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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1984

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TUNNEL TICKETS - A REMINDER

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AS FROM JANUARY 1, NEXT YEAR, THE OLD TYPE PREPAID CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL TICKETS WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED AS PAYMENT OF TOLL FEES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

HE REMINDED HOLDERS OF THE OLD TYPE PREPAID TICKETS, WHICH DO NOT INCLUDE THE TUNNEL PASSAGE TAX, TO EXCHANGE THEM FOR THE NEW TYPE INCLUSIVE OF THE TAX.

THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO MAKE UP FOR ANY DIFFERENCE IN VALUE BY PAYMENT OF CASH OR CHEQUE, HE SAID.

OLD TICKETS MAY BE EXCHANGED AT THE CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL COMPANY'S ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE TOLL PLAZA, HUNG HOM, DURING OFFICE HOURS OR BY REGISTERED POST.

A NOTICE OF THE CHANGEOVER WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

TECHNICAL INSTITUTE EXPANDS CAPACITY

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WITH THE COMPLETION OF ITS PHASE TWO DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, THE LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL NOW HAS 2 300 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENT PLACES.

+THE $35 MILLION PROJECT, WHICH CONSISTS OF AN ADDITIONAL FLOOR IN THE MAIN BUILDING AND A SIX-STOREY ANNEX, IS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE 850 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COUNCIL SAID.

WITH THE INCREASED CAPACITY THE INSTITUTE IS NOW THE LARGEST OPERATED BY THE COUNCIL.

IT COST A FURTHER $9 MILLION TO EQUIP THE 14 SPECIAL ROOMS AND WORKSHOPS AND 18 GENERAL-PURPOSE CLASSROOMS IN THE NEW EXTENSION AND ANNEX, WHICH WAS OPENED IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, HE SAID.

THE ADDITIONAL SPACE IS MAINLY TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR TECHNICIAN COURSES TRANSFERRED FROM THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.

SINCE 1981, 28 DIPLOMA AND CERTIFICATE COURSES, INVOLVING ABOUT 5 800 STUDENTS, HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, AND THE COUNCIL IS BUILDING ANOTHER ANNEX AT THE HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE TO COPE WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE STUDENT POPULATION.

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