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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1994

GOVT APPRENTICES REMINDED OF THEIR DUTIES

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR MR SAMUEL WONG PING-WAI TODAY (FRIDAY) ADVISED NEWLY GRADUATED GOVERNMENT CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN APPRENTICES TO KEEP IN MIND THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFEGUARDING THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC.

"THIS SIMPLY MEANS YOU MUST NEVER IGNORE THE IMPACT OF WHAT YOU DO, HE SAID.

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MR WONG GAVE THE ADVICE WHEN HE OFFICIATED AT A GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR THE APPRENTICES.

HE REMINDED THE APPRENTICES THAT IT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO FOLLOW GUIDELINES OR MEET A SPECIFICATION.

"YOU MUST TRAIN YOURSELVES ALWAYS TO ASK THE QUESTION 'WHAT IF?'. WHAT IF THIS COMPONENT FAILS, OR SOMEBODY FORGETS TO OIL IT? WHAT IF WIND OR RAIN BATTER THE INSTALLATION YOU ARE WORKING ON? WHAT IF AN IDIOT GETS AT THE CONTROLS? WHAT IF POLLUTANTS GET IN THE WATER? CAN YOUR WORK SURVIVE? WILL THE PUBLIC REMAIN PROTECTED?" HE NOTED.

MR WONG ALSO URGED THE APPRENTICES TO PAY MORE THE PROBLEM OF POLLUTION.

"YOU NEED TO REMEMBER THAT WHAT YOU DO MAY POLLUTION AND, THOUGH YOUR CONTRIBUTION MAY BE SMALL, NEGLIGIBLE, THE SUM OF EVERYBODY'S CONTRIBUTION MAY BE STRESSED.

ATTENTION TO

EVEN SEEMINGLY

CONTRIBUTE TO

CRITICAL,' HE

PRESENTED WITH CERTIFICATES BY MR WONG TODAY ARE 44 CRAFT APPRENTICES AND 16 TECHNICAL APPRENTICES WHO HAVE ACQUIRED A PARTICULAR SKILL UNDER THE GOVERNMENT TECHNICIAN AND CRAFT APPRENTICES TRAINING SCHEME RUN

ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

BY THE

THE SCHEME HAS A HISTORY OF MORE THAN 20 YEARS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF PROVIDING TRAINED CRAFTSMEN AND TECHNICIANS FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICE AS WELL AS TO MEET THE EVER-INCREASING DEMAND OF THE INDUSTRIES AT LARGE IN HONG KONG.

SELECTED CANDIDATES UNDERGO A FOUR-YEAR TRAINING COURSE WHICH COMBINES ACADEMIC LEARNING WITH PRACTICAL TRAINING.

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