SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1979
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+THIS REPRESENTS AN 8.8 PER CENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF GRADUATES AT TECHNICIAN OR COMPARABLE LEVEL, AND A 14,8 PER CENT INCREASE IN GRADUATES AT CRAFT OR COMPARABLE LEVEL OVER THE 1977/78 FIGURES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE FOUR TECHNICAL INSTITUTES OFFERED COURSES IN TEN MAIN DISCIPLINES, THE HOTEL-KEEPING AND TOURISM STUDIES, COMMERCIAL STUDIES, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, GENERAL STUDIES, PRINTING, TEXTILE INDUSTRIES, CLOTHING INDUSTRIES, AND MARINE AND FABRICATION.
THE MAJORITY OF THE FULL-TIME GRADUATES FOUND JOBS WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF THEIR GRADUATION, AND SOME WENT ON TO FURTHER THEIR STUDIES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID,
AN EMPLOYMENT SURVEY IS BEING CONDUCTED TO FIND OUT FURTHER DETAILS.
THE FIFTH TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, THE LEE WAI LEE IN KOWLOON TONG, HAS COME INTO OPERATION RECENTLY, ADDING TWO NEW AREAS INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN — TO THE EXISTING TEN DISCIPLINES.
WATER CUT ***
FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN CHAI WAN AND THE MID-LEVELS WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 2).
THE WATER SUPPLY TO THE WHOLE OF CHAI WAN EXCLUDING THE NORTH SIDE OF LOK MAN ROAD WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR EIGHT HOURS FROM 9 A.M. TO FACILITATE WORKS ON THE AREA'S SUPPLY SYSTEM.
IN THE MID-LEVELS, SUPPLY WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 P.M. TO 6 A.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY (WEDNESDAY) TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS.
THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY MACDONNEL ROAD, BOWEN ROAD, 15-19 GARDEN ROAD, 44 KENNEDY ROAD AND ALBANY ROAD.