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SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1986
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VOCATIONAL TRAINING HAS IMPORTANT ROLE
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VOCATIONAL TRAINING CAN HELP TRANSFORM HONG KONG'S RESERVOIR = YOUNG AND ENERGETIC MANPOWER INTO A MAJOR FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THE CONTINUING SUCCESS OF INDUSTRY, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, MR MORRIS MORGAN, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
+ THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL HAS EXPEDITED ITS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN TECHNICAL TRAINING PARTICULARLY AT CRAFT LEVEL WHICH IS THE FOUNDATION FOR MANY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, HE SAID AT A CRAFT SKILL COMPETITION PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY.
THE ANNUAL CRAFT SKILL COMPETITION WAS ORGANISED BY THE COUNCIL'S FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES TO ASSESS THE COMPETENCE OF PRACTICAL SKILLS ACQUIRED BY CRAFT STUDENTS AND ALSO TO BOOST THE STATUS OF CRAFTSMEN IN GENERAL.
THIS YEAR, 27 CRAFT STUDENTS WERE AWARDED PRIZES, SOME OF WHICH WERE DONATED BY A MACHINERY COMPANY, FOR THEIR EXECELLENT PERFORMANCE IN MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL WORK SUCH AS BENCH FITTING, MACHINING, AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION.
IN ADDITION, 25 OUTSTANDING STUDENTS ATTENDING TECHNICIAN PROGRAMMES IN THE FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES WERE PRESENTED WITH INDUSTRIAL SCHOLARSHIPS.
RECLAMATION FOR SEAMEN'S TRAINING CENTRE
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TENDERS ARE TO BE INVITED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A STORMWATER BOX CULVERT AND THE ASSOCIATED RECLAMATION AT THE SOUTH-EASTERN PORTION OF TAI LAM BAY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE WORK CONSISTS OF A THREE-CELL STORMWATER BOX CULVERT, ABOUT 135 METRES IN LENGTH, AND RECLAMATION OF 0.6 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED BEHIND THE EXISTING RIVER WALL.
ON COMPLETION, THE CULVERT AND THE ASSOCIATED RECLAMATION WILL FORM AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING RECLAMATION WHICH IS TO ACCOMMODATE THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL'S PERMANENT SEAMEN'S TRAINING CENTRE, NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT IS EXPECTED TO START IN JULY AND TAKE ABOUT 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE PORT WORKS DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
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