SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1981
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PART-TIME DAY RELEASE COURSES STUDIED
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THE COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL TRAINING IN INSTITUTIONS OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL HAS COMPILED A REPORT ON THE THIRD SURVEY OF PART-TIME DAY RELEASES (PTDR) COURSES RUN BY THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND FIVE EXISTING TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
THE SURVEY, WHICH COVERED ABOUT 2 260 INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND 40 HOTELS, WAS AIMED AT:
* FINDING OUT THE PTDR COURSES WHICH EMPLOYERS WOULD LIKE PROVIDED FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES IN THE POLYTECHNIC AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTES-
* FINDING OUT THE LOCATIONS WHERE EMPLOYERS WOULD PREFER
SUCH COURSES TO BE PROVIDED, AND
* ASSESSING WHETHER THE QUALITY OF EXISTING PTDR COURSES IS
MEETING THE NEEDS OF EMPLOYERS.
THE REPORT, WHICH PRESENTS THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY AND THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT ON PTDR COURSE ENROLMENT, IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, AT $10 A COPY.
TENDERS SOUGHT FOR SQUASH COURTS
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO ADDITIONAL SQUASH COURTS AT THE KWAI SHING SWIMMING POOL.
A PWD SPOKESMAN SAID THE PROJECT WAS PART OF A DRIVE TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR MORE COURTS CAUSED BY THE GROWING NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN THE DISTRICT.
THE NEW COURTS WILL BE BUILT BENEATH THE CAR PARK DECK OF THE SWIMMING POOL AND WILL BE BUILT TO FULL CHAMPIONSHIP STANDARDS.
THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB HAS DONATED $500 000 TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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