE KWUN TONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE - NOW IN ITS THIRD YEAR CF OPERATION WILL HOLD ITS OPEN DAY ON FRIDAY AND SUNDAY
(APRIL 14 AND 16).
THE INSTITUTE WILL BE OPEN FROM 2 P.M. TO 6 P.M. ON BOTH DAYS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO SEE STUDENTS AT WORK IN THE WORKSHOPS, THERE WILL ALSO BE FASHION SHOWS BETWEEN 3 P.M. AND 5 P.M. ON THOSE DAYS.
THE INSTITUTE HAS AN ENROLMENT OF 3,000 STUDENTS IN FULL- TIME DAY CLASSES, PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE CLASSES, AND EVENING CLASSES.
IT ALSO OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF SHORT COURSES TO UPGRADE SKILLS OF CRAFTSMEN AND TECHNICIANS WORKING IN INDUSTRY. IT HAS 60 FULL-TIME TEACHING STAFF.
THERE ARE FIVE TEACHING DEPARTMENTS IN THE INSTITUTE CLOTHING INDUSTRIES, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, PRINTING, AND TEXTILE INDUSTRIES.
COURSES RUN BY THESE DEPARTMENTS ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE DEMAND OF LOCAL INDUSTRIES AT BOTH THE TECHNICIAN AND CRAFTSMAN LEVELS,
THE KWUN TONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IS ONE OF THE FOUR TECHNICAL INSTITUTES WHICH WERE PLANNED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WITH THE ADVICE OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL
IN CLOSE LIAISON WITH THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC. THE INSTITUTE OPENED IN SEPTEMBER 1975.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CPE DAY OF THE KWUN TONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FROM 2 P.M. TO 3 P.". AT 25 HIU PING STREET, KWUN TONG, KOWLOON ON APRIL 14 AND 15.
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