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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1985

MEET-THE-MEDIA

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NOTE TO EDITORS.

IN VIEW OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF REQUESTS TO INTERVIEW THE POLITICAL ADVISER, MR JOHN BOYD, ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR HIM TO MEET REPRESENTATIVES NEXT TUESDAY (FEBRUARY 12).

THE MEET-THE-MEDIA SESSION WILL BE HELD AT 4 PM IN THE

GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM.

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.

MAKING KNOWN VOCATIONAL TRAINING

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A SEMINAR ON INDUSTRIAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FORM THREE LEAVERS WILL BE ORGANISED FOR CAREERS MASTERS FROM SECONDARY SCHOOLS ON FEBRUARY 16 (SATURDAY) AT 46 TAI YIP STREET, KOWLOON BAY TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX FROM 9.30 AM TO 12.30 PM.

SEMINAR PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO BE INVITED TO TOUR THE KOWLOON BAY TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX TO LEARN ABOUT THE FACILITIES AND COURSES OFFERED BY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRES UNDER THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.

WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE SECOND COMPLEX IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR IN KWAI CHUNG, THE SEVEN INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRES UNDER THE COUNCIL WILL PROVIDE A VARIETY OF ONE-YEAR AS WELL AS SIX-MONTH FULL-TIME CRAFT TRAINING PLACES FOR 1 300 FORM THREE LEAVERS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COUNCIL SAID.

THE SEVEN CENTRES TRAIN PERSONNEL AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF SKILL FOR THE AUTOMOBILE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONICS, METAL-WORKING, PLASTICS, PRINTING AND TEXTILE INDUSTRIES.

+CURRENT FORM THREE STUDENTS MAY APPLY IN MARCH FOR THESE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING COURSES THROUGH THE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT ALLOCATION SYSTEM.

+ INFORMATION ON THESE COURSES AND CAREER PROSPECTS WILL BE EXPLAINED IN DETAILS IN THE SEMINAR, HE ADDED.

FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SEMINAR SECRETARY MR N. WONG ON 5-8932341 EXT. 254 DURING OFFICE HOURS.

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