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FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1980

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CRAFT LEVEL COURSES UNDER REVIEW

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A DETAILED REVIEW IS BEING CONDUCTED OF EVERY CRAFT LEVEL COURSE IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND THE RELEVANT SYLLABUSES WILL BE REVISED ACCORDINGLY, MR DAN WATERS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL) DISCLOSED TODAY.

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE APPRENTICESHIP GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE 50 COMMAND WORKSHOP, ROYAL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.

+ALL THESE SYLLABUSES WILL IN DUE COURSE BE SUBMITTED TO THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL AND TO EMPLOYERS FOR COMMENTS AND WE HOPE TO START IMPLEMENTING NEW SYLLABUSES IN SEPTEMBER OF 1981, + MR WATERS SAID.

APART FROM THIS MAJOR REVIEW, HE SAID, SYLLABUSES WOULD BE UPDATED ALL THE TIME AS AN ON-GOING PROCESS IN ORDER TO KEEP PACE WITH ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY.

SINCE 1977 AN OVERALL REVIEW HAD ALSO BEEN IN PROGRESS AMONG TECHNICIAN LEVEL PROGRAMMES IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.

NOW 17 OF THESE PROGRAMMES HAVE BEEN VALIDATED BY THE TECHNICIAN EDUCATION COUNCIL IN BRITAIN, AND ANOTHER SIX HAVE BEEN CONDITIONALLY APPROVED.

MR WATERS CONGRATULATED THE GRADUATES, BUT CAUTIONED THEM AGAINST COMPLACENCY.

IT IS NECESSARY FOR EVERYONE WHO IS WORKING IN ANY TRADE TO KEEP UP-TO-DATE AND ALTHOUGH ONE FINISHES ONE'S APPRENTICESHIP, RETRAINING AT REGULAR INTERVALS AND LEARNING NEW SKILLS IS ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE, HE SAID.

APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR TUEN MUN SITE

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TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR A SITE IN TUEN MUN FOR INDUSTRI AL STORAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS OR FOR GODOWN PURPOSES. DETAILS ARE IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

THE SITE, NEAR LUNG MUN ROAD, MEASURES 6 352 SQUARE METRES.

SALE CONDITIONS ALLOW FOR A MAXIMUM PLOT RATIO OF 8.5 DEPENDING ON THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING AND A BUILDING COVENANT OF $6.82 MILLION TO BE COMPLETED IN FOUR YEARS.

A NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SPOKESMAN SAID THE PURCHASER WOULD HAVE TO COMPLY WITH ALL LAWFUL REQUIREMENTS OF THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES MADE UNDER THE DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE.

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