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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1984
HE SAID GOVERNMENT MUST BE SATISFIED BEFORE BESTOWING RECOGNITION ON A PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE, THAT THE INSTITUTE COULD DEMONSTRATE AND ENSURE THAT ITS TRAINING AND ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS MET THE HIGH STANDARDS REQUIRED OF RECOGNISED PROFESSIONAL BODIES, AND THAT IT HAD THE STRENGTH, THE WILL, AND THE RESOURCES TO EXERCISE DISCIPLINE AND MAINTAIN THESE STANDARDS.
IN WELCOMING THE FORMATION OF THE INSTITUTE, HE SAID: +HOWEVER, SUCH MATTERS TAKE TIME, AND I MUST ASK YOU TO BE PATIENT AND ALLOW THE RECOGNITION PROCESS TO FOLLOW ITS NATURAL DEVELOPMENT.+
ON THE FUTURE OF PROFESSIONALS IN HONG KONG, DR CHAN SAID THAT IN TIME THE VIEWS OF PROFESSIONALS WOULD BE INCREASINGLY SOUGHT, AND THE IR PRESTIGE AND FUNCTION WITH SOCIETY WOULD BE FURTHER ENHANCED IN THE EFFORT TO BUILD AN EVEN BETTER HONG KONG.
+NO SOCIETY CAN SUCCEED WITHOUT A SOLID CORE OF PROFESSIONAL MEN AND WOMEN. THEY ARE THE BACKBONE ON WHICH SUCCESSFUL SOCIETIES ARE BRED.
+YOUR INSTITUTE WILL BECOME AN INTRINSIC PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO OUR NEW ERA OF GROWTH WILL BE GOVERNED ONLY BY THE LIMITATIONS OF ITS MEMBERS,+ HE SAID,
FOUR MORE TRADES UNDER APPRENTICE PLAN
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FOUR MORE TRADES THOSE OF GAS UTILISATION, GOLDSMITH (K-GOLD), GOLDSMITH (F INE-GOLD) AND PRECIOUS STONE SETTER WILL BE INCLUDED FROM NOVEMBER 1 IN THE LIST OF DESIGNATED TRADES UNDER THE APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE.
NOTICE OF THIS APPEARS IN THE LATEST GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
THESE NEW DESIGNATIONS MEAN THAT ORGANISED TRAINING FOR APPRENTICES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE JEWELLERY AND GAS TRADES, THEREBY UPGRADING THE QUALITY OF TECHNICAL MANPOWER, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT, WHICH ENFORCES THE ORDINANCE, SAID TODAY.
ABOUT 1 300 ESTABLISHMENTS AND EMPLOYERS WOULD BE COVERED BY THE NEW DESIGNATIONS, HE SAID.
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