THURSDAY, JE AC, 19.
TOGETHER WITH THE HOTEL TRAINING CENTRE WHICH OFFERS SHORT COURSES ONLY, THE TRAINING CENTRES OF THE PRINTING, MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORK ING, ELECTRONICS AND PLASTICS INDUSTRIES, WILL LATER BE HOUSED IN THE KOWLOON BAY TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX BEING BUILT IN TAI YIP STREET.
A VARIETY OF SHORT COURSES ON FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME BASES WILL BE OFFERED ON COMPLETION OF THE COMPLEX AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
MEANWHILE, THE FIVE ONE-YEAR COURSES WILL BE HELD AT VARIOUS TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
+TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PERSONS TO TAKE UP INDUSTRIAL TRAINING BEFORE ENTERING EMPLOYMENT, WEEKLY ALLOWANCE WILL BE PAID TO FULL-TIME TRAINEES IN THE CENTRES.
+PLACEMENT SERVICE WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE TO HELP TRAINEES TO FIND EMPLOYMENT IN RELATED INDUSTRY ON COMPLETION OF THE IR TRAINING,+ MR MORGAN SAID.
THE FIVE CENTRES WILL EVENTUALLY PRODUCE ABOUT 4 200 TRAINEES AT OPERATIVE, CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN LEVELS ANNUALLY.
MR MORGAN ALSO STRESSED THAT YOUNG PERSONS SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH SKILLS IN ORDER TO START A CAREER IN OUR HIGHLY INDUSTRIAL I SED AND SOPHISTICATED SOCIETY.
THE $110 MILLION COMPLEX WILL EMBODY THE GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRIALISTS' COMMITMENT TO THE PROVISION OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, MR MORGAN CONTINUED.
SIU HONG COURT FINAL PHASE ON SALE
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SITUATED AT THE NORTHERN FRINGE OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN, THE LARGEST HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME PROJECT, SIU HONG COURT, WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
THIS IS CONSIDERED A MAJOR LANDMARK IN THE FAST DEVELOPING INDUSTRIAL-RESIDENTIAL NEW TOWN.
THE COURT OCCUPIES 9.5 HECTARES OF LAND AND WILL ACCOMMODATE ABOUT 20 000 PEOPLE UPON FULL COMPLETION.
ITS FINAL PHASE, WHICH CONSISTS OF SIX 25 TO 35-STOREY BLOCKS, WILL BE ON SALE UNDER THE CURRENT PHASE VIA SALES EXERCISE.
THERE ARE
FLAT SIZES VARY BETWEEN 46.4 AND 63.7 SQUARE METRES. 1 432 TWO-BEDROOM AND THREE-BEDROOM UNITS WITH PRICES RANGING FROM $114 700 TO $188 200.
/THE JC.'S