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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1976

HE EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THESE SURVEYS WOULD BE IMPROVED AND EXTENDED IN FUTURE YEARS.

ON THE QUESTION OF DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS BETWEEN THE POLYTECHNIC AND THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, MR. LI SAID THE PLANNING OF CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN COURSES IN THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES WOULD BE BASED ON A RATIO OF 80:20.

+I BELIEVE THAT WE MUST USE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THE CAPACITY IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES FOR THE TRAINING OF CRAFTSMEN,+ HE SAID, +WE SHALL ALSO LOOK TO THE POLYTECHNIC TO TAKE THE GREATER SHARE IN MEETING OUR NEEDS FOR ORDINARY TECHNICIANS, AS WELL AS FOR HIGHER TECHNICIANS AND TECHNOLOGISTS.+

MR. LI THANKED HIS UNOFFICIAL COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE GREEN PAPER ON THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES IN HONG KONG, AND ASSURED THEM THAT ALL THE POINTS RAISED WOULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION DURING THE PREPARATION OF THE WHITE PAPER EARLY NEXT YEAR.

HE SAID A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT POINTS HAD BEEN MADE ON PRIORITIES AND ON HOW FUTURE DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED, AND THAT NECESSARY FUNDS WOULD BE SOUGHT FOR INCLUSION IN NEXT YEAR'S DRAFT ESTIMATES FOR PROJECTS SCHEDULED TO START NEXT YEAR.

+THIS WOULD THEN ENSURE THAT THESE PROJECTS CAN COMMENCE AS SOON AS THE WHITE PAPER IS APPROVED FOR IMPLEMENTATION, HE SAID.

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