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Tuesday, July 31, 1973
RE-TRAINING FOR TRAINED CRAFTSMEN
The need for trained craftsmen to be retrained to keep pace with
industrial development and changing modern techniques was stressed today
by the Deputy Director of Education (Technical), Mr. Andrew J. Kingwell.
Speaking at the Kwun Tong Vocational Training Centre graduation
"Many of you who are graduates today will find
ceremony, Mr. Kingwell said:
it necessary to be retrained several times before you retire."
He added: "Even if by some magic you have at any time learnt all
there is to know about your particular trade, this state will not last for
long in the rapidly changing society in which you live."
Referring to the expansion programme for post-primary education
in Hong Kong, the Deputy Director said that perhaps one of the most important
aspects was planning for technical education.
"The number and proportion of secondary technical schools will be
increased and a new curriculum devised so that the graduates of these secondary
technical schools will be able to follow higher studies on equal terms with
graduates from grammar schools and will be able to pursue successfully careers
in a modern industrial society," he said..
"There will also be three-year technical courses in pre-vocational
schools and for those who wish and have the ability to continue their education
on a full-time basis, bridging courses are being planned in the new technical
institutes,".
/Hong Kong
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