TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1981
IN THE FIRST YEAR, APPRENTICES WILL ATTEND A SIX-MONTH FULL-TIME ENGINEERING CRAFT COURSE AT MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL
INSTITUTE, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SIX MONTHS OF BASIC TRAINING IN THE APPRENTICE TRAINING CENTRE AT CAROLINE HILL.
IN THE FOLLOWING THREE YEARS, THEY WILL RECEIVE FURTHER TRAINING IN VARIOUS GOVERNMENT WORKSHOPS AND ATTEND 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, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICES AND THE APPRENTICE TRAINING CENTRE OF THE PWD'S ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE.
PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY ****
THE COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, TODAY (TUESDAY) WELCOMED THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB OF ITS AGREEMENT TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN WORK FOR AN ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
MR WIGGHAM'S COMMENTS FOLLOWED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOCKEY CLUB, MR PETER WILLIAMS'S SPEECH AT THE CLUB'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING THIS EVENING.
+THE ACADEMY, + HE SAID, +WILL PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED FACILITIES FOR REHEARSAL AND TRAINING IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, AND WILL BE USED BY A WIDE RANGE OF ORGANISATIONS, BOTH AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL.+
+THE GROWTH OF THE PERFORMING ARTS IN HONG KONG IS HAMPERED BY A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF PREMISES FOR THIS PURPOSE, SO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ACADEMY WILL GREATLY ASSIST THEIR DEVELOPMENT, + HE SAID.
MR WIGGHAM CONFIRMED THAT LAND ADJACENT TO THE ARTS CENTRE HAD BEEN SUGGESTED AS A POSSIBLE SITE FOR THE ACADEMY, SUBJECT TO THE VIEWS OF THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.
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+ IF THE PROJECT PROVES FEASIBLE ON THIS SITE, SAID MR WIGGHAM, +WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE LOW RISE BUILDINGS IN A PARK-LIKE SETTING, SO AS TO PRESERVE THE OPEN NATURE OF THE SITE. PUBLIC USE OF THE PARK AREAS WOULD BE ENCOURAGED.+
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