SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1980
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COURSES TO TRAIN MORE BOILER OPERATORS
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THE HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AND THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, ARE TO RUN EVENING COURSES TO TRAIN MORE QUALIFIED BOILER OPERATORS.
THE DEPARTMENT HAD APPROACHED THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE POLYTECHNIC TO ORGANISE THE COURSES WITH A VIEW TO SOLVING A SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED OPERATORS, MAINLY IN THE GARMENT INDUSTRY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) UNDER THE BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS ORDINANCE ALL BOILERS MUST BE OPERATED UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF PEOPLE HOLDING CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY.
THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES SITTING FOR CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY EXAMINATION HAD DOUBLED, BUT THIS STILL COULD NOT SOLVE THE SHORTAGE.
*WITH A VIEW TO OVERCOMING THE SHORTAGE, ASSISTANCE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC WAS SOUGHT. AS A RESULT, THE POLYTECHNIC AND THE HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE RAVE AGREED TO START EVENING COURSES OF 16 TO 18 HOURS DURATION EXTENDING OVER FOUR TO FIVE WEEKS.+
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE COURSES WERE EXPECTED TO START IN EARLY OCTOBER AND INITIALLY WOULD COVER THE BOILERS USED IN THE GARMENT INDUSTRY, 1.E. CLASSES 111 AND ILI(A).
PEOPLE HOLDING CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY FOR CLASSIF BOILERS WERE ALLOWED TO OPERATE THE MANUALLY AS WELL AS THE AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED BOILERS AND STEAM RECEIVERS, HE SAID.
THOSE HOLDING CERTIFICATES FOR CLASS III(A) BOILERS WERE PERMITTED TO OPERATE THE MANUALLY CONTROLLED BOILERS ONLY.
THEREFORE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, CANDIDATES FOR THE CLASS 111 BOILER COURSE SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST NINE MONTHS' EXPERIENCE IN OPERATING BOILERS. OF WHICH AT LEAST SIX MONTHS MUST BE IN CONNECTION WITH THE AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED BOILERS. THOSE FOR CLASS 111(A) SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST SIX MONTHS' EXPERIENCE
IN OPERATING MANUALLY CONTROLLED BOILERS.
CANDIDATES FOR THE COURSES SHOULD NORMALLY BE MORE THAN 21 YEARS OLD.
THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION WILL BE CANTONESE. AT THE END OF THE COURSES THE CANDIDATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE A WRITTEN EXAMINATION.
THOSE SUCCESSFUL IN THE EXAMINATION WILL BE ISSUED WITH CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY BY THE PRINCIPAL SURVEYOR OF BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WITHOUT HAVING TO SIT FOR THE DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATION.
THOSE INTERESTED IN THE COURSES SHOULD APPROACH THE POLYTECHNIC OR THE HAKING WONG INSTITUTE FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR APPLICATION FORMS.
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