FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1989
FUTURE DEPENDS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH, ADAPTABILITY: SEM
THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR K.Y. YEUNG, SAID
EVENING THIS FRIDAY}
THAT THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG DEPENDS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ADAPTABILITY TO CHANGES,
THIS IN TURN DEPENDS ON AS MANY TALENTED YOUNG PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE BEING ABLE TO OBTAIN AN EDUCATION THAT WILL PREPARE THEM ADEQUATELY FOR ADULT LIFE," HE SAID.
BETWEEN EDUCATION,
MR YEUNG WAS SPEAKING OF THE RELATIONSHIPS
TO THE MANPOWER TRAINING AND THE NEEDS OF THE ECONOMY IN HIS ADDRESS OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 24TH NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE HONG KONG JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
"YOUNG EXECUTIVES AND MANAGERS MUST THEN HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOB-SPECIFIC TRAINING, INCLUDING TRAINING IN THE APPLICATION OF BENEFICIAL TECHNOLOGIES," HE SAID.
"FINALLY, TRAINED MANAGERS AND TECHNOLOGISTS HAVE OBLIGATION TO EXERT A CONSTRUCTIVE INFLUENCE ON CURRICULA.
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ON TERTIARY EDUCATION, MR YEUNG SAID THE GOVERNMENT PLANNED
PER CENT OF ACHIEVE PLACES IN FIRST DEGREE COURSES FOR OVER 18 RELEVANT AGE GROUP BY 1994-95.
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"THIS WILL MEAN THAT ROUGHLY A QUARTER OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE GOING TO SOME FORM OF HIGHER EDUCATION," HE SAID.
"BY 1994-95, WE ESTIMATE THAT THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE ACHIEVING BASIC MATRICULATION REQUIREMENTS WILL HAVE REACHED AT LEAST 23 PER CENT.
AS TO MANPOWER TRAINING, MR YEUNG SAID THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL'S TECHNICAL INSTITUTES PROVIDED 65,000 TECHNICAL EDUCATION PLACES, WHILE THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRES OF ALL THREE TRAINING AUTHORITIES PROVIDED A FURTHER 30,000 PLACES.
ΤΟ ENABLE HONG KONG'S MANPOWER TO ABSORB AND ADAPT NEW
ΤΟ ESTABLISHED TECHNOLOGIES, HE SAID A NEW FUND WOULD BE
ENCOURAGE EMPLOYERS TO GIVE MANAGERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT NEW, BENEFICIAL AND APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES.
"LOANS WILL BE MADE TO COMPANIES FOR THE TRAINING OF MANAGERS IN PLANNING, DESIGN, PRODUCTION AND MARKETING, HE SAID.
"THE FUND WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, WHILE THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL WILL HELP BORROWING
WITH A REFERRAL SERVICE IN
COMPANIES
RESPECT OF TRAINING PLACEMENTS ABROAD.
/"WE HOPE