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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1979
LAND EXECUTIVES GET CERTIFICATES
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THE DUTIES OF LAND EXECUTIVES HAVE BECOME MORE AND MORE IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC'S HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND SURVEYING, MR. R.D. STRINGER, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
HE SAID IT WAS THEREFORE ESSENTIAL TO PROVIDE THEM WITH A SOUND KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEVANT SUBJECTS SO THAT THEY COULD CARRY OUT THEIR DUTIES EFFICIENTLY.
MR. STRINGER WAS SPEAKING AT THE LAND ADMINISTRATION COURSE CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION CEREMONY IN WHICH 17 LAND EXECUTIVES OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION RECEIVED THE IR CERTIFICATES THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON.
MR. STRINGER RECALLED THAT THE COURSE WAS INTRODUCED IN 1974 TO REPLACE THE N.T.A.'S DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATION WHICH QUAL IF IED THE NEWLY-APPOINTED LAND EXECUTIVES FOR CONFIRMATION TO THE PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT.
+THE COURSE WAS DESIGNED TO EQUIP THE NEWLY-APPOINTED LAND EXECUTIVES WITH THE NECESSARY TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING TO DEAL WITH THE DAY TO DAY LAND ADMINISTRATION WORK IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, SAID HE.
TODAY'S GRADUATES WERE THE THIRD GROUP OF LAND EXECUTIVES TO HAVE COMPLETED THE TWO-YEAR PART-TIME DAY RELEASE COURSE JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE N.T.A. AND THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.
AT PRESENT, 72 OTHER LAND EXECUTIVES ARE ATTENDING THE FOURTH AND FIFTH COURSES, WHICH INCLUDE TRAINING IN VALUATION OF LAND AND BUILDING, LAND SURVEYING, MAP INTERPRETATION AND LAWS RELATED TO LAND ADMINISTRATION.
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