THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1985
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MRS ELLIOTT, WHO IS ALSO THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COUNCIL'S WORKING PARTY TO REVIEW HAWKER AND RELATED POLICIES, SAID: THIS HAS BEEN A USEFUL VISIT SINCE MEMBERS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN FIRST HAND INFORMATION ON HAWKER ISSUES ON THE GROUND.+
SHE ALSO REVEALED THAT BY THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR THE WORKING PARTY HOPED TO PRESENT A COMPREHENSIVE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT ON HAWKER ISSUES TO SEEK THE VIEWS OF THE NEW DISTRICT BOARDS, THE HAWKER ASSOCIATIONS, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THE PRESS, THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND, OF COURSE, THE URBAN COUNCIL.
EMPLOYERS URGED TO OFFER SUMMER JOBS
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THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL URGED EMPLOYERS IN INDUSTRY, COMMERCE AND SERVICE SECTOR TO OFFER TRAINING PLACES IN SUMMER FOR SOME 1 700 STUDENTS OF FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
+PRACTICAL TRAINING IS A VITAL PART OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION. EXPOSURE TO INDUSTRIAL OR REAL-LIFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT WILL HELP STUDENTS TO APPLY WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COUNCIL SAID.
THESE FULL-TIME STUDENTS, ALL AT TECHNICIAN OR POST-FORM 5 LEVEL, WOULD BE BENEFITED BY GAINING PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN ESTABLISHMENTS RELATED TO THE FIELDS OF CLOTHING AND TEXTILES, COMMERCIAL STUDIES, COMPUTING STUDIES, CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, HOTEL AND TOURISM, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND PRINTING, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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EMPLOYERS WHO ARE ABLE TO OFFER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
DURING MID-JULY TO END OF AUGUST ARE URGED TO CONTACT THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES DIRECT: MORRISON HILL (5-745321), KWAI CHUNG (0-246221), KWUN TONG (3-7274331), HAKING WONG (3-615161) AND LEE WAT LEE (3-383611).
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