SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1978
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APPRENTICESHIP FOR LIFT MECHANICS
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF APPRENTICESHIP VACANCIES OPEN TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WISH TO BE TRAINED AS LIFT MECHANICS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THOSE WHO WISH TO TAKE UP THE APPRENTICESHIP SHOULD APPLY TO THE TRAINING COUNCIL DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AT ASIAN HOUSE, WAN CHAI.
THE DURATION OF A LIFT MECHANIC APPRENTICESHIP IS NORMALLY FOUR YEARS BUT GRADUATES OF PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS AND THOSE WHO - HAVE COMPLETED A FULL-TIME ONE-YEAR BASIC CRAFT COURSE MAY ENTER DIRECTLY INTO THE SECOND YEAR OF APPRENTICESHIP.
THE USUAL ENTRY REQUIREMENT IS COMPLETION OF FORM 3 SCHOOLING BUT IN SOME CASES A GENERAL EDUCATION STANDARD OF FORM 2 MAY BE ACCEPTABLE.
COMMENTING ON THE VACANCIES, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD, MR. WARNER YEH, SAID YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR JOBS SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER JOINING THE TRADE.
HE SAID: THERE ARE EXCELLENT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE TRADE. A YOUNG PERSON JOINING IT WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ON-THE-JOB SUCH SKILLS AS INSTALLATION, ADJUSTMENT, SERVICING, MA INTENANCE AND REPAIRING OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF LIFTS AND ESCALATORS. AT THE SAME TIME, AS STIPULATED UNDER THE APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE, AN APPRENTICE IS GIVEN TIME OFF TO ATTEND A RELATED PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSE IN A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE BY THE EMPLOYER, WHO ALSO PAYS FOR THE EXPENSES.+
MR. YEH ADDED THAT THE APPRENTICE WILL BE AWARDED A CERTIFICATE BY HIS EMPLOYER WHEN HE COMPLETES THE APPRENTICESHIP, CERTIFYING THAT THE APPRENTICE HAS BECOME A COMPETENT LIFT MECHANIC AND HAS ACQUIRED THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE.
CANCELLATION OF CAR PARKS
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT 45 PARKING SPACES IN THE MURRAY BARRACKS CAR PARK IN CENTRAL WILL BE CANCELLED FROM 8 A.M. ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 25).
THE AREA WILL BE USED BY THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS A TEMPORARY FIRE STATION TO SERVE PARTS OF WAN CHAI, CENTRAL AND THE MID-LEVELS AREAS.
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