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FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1980

TAXI LICENCES ATTRACT LOWER BIDS

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS OF ITS LATEST TENDER EXERCISE FOR 300 HONG KONG AND KOWLOON TAXI LICENCES.

A TOTAL OF 433 TENDERS SEEKING 470 LICENCES WERE RECEIVED WHEN THE OFFER CLOSED ON APRIL 11. THE HIGHEST BID WAS $200 000 AND THE LOWEST ACCEPTED PRICE WAS $171 066.

DETAILS OF THE SUCCESSFUL TENDERS AND THE AMOUNTS OFFERED

ARE PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE AVERAGE PREMIUM IN THE LATEST EXERCISE WAS $178 805.42, COMPARED WITH $210 797,80 IN THE PREVIOUS TENDER IN JANUARY THIS YEAR, REPRESENTING A DECREASE OF 15.18 PER CENT.

HE ADDED THAT LETTERS WOULD BE SENT TODAY TO SUCCESSFUL TENDERERS, AND THAT THE FIRST OF THE 300 TAXIS COULD BE INSPECTED FROM JUNE 1.

TECHNICAL TEACHER TRAINEES WANTED

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THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN TO RECEIVE TRAINING IN TEACHING DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY OR COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE WILL START TWO-YEAR AND THREE-YEAR FULL-TIME COURSES IN THESE SUBJECTS THIS SEPTEMBER.

APPLICANTS MUST BE HOLDERS OF THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION WITH PASSES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE (SYLLABUS B) AND IN APPROPRIATE TECHNICAL OR COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS, OR HAVE EQUIVALENT QUALIFICATIONS.

THE COURSE COVERS THE THEORY OF EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, TEACHING METHODOLOGY, TEACHING PRACTICE IN SCHOOLS, AND FURTHER STUDIES IN DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY AND COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS.

STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ALL COURSE WORK INCLUDING EXAMINATIONS AND TEACHING PRACTICE IN SCHOOLS BEFORE THEY GRADUATE.

SCHOOL FEES, PAYABLE IN TEN MONTHLY INSTALMENTS, ARE $620 A YEAR. INTEREST-FREE LOANS AND MAINTENANCE GRANTS MAY BE AVAILABLE ON APPLICATION.

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 BY MAY 31.

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