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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1982
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PRAISED FOR CONTRIBUTION TO HK GROWTH
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HONG KONG COULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED ITS REMARKABLE RATE OF DEVELOPMENT IN RECENT YEARS WITHOUT THE GREAT CONTRIBUTION MADE BY THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN SATISFYING THE DEMAND FOR NEW BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING THIS AFTERNOON IN OPENING THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY'S SECOND TRAINING CENTRE, AT KWAI CHUNG,
SIR EDWARD SAID NEW TOWNS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING, TRANSPORT NETWORKS AND OTHER MAJOR CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECTS WOULD CONTINUE TO BE REQUIRED.
THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, THE GOVERNOR POINTED OUT, EMPLOYED OVER 86 000 PEOPLE.
+TO DEVELOP FURTHER IT MUST CONTINUE TO BE EFFICIENT, PRODUCTIVE AND COMPETITIVE AND FOR THIS IT WILL DEPEND ON AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF SKILLED AND WELL TRAINED MANPOWER, + SIR EDWARD SAID.
THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY HAD TAKEN THE LEAD IN PROVIDING THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN THE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THE WORK, THE GOVERNOR SAID.
THE TRAINING WHICH THE AUTHORITY ORGANISED ENABLED THE YOUNG PEOPLE TO FOLLOW A WORTHWHILE AND SATISFYING CAREER AND TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUTURE PROSPERITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG, HE SAID.
IN ESTABLISHING THE SECOND TRAINING CENTRE, THE AUTHORITY SHOWED ITS DETERMINATION TO PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL TRAINING FACILITIES SO NECESSARY FOR THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE.
THE GOVERNOR SAID HE WAS PLEASED TO LEARN THAT THE AUTHORITY WAS CONSIDERING ESTABLISHING A THIRD CENTRE.
HE SAID THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WAS COMMITTED TO MAKING LAND AVAILABLE, FREE OF PREMIUM, FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING TRAINING FACILITIES FOR NON-PROF IT-MAKING INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SCHEMES.
THE AUTHORITY, HE ADDED, HAD THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR ITS PLANS TO PROVIDE A THIRD TRAINING CENTRE ON HONG KONG ISLAND.
THE GOVERNOR THEN CONGRATULATED THE MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY FOR WORKING SO HARD TO BRING THE CENTRE TO COMPLETION SO QUICKLY,
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