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FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1983

THE LESLIE GUYATT TROPHY FOR PISTOL SHOOTING WENT TO THE NO. 1 PLATOON AND WAS PRESENTED TO INSPECTORS LAM TING-KON AND WONG CHI-HUNG.

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SERGEANT FONG KIN-WAH WON THE TITLE OF THE 'BEST INDIVIDUAL

THE 'ECHO' COMPANY IS MADE UP OF 169 OFFICERS UNDER THE COMMAND OF SUPERINTENDENT KEITH RATCLIFFE. AFTER PASSING OUT, THE MARINE PLATOON WILL BE DISBANDED AND RETURN TO THEIR NORMAL DUTIES WHILE THE OTHER THREE PLATOONS WILL BEGIN A 20-WEEK ATTACHMENT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

TECHNICAL INSTITUTES OFFER NEW COURSES

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A NEW DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINEERING WILL BE SET UP IN THE LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IN SEPTEMBER, BRINGING THE NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS RUN BY THE FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES TO 13.

AND TWO OTHER NEW COURSES ON COMPUTING STUDIES AND METAL FINISHING - ARE ALSO BEING INTRODUCED INTO THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES' CURRICULUM IN THE COMING ACADEMIC YEAR.

REVEALING THIS TODAY, A VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL SPOKESMAN SAID THAT APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING INVITED FOR ENTRY TO THE THREE NEW COURSES AND ABOUT 140 OTHER FULL-TIME, PART-TIME DAY RELEASE AND BLOCK RELEASE COURSES.

APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MONDAY (JULY 25) FROM THE FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AS WELL AS ALL DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.

DETAILS OF THESE COURSES ARE BEING ADVERTISED IN NEWSPAPERS TOMORROW (SATURDAY).

THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED APPLICANTS THAT THEY SHOULD NOTE THE MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSES.

THE COURSES ARE SET MAINLY AT CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN LEVELS, SUITABLE FOR ENROLMENT BY STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED FORM THRÉE AND FORM FIVE RESPECTIVELY.

ENTRY TO ALL OF THE PART-TIME DAY RELEASE AND BLOCK RELEASE COURSES MUST BE SPONSORED BY EMPLOYERS.

SEVERAL RECENTLY-INTRODUCED COURSES INCLUDING WATCHMAKING, OPTICAL CRAFT AND EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAL STUDIES HAVE RECEIVED GOOD RESPONSE FROM YOUNG PEOPLE SEEKING JOB-TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

ALL APPLICATION FORMS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES CONCERNED BY AUGUST 19.

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