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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1991

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POINTED OUT THAT THE APPRENTICESHIP SCHEMES WHICH STARTED SOME 20 YEARS AGO AND THE MORE RECENT ENGINEERING GRADUATE TRAINING SCHEME WERE EXAMPLES OF PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS AREA.

IN THE FUTURE, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE EXPLORING BVBRY OPPORTUNITY FOR JOINT VENTURES WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS WELL AS WITH FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS IN ADVANCING ITS OBJECTIVES IN HUMAN RESOURCES TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, MR CHAN SAID.

A JOINT PROJECT WITH THE JAPAN INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION AGENCY (JICA) FOR SETTING UP PRECISION SHEET METAL PROCESSING TRAINING FACILITIES IN THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL'S (VTC) PRECISION TOOLING TRAINING CENTRE IS ONE SUCH EXAMPLE.

THE JICA CONTRIBUTES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF SOME OF THE MACHINE TOOLS AND SOFTWARE FOR THE COMPUTER-AIDED TOOL DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE SYSTEM OF A NEW TRAINING UNIT AT THE VTC.

THE AGENCY ALSO PROVIDES AT ITS OWN EXPENSE EXPERTS TO HELP SET UP THE TRAINING UNIT AND TRAIN UP LOCAL INSTRUCTORS TO CONDUCT COURSES IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF PRECISION SHEET METAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES.

"THE HONG KONO GOVERNMENT'S INPUT INTO THE PROJECT INCLUDES OTHER MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE WORKSHOPS WHICH BEGAN TO OFFER COURSES IN APRIL 1990," MR CHAN SAID.

"THE JICA CO-OPERATION PROJECT CAN BE SEEN AS A MILESTONE FOR INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION ON TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN HONG KONG, HE

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ADDED.

NEW BOOK GIVES HISTORY OF PADS

A COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNT OF THE HISTORY OF THE GOVERNMENT'S PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (PADS), CULMINATING IN THE DECISION TO BUILD A NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK, IS GIVEN IN A NEWLY PUBLISHED BOOK.

CALLED "HONG KONG'S PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH", THE 143-PAGE BOOK HAS DEEN WRITTEN PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT TOWN PLANNER, DR TED PRYOR.

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IT EXAMINES THE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SETTINGS OF HONG KONG'S PORT AND AIRPORT, AND HOW THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PLANS NOW BEING UNDERTAKEN ARE THE FRUIT OF LONG AND THOROUGH STUDIES.

WITH CHAPTER HEADINGS SUCK AS REGIONAL SETTING, HISTORICAL REVIEW, STRATEGIC PLANNING CONTEXT, FINAL CHOICE, GETTING ON WITH THE JOB, THE BOOK EXPLAINS WHY THE STRATEGY IS NECESSARY TO MEET THE EVER- GROWING DEMANDS BEING PLACED UPON HONG KONG'S INFRASTRUCTURE.

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