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Friday, December 14, 1973

"There is no reason why technical education should not grow in

popularity as a suitable medium for girls. It is happening elsewhere, why

not in Hong Kong?" Mr. Kingwell said.

He announced that after the Victoria Technical School had vacated

the building in Wood Road, the premises would be refurbished to form part

of the new College of Technical Education - a technical teachers college to

provide the additional teachers which will be required to meet the needs of

the expanding technical education system.

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The need for additional technical teachers was so urgent that a start

would be made in September 1974 in adjacent premises which originally housed

the Junior Technical School.

"It was in 1957 that the original Junior Technical School in Hong

Kong moved into those premises and became the Victoria Technical School

offering a complete five-year secondary technical education," he said.

Note to Editors:

Copies of Mr. Kingwell's speech are boxed

for collection.

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