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FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1987

***THE RANGE OF SUBJECTS AVAILABLE FOR STUDY HAS EXPANDED EQUALLY FAST: THERE ARE NOW 20 DIFFERENT COURSES IN EIGHT DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING TWO AT DEGREE LEVEL, SIR DAVID ADDED.

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ACADEMIC

"COMPETITION FOR PLACES IS FIERCE: ON AVERAGE 13 STUDENTS APPLY FOR EVERY PLACE.

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HE SAID THAT THE CITY

POLYTECHNIC WOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY POPULAR AS MORE COURSES WERE INTRODUCED IN THE COMING ACADEMIC YEAR. "SOME OF THESE WILL BE AT DEGREE LEVEL, INCLUDING HONG KONG'S SECOND LAW SCHOOL.

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NOTING THAT THE BUILDING PROGRAMME FOR THE NEW CAMPUS WAS PROCEEDING ON SCHEDULE AND ON-CAMPUS FACILITIES WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THIS YEAR'S STUDENT INTAKE, SIR DAVID SAID THIS WOULD MAKE AVAILABLE LABORATORY AND WORKSHOP FACILITIES WHICH WERE LACKING AT THE PRESENT TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION.

ITS SECOND FROM

8,000

"THE CITY POLYTECHNIC WILL ALSO SOON EMBARK ON PHASE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WILL INCREASE THE TOTAL CAPACITY FULL TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS IN THE 1988-91 TRIENNIUM TO 13,500 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS IN THE TRIENNIUM 1994-97," HE ADDED.

CITY

SIR DAVID CONGRATULATED ALL PRESENT AND PAST MEMBERS OF THE POLYTECHNIC COUNCIL FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEVOTION ΤΟ ACCOMPLISHING SO MUCH IN SUCH A SHORT TIME.

TECHNICAL INSTITUTE TO OFFER SUMMER COURSES

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THE SEVEN

TECHNICAL INSTITUTES OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL ARE NOW INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR 213 SHORT COURSES TO BE OFFERED THIS SUMMER.

THESE SUMMER COURSES COVER A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS IN THE AREAS OF COMMERCIAL STUDIES, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, GENERAL STUDIES, COMPUTING STUDIES, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, PRINTING, TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRIES, MARINE ENGINEERING AND FABRICATION, DESIGN AND MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINEERING.

OFFERED MAINLY

THE COURSES RANGING FROM EIGHT TO 60 HOURS ARE FOR WORKING PEOPLE WHO WANT TO UPDATE THEIR SKILLS OR KNOWLEDGE, THOUGH SOME OF THE COURSES ALSO CONCERN HOBBY AND LEISURE SUBJECTS.

DETAILS OF THE SUMMER SHORT COURSES WILL BE ADVERTISED IN

THE PRESS TOMORROW (SATURDAY). CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS JUNE 20.

APPLICATION FORMS AND GUIDES TO APPLICANTS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE SEVEN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND DISTRICT OFFICES STARTING FROM TOMORROW.

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