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MEANWHILE, A MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE TO INCREASE THE PROVISION OF COURSES, ESPECIALLY IN THE FIELD OF HEAVY VEHICLE WORK. TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR TECHNICAL PERSONNEL IN THESE TRADES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT FOR THE TEACHING OF VEHICLE BODY REPAIRING, MOTOR VEHICLE MECHANICS AND ENGINE TESTING HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN THE NEW WORKSHOPS, HE SAID.
THE LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE ALSO OFFERS CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN COURSES IN ITS OTHER FIVE TEACHING DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCIAL STUDIES, DESIGN, GENERAL STUDIES, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
STATEMENT BY BANKING COMMISSIONER ****
THE COMMISSIONER OF BANKING STATED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT CONTINENTAL PACIFIC BANK AND TRUST COMPANY INC, A COMPANY INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF NAURU, APPLIED TO HIS OFFICE EARLY THIS YEAR FOR APPROVAL TO MAINTAIN A REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN HONG KONG UNDER SECTION 12C(1) OF THE BANKING ORDINANCE.
UPON KNOWING THAT THE APPLICATION WOULD BE REFUSED, THE COMPANY WITHDREW ITS APPLICATION.
HE UNDERSTANDS THAT AN ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRE OF THE COMPANY UNDER THE NAME OF CONPAC HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THAT COMPANY IN HONG KONG.
THE COMMISSIONER WISHES TO STATE THAT HE HAS NEVER GIVEN APPROVAL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH AN OFFICE, AS INDEED HIS APPROVAL WAS NOT REQUIRED SINCE THE WORD +BANK+ IS NOT USED IN THE NAME CONPAC.
ATHLETICS HELPS BUILD CHARACTER
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CHEONG-LEEN
ATHLETICS IS MORE THAN JUST FUN AND GAMES.
IT TEACHES
SELF-DISCIPLINE, FAIR PLAY, PERSEVERANCE AND IT ALSO PROMOTES PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING ALL QUALITIES THAT ARE NEEDED TO ATTAIN SUCCESS IN WHATEVER ONE CHOOSES TO DO IN LIFE.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, WHEN OFFICIATING AT THE FOURTH JOINT SCHOOLS ATHLETIC MEET FOR THE PRIMARY SECTION ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG CATHOLIC DIOCESAN SCHOOLS COUNCIL, AT THE HONG KONG STADIUM TODAY (THURSDAY).
/MR CHEONG-LEON