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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1978
NEW TECHNICAL INSTITUTE BEING BUILT IN
KOWLOON TONG
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A FIFTH TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS BEING BUILT AT RENFREW ROAD IN KOWLOON TONG.
THE INSTITUTE WILL BE NAMED LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AFTER A GENEROUS DONOR WHO HAS CONTRIBUTED SUBSTANTIALLY TOWARDS EQUIPPING OF THE INSTITUTE.
CONSTRUCTION WORK IS PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY AND THE FIRST STAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN JULY NEXT YEAR WHEN CLASSROOMS AND THE ADMINISTRATION BLOCK WILL BE READY. THE SECOND STAGE COMPRISING THE WORKSHOPS, LABORATORIES AND HALL IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN FEBRUARY, 1980.
THE INSTITUTE WILL HAVE 21 CLASSROOMS, 30 WORKSHOPS OR SPECIALISED ROOMS AND THREE MAJOR LABORATORIES AS WELL AS A VISUAL-AID ROOM, A LANGUAGE LABORATORY AND SPORTS FACILITIES.
COMMENTING ON THE NEW INSTITUTE, THE PRINCIPAL, MR. HUGH CAMERON SAID, +1 THINK THIS IS THE BEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE TO BE BUILT SO FAR IN HONG KONG BECAUSE NOT ONLY IS IT WELL PLANNED, IT IS LOCATED ON AN EXTENSIVE OPEN SITE WITH FREE SPACE FOR RECREATION PURPOSES BY THE STUDENTS.
+THERE IS ALSO ROOM ON THE SITE FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE INSTITUTE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.+
MR. CAMERON ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE INSTITUTE HAS BEEN SPECIALLY DESIGNED AND EQUIPPED TO CATER FOR HANDICAPPED STUDENTS WHO WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO ENROL. THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATOR AND RAMPS THROUGHOUT THE BUILDINGS SO THAT STUDENTS IN WHEELCHAIRS CAN GAIN ACCESS TO ALL AREAS.
THE INSTITUTE WILL OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF COURSES FOR FORM 111 AND FORM V SCHOOL LEAVERS. THE DISCIPLINES WILL INCLUDE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING, MOTOR VEHICLE, METAL FINISHING AND A FULL RANGE OF COMMERCIAL, ACCOUNTANCY AND SECRETARIAL COURSES.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WITH A DESIGN DEPARTMENT WHICH WILL INCORPORATE COURSES ON GRAPHIC, INTERIOR, FABRIC AND FASHION DESIGNS AS WELL AS JEWELLERY AND CERAMICS.
THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ATTENDING THE INSTITUTE DAILY WHEN CLASSES ARE FULL IS ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 1,300 AND 1,500, BUT MR. CAMERON POINTED OUT THAT THE ACTUAL ENROLMENT FIGURE WILL BE MUCH HIGHER BECAUSE MANY OF THE STUDENTS WILL BE ATTENDING PART-TIME COURSES -- ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK.
THE INSTITUTE WILL ALSO BE HEAVILY COMMITTED TO RUNNING EVENING COURSES AND THE NUMBER OF SUCH STUDENTS WILL RUN INTO THOUSANDS.
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