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SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1986
+ IN CASE THEY NEED ANY ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING FOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF ARE ALWAYS READY TO HELP,+ HE ADDED.
TODAY'S KWUN TONG FIRE PREVENTION DAY FEATURED A FIRE FIGHTING DRILL, DISPLAY COUNTERS, GAME STALLS AND A VARIETY SHOW.
PART OF THE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN, THE EVENT WAS ORGANISED BY THE KWUN TONG FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
ALSO OFFICIATING TODAY WERE THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR LAM HANG- FAI; THE DISTRICT COMMANDER (KOWLOON EAST) OF FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR PAUL CHAN; AND THE CHIEF ENGINEER (TRANSMISSION AND DEVELOPMENT) OF CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY LIMITED, MR A.D. LONGMORE.
FOUR MORE TRAINING CENTRES TO BE OPENED
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THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL PLANS TO OPEN FOUR MORE CENTRES LATER THIS YEAR TO PROVIDE MORE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN HONG KONG, THE COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, M MORRIS MORGAN, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
THE NEW CENTRES ARE THE PRECISION TOOLING TRAINING CENTRE, INSURANCE TRAINING CENTRE, ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING TRAINING CENTRE, AND JEWELLERY INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE.
SPEAKING AT A SEMINAR ON INDUSTRIAL TRAINING ATTENDED BY CAREER TEACHERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS, MR MORGAN SAID THE CONTINUED EXPANSION OF HONG KONG'S INDUSTRY DEPENDED ON THE INCREASING COMPETENCY AND EFFICIENCY OF ITS WORKFORCE.
THESE IN TURN RESTED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE WORKERS.
THE COUNCIL ALREADY HAS 10 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRES IN TWO LARGE COMPLEXES AT KOWLOON BAY AND KWAI CHUNG.
THESE CENTRES WILL ADMIT FORM 3 AND FORM 5 STUDENTS TO FULL-TIME CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN COURSES IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR AND THERE WILL ALSO BE UPGRADING COURSES FOR IN-SERVICE WORKERS, HE SAID.
PRACTICAL TRAINING, CONDUCTED IN A SIMULATED INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT, IS FREE AND TRAINEES ARE GIVEN AN ALLOWANCE TO HELP DEFRAY SOME OF THEIR EXPENSES.
THERE IS ALSO AN EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR TRAINEES LEAVING THE CENTRES TO ENABLE THEM TO ENTER INDUSTRY OR BECOME APPRENTICES TO RECEIVE FURTHER TRAINING ON THE JOB.
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