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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1986
THE OTHER FIVE INSTITUTES ARE THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE COMPLETED IN 1970, KWAI CHUNG AND KWUN TONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (1975), HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (1977) AND LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (1979).
SENIOR ARCHITECT OF THE COUNCIL, MR NORMAN LEDGERWOOD, SAID HE WAS SATISFIED WITH THE NEW INSTITUTES IN TERMS OF DESIGN, FINISH AND WORKMANSHIP.
+GIVEN THE SCARCITY OF LAND IN HONG KONG, THE BUILDINGS ARE OF A VERY HIGH DESIGN STANDARD, AND ARE AS GOOD AS IF NOT BETTER THAN MOST TECHNICAL INSTITUTES I HAVE SEEN ELSEWHERE.+
HE SAID THAT THE MAIN FEATURE IN THE DESIGN WAS FLEXIBILITY. THE INSTITUTES NOT ONLY MET THE EXISTING COURSE REQUIREMENTS BUT ALSO COPED WITH FUTURE CHANGES IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION AS A RESULT OF CHANGING SKILLS AND TECHNOLOGY.
FOR EXAMPLE, SPACE UTILISATION COULD BE REDESIGNED EASILY BY TAKING DOWN WALLS, REPOSITIONING CLASSROOMS AND ADDING NEW SERVICES SUCH AS ELECTRICITY, WATER AND GAS IN WORKSHOPS.
DESIGNED BY DIFFERENT ARCHITECTS THE TWO INSTITUTES HAVE A FIVE-STOREY MAIN BUILDING HOUSING CLASSROOMS, LABORATORIES, WORKSHOPS, SPECIAL ROOMS, LECTURE THEATRES AND LIBRARIES.
AMENITIES SUCH AS COMMON ROOMS, CLUB ROOMS, CANTEEN AND SPORTING FACILITIES ARE CONTAINED IN A PURPOSE-BUILT COMPLEX IN EACH INSTITUTE.
THE INSTITUTES ARE SO DESIGNED THAT DISABLED STUDENTS CAN HAVE ACCESS TO ALL BUILDINGS.
THE SHA TIN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF YUEN WO ROAD AND FO TAN ROAD, OCCUPIES AN AREA OF 2.9 HECTARES.
IT OFFERS FULL-TIME, PART-TIME DAY RELEASE AND EVENING COURSES IN COMMERCIAL STUDIES, COMPUTING STUDIES, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, DESIGN AND GENERAL STUDIES.
BY THE 1988-89 ACADEMIC YEAR, THE INSTITUTE WILL HAVE A STUDENT ENROLMENT OF ABOUT 8 000.
THE TUEN MUN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AT TSING WAN ROAD IS LOCATED ON AN AREA OF ABOUT 2.4 HECTARES.
THERE ARE FIVE TEACHING DEPARTMENTS OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF COURSES IN COMMERCIAL STUDIES, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND GENERAL STUDIES INCLUDING COMPUTING STUDIES.
/STUDENT ENROLMENT