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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1974

GRADUATION OF TECHNICAL TRAINEES

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THE STREAMLINING AND EXPANSION OF THE GOVERNMENT'S TECHNICAL TRAINING PROGRAMME WILL BE REFLECTED IN A PASSING-OUT CEREMONY ON PRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 13) AFTERNOON, WHEN 69 APPRENTICES WILL +GRADUATE+ AT THE END OF COURSES RUN BY THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFF ICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THE CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AT 5.30 P.M. MR. ANN TSE-KAI, CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL, WILL BE PRESENTING CERTIFICATES TO THE SUCCESSFUL APPRENTICES.

THESE APPRENTICES WILL BE THE FIRST PRODUCTS OF AN EXTENDED TWO-STREAM SYSTEM OF TRAINING WHICH WAS INTRODUCED IN 1969 TO HELP MEET HONG KONG'S INCREASING DEMAND FOR SKILLED CRAFTSMEN, MECHANICS, TECHNICIANS AND TECHNICAL EXECUTIVES.

ONE STREAM OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE REPRESENTED BY 22 TECHNICAL APPRENTICES WHO HAVE JUST COMPLETED A FIVE-YEAR TRAINING PROGRAMME CONDUCTED AT THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE'S AND WATERWORKS OFFICE'S WORKSHOPS.

DURING THEIR TRAINING THEY HAVE BENEFITTED FROM A PART-TIME DAY RELEASE FACILITY ENABLING THEM TO STUDY AT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC. IT IS INTENDED THAT THESE TECHNICAL APPRENTICES SHOULD EVENTUALLY BE ELIGIBLE FOR MIDDLE MANAGEMENT POSTS IN GOVERNMENT OR INDUSTRY.

THE SECOND STREAM WILL BE REPRESENTED BY 47 CRAFT APPRENTICES WHO HAVE UNDERGONE A FOUR-YEAR PROGRAMME FROM WHICH THEY HAVE EMERGED AS TRAINED CRAFTSMEN.

LIKE THE TECHNICAL APPRENTICES, THESE CRAFT TRAINEES HAVE BEEN RELEASED FOR PART-TIME STUDIES IN THE COURSE OF THEIR TRAINING- IN THEIR CASE AT THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.

A HIGHLIGHT OF THE OCCASION WILL BE THE PRÉSENTATION BY MR. ANN OF THE BROWN CUP FOR THE BEST OF ALL THE APPRENTICES UNDER TRAINING.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR J'HOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THIS CEREMONY. ALL GUESTS, INCLUDING NEWSMEN, ..RE ADVISED TO BE AT THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (FIRST I'LOOR BY 5.15 P.M.

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