FRIDAY, JANUARY
1984
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THE BUILDING COMPLEX, HE SAID, WOULD PROBABLY BE UNIQUE.
+NOWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD HAVE FIVE TRAINING CENTRES COVERING VERY DIVERSE OCCUPATIONS BEEN INCORPORATED IN ONE MULTI-STOREY BUILDING, PARTLY BECAUSE OF LIMITATION OF SPACE.
+BUT ADMIRATION FOR THE INGENUITY AND THE PROFESSIONALISM OF ALL CONCERNED WITH THE PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING, SHOULD NOT BE DIMINISHED, SIR PHILIP SAID.
HE CONGRATULATED THE VTC AND ITS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARDS AND COMMITTEES FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN FIRST IDENTIFYING HONG KONG'S MANPOWER NEEDS AND THEN IN ASSISTING THE GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT SCHEMES TO MEET THESE NEEDS.
*THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO RENDER THE COUNCIL ITS FULL SUPPORT, FINANCIAL AND OTHERWISE, TO ENABLE THE COUNCIL TO CARRY OUT ITS TASK, HE SAID.
ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WERE CHAIRMAN OF THE VTC, DR FRANCIS TIEN AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR MORRIS MORGAN.
DR TIEN THANKED THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE SUPPORT GIVEN TO THE COUNCIL AND IN PARTICULAR FOR GRANTING THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO CARRY OUT ITS FUNCTIONS,
THE KOWLOON BAY TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX IS THE FIRST OF TWO TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEXES BEING BUILT BY THE VTC WITH FUNDS PROVIDED BY GOVERNMENT, HE SAID.
IT WILL HOUSE THE TRAINING CENTRES OF THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, HOTEL, MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING INDUSTRY, PLASTICS AND PRINTING INDUSTRIES.
A TOTAL OF 18 FULL-TIME AND TWO PART-TIME COURSES WILL BE
OFFERED RANGING FROM 30 HOURS TO ONE YEAR.
THE COMPLEX HAS CAPACITY FOR 4 200 TRAINEES A YEAR.
TO GIVE THE TRAINEES A FEEL OF THE INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT, THEY WILL BE TRAINED UNDER AS NEAR ACTUAL WORKING CONDITIONS AS POSSIBLE TO ARRANGE, DR TIEN SAID.
RECREATIONAL AREAS AND COMMON FACILITIES INCLUDING A CANTEEN, AN ASSEMBLY HALL, A LIBRARY, CONFERENCE ROOMS, FIRST AID ROOM ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THE USE OF TRAINEES AND STAFF OF THE CENTRES.
THE COMPLEX IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED AND OPERATIONAL EARLY NEXT YEAR.
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