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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30, 104

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MOMENTOUS, HISTORIC YEAR

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GOVERNOR

FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE NEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNO SIR EDWARD YOUDE:

+1984 HAS BEEN A MOMENTOUS AND HISTORIC YEAR FOR HONG KONG.

*THE SIGNING OF THE SINO-BRITISH AGREEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG ON 19 DECEMBER PROVIDED A FITTING CLIMAX TO THE YEAR. IT MARKED ALSO THE BEGINNING OF A NEW PHASE IN HONG KONG'S HISTORY.

+ IT IS NOW UP TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US TO CONSIDER WHAT PART WE CAN PLAY IN MEETING THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES WHIC FACE HONG KONG AND TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON GOOD. THE GOVERNMENT, FOR ITS PART, WILL DO ITS UTMOST TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG WILL MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE ITS WAY OF LIFE AND CONTINUE TO

OSPER.

+ I WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL NEW YEAR.+

DREAM COMES TRUE FOR TWO DISABLED YOUTHS

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A PILOT SCHEME LAUNCHED BY THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS TURNED TWO DISABLED YOUNGSTERS' DREAM INTO A REALITY.

MR TANG CHI-KEUNG WITH IMPAIRED EYESIGHT AND MR LAY KWOK-PAN WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITY, WERE ADMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT'S APPRENTICE TRAINING CENTRE AS CRAFT APPRENTICES IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.

BOTH HAD COMPLETED A BASIC CRAFT COURSE AT TECHNICAL INSTITUTES IN JULY AND HAD LONGED FOR FURTHER TRAINING.

THE APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME WAS ESTABLISHED IN MID-1957′3 RESTRUCTURED IN 1969 TO TRAIN CRAFTSMEN AND TECHNICIANS FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES AS WELL AS FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR, SAID MR KWOK SEN, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CENTRE.

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+ THE CRAFT APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME, OFFERED TO YOUNG PEOPLE WITH FORM 3 STANDARD, IS EXTENDED FOR THE FIRST TIME TO THE DISABLED. FEEL THAT DISABLED PEOPLE WITH POTENTIAL TO BECOME CRAFTSMEN AND TECHNICIANS SHOULD BE GIVEN THE SAVE OPPORTUNITIES, MR KACA EXPLAINED.

IN FACT, BOTH TANG AND LAY WERE CHOSEN AFTER AN OPEN EXAMINATI”, AND SELECTION INTERVIEW,

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