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TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1976

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CONTRACT FOR TRAINING CENTRE TO BE SIGNED ******

A CONTRACT-SIGNING CEREMONY TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) WILL MARK A SIGNIFICANT BREAK-THROUGH IN THE TRAINING OF SKILLED MANPOWER FOR HONG KONG GENERALLY AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN PARTICULAR,

THE CONTRACT INVOLVES A $6.2 MILLION PROJECT FOR BUILDING THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE IN KWUN TONG WHICH WILL PROVIDE ONE-YEAR FULL-TIME BASIC TRAINING FOR 660 CRAFT TRAINEES ANNUALLY IN KEY CONSTRUCTION TRADES.

BUILDING WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH, SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BY APRIL 1977 WHEN THE FIRST BATCH OF TRAINEES WILL BE RECRUITED.

THE TRAINING CENTRE FOLLOWS THE ENACTMENT OF THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING (CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY) ORDINANCE IN AUGUST LAST YEAR,

A CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FORMED TO ADMINISTER THE CENTRE WHICH IS TO BE FINANCED BY A LEVY OF 0.25 PER CENT OF THE VALUE OF ALL CONSTRUCTION WORK UNDERTAKEN IN HONG KONG AND PAYABLE BY THE CONTRACTORS CONCERNED.

THE CONTRACT WILL BE SIGNED TOMORROW BY MR. GEOFFREY YEH. CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY, AND MR. J.E. WARD, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF GAMMON (H.K.) LIMITED THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE PROJECT.

THE TRAINING CENTRE IN TAI YIP STREET, KWUN TONG, WILL BE A FIVE-STOREY STRUCTURE WITH AN AREA OF OVER 14,000 SQ. FT. PER FLOOR ON A SITE OF ABOUT 59,000 SQ. FT. GRANTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO THE AUTHORITY AT NIL PREMIUM.

IT WILL HOUSE THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF THE AUTHORITY AND VARIOUS PROPERLY EQUIPPED WORKSHOPS FOR TRAINEES IN THE KEY CONSTRUCTION TRADES, INCLUDING :-

* BRICK-LAYING, PLASTERING, TILING, GRANOLITHIC AND

TERRAZZO WORK-

* CARPENTRY-

* PAINTING, DECORATING AND SIGN-WRITING-

*

PLUMBING AND PIPE FITTING-

* BAMBOO SCAFFOLDING=

* MASONRY- AND

* PLANT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS.

THE TRAINEES