TUESDAY. APRIL 9, 1985
+ THE BUILDING TENDER ALSO COVERS A PRIMARY SCHOOL, A SEVEN- STOREY COMMERCIAL AND CARPARK BLOCK AS WELL AS OTHER ASSOCIATED SERVICES AND EXTERNAL WORKS.
+LEI TUNG ESTATE IS BEING DEVELOPED IN THREE PHASES AND IS THE SECOND PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON AP LEI CHAU. +
THE SPOKESMAN SAID CONSTRUCTION WORKS WERE NOW UNDERWAY ON FOUR TRIDENT BLOCKS WITH 4 020 FLATS FOR 15 000 PEOPLE UNDER
ITS FIRST PHASE.
+UPON FULL COMPLETION BY 1988, LE TUNG ESTATE WILL BECOME A SELF-CONTAINED COMMUNITY WITH EIGHT RENTAL AND SEVEN HOME OWNERSHIP BLOCKS FOR 37 000 PEOPLE.+
THE TENDER WAS ACCEPTED BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S BUILDING COMMITTEE AT ITS LAST MEETING.
ACCOUNTANCY TRAINING SCHEME OFFERED *****
THE ACCOUNTANCY TRAINING BOARD INVITES EMPLOYERS TO JOIN THE ACCOUNTANCY TRAINEESHIP SCHEME BY OFFERING ON-THE-JOB TRAINING TO YOUNG EMPLOYEES WITH FORM 5 EDUCATION LEVEL.
THE SCHEME, IMPLEMENTED LAST YEAR BY THE ACCOUNTANCY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, AIMS AT INTRODUCING ORGANISED TRAINING TO THE ACCOUNTING SECTOR.
THE SCHEME INVOLVES THREE-YEAR PRACTICAL TRAINING AND TWO- YEAR COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION AT TECHNICAL INSTITUTES ON PART-TIME DAY RELEASE BASIS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD SAID.
UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE FIRST YEAR ACCOUNTING COURSE AT THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, TRAINEES WILL BE EXEMPTED FROM LEVEL I OF THE EXAMINATION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTING TECHNICIANS.
TO JOIN THE SCHEME, EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT AND HAVE IT REGISTERED WITH THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING.
EMPLOYERS MAY ALSO MAKE USE OF THE PLACEMENT UNIT OF THE COUNCIL TO RECRUIT YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE ACCOUNTING PROFESSION.
FURTHER ENQUIRES ON THE SCHEME CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD ON 5-8932341 EXT. 259.
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