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TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1989

ENHANCING TRAINING INFRASTRUCTURE TO MEET CHANGING MANPOWER NEEDS

THE

TODAY

OF WORK

THE

THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR RON BRIDGE,

TO SUPPORT (TUESDAY} REAFFIRMED GOVERNMENT'S VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.

OFFICIATING AT THE FOUNDATION

STONE LAYING

VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL TOWER, MR BRIDGE SAID THE OF HONG KONG'S ECONOMY ASPIRATIONS OF ITS YOUNG PEOPLE.

WOULD

OF THE CEREMONY

MANPOWER NEEDS CONTINUE TO CHANGE AS WOULD THE

TOGETHER WITH OTHER COUNCIL, TRAINING "THE VOCATIONAL

HAVE COMPONENTS OF HONG KONG'S MANPOWER TRAINING INFRASTRUCTURE, WILL

ON NEW TO MEET NEW CHALLENGES AND TO TAKE TO REACT TO THESE CHANGES, RESPONSIBILITIES.

"IN

CAN BE SURE OF GOVERNMENT'S

SO DOING.

COUNCIL THE CONTINUING SUPPORT, HE SAID.

וז

TANGIBLE SYMBOL OF THE INTENTION THAT THE HONG KONG'S MANPOWER

THE VTC TOWER WOULD BE A VISIBLE AND

ITS AND GOVERNMENT'S CONFIDENCE IN THE COUNCIL COUNCIL WOULD BE A PERMANENT AND VITAL PART OF TRAINING INFRASTRUCTURE, HE ADDED.

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL, STEPHEN CHEONG, SAID THE COMPLETION OF THE VTC FREE THE COUNCIL PROPERTY MARKET.

FROM

THE

IT WOULD ALSO SAVE

ON WORRIES

MR TOWER IN 1990 WOULD THE THE FLUCTUATIONS

OF

PUBLIC

FUNDS OF MORE THAN

$40 MILLION TO PAY FROM

ANNUALLY IN RENT WHICH THE COUNCIL WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE THEN ONWARDS.

SITE

THE OF

ANNEX

OF THE STANDING ON TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, THE TOWER OF 19-STOREY HIGH TO BUILD.

HILL MORRISON THE COSTS $138 MILLION

TEACHING FACILITIES

REPLACEMENT FOR THE AND

THE LOWER SEVEN STOREYS WILL BE A LARGER

MUCH IMPROVED ANNEX OFFERING

DEMOLISHED STUDENT AMENITIES TO THE INSTITUTE.

HEADQUARTERS, THE THE TOP 12 STOREYS WILL HOUSE THE COUNCIL'S

RENTED ARE CURRENTLY ACCOMMODATED IN THREE TRAINING CENTRES WHICH

AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRAINING CENTRE PREMISES, A NEW WHOLESALE/RETAIL AND THE COUNCIL'S MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CENTRE.

AVAILABLE OFFICE SPACE WILL ALSO BE MADE SENIOR STAFF COURSE CENTRE IN THE VTC TOWER.

FOR THE GOVERNMENT

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