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FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1978

DUTIABLE COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978

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A BILL WHICH AIMS AT PREVENTING THE MISUSE OF HYDROCARBON OILS IN MOTOR VEHICLES IS PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978 WILL IMPLEMENT A PROPOSAL ANNOUNCED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY IN HIS BUDGET SPEECH BY MAKING IT AN OFFENCE TO MIX KEROSENE WITH DIESEL OIL FOR USE IN VEHICLES.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY POINTED OUT THAT SUCH A MIXTURE CAUSED AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS AND ALSO PRESENTED A FIRE RISK WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE ENGINE RISES.

BESIDES THE MIXTURE REDUCES THE CONSUMPTION ON DIESEL OIL, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF REVENUE FROM DUTY. THERE IS NO DUTY ON KEROSENE.

A MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR SUCH AN OFFENCE UNDER THE BILL IS A FINE OF $100,000 AND TWO YEARS IMPRISONMENT.

FULL-TIME TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COURSE FOR FORM 5 GRADUATES

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THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE IS OFFERING A TWO-YEAR FULL-TIME TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COURSE COMMENCING IN SEPTEMBER 1978. APPLICATIONS ARE NOW INVITED FROM YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO INTEND TO TAKE UP TEACHING PROFESSION AS THEIR CAREER.

THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO TRAIN FORM V GRADUATES WITH APPROPRIATE TECHNICAL EDUCATION BACKGROUND TO BECOME QUALIFIED TEACHERS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

DURING THE TWO YEARS OF TRAINING, STUDENTS WILL STUDY EDUCATION THEORIES INCLUDING EDUCATION PHILOSOPHIES AND PSYCHOLOGY, THE DESIGN, PREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF AUDIO- VISUAL AIDS, TEACHING METHODOLOGY, MATHEMATICS AND GENERAL SCIENCE, A PROPORTION OF TIME WILL BE ALLOCATED TO THE POLISHING UP OF SPECIALIST SUBJECT-MATTER IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION, ACCOUNTANCY AND SECRETARYSHIP. INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT AND VISITS WILL ALSO BE ARRANGED TO PROMOTE STUDENTS' CONTACT WITH INDUSTRIES.

STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PASS BOTH COURSE WORK AND EXAMINATIONS AS WELL AS TEACHING PRACTICES BEFORE THEY GRADUATE.

FINANCIAL AIDS ARE AVAILABLE ON APPLICATION TO ASSIST

STUDENTS TO TAKE UP THE TEACHER TRAINING.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE, 373, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG. COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE COLLEGE ON OR BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH.

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