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NEW VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL TOWER OPENING
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TODAY (MONDAY) OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE $131 MILLION VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL (VTC) TOWER AT 27 WOOD ROAD, WAN CHAI.
CHEONG, AND
ACCOMPANIED BY THE COUNCIL'S CHAIRMAN, MR STEPHEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR H.R. KNIGHT, THE GOVERNOR ALSO VISITED THE BANKING TRAINING CENTRE, THE ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING TRAINING CENTRE AND THE APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (ASIC) DESIGN TRAINING CENTRE.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, MR CHEONG SAID THE VTC TOWER REPRESENTED HONG KONG'S CONTINUING DETERMINATION ΤΟ RISE TO THE CHALLENGE OF PROVIDING THE TRAINED MANPOWER ITS ECONOMY NEEDS.
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THE 19-STOREY TOWER IS THE 12TH MAJOR BUILDING BY THE COUNCIL IN ITS SHORT EXISTENCE OF EIGHT YEARS.
CONSTRUCTION
THE FIRST THROUGH SIXTH FLOORS OF THE 13,800-SQUARE-METRE BUILDING FORM THE REDEVELOPED ANNEX OF
MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE. THE REDEVELOPMENT HAS BROUGHT ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS IN TEACHING FACILITIES AND STUDENT AMENITIES IN THE OLDEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IN HONG KONG.
BESIDES PROVIDING PERMANENT ACCOMMODATION FOR THE COUNCIL'S HEADQUARTERS, THE TOWER ALSO CONTAINS THREE TRAINING CENTRES FORMERLY ACCOMMODATED IN RENTED PREMISES
THE BANKING, INSURANCE AND ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING TRAINING CENTRES; AND TWO NEW TRAINING CENTRES THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES CENTRES AND THE APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (ASIC) DESIGN TRAINING CENTRE.
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THE COUNCIL'S TECHNICAL EDUCATION DIVISION, INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DIVISION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR DISABLED SECTION, APPRENTICESHIP SECTION, MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CENTRE OF HONG KONG, AUDIO-VISUAL CENTRE, APPRENTICESHIP PLACEMENT UNIT, TECHNOLOGIST TRAINING REGISTRY, INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS SECTION AND TRANSLATION SECTION ARE ALL HOUSED IN THE NEW BUILDING.
THE IDEA OF VTC HAVING ITS OWN BUILDING ORIGINATED IN 1986, HAVING CONSIDERED FACTORS SUCH AS ADMINISTRATIVE CONVENIENCE, SAVINGS IN RENTAL PAYMENTS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT IMAGE.
1988,
CONSTRUCTION WORK STARTED IN NOVEMBER
THE TOPPING OUT CEREMONY WAS HELD IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR, AND THE BUILDING WAS FINALLY COMPLETED IN MAY THIS YEAR.
IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THE VTC WILL BE UNDERTAKING MORE MAJOR BUILDING PROGRAMMES AND ASSUMING GREATER RESPONSIBILITY STILL IN SHAPING THE TALENTS OF HONG KONG'S HUMAN CAPITAL AND EQUIPPING THEM FOR THE CHALLENGES AHEAD.
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