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THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1986

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MORE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES TO GO *****

ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON THE MAIN ROOF OF NOS. 5, 7, 9, 11 AND 23, LEE GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG, ARE TO BE CLOSED.

THE BUILDING AUTHORITY DECIDED ON THIS SO THAT THE STRUCTURES CAN BE DEMOLISHED WITHOUT ENDANGERING OCCUPIERS OR THE PUBLIC.

IT WILL APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER FROM VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT ON SEPTEMBER 10 AND POSTED NOTICES OF INTENTION TO DO SO ON THE STRUCTURES TODAY (THURSDAY).

THE AUTHORITY PREVIOUSLY ISSUED DEMOLITION ORDERS, BUT THESE HAVE BEEN IGNORED.

ORDER.

DEMOLITION WILL START AS SOON AS THE COURT ISSUES THE CLOSURE

JOB PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR YOUTHS

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THE APPRENTICE PLACEMENT UNIT OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL HAS HELPED ABOUT 1 200 YOUNG PEOPLE LAST YEAR TO BE TRAINED AS APPRENTICES IN INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE SECTORS.

+THE UNIT CONTINUES TO ASSIST FORM 3 AND FORM 5 SCHOOL LEAVERS TO FIND SUITABLE TRAINING PLACES AND TO ASSIST EMPLOYERS SET UP PROPER TRAINING SCHEMES AND RECRUIT APPRENTICES OR TRAINEES THIS YEAR, + A COUNCIL SPOKESMAN SAID.

AN APPRENTICESHIP LASTS THREE TO FOUR YEARS AND CONSISTS OF PLANNED ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION AT A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.

FORM 3 GRADUATES MAY JOIN CRAFT APPRENTICESHIP SCHEMES WHILE FORM 5 GRADUATES WITH GRADE E OR ABOVE IN FOUR RELEVANT SUBJECTS IN THE HKCE EXAMINATION MAY JOIN TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP SCHEMES.

A VARIETY OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE IN MAJOR INDUSTRIES SUCH AS AUTOMOBILE, BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING, CLOTHING, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONICS, JEWELLERY, MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING, PLASTICS, PRINTING, SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP-REPAIR AND TEXTILE.

TRAINEESHIP SCHEMES IN THE FIELDS OF INSURANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY CONSISTING OF PRACTICAL ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION AT TECHNICAL INSTITUTES HAVE ALSO BEEN INTRODUCED.

/+SCHOOL LEAVERS