MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1936
FURTHER ROADWORKS TO START ON TSING YI
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ROADWORKS IN NORTHEAST TSING YI TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA WILL BEGIN SHORTLY AS PART OF THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN.
A SERIES OF ROADS, TOTALLING FOUR KILOMETRES, WILL LINK TSING YI NORTH BRIDGE, NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION, TO THE EXISTING ROAD NETWORK WHICH LEADS TO NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON THE ISLAND.
THESE DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDE FOUR PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND A HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME ESTATE DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE UP TO 72 000 PEOPLE.
A CONTRACT, VALUED AT $35.3 MILLION, HAS BEEN SIGNED FOR THE ROADWORKS AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE SYSTEM. WORK IS EXPECTED TO START NEXT MONTH AND LAST ABOUT TWO YEARS.
CONTEST TO FIND BEST APPRENTICE MECHANIC
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THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL WILL HOLD A COMPETITION IN SUMMER TO SELECT THE BEST VEHICLE MECHANIC APPRENTICE IN THE TRADE.
ALL REGISTERED VEHICLE MECHANIC APPRENTICES WHO COMPLETE THE IR APPRENTICESHIP BETWEEN JULY 1 THIS YEAR AND JUNE 30 NEXT YEAR MAY APPLY.
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+THE COMPETITION, BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE TERRITORY, IS AIMED AT AROUSING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER APPRENTICE TRAINING AND OF THE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN INDUSTRY, + SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COUNCIL.
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IN THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY THERE ARE ABOUT 400 REGISTERED APPRENTICES UNDERGOING FOUR-YEAR ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND COMPLEMENTARY TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
THE COMPETITION WILL BE HELD AT THE COUNCIL'S AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE IN KWAI CHUNG AND WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS: A THEORY TEST AND A SKILLS TEST.
THE THEORY
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