FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1984
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EVENING TRAINING COURSES FOR DISABLED
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THE KWUN TONG SKILLS CENTRE FOR THE DISABLED IS NOW INVITING APPLICATION FOR NINE PART-TIME EVENING TRAINING COURSES DUE TO START IN OCTOBER.
→DISABLED PERSONS AGED 15 OR ABOVE MAY APPLY FOR THESE COURSES ON GARMENT MAKING, COPY TYPEWRITING, ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION, ELECTRONIC REPAIR, GAS WELDING, ELECTRIC ARC WELDING, INDUSTRIAL LEATHERWORK, MACHINE OPERATION AND JOINERY, A CENTRE SPOKESMAN SAID.
AND THESE PROGRAMMES RANGE FROM SIX MONTHS TO TWO YEARS PROVIDE PRACTICAL TRAINING AS WELL AS THEORETICAL STUDIES WITH AN AIM TO TRAIN DISABLED PERSONS FOR JOBS IN INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE, HE ADDED.
UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT, THE CENTRE OFFERS FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT SERVICE FOR THE DISABLED.
DETAILS OF THE PART-TIME EVENING PROGRAMMES, INCLUDING ENTRY REQUIREMENTS, TUITION FEES, DURATION OF COURSES, WILL BE ADVERTISED IN TOMORROW'S NEWSPAPERS.
APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CENTRE AT 487 KWUN TONG ROAD. CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATION IS JULY 23.
TIN SHUI WAI DEVELOPMENT STARTS SOON
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THE FIRST CONTRACT IN CONNECTION WITH DEVELOPING TIN SHUT WAI INTO A NEW TOWN WILL START IN SEPTEMBER.
A 1 150-METRE LONG BOX CULVERT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED TO DIVERT THE TAI RIVER TO THE WESTERN PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AREA TO ENABLE SITE FORMATION WORK TO GO AHEAD.
ALSO, THREE HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE FORMED UNDER THE CONTRACT FOR USE AS A WORKS AREA FOR FUTURE CONTRACTS.
TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT, WHICH WILL TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE, ARE BEING INVITED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
TIN SHUI WAI NEW TOWN WILL BE DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE HOMES FOR 135 000 PEOPLE BY THE EARLY 1990S.
THE MAIN SITE FORMATION CONTRACT WILL COMMENCE LATE IN 1985.