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THE SPOKESMAN ASSURED COMMUTERS THAT ADDITIONAL BUS SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED BEFORE THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE CENTRAL-KWUN TONG AND SAI WAN HO-KOWLOON CITY CROSS-HARBOUR FERRY SERVICES.
IN ADDITION TO THE 101 BUS ROUTE PLYING BETWEEN KENNEDY TOWN AND KWUN TONG, A NEW PEAK-HOUR EXPRESS CROSS-HARBOUR BUS ROUTE 141 TO RUN BETWEEN KWUN TONG AND MACAU FERRY PIER WILL BE INTRODUCED TO COINCIDE WITH THE STOPPAGE OF THE CENTRAL-KWUN TONG FERRY SERVICE.
THE 106 CROSS-HARBOUR BUS ROUTE WILL BE IMPROVED WITH THE DEPLOYMENT OF JUMBO BUSES WHEN THE SAI WAN HO TO KOWLOON CITY FERRY SERVICE CEASES OPERATION.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT IT IS INTENDED THAT THE WAN CHAI- JORDAN ROAD FERRY SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNTIL A NEW FERRY ROUTE BETWEEN WAN CHAI AND KOWLOON POINT PROPOSED BY THE TWO FERRY COMPANIES IS IMPLEMENTED,
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SIR DAVID INSPECTS SHA TIN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, TODAY (THURSDAY) VISITED THE SHA TIN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, MR CHAN KAM-CHUEN, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR MORRIS MORGAN, SIR DAVID EXAMINED VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FACILITIES AT THE INSTITUTE WHICH OPENED IN SEPTEMBER.
HE HAD A CLOSE LOOK AT THE COMPUTER ROOM OF THE COMPUTING STUDIES DEPARTMENT, PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITIES AT THE DESIGN DEPARTMENT AND THE HAIRDRESSING SALON OF THE GENERAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT.
HE WAS ALSO IMPRESSED BY THE FACILITIES AND AMENITIES PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS.
THE SHA TIN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OCCUPIES AN AREA OF 2.9 HECTARES AND HAS A FIVE-STOREY MAIN BUILDING HOUSING CLASSROOMS, LABORATORIES, WORKSHOPS, LECTURE THEATRES AND LIBRARIES.
AMENITIES SUCH AS COMMON ROOMS, CLUB ROOMS AND SPORTING FACILITIES ARE CONTAINED IN A PURPOSE-BUILT COMPLEX SEPARATED FROM THE MAIN BUILDING.
THE INSTITUTE AND THE OTHER SIX TECHNICAL INSTITUTES OPERATED BY THE COUNCIL ARE PROVIDING TECHNICAL EDUCATION AT CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN LEVELS FOR MORE THAN 50 000 YOUNG PEOPLE.
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