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SUNDAY, MAY 25, 1980
TV SERIES ON LABOUR MATTERS BEING PRODUCED
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THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF WORKERS AND SOME OTHER LABOUR MATTERS WILL SOON BE BROUGHT INTO THE SPOTLIGHT BY A SERIES OF TELEVISION DRAMA PROGRAMMES.
THE SERIES IS BEING PRODUCED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
EPISODES OF THE SERIES WILL FEATURE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, WORKMEN'S LEGAL ENTITLEMENTS, APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING, LEGAL PROTECTION FOR WOMEN AND YOUNG WORKERS, INDUSTRIAL HEALTH, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AND CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THE DEPARTMENT WAS GIVING FULL SUPPORT TO THE SERIES.
+QUITE A NUMBER OF OUR DIVISIONS AND UNITS ARE ASSISTING IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, INCLUDING THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE, LABOUR RELATIONS DIVISION AND THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION DIVISION.
+HELP IS BEING GIVEN IN BRIEFING RTHK PRODUCERS ON LABOUR MATTERS, IN PREPARING THE SCRIPTS AND IN LOCATION SHOOTING.
*THE SERIES WILL MAKE WORKERS REALISE MORE FULLY THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT. +
THE FIRST EPISODE IS EXPECTED TO BE SCREENED LATER THIS YEAR,
SIR Y.K. KAN TO OPEN FIFTH TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
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LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, THE FIFTH RUN BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY SIR Y.K. KAN ON FRIDAY (MAY 30). DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR KENNETH TOPLEY WILL ALSO ATTEND THE OPENING CEREMONY.
THE INSTITUTE AT RENFREW ROAD, KOWLOON TONG HAS BEEN OPERATING A NUMBER OF CLASSES SINCE LAST OCTOBER IN A CLASS ROOM AND ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK, WITH AN ENROLMENT OF OVER 1 200 STUDENTS.
NOW WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE REMAINING BUILDINGS WHICH HOUSE MOST OF THE WORKSHOPS AND LABORATORIES, THE INSTITUTE WILL BE NEARLY FULLY EQUIPPED FOR THE START OF THE 1980/81 ACADEMIC YEAR, A SPOKESMAN FOR LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE SAID.
+BY SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR WE WILL BE READY TO ACCEPT 740 FULL-TIME AND 1 700 PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE STUDENTS, HE SAID.
THIS, TOGETHER WITH THE INTAKE OF THE OTHER FOUR TECHNICAL INSTITUTES OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WILL ACCOMMODATE A TOTAL OF 4 000 FULL-TIME AND 13 600 PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE STUDENTS.
/+WHEN FULLY