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"MANY EMPLOYERS ALSO FEEL THAT THE LANGUAGE STANDARD OF THEIR IS RELATIVELY LOW AND WORRY THAT THIS MAY AFFECT THE TERRITORY'S SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HE CONTINUED.
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MR WONG PRAISED THE RTHK FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE EDUCATION PROGRAMME AND THANKED THE HANG SENG BANK FOR ITS SPONSORSHIP.
HE ADDED THAT HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT THE ONE-MINUTE PROGRAMME WOULD BE POPULAR AMONG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
SCHOOL SPONSORS PRAISED
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SHING-WAH, PRAISED SUPPORT IN PROVIDING
THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC WONG NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS FOR THEIR DIVERSIFIED EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.
HE SAID THIS DURING A COURTESY VISIT BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE YAN OI TONG THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING.
"THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGES THE IMPORTANCE of CLOSE COMMUNICATION AND CO-OPERATION WITH SPONSORING BODIES WHICH HAVE A VITAL ROLE TO PLAY IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION IN HONG KONG, ESPECIALLY THE NEW TERRITORIES, HE SAID,
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FUNDING SOUGHT FOR TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION
THE TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (TC) OF THE INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (ITDC) HAS RECOMMENDED TO EXPLORE OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING SUPPORT, OTHER THAN THE APPLIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SCHEME, TO FUND THE SETTING UP OF DESK-TOP-MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION FACILITIES.
THE
SPEAKING TO THE PRESS AFTER THE TC MEETING TODAY (FRIDAY), CHAIRMAN OF THE TC, DR RAYMOND HO, SAID OPERATING THE DEMONSTRATION FACILITIES ON A FEE-CHARGING BASIS MIGHT BE ONE OF THE DAYS.
DR HO SAID THE TC HAD BEEN EXAMINING THE CONSULTANTS RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT ON INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION STUDY IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND HAD NOW COME UP WITH ITS OWN RECOMMENDATIONS.
HE SAID IN STUDYING THE REPORT, THE TC HAD ALSO SOUGHT COMMENTS FROM THE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS.
INDUSTRIAL
/DR HO
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