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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1987
THE CENTRE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON TUESDAYS FROM 3.30 PM TO 4.30 PM. GROUP VISITS WILL BE ARRANGED FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOONS.
ADVANCE BOOKING IS REQUIRED FOR GROUP VISITS. RESIDENTS MAY CALL 0-792261 OR OBTAIN APPLICATION FORMS FROM THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE PUBLIC ENQUIRY COUNTER.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT MOST OF THE ITEMS ON DISPLAY ON LOAN TO LOCAL SCHOOLS OR ORGANISATIONS ON A TEMPORARY BASIS.
CAN BE
CAD/CAM TECHNOLOGIES EDUCATION FOR TECHNICIAN STUDENTS
CENTRE HAS MANPOWER IS URGENTLY REQUIRED TRAINING COUNCIL
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE VTC-IBM CAD/CAM EDUCATION CLEARLY CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF IN THE APPLICATION OF CAD/CAM TECHNIQUES WHICH BY LOCAL INDUSTRY, CHAIRMAN OF THE MR K.C. CHAN, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
VOCATIONAL
OF THE CENTRE, MR OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY
CHAN INSTITUTES HAVE BEEN SAID STUDENTS OF THE COUNCIL'S EIGHT TECHNICAL
$6 MAKING FULL USE OF THE CENTRE'S
MILLION COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE
OF CAD/CAM (COMPUTER-AIDED
IN
THEIR
STUDIES
DRAUGHTING/DESIGN/COMPUTER-AIDED MANUFACTURE) APPLICATIONS.
IN ADDITION, A NUMBER OF SHORT COURSES ON THE CAD/CAM EQUIPMENT HAD BEEN RUN FOR LOCAL INDUSTRY, MR CHAN ADDED.
TECHNICAL
THE CENTRE, HOUSED IN HAKING WONG
INSTITUTE, CAME INTO EXISTENCE IN OCTOBER AS A RESULT OF A JOINT PROJECT AGREEMENT THE FOSTERING OF BETWEEN THE VTC AND IBM WORLD TRADE CORPORATION ON CAD/CAM EDUCATION OF TECHNICIAN STUDENTS.
OF
PACKAGE UNDER THE AGREEMENT, IBM HELPS EQUIP THE CENTRE WITH A
HARDWARE COMPUTER
ON LOAN то THE COUNCIL. THE NECESSARY APPLICATION SOFTWARE PACKAGES ARE SUPPLIED BY CADAM PACIFIC LTD.
OF
AND
THE CENTRE WILL DRAW ON THE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE AND TALENT OF STUDENTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT
TEACHING MATERIALS WHICH HELP IBM IN THE MARKETING OF ITS CAD/CAM RETURN, MR CHAN SAID.
OF STAFF LEARNING
PRODUCTS IN
/ELABORATING ON