TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1978
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER IN PERSON
FOR 1979 URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS
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PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED AS VOTERS IN NEXT YEAR'S URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS WILL BE ABLE TO DO SO IN PERSON DURING THE TWO WEEKS STARTING TOMORROW (AUGUST 16).
APPLICATIONS HAVE TO BE MADE IN PERSON AT THE REGISTRATION
OF PERSONS OFFICE, 7TH FLOOR, KA CHEONG BUILDING, 4, SUNNING ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG.
AT THE SAME TIME THE PROVISIONAL REGISTER WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AND OBJECTION MAY BE MADE TO THE INCLUSION OF ANY NAME ON THE REGISTER.
OFFICIALS WILL ALSO ACCEPT REQUESTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO CHANGE POLLING STATIONS.
OVER 1,000 YOUNG PEOPLE JOIN APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME
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MORE THAN 1,000 YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE LAST MONTH TAKEN UP CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIPS WHICH WERE PUBLICISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S TRAINING COUNCIL DIVISION.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THERE WERE STILL SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE VACANCIES FOR APPRENTICES IN HONG KONG'S 10 MAJOR INDUSTRIES, AND ANY OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THE JOBS SHOULD APPLY AT THE DIVISION'S OFFICE ON THE 12TH FLOOR OF ASIAN HOUSE, NO. 1 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.
THE VACANCIES ARE IN AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING, BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING, CLOTHING, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRONICS, MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING, PLASTICS, PRINTING, SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP REPAIRS, AND TEXTILES,
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE DEPARTMENT'S TRAINING COUNCIL DIVISION RUNS A YEAR-ROUND APPRENTICE PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WISH TO PURSUE A CAREER IN INDUSTRY THROUGH AN APPRENTICE- SHIP.
THE ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR CRAFT APPRENTICESHIP IS COMPLETION OF FORM 3 SCHOOLING, AND FOR TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP IT IS COMPLETION OF FORM 5 WITH PASSES IN FOUR RELEVANT SUBJECTS IN THE CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION.
THE DURATION OF AN APPRENTICESHIP IS USUALLY FOUR YEARS AND IN THIS PERIOD THE APPRENTICE IS GIVEN PLANNED PRACTICAL ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND, AT THE SAME TIME, AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND RELATED TECHNICAL EDUCATION ON A PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE BASIS AT A TECHNICAL INSTITUTION.
ON COMPLETION OF THE APPRENTICESHIP, THE APPRENTICE IS AWARDED A CERTIFICATE WHICH SERVES AS A YARDSTICK OF HIS COMPETENCE IN THE TRADE OR OCCUPATION HE IS ENGAGED IN.