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FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1980
IN-SERVICE TRAINING TO KEEP UP WITH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT *****
TECHNOLOGY IS EXPECTED TO GROW RAPIDLY IN THE NEXT 25 YEARS AND THE WORK FORCE WILL REQUIRE IN-SERVICE TRAINING TO KEEP UP WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT, MR. DAN WATERS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL) SAID TODAY (FRIDAY),
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE SPEECH DAY OF ST. BENEDICT'S SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL IN CHOI HUNG ESTATE.
+MANY OF YOU YOUNG PEOPLE HERE WITH ME TODAY WILL HAVE TO LEARN NEW JOBS AND WILL HAVE TO BE RETRAINED THREE OR MORE TIMES IN YOUR WORKING LIFE TIME IN ORDER TO KEEP PACE WITH THE RAPID DEVELOPMENTS OF TECHNOLOGY.
+HONG KONG PEOPLE ARE BOTH INTELLIGENT AND ADAPTABLE SO THEY SHOULD HAVE LITTLE DIFFICULTY IN COPING WITH THE SITUATION, MR. WATERS SAID.
HE PRAISED THE PEOPLE AS THE REAL SECRET+ BEHIND THE SUCCESS OF HONG KONG.
+WE ARE FORTUNATE IN HONG KONG BECAUSE WE HAVE A LARGE ACTIVE POPULATION AND OUR PEOPLE ARE INTELLIGENT AND WILLING TO WORK HARD, MR. WATERS SAID.
YOUNG PEOPLE MUST LEARN TO COMMUNICATE AND WORK WITH THEIR HANDS WHILE IN SCHOOL IN ORDER TO COPE WITH THE RAPID CHANGES AND DEVELOPMENT IN FUTURE, HE SAID.
STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO SPEAK, READ AND WRITE WELL, NOT ONLY IN CHINESE BUT ALSO IN ENGLISH WHICH IS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE, HE ADDED.
IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT THAT THEY LEARN TO LIVE WITH TECHNOLOGY WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE GOING TO WORK IN INDUSTRY.
+BECAUSE WE LIVE IN AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE LEARN TO ACCEPT AND TO ADAPT TO TECHNOLOGY, MR. WATERS SAID.
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