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MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1983

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SUMMER TECHNICAL COURSES PROVE POPULAR

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SHORT SUMMER COURSES OFFERED BY THE FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES FOR THE FIRST TIME HAVE RECEIVED GOOD RESPONSE.

A TOTAL OF 131 COURSES WERE ORGANISED FOR 5 600 STUDENTS OUT OF 31 300 APPLICANTS, A VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL SPOKESMAN REVEALED.

+THE RESPONSE TO THE SHORT SUMMER COURSES HAS BEEN ENCOURAGING, THOUGH IT IS REGRETTED THAT THE COURSES COULD ONLY MEET A PROPORTION OF THE APPLICANTS, HE SAID.

MOST OF THESE COURSES STARTED EARLIER THIS MONTH WHILE THE REST WILL START IN AUGUST.

SUBJECTS ON COMMERCIAL STUDIES AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ARE THE MOST POPULAR, ATTRACTING NEARLY 10 000 AND 9 400 APPLICATIONS RESPECTIVELY. COURSES ON OTHER DISCIPLINES ALSO ENJOY AN OVER- WHELMING DEMAND.

THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES HAVE BEEN OFFERING A RANGE OF SHORT COURSES DURING NORMAL TERM TIMES. THE PRIMARY OBJECT IS TO ENABLE PEOPLE IN EMPLOYMENT TO UPDATE THEIR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE.

THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL FELT THAT SHORT COURSES COULD PROVIDE AN IMPORTANT SERVICE TO INDUSTRY AND THE COMMUNITY AND WAS OFFERING MORE OF THEM DURING SUMMER, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

A SMALL NUMBER OF HOBBY AND LEISURE-INTEREST COURSES HAVE BEEN INCLUDED WHICH ARE ALSO WELL SUBSCRIBED.

TAPS OFF BRIEFLY IN TWO AREAS ****

FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO SOME AREAS IN KWAI CHUNG AND LAM TIN WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SEVERAL HOURS BETWEEN THURSDAY (AUGUST 4) AND FRIDAY FOR LEAKAGE TESTS.

IN KWAI CHUNG, SUPPLY TO AN AREA BOUNDED BY HING SHING ROAD, KWAI SHING CIRCUIT AND KWAI LUEN ROAD, INCLUDING BLOCKS 12-14 KWAI SHING EAST ESTATE AND BLOCKS 6-10 KWAI SHING WEST ESTATE WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 12.01 AM TO 6 AM ON THURSDAY.

IN LAM TIN, SUPPLY WILL BE INTERRUPTED FROM 11 PM ON THURSDAY TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY.

THE AFFECTED AREA IS BOUNDED BY JUNK BAY ROAD, KAI TIN ROAD, PING TIN STREET, ON TIN STREET AND TAK TIN STREET, INCLUDING BLOCK NO. 1 TO 14 LAM TIN ESTATE AND LAM TIN SAN TSUEN.