THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1903
+HOWEVER, OTHER LINES SUCH AS THE EAST KOWLOON LINE AND THE MTR EXTENSION TO JUNK BAY HAVE BEEN STUDIED AND OUTLINE PLANS DO EXIST FOR THEM. THEY MAY BE BUILT IN THE FUTURE.
+HENCE, IT IS CLEAR THAT FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE AND ON LAND THE BUSES WILL REMAIN THE BULK PUBLIC TRANSPORT CARRIERS WHILE ON THE WATER THE FERRIES WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE.
+ IN ADDITION, GOVERNMENT WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE THE MINIBUSES REINFORCE THEIR COMPLEMENTARY ROLE WITHIN THE URBAN AREA, THAT IS TO SAY, FOR THEM TO SUPPORT THE BUS AND RAIL SERVICES RATHER THAN DIRECTLY COMPETE WITH THESE LARGER CAPACITY MODES.+
AS IN THE URBAN AREAS, THERE ARE NO IMMEDIATE PLANS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TO BUILD ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIL LINKS BUT EXTENSIONS TO THE EXISTING SYSTEM HAVE BEEN STUDIED AND MAY BE IMPLEMENTED IN DUE COURSE.
HOWEVER, MR SCURFIELD SAID THAT NEGOTIATIONS WERE CONTINUING WITH A VIEW TO INTRODUCING A LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM TO SERVE THE TOWNS OF TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG.
SIR PHILIP VISITS TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, TODAY VISITED THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, WHICH WAS BUILT IN 1970 AS THE FIRST OF THE FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, DR FRANCIS TIEN AND THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, MR MORRIS MORGAN.
SINCE THE COUNCIL WAS ESTABLISHED IN FEBRUARY LAST YEAR, IT HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
SIR PHILIP MET TEACHING STAFF OF THE INSTITUTE, AND LATER SAW STUDENTS OF VARIOUS DISCIPLINES AT WORK IN CLASSROOMS AND WORKSHOPS AS HE TOURED THE CAMPUS, ACCOMPANIED BY THE PRINCIPAL, MR A. FONG-YAN.
HE ALSO VISITED THE ANNEX, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY THE VICTORIA TECHNICAL SCHOOL, TAKEN OVER BY THE INSTITUTE IN 1981 AND CONVERTED IT INTO ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS AND LECTURE ROOMS.
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WITH THE EXTENDED CAPACITY. THE INSTITUTE WAS ABLE TO OFFER MORE PLACES TO COPE WITH THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
ONE OF THE COUNCIL'S IMMEDIATE PROJECTS IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THREE NEW TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, IN TUEN MUN, SHA TIN AND ON HONG KONG ISLAND, BY 1986. THIS WILL THEN DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENT PLACES, FROM THE PRESENT 7 800 TO 15 500.
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