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TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1976

BRITISH GOVERNMENT DONATES 400,000 POUNDS STERLING WORTH OF EQUIPMENT TO TECHNICAL INSTITUTES

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THE THREE EXISTING TECHNICAL INSTITUTES - MORRISON HILL, KWUN TONG AND KWAI CHUNG - AND THE ONE BEING BUILT AT CHEUNG SHA WAN AS WELL AS THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE WILL RECEIVE 400,000 POUND STERLING WORTH OF EQUIPMENT FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM,

THIS FOLLOWS APPROVAL OF A GRANT FOR THE AMOUNT BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF MR. GORDON HUNTING, TECHNICAL ADVISER OF THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING ORGANISATION FOR OVERSEAS COUNTRIES (TETOC), WHO VISITED THE INSTITUTES AND THE TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE IN SEPTEMBER 1975.

WELCOMING THE BRITISH DONATION TODAY, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL), MR. ANDREW KINGWELL, EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION TO TETOC FOR SUPPORTING THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S CASE FOR THE GRANT. TETOC OPERATES UNDER THE AEGIS OF THE MINISTRY OF OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. IT IS AN AGENCY PROFESSIONALLY CONCERNED WITH THE BRITISH CONTRIBUTION TO TECHNICAL EDUCATION, INDUSTRIAL TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD.

MR. KINGWELL WAS PLEASED THAT STUDENTS AT THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES WOULD RECEIVE THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON A WIDER RANGE OF EQUIPMENT.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE TYPE OF EQUIPMENT FOR INSTALLATION IN THE WORKSHOPS OF THE CLOTHING DEPARTMENTS AT THE KWUN TONG AND KWAI CHUNG TECHNICAL INSTITUTES WAS IN COMMON USE IN MODERN LOCAL FACTORIES.

OTHER DEPARTMENTS AT THE INSTITUTES TO RECEIVE EQUIPMENT INCLUDE TEXTILES, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, COMMERCIAL STUDIES AND PRINTING.

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INCLUDED IN THE DONATION IS EQUIPMENT FOR THE KITCHEN, RESTAURANT AND HOTEL SERVICES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOTEL-KEEPING AND TOURISM AT THE NEW CHEUNG SHA WAN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO OFFER COURSES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEPTEMBER 1977.

THE TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE WILL RECEIVE AUDIO VISUAL AIDS, PLASTIC FORMING EQUIPMENT, LABORATORY EQUIPMENT FOR TEACHING ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND POTTERY-PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT.

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