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TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1977

CITY AND GUILDS OVERSEAS HEAD VISITS HONG KONG

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THE HEAD OF THE OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTE, MR. W.H. BENTLEY HAS BEEN HAVING DISCUSSIONS ON THE INSTITUTE'S FUTURE OPERATIONS IN HONG KONG IN VIEW OF THE MANY CHANGES IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION THAT ARE TAKING PLACE HERE.

MR. BENTLEY, WHO ARRIVED IN HONG KONG ON MARCH 9, HAS MET SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING THE PRINCIPALS OF THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, AND DR. KEITH LEGG, DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, WHO ACTS AS THE CITY AND GUILDS LOCAL SECRETARY FOR EXAMINATIONS.

MANY STUDENTS AT THE POLYTECHNIC AND THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES SIT THE CITY AND GUILDS EXAMINATIONS.

SINCE HIS ARRIVAL, MR. BENTLEY HAS VISITED THE POLYTECHNIC, THE KWUN TONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AND DENTAL LABORATORIES OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

HE HAS ALSO MET MR. S.F. BAILEY, SECRETARY OF THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN CITY AND GUILDS SCHEMES AND EXAMINATIONS.

THIS MORNING MR. BENTLEY VISITED THE HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WHICH IS NEARING COMPLETION AT CHEUNG SHA WAN, IN THE AFTERNOON HE WENT ON A TOUR OF THE KWAI CHUNG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.

TOMORROW HE WILL VISIT THE FAR EAST FLYING AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL LIMITED FOR A MEETING WITH MR. H.K. WATT, THE PRINCIPAL, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF STAFF.

HE WILL LEAVE HONG KONG THE SAME EVENING TO RETURN TO LONDON.

IMPROVED BUS SERVICE FOR KOWLOON CITY

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ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE TO PROVIDE A MORE CONVENIENT BUS SERVICE PENETRATING THE RESIDENTIAL AREA IN KOWLOON CITY,

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT FROM MONDAY, MARCH 21, KMB ROUTE 2D OPERATING BETWEEN PAK TIN ESTATE AND CHUK YUEN WOULD BE DIVERTED TO OPERATE VIA NGA TSIN WAI ROAD AND CARPENTER ROAD IN THE KOWLOON CITY AREA. THIS SERVICE IS OPERATED DAILY AT A BASIC 10-MINUTE FREQUENCY.

TO COINCIDE WITH THE RE-ROUTING, ADDITIONAL BUS STOPS WILL BE DESIGNATED IN NGA TSIN WAI ROAD, TAK KU LING ROAD, LOK SIN ROAD, TUNG TSING ROAD AND KAI TAK ROAD.