SUNDAY, JULY 6, 1980
ONE HIGHLIGHT WAS A MOCK DRUG RAID ON A JUNK BY SECURITY FORCES, INCLUDING THE POLICE, CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE, ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS) AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE.
THE OTHER PROGRAMMES COMPRISED A FREE-FALL PARACHUTE DISPLAY, WATER-SKIING DEMONSTRATION, CANOE POLO MATCH, WINDSURFING DISPLAY, WATER SPRAY DISPLAY BY THE FIREBOAT ALEXANDER GRANTHAM AND A TREASURE HUNT. THE POLICE BAND PROVIDED MUSIC.
SIR ALBERT RODRIGUES, CHAIRMAN OF ACAN- MR LEWIS DAVIES, SECRETARY FOR SECURITY- MR PETER LEE, COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS AND MANY SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AS WELL AS KAIFONG LEADERS ALSO ATTENDED THE CARNIVAL.
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR TECHNICAL INSTITUTE COURSES
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THE FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES RUN BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ARE INVITING APPLICATIONS FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY) FOR ALL THEIR FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSES IN THE COMING ACADEMIC YEAR.
WITH MORE THAN 13 360 PLACES AVAILABLE, THERE ARE ABUNDANT CHANCES FOR STUDY BY YOUTHS SEEKING TECHNICAL EDUCATION BEFORE STARTING A CAREER, AND FOR EMPLOYEES ALREADY IN INDUSTRY WHO WISH TO FURTHER DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIALS WITHOUT FORESAKING THEIR JOBS.
THE FIVE INSTITUTES, MORRISON HILL, KWAI CHUNG, KWUN TONG, HAKING WONG AND LEE WAI LEE, TOGETHER PROVIDE SOME 118 COURSES IN ALMOST ALL AREAS OF THE LOCAL INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND SERVICES SECTORS.
THE COURSES COVER THE CLOTHING AND TEXTILE INDUSTRIES, COMMERCIAL STUDIES, CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, GENERAL STUDIES, HOTEL-KEEPING AND TOURISM STUDIES, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, MARINE AND FABRICATION, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, AND PRINTING.
THEY ARE OFFERED TO THOSE WITH POST-FORM FIVE OR POST-FORM THREE STANDARD AT TECHNICIAN OR CRAFT LEVEL RESPECTIVELY, LEADING TO THE AWARD OF A DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE.
TO ACHIEVE GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN ACCREDITATION, A CREDIT-UNIT SYSTEM HAS BEEN ADOPTED FOR TECHNICIAN STUDY PROGRAMMES IN THE MAIN DISCIPLINES.
ELEVEN OF THESE PROGRAMME INCLUDING BUILDING STUDIES, CIVIL ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, SHIP BUILDING AND SHIP REPAIR HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY THE TECHNICIAN EDUCATION COUNCIL (TEC) IN BRITAIN, WHILE APPROVAL FOR OTHERS IS BEING SOUGHT.
"THE APPROVED