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FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1988
TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL BILL GAZETTED
A BILL TO GRANT A 30-YEAR FRANCHISE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL BILL 1988 IS DUE TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY (JUNE 8).
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE BILL COVERED THE OBLIGATIONS THE FRANCHISE HOLDER MUST CARRY OUT. THESE INCLUDED THE COMPLETION OF THE TUNNEL IN 37 MONTHS,
WHICH
THE GAMMON-NISHIMATSU CONSORTIUM, WHICH HAS WON THE FRANCHISE, HAS FORMED THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL CO. LTD. TO CARRY OUT THESE OBLIGATIONS.
CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN ONCE THE BILL HAS BEEN PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THE ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE IS MID-1991.
ENROLMENT BEGINS FOR TECHNICAL SUMMER COURSES
EMPLOYEES ARE NOW BEING INVITED ΤΟ APPLY FOR 236 COURSES OFFERED BY THE EIGHT TECHNICAL INSTITUTES OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL THIS SUMMER.
THE SUMMER SHORT COURSES COVER A WIDE
RANGE OF SUBJECTS IN
MANY FIELDS.
INDUSTRIES, COMMERCIAL DESIGN, ELECTRICAL MARINE
THEY ARE APPLIED SCIENCE, CLOTHING STUDIES, COMPUTING STUDIES, CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING, GENERAL STUDIES, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND FABRICATION, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINEERING, PRINTING AND TEXTILE INDUSTRIES.
THE COURSES, RANGING FROM EIGHT ΤΟ 60 HOURS, ARE OFFERED MAINLY FOR PEOPLE IN EMPLOYMENT WHO WANT TO UPDATE THEIR SKILLS OR KNOWLEDGE, THOUGH SOME OF THEM ARE RELATED TO HOBBY AND LEISURE SUBJECTS.
DETAILS OF THE COURSES WILL BE ADVERTISED IN THE PRESS TOMORROW (SATURDAY). CLOSING DATE OF ENROLMENT 1S JUNE 20.
APPLICATION FORMS AND GUIDES TO APPLICANTS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE EIGHT TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND DISTRICT OFFICES,
STARTING
FROM TOMORROW.
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