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TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1974

SEMINAR FOR TECHNICAL TEACHERS

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MORE THAN 380 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INVITED TO ATTEND TOMORROW'S OPENING OF THE FIRST SEMINAR TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE AT THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.

THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION CTECHNICAL), MR. ANDREW KINGWELL, WILL OPEN THE SEMINAR. IT WILL BE IN TWO PARTS THE FIRST FOR SERVING TEACHERS WHILE THE SECOND IS FOR THOSE TEACHERS WHO ARE ON THE STAFF OF THE NEW COLLEGE.

+ IT IS INTENDED THAT OTHER SEMINARS AND COURSES ON SUBJECTS WHICH WOULD BE USEFUL TO TECHNICAL TEACHERS WILL BE ORGANISED DURING THE COMING HONTHS,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID.

THE PRINCIPAL OF THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE, MR. PETER SMITH, HAS JUST RETURNED TO HONG KONG FROM KOREA WHERE HE AND MR. GEOFFREY POWELL, DIRECTOR OF THE RESOURCES CENTRE OF THE GARNETT COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IN LONDON, CONDUCTED A SIMILAR SEMINAR FOR KOREAN TECHNICAL TEACHERS.

BOTH MR. SMITH AND KR. POVELL VILL JOINTLY CONDUCT THE SEMINAR.

THERE WILL BE A NUMBER OF GROUP DISCUSSIONS ON TECHNICAL

SUBJECTS, ONE OF HILL EXPLORE THE NEED FOR CURRICULUM

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DEVELOPMENT IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO HAVE THE SEMINAR COVERED. IT WILL BE HELD IN THE HALL AT THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IN O1 KUAN ROAD, WANCHAI. HONG KONG THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BEGIN AT 9.30 A.M. TOMORROW CWEDNESDAY).

NEW AGREEMENT ON TEXTILE EXPORTS TO CANADA

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A NEW AGREEMENT COVERING EXPORTS OF HONG KONG TEXTILES TO CANADA HAS BEEN REACHED IN MEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT IN OTTAWA.

THE HONG KONG NEGOTIATING TEAM WAS LED BY MR. LAWRENCE MILLS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, WHO HAS NOW RETURNED TO HONG KONG.

THE NEW AGREEMENT, WHICH COVERS SIX PRODUCTS, VILL TAKE EFFECT FROM OCTOBER 1, 1974 FOR ONE YEAR. DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER AFTER CONSIDERATION BY THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD.

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