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THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1981

MOST OF THE PART-TIME EVENING COURSES OFFERED ARE OF THREE YEARS DURATION, BUT THERE ARE ALSO SOME ONE-YEAR AND TWO-YEAR COURSES.

THE NUMBER OF MEETINGS PER WEEK RANGES FROM ONE TO FOUR, AND THE EVENING CLASSES ARE NORMALLY CONDUCTED BETWEEN 7 PM AND 9 PM AT THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND BORROWED SCHOOL PREMISES ON HONG KONG ISLAND, IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.

COURSES OFFERED ARE MAINLY AT CRAFT LEVEL (POST FORM-111) AND TECHNICIAN LEVEL (POST FORM V).

THE ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS VARY BETWEEN COURSES, AND SOME COURSES REQUIRE THAT THE APPLICANTS BE EMPLOYED IN THE RELEVANT TRADES.

FORM V STUDENTS SITTING THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION THIS YEAR MAY ALSO APPLY.

APPLICATION FORMS AND INFORMATION SHEETS MAY BE OBTAINED DURING OFFICE HOURS AT THE FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, ALL CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, AND ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRES,

COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED WITHIN THE SPECIFIED

PER IOD.

THE FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES ARE: HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AT 702 LA! CHI KOK ROAD, CHEUNG SHA WAN- MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AT 6 OJ KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI KWAI CHUNG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AT 20 HING SHING ROAD, KWAI CHUNG- KWUN TONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AT 25 HIU MING STREET, KWUN TONG AND LEE WAT LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AT 30 RENFREW ROAD, KOWLOON TONG.

THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES WILL BE INVITING APPLICATIONS TO THE IR FULL-TIME COURSES IN JULY.

BOOKLET ON HK'S HIGHWAYS

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS BROUGHT OUT A FULL COLOUR 28-PAGE BOOKLET ON HONG KONG'S HIGHWAYS.

THE BOOKLET GIVES A BRIEF BACKGROUND TO THE HISTORY OF HIGHWAYS AND POST-WAR DEVELOPMENTS AND DETAILS OF THE EXISTING ROAD NETWORKS. AMONG THE OTHER TOPICS ARE SOME OF THE FUTURE PLANS, PLANNING METHODS AND ORGANISATION OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE.

THERE ARE 28 PHOTOGRAPHS (25 IN FULL COLOUR AND THREE IN SEPIA TONE), THREE DIAGRAMS AND A TWO-PAGE COLOUR MAP (OF EXISTING ROAD AND RAILWAY SYSTEMS IN THE CENTRAL URBAN AREA) IN THE LAMINATED-COVER PUBLICATION. MANY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM VANTAGE POSITIONS OFTEN NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE.

THE BOOKLET IS ON SALE AT $7.50 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING.

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