MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1981
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+THEY MAY BE EMPLOYED IN THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE, WATER SUPPLIES OFFICE, AND GEOTECHNICAL OFFICE OF THE PWD OR KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY WORKSHOPS ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THEY WILL ALL BE TAKEN UP BY THE GOVERNMENT, HE ADDED.
+HOWEVER, ARTISANI AND II POSTS ARE NORMALLY FILLED BY CRAFT APPRENTICES WHO HAVE SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED THE IR TRAINING.+
ABOUT 160 APPRENTICES WILL BE RECRUITED FOR THESE POSTS THIS YEAR.
THE FOUR-YEAR APPRENTICESHIP CONSISTS OF BASIC AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.
DURING THE FIRST YEAR, APPRENTICES WILL ATTEND A SIX-MONTH FULL-TIME ENGINEERING CRAFT COURSE AT MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SIX MONTHS BASIC TRAINING IN THE APPRENTICE TRAINING CENTRE AT CAROLINE HILL,
IN THE FOLLOWING THREE YEARS, THEY WILL RECEIVE FURTHER TRAINING IN VARIOUS GOVERNMENT WORKSHOPS AS WELL AS ATTENDING PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSES IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES,
THE COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS ON BENCH FITTING, MACHINE TOOLS, WELDING, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONICS AND SHEET METAL WORK,
+ THE TRAINING SCHEME PRACTICALLY COVERS EVERY MAJOR ARTISAN TRADE THUS PROVIDING APPRENTICES WITH A BROAD ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE,+ MR WONG SAID.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE SCHEME ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL CITY DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICES, LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICES AND THE APPRENTICE TRAINING CENTRE OF THE PWD'S ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE.
STUDY ON BUSINESS SPONSORSHIP OF THE ARTS ****
A CULTURAL EXPERT FROM THE UK IS IN HONG KONG TO LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING BUSINESS SPONSORSHIP OF THE ARTS IN HONG KONG.
MR LUKE RITTNER, DIRECTOR OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR BUSINESS SPONSORSHIP OF THE ARTS (ABSA), HAS BEEN INVITED TO HONG KONG BY THE BRITISH COUNCIL AND THE GOVERNMENT'S RECREATION AND CULTURE DIVISION.
HE ARRIVED ON JANUARY 10 (SATURDAY) AND WILL STAY UNTIL JANUARY 19.
/DURING HIS