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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1976

INDUSTRIAL TRADE INSTRUCTORS' COURSE

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THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR A TWO-WEEK FULL-TIME BLOCK RELEASE INDUSTRIAL TRADE INSTRUCTORS' COURSE.

THE COURSE WILL BE HELD IN THE COLLEGE AND WILL BEGIN EARLY NEXT MONTH.

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS ARE :-

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EMPLOYMENT AS A TRADE OR A WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR AND MUST BE FULLY SKILLED IN HIS TRADE AND,

* ADEQUATE SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY TECHNICAL OR

PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS AN ADVANTAGE.

THE FEES CHARGED WILL BE $60 PER COURSE AND THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION WILL BE CHINESE, BUT SOME ENGLISH TERMINOLOGY WILL BE USED.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE, 373 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, HONG KONG.

COMPLETED FORMS ARE TO BE RETURNED ON OR BEFORE SATURDAY (OCTOBER 30).

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PRE-WAR BUILDING CONDEMNED

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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY DECLARED NO. 46 PEEL STREET, HONG KONG TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND ORDERED THE DEMOLITION OF THE BUILDING.

THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID THAT THIS FOUR-STOREY PRE-WAR BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED OF LOAD-BEARING BRICK WALLS SUPPORTING MAIN TIMBER FLOORS AND ROOF, THE ROOF AND FLOORS

OF THE KITCHEN BLOCK WERE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION.

+ THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN UNDER PERIODIC OBSERVATION SINCE 1968, WHEN FRACTURES WERE OBSERVED IN BOTH PARTY WALLS, HE SAID. THE FRACTURES HAVE RECENTLY BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED, INDICATING FURTHER MOVEMENT IN THE BUILDING, AND IT IS NOW CONSIDERED THAT THERE IS A DANGER OF COLLAPSE.+

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER IN VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 A.M. ON NOVEMBER 12, 1976 WAS POSTED TODAY.

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