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institutes will be brought to a level comparable to those

provided for in the new ones, that is, to the level needed if

they are to operate adequately the courses which they now offer.

centres

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On the industrial training front, three new training

The

the Electronic Data Processing, the Insurance, and the

උ Precision Tooling commenced operation in the year 1986/87. Jewellery Industry Training Centre has recently begun offering

courses. When the new Seamen's Training Centre and the Banking Training Centre start courses in the next few months, the total

number of training centres established by the VTC will be 16 and

the total number of training places offered annually in these

centres will be about 12,000 full-time and 5,000 part-time.

Also at the request of Government, the VTC has started

to administer for Government a training scheme under which

electronic engineers are sent overseas for training in the

vitally important field of application specific integrated

circuits.

Sir, the VTC has made remarkable progress by any standard. It could not, however, have done so without the ready and generous support of Government. The VTC therefore looks forward to equally enthusiastic support from the Government in

future so that it will continue to have the wherewithal it needs

to meet the ever changing manpower requirements of Hong Kong's

industry and commerce.

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