THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1979
SINCE THEN HE HAS ALSO SERVED ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIETY FOR REHABILITATION. FR. COLLINS IS CURRENTLY VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE JOINT COUNCIL FOR THE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DISABLED WHICH IS NOW THE MAIN FORUM FOR VOLUNTARY AGENCIES ENGAGED IN REHABILITATION WORK, DEVELOPED FROM THE
"HIRE THE HANDICAPPED MOVEMENT'. FR. COLLINS ESTABLISHED THE MOVEMENT IN 1969.
IN 1964 HE SET UP CREDIT UNIONS IN HONG KONG AND ASSISTED IN DRAFTING THE 1968 CREDIT UNION ORDINANCE. IN 1975 HE HELPED ESTABLISH AND BECAME CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE OF ACCESS FOR DISABLED PERSONS. HE IS A COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FROM 1973-77.
PLANNING OF SIXTH TECHNICAL INSTITUTE UNDERWAY
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PRELIMINARY PLANNING HAS BEGUN FOR THE SIXTH TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WHICH IS DUE TO BE COMPLETED IN TUEN MỤN AROUND 1984, MR. DAN WATERS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL) SAÍD TODAY (THURSDAY).
HE WAS SPEAKING TO THE ROTARY CLUB OF HONG KONG ISLAND NORTH * ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL INSTITUTES IN THE PAST DECADE.
THE FIRST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AS IT WAS NAMED IS THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WHICH WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED IN SEPTEMBER, 1969. IT WAS FOLLOWED BY TWO OTHERS IN KWAI CHUNG AND KWUN TONG IN 1975, MR. WATERS SAID.
HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WAS OPENED IN 1977- WHILE THE FIFTH, LEE WA! LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WOULD BE OPENED ON A LIMITED SCALE NEXT MONTH, HE SAID.
+THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS ON-ROLL IN ALL INSTITUTES IS NOW IN EXCESS OF 24 000+, MR. WATERS SAID.
THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF STUDENT-PLACES PROVIDED IN INSTITUTES EACH YEAR IS LARGELY BASED ON MANPOWER SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL.
+THE ADVICE OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL AND OTHER BODIES IS ALSO SOUGHT ON CURRICULA AND SYLLABUSES TO MAKE SURE THEY MEET THE NEEDS OF INDUSTRY, MR. WATERS SAID.
INDUSTRY HAD SHOWN SUPPORT TO THE INSTITUTES AS INDICATED BY THE POPULARITY OF PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSES, AND THE GENEROUS DONATIONS TOWARDS THE INSTITUTES.
MR. WATERS ALSO POINTED OUT THAT ALL THESE INSTITUTES ARE RUN BY THE GOVERNMENT AND IT IS ENCOURAGING TO NOTE THAT OF THE $121 MILLION NEEDED IN CAPITAL EXPENDITURE TO ESTABLISH THE INSTITUTES, ABOUT 20 PER CENT OF THE COST HAS BEEN DONATED LARGELY
BY INDUSTRIALISTS,
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