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NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE, WHICH IS HOUSED IN THE FORMER TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE, COVERS SHA TAU KOK, SHEUNG SHUI, SHEK WU HUI AND FANLING AND A LARGE PART OF THE BORDER AREA. IT BECAME A SEPARATE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION DISTRICT A YEAR AGO TO STREAMLINE ADMINISTRATION.
EXPANSION AT TECHNICAL INSTITUTES *****
THREE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES WILL BE EXPANDED WITH THE ADDITION OF ANNEXES IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS TO PROVIDE EXTRA PLACES FOR 1 200 STUDENTS AND TO INTRODUCE TRAINING FACILITIES FOR YACHT AND BOAT BUILDING APPRENTICES.
INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME ARE HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, WHICH WILL HAVE A WATERFRONT BLOCK FOR ITS MARINE AND FABRICATION COURSE, MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AND TECHNICAL TEACHERS COLLEGE WHICH WILL HAVE AN ANNEXE CONVERTED FROM THE FORMER VICTORIA TECHNICAL SCHOOL, AND LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WHICH WILL HAVE A SECOND STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT.
AN ANNEXE AT LEE WAI LEE WILL HAVE SPACE FOR ANOTHER 18 CLASSROOMS, SIX SPECIAL ROOMS AND EIGHT WORKSHOPS. THE SIX SPECIAL ROOMS COMPRISE AN APPLIED MECHANICS LABORATORY, AN ACCOUNTING MACHINE ROOM, COMMERCIAL STUDIES ROOM AND MODEL OFFICE, AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS ROOM, CHILD CARE TEACHING ROOM, AND A PROJECT ROOM.
THE EIGHT WORKSHOPS WILL BE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE MECHANICS, VEHICLE BODY REPAIR, MACHINE, BENCH FITTING, PRODUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, AND FOR ELECTRICAL REPAIR, WIRING AND INSTALLATION,
OTHER ADDITIONS INCLUDE A LIBRARY EXTENSION, LECTURE THEATRE, FACILITIES FOR HANDICAPPED STUDENTS, AND A TECHNICAL EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE FOR DISABLED STUDENTS.
UPON COMPLETION OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ANOTHER 470 FULL-TIME AND 1 800 PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE STUDENTS. MOST OF THE PLACES WILL BE FOR COURSES TRANSFERRED FROM THE POLYTECHNIC.
AT MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, THE GROUND AND FIRST FLOORS OF THE FORMER VICTORIA TECHNICAL SCHOOL WILL BE CONVERTED FOR NEW USE, AND WILL COMPRISE TEN CLASSROOMS, FOUR WORKSHOPS/ LABORATORIES, STAFF ROOMS, STORES AND A BASKETBALL COURT.
THE TOP FLOOR OF THE BUILDING WILL BE TAKEN UP BY THE TECHNICAL TEACHERS COLLEGE AND WILL HAVE FOUR CLASSROOMS, A LANGUAGE LABORATORY AND CONTROL ROOM, A MODEL OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL ROOM, THREE ELECTRICAL AND SCIENCE LABORATORIES, A DRAWING OFFICE CLASSROOM, STAFF ROOMS, STORES AND A HALL FOR ASSEMBLY, EXAMINATIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
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