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TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1989
TURNING TO THE AREA OF MANPOWER TRAINING, MR YEUNG SAID THE PRESSURE OF DEMAND FOR MANPOWER TRAINING IN PRECISION ENGINEERING HAD BEEN ON THE RISE AS OUR INDUSTRIES TURNED THEIR ATTENTION TOWARDS MECHANISATION AND PRODUCT MINIATURISATION.
THUS, IN 1985, THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL (VTC} HAD OPENED ITS PRECISION TOOLING TRAINING CENTRE TO PROVIDE "HANDS-ON" TRAINING FOR ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS.
AND LAST WEEK, THE VTC HAD SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY, BY WHICH THE CENTRE'S CAPABILITY WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY EXPANDED TO COVER TRAINING IN THE DISCIPLINES AND TECHNIQUES OF SHEET METAL PROCESSING.
MR YEUNG ADDED THAT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND THE HKPC HAD JOINTLY LAUNCHED A ONE YEAR EXTENSION COURSE FOR ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS IN COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN OF MOULDS AND DIES.
HE SAID,
"THE COURSE IS OVER-SUBSCRIBED AND WILL HAVE TO BE EXPANDED,"
IN THE AREA OF APPLIED RESEARCH, MR YEUNG SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD COMMISSIONED THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG TO DEVELOP A POWERFUL LOW COST COMPUTER WORK STATION FOR THE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING ANALYSIS OF DIES AND MOULDS, AS WELL AS SOFTWARE THAT WOULD ENABLE THESE COMPUTERISED DESIGNS TO DRIVE COMPUTER NUMERAL CONTROLLED PRODUCTION MACHINES.
AS FOR THE SPECIALISED, CUSTOM-BUILT ACCOMMODATION AS REQUIRED BY MANY OF OUR LINKAGE INDUSTRIES, MR YEUNG SAID HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT THE PROVISION OF A THIRD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE WOULD HELP THEM ΤΟ EXPAND.
TAC DISCUSSES LANTAU TAXI FARE RISE
THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TODAY (TUESDAY) DISCUSSED AN APPLICATION BY THE LANTAU TAXI ASSOCIATION FOR A FARE INCREASE.
IN EXAMINING THE APPLICATION, MEMBERS HAD TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THE FARE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN TAXI AND BUSES OPERATING ON LANTAU ISLAND, THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE TAXI TRADE AND THE LEVEL OF SERVICE PROVIDED.
MEMBERS FELT THAT FURTHER STUDIES AND OPTIONS WERE REQUIRED BEFORE A RECOMMENDATION COULD BE MADE TO THE GOVERNMENT.
/MEMBERS ALSO