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Attention Duty Announcers, Radio and TV stations:

Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:

The Vocational Training Council announces that:

The Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, the VTC School of Business and Information Systems, all development centres and training centres will be closed this morning. All internal examinations to be held at the above premises and classes for Information Technology Assistant Training Programme in the morning will also be postponed.

Regarding the afternoon and evening sessions and examinations, please refer to VTC announcements to be made at about 11:00 am and 4:00 pm respectively. All skills centres for the disabled will be closed all day.

Ends/Friday, July 16, 2004

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