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JOONESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1978
LOOKING AHEAD TO THE FUTURE, MR. CHEN WAS CONFIDENT THAT THE PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE WILL PLAY A GREATER ROLE IN PROVIDING THE MUCH NEEDED TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES AND TO RESPOND TO THE MANUFACTURING CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH OUR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
+WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM U.N. AGENCIES, THE CENTRE WILL BE SETTING UP A HEAT TREATMENT UNIT IN THE COMING YEAR, AND PLANS ARE BEING DEVELOPED FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SERVICES UNIT TO DEAL WITH PRODUCTIVITY RELATED ISSUES,+ HE SAID.
HE ADDED THAT GIVEN THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, THE CENTRE WILL BECOME AN EVEN MORE EFFECTIVE INSTRUMENT OF TECHNOLOGICAL GROWTH IN THE 1980'S.
DIVERSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FORM THREE LEAVERS
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MR. KEN TOPLEY, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, TODAY CALLED ON FORM THREE LEAVERS TO CHOOSE CAREFULLY WHEN CONSIDERING FURTHER STUDIES IN ORDER TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED
IN THE WHITE PAPER ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SENIOR SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION.
HE WAS SPEAKING IN CANTONESE AT THE JOINT SPEECH DAY OF TUNG WAH SECONDARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED BY ABOUT 1,400 STUDENTS FROM SEVEN SCHOOLS.
+STUDENTS SHOULD FIRST FIND OUT WHERE THEIR INTERESTS LIE AND WHAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF DOING BEFORE CHOOSING THE NEXT STEP TO BE TAKEN, MR. TOPLEY SAID. IN THIS WAY THEY CAN MAKE FULL USE OF WHAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR THEM IN THE EDUCATION WHITE PAPER.+
STUDENTS WHO NEED ADVICE AND GUIDANCE IN MAKING THEIR DECISIONS COULD ALWAYS APPROACH THEIR TEACHERS OR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, HE SAID.
LISTING OUT THE DIVERSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FORM THREE LEAVERS, MR. TOPLEY SAID MANY OF THEM COULD GO ON TO RECEIVE SUBSIDISED SENIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION AND LATER ON TERTIARY EDUCATION, WHILE OTHERS COULD CHOOSE TO ENTER TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
THOSE WHO TAKE ON JOBS AFTER FORM THREE COULD, IF THEY WISH, CONTINUE WITH THEIR STUDIES IN SUBSIDISED EVENING SCHOOLS.
MR. TOPLEY PRAISED THE TUNG WAH GROUP FOR ITS EFFORTS IN COMMUNITY SERVICE, ESPECIALLY FOR ITS ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION WITH THE OPERATION OF 19 SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS. HE ALSO NOTED THE GROUP'S INVOLVEMENT IN FURTHER EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS.
LATER MR TOPLEY PRESENTED CERTIFICATES TO THE GRADUATES AND AWARDS TO WINNERS OF ACADEMIC AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
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