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Thursday, May 4, 1972

The Social Welfare Department, the Labour Department, and the

Education Department are taking part, with the first showing aspects of

its vocational training programme among the handicapped, the second

concentrating on its youth employment service, apprenticeship training,

and industrial safety, and the third on liaison between secondary schools

and industry for job opportunities among school leavers.

Besides government departments, other participating organisations

include the Holy Carpenter Practical Training Centre, the Morrison Hill

Technical Institute, the Practical Training Centre of the Churches, the

Kwun Tong Vocational Training Centre, the Caritas St. Francis Pre-vocational

School, the St. Godfrey Pre-Vocational School and the St. Basil Secondary

Modern School.

Stands to be maintained by the organisations will illustrate

aspects of work relating to auto mechanics; air-conditioning; the maintenance

of diesel engines; hotel services; radio, television and photography;

electrical trades; printing; woodwork; metalwork; watch repairing; tailoring;

clothing design; and handicrafts.

The SWD stall will include demonstrations of trainees at work

on machines for lock-stitching and knitting. There will also be photographs

relating to the training of the disabled in radio and TV repairs, machine

sewing, mechanics, printing, carpentry and domestic help.

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