WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1982
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APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH
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THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SECTION OF THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT NOW OPERATES AN APPRENTICE PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR QUALIFIED YOUTHS WISHING TO PURSUE INDUSTRIAL CAREERS.
BOTH CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIPS ARE BEING OFFERED IN HONG KONG'S 10 MAJOR INDUSTRIES: AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING, BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING, CLOTHING, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONICS, MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING, PLASTICS, PRINTING, SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP REPAIR, AND TEXTILES.
THE ENTRY REQUIREMENT IS COMPLETION OF FORM FIL FOR CRAFT APPRENTICESHIP WHILE FOR TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP COMPLETION OF FORM V IS REQUIRED, WITH GRADE E OR ABOVE IN FOUR RELEVANT SUBJECTS IN THE CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
DURING THE APPRENTICESHIP, WHICH NORMALLY LASTS FOUR YEARS, APPRENTICES RECEIVE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROVIDED BY THE IR EMPLOYERS, AND AT THE SAME TIME ATTEND PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE TECHNICAL COURSES EITHER IN A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OR AT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.
ON COMPLETION OF THEIR TRAINING, APPRENTICES WILL BE AWARDED CERTIFICATES BY THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, CERTIFYING THEIR COMPETENCY IN THE TRADE FOR WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN TRAINED.
FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE AT THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SECTION, TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT, 12TH FLOOR, ASIAN HOUSE, 1 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS ON HK ISLAND
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THE EASTERN HALF OF POLLOCK'S PATH AT THE PEAK WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT FOR ABOUT A MONTH TO ALLOW ROAD WORKS TO BE CARRIED OUT.
FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (JULY 23) FORTRESS HILL ROAD IN NORTH POINT NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH CHUNG ON TERRACE WILL BE CLOSED TO SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC FOR ROAD WORKS.
DURING THE CLOSURE, SOUTHBOUND VEHICLES WILL BE DIVERTED VIA TIN HAU TEMPLE ROAD.
HOWEVER, FRANCHISED BUSES TRAVELLING ON FORTRESS HILL ROAD WILL NOT BE AFFECTED.
ALSO FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (JULY 23), DEEP WATER BAY ROAD BETWEEN NAM FUNG ROAD AND THE WONG NAI CHUNG GAP ROAD ROUNDABOUT WILL BE RE-OPENED TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF CABLE LAYING WORKS,
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