MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1982
THE $24 MILLION STUDY WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE PLANNING ELEMENT OF THE STUDY TEAM WILL BE PROVIDED BY ROBERT MATTHEW JOHNSON-MARSHALL AND PARTNERS, WHOSE PLANNING PARTNERS, MR R.H. STEWART, WILL BE THE PROJECT DIRECTOR. THE ENGINEERING AND TRANSPORTATION ELEMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED BY SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK AND PARTNERS, THE URBAN AND PORT ECONOMIC ELEMENTS BY COOPERS AND LYBRAND' ASSOCIATES LTD. AND VALUATION EXPERTISE BY COLLIER PETTY, CHARTERED SURVEYORS.
OTHER SPECIALISED INPUTS WILL INCLUDE PORT OPERATIONS, LANDSCAPE AND PREVENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. MATHEMATICAL MODEL STUDIES TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF FURTHER RECLAMATIONS AND URBAN GROWTH IN THE HARBOUR AREA AND ITS POSSIBLE DISADVANTAGES WITH REGARD TO POLLUTION AND TIDAL CURRENTS WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE HYDRAULIC RESEARCH STATION, WALLINGFORD AND THE WATER RESEARCH CENTRE, STEVENAGE, UNITED KINGDOM.
VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL HOLDS FIRST MEETING *****
THE FIRST MEETING OF THE NEWLY-APPOINTED VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL WAS HELD TODAY.
THE COUNCIL'S CHAIRMAN, MR FRANCIS TIEN, SAID THE MEETING WAS A MILESTONE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING IN HONG KONG.
THE NEW BODY HAS BEEN CHARGED, NOT ONLY WITH THE ADVISORY DUTIES WHICH THE OLD HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL HAD PREVIOUSLY, BUT ALSO WITH THE TASK OF ACTUALLY OPERATING AND MANAGING TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRES.
+CENTRES TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE CRAFTSMEN AND TECHNICIANS NEEDED BY HONG KONG'S INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE ARE PROPERLY TRAINED ARE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH CENTRES WILL BE A PRIORITY OF THE NEW COUNCIL.
+BUT IT IS JUST AS VITAL THAT THESE YOUNG PERSONS RECEIVE EDUCATION IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES TO COMPLEMENT THE TRAINING AND TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL FULLY,
+HONG KONG MUST HAVE A WELL-EDUCATED, TRAINED WORKFORCE IF IT IS TO CONTINUE TO PROSPER AND IMPROVE ITS STANDARDS FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT, HE SAID.
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