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Wednesday, March 15, 1972

He said: "Yet today Government, after long consideration, has only

approved the establishment of two more technical institutes, and these are not

expected to be opened till September 1975 and September 1976.

"As for the proposed Polytechnic, though a site has been earmarked

and a Director has been appointed and indeed, has been in Hong Kong for some

months, planning remains in an inchoate stage and there is no indication when

it can be expected to get off the ground,"

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