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Technical College and Technical Institute.
These facilities are open equally to rural
it is understood that Moreover, plans the Hong Kong
as well as urban youths
are already in hand to expand Government's
technical education programme: a Polytechnic
will be established by about 1974 which
would double the existing facilities at
The
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post-secondary level. Government is also
currently examining the future long-term
role of technical institutes and considering
the development of further institutes; this
will, of course, embrace the New Territories
as well as the urban areas In addition, the
its
Government has announced intentions to
provide aid for the establishment of pre-
vocational junior technical schools
offering 3 years courses for primary
school leavers.
(v) Agricultural Board
(kat
Your proposal to establish an
should he establism
Agricultural Board to facilitate the sale
of all types of farm produce has been
by
considered in detail, but the Hong Kong
but the latter
Government has grave doubts
Since
aus to
ex
its
feasibility as different forms of produce
have different production and marketing
requirements.
Judging by the success of the
Vegetable Marketing Organization over the
past 23 years, it would therefore appear
that a better solution would be the
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