FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1987
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APPOINTMENT OF KCRC BOARD MEMBERS
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THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED MR BENJAMIN WONG PUI-TONG AND HAS REAPPOINTED MR DAVID K.P. LI AS BOARD MEMBERS OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS FROM DECEMBER 1 THIS YEAR.
MR WONG IS REPLACING MR J.A. RICHARDSON, WHO HAS SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION FOR FOUR YEARS SINCE 1983. MR WONG CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE MERCANTILE MARINE ASSISTANCE FUND COMMITTEE, THE PANEL OF ASSESSORS AND THE PORTS OPERATIONS COMMITTEE. HE IS ALSO PRESIDENT OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF HONG KONG.
THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WHICH IS CHAIRED BY
MR H.M.G. FORSGATE, ARE MR CHAN KAM-CHUEN, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, MR LAU WONG-FAT, MR SAMUEL WONG PING-WAI, THE SECRETARY FOR MONETARY AFFAIRS, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION.
PRACTICAL EDUCATION CENTRE HELPS SCHOOLS TO BROADEN CURRICULA
THE PRACTICAL EDUCATION CENTRE AND THE TECHNICAL TEACHING CENTRE SET UP BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ARE A PRACTICAL EXPRESSION OF THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO ASSIST SCHOOLS TO BROADEN THEIR CURRICULA AND TO MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF APTITUDES, THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, MR HORACE KNIGHT, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY TO MARK THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE TWO CENTRES IN THE PREMISES OF THE FORMER LOK FU GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, MR KNIGHT SAID THE PRACTICAL EDUCATION CENTRE WHICH STARTED OPERATION IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR HAD BEEN A POPULAR AND SUCCESSFUL ADDITION TO THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND PROVIDED MUCH NEEDED PRACTICAL FACILITIES WHICH MANY SCHOOLS DO NOT POSSESS.
NOTING THAT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WOULD BE MONITORING THE USE OF THE CENTRE VERY CAREFULLY, MR KNIGHT SAID HE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE DEPARTMENT WAS ASSESSING THE DEMAND FOR THE NEED FOR A SIMILAR CENTRE ON HONG KONG ISLAND.
RECALLING THE SUGGESTION TO DEVELOP A TECHNICAL TEACHING CENTRE, MR KNIGHT SAID IT WAS THE BRIGHT IDEA OF MR JOHN SWAINE, EXPERT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, INVITED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ADVISE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBJECT DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY IN HONG KONG.
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