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SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1983

WOMEN PRAISED FOR WORK IN INDUSTRY

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WOMEN WORKERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE GROWTH AND EXPANSION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRY, THE HON WONG PO-YAN, UNOFFICIAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, SAID TODAY.

MR WONG WAS SPEAKING AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY OF GOVERNMENT TECHNICIANS AND CRAFT APPRENTICES AT MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.

HE SAID THAT WOMEN PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE IN HONG KONG NOT ONLY AS BENCH WORKERS BUT ALSO AS SUPERVISORS AND SENIOR DECISION MAKERS.

+ IT IS OPPORTUNE. THEREFORE, THAT THEIR POTENTIAL AND CAPABILITIES BE RECOGNISED AND OPPORTUNITIES BE EXTENDED TO THEM TO JOIN THE TRADITIONALLY MALE-DOMINATED PROFESSIONS AND TO ADD STRENGTH TO OUR TECHNICAL AND SKILLED INDUSTRIAL WORK FORCE,+ MR WONG SAID.

HE NOTED THAT A WOMAN APPRENTICE WAS ACCEPTED IN THE 1980 COURSE AND A WOMAN CRAFT APPRENTICE IN THE 1982 COURSE.

PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL TRAINING WERE PROVIDED IN THE ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, AIR-CONDITIONING, ELECTRONIC AND VEHICLE COURSES OFFERED, HE SAID.

THIS ENSURED THAT AT THE END OF THE COURSES APPRENTICES WERE EQUIPPED WITH A HIGH STANDARD OF PRACTICAL SKILL AS WELL AS THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE.

MR WONG THEN PRESENTED CERTIFICATES TO 32 TECHNICIANS AND 55 CRAFT APPRENTICES.

HE ALSO PRESENTED THE BROWN CUP TO THE BEST TECHNICIAN APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR, MR LEUNG KING-CHI AND THE LAISHLEY CUP TO THE TOP CRAFT APPRENTICE, MR KWOK KING-WAI, BOTH FROM THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

A TOTAL OF SOME 1 045 APPRENTICES GRADUATED FROM THE GOVERNMENT APPRENTICE TRAINING SCHEME IN THE PAST. MANY ARE NOW HOLDING RESPONSIBLE POSTS AS WORKS SUPERVISORS, INSPECTORS, OR ENGINEERS IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE.

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