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Monday, August 13, 1973

The Kwai Chung Institute will also offer commercial courses, while

a highly specialised printing department is proposed for the Kwun Tong

Institute. This department is being established on a temporary basis, at

the Morrison Hill Institute until it is transferred to Kwun Tong in 1975.

Hr. Vaters disclosed that an overseas consultant would be engaged to

advise on the accommodation, layout and the curriculum of the printing department.

"Forward planning is also in hand for courses in a hotel and catering

department in the Cheung Sha Wan Institute scheduled for 1976," he added.

Turning to staffing requirements, Mr. Waters said there had been

a shortage of teachers for the expanding technical education programme but

positive steps were being taken to overcome this.

Teachers College

"A technical teachers college will be opened as soon as practicable.

Because of the urgent need this college will be in temporary premises in

the first instance, FI he said.

"Up-dating and refresher courses will also be offered. In the

meantime the department of technical teacher training at the Morrison Hill

Technical Institute is being expanded," he added.

In-service technical teachers were also being sent overseas to

attend training courses, not now available in Hong Kong, as part of the

staff training programme.

Mr. Waters said it was the government's practice to recruit and

train local technical teachers whenever possible, since a large percentage

of the courses offered were at craftsman level and had to be taught in

Cantonese.

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