SUNDAY, MAY 6, 1934
VTC DELEGATION VISITS SINGAPORE
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A DELEGATION OF THE MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL LEFT HONG KONG TODAY (SUNDAY) TO START A SIX-DAY STUDY TOUR ON VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN SINGAPORE.
HEADED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAINING BOARD, DR HENRY T. YU, THE THREE-MEMBER DELEGATION WILL VISIT THE VOCATIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING BOARD (VITB) OF SINGAPORE, A VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE, TWO GOVERNMENT TRAINING CENTRES, A MACHINE TOOL MANUFACTURING PLANT AND A SHIPBUILDING YARD.
+THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT IS TO EXCHANGE VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES WITH THE SINGAPORE AUTHORITIES ON MANPOWER TRAINING IN THE KEY ENGINEERING TRADES,+ DR YU SAID.
+ INDUSTRIAL SET-UP AND MANPOWER SITUATION IN SINGAPORE ARE SIMILAR TO HONG KONG IN MANY RESPECTS. THE IR EXPERIENCES MAY SERVE AS USEFUL REFERENCES OR GUIDELINES IN ESTABLISHING OUR TRAINING CENTRE AT THE KOWLOON BAY TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX,+ HE ADDED.
THE MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE WILL OFFER FULL-TIME BASIC TRAINING IN MECHANICS, FITTING SHEET-METAL WORKING, AND TOOL AND DIE MAKING, STARTING IN SEPTEMBER,
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AT THE KOWLOON BAY TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX, FOUR OTHER TRAINING CENTRES COVERING ELECTRONICS, HOTEL, PLASTICS AND PRINTING INDUSTRIES WILL OFFER VARIOUS LEVELS OF FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME TRAINING TO FORM FIVE AND FORM THREE SCHOOL LEAVERS FROM AUTUMN THIS YEAR.
THE VISIT IS ARRANGED BY THE VITB OF SINGAPORE.
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