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SUNDAY, MAY 25, 1980
+WHEN FULLY DEVELOPED LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IS EXPECTED TO HAVE ABOUT 1 000 FULL-TIME STUDENTS AND UP TO 3 000 PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE STUDENTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE NEW INSTITUTE WAS BUILT AT A COST OF ABOUT $19 MILLION WITH THE COST OF EQUIPPING AMOUNTING TO $10 MILLION.
IT COMPRISES 21 CLASS ROOMS, TWO DRAWING ROOMS, A COMPUTER ROOM, SIX LABORATORIES AND 27 WORKSHOPS OR SPECIAL ROOMS.
COURSES OFFERED AT THE INSTITUTE COVER THE FIELDS OF COMMERCIAL STUDIES, GENERAL STUDIES, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND TWO AREAS NEW TO LOCAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, NAMELY DESIGN AND INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY.
THE DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN OFFERS COURSES IN COMMUNICATION, GRAPHIC, INTERIOR, FURNITURE AND JEWELLERY DESIGNS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES COURSES FOR MANUFACTURE AND INDUSTRY, INCLUDING METAL FINISHING, CLOCK AND WATCH, OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY AND FOOTWEAR. IT ALSO OFFERS A DIPLOMA COURSE IN PRODUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING.
THE INSTITUTE HAS ALSO BEEN DESIGNED TO INTEGRATE HANDICAPPED STUDENTS INTO CLASSES AND ABOUT 50 VACANCIES HAVE BEEN RESERVED FOR THESE SPECIAL STUDENTS.
NOTE TO EDITORS.
THE OPENING CEREMONY OF LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AT RENFREW ROAD, KOWLOON TONG WILL BE HELD AT 3 PM ON FRIDAY (MAY 30). YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT.
SURVEY ON CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IS CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC SURVEY ON CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG.
IT IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND EVER TAKEN, AND IS PART OF A LONG-TERM PROGRAMME TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF THESE PARTICULAR SECTORS.
ACTIVITIES COVERED IN THE SURVEY FOR 1979 ARE BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, ARCHITECTURAL, SURVEYING AND PROJECT ENGINEERING FIRMS, AND REAL ESTATE LEASING, BROKERAGE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES,
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