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(4) It has been said that if Hong Kong is to

keep its industrial boom technical education must be greatly improved. What steps are

being taken?

I do not think anybody would quarrel with

the proposition that if Hong Kong is to retain

its position in the industrial field it must

strive for greater efficiency; this means better

management and the application of more and better

technical skills.

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However

The Hong Kong Government accepts that

technical education should have a high priority

and present plans include a new Technical

Institute, extensions to the Technical College

and two new Secondary Technical Schools.

We must remember, however, that education

services already take about 18% of the Colony's

annual budget. There is a severe problem of

priorities in expanding education facilities.

There is, for example, still much to do in the

field of primary education.

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