VTC confers Honorary Fellowships on five distinguished industry leaders

The Vocational Training Council (VTC) held the VTC Honorary Fellowship Conferment Ceremony yesterday (15 October). This year, VTC conferred Honorary Fellowships on five distinguished leaders, namely Mr Mohamed BUTT, Dr the Hon LAM Ching-choi, Mr Tony TAI, Sr TANG Chi-wang and Dr Daniel YIP (see Annex), in recognition of their outstanding achievements and significant contributions to vocational and professional education and training (VPET) and the wider community.

Officiating at the Ceremony, the Secretary for Justice, the Hon Paul LAM, commended the five VTC Honorary Fellows for their distinguished achievements in their respective fields and their dedication to giving back to society by sharing their experience and wisdom and nurturing future talent.  He also recognised VTC’s steadfast commitment to developing skilled professionals over the years and providing strong manpower support for Hong Kong’s development.   

VTC Chairman, the Hon Jeffrey LAM, extended his heartfelt congratulations to the five Honorary Fellows and thanked them for their longstanding support for VPET.  He said that talent was Hong Kong’s most valuable asset and that VPET played a pivotal role in nurturing talent, driving industry development and enhancing Hong Kong’s competitiveness. He noted that the five Honorary Fellows had contributed their professional expertise and experience to advancing VPET and talent development, and said VTC would continue to work closely with the Government and industry to nurture high-calibre talent to meet Hong Kong’s development needs.
  
Established in 1982, the Vocational Training Council (VTC) is the largest vocational and professional education and training provider in Hong Kong. The mission of VTC is to provide a valued choice to school leavers and working people to acquire the values, knowledge and skills for lifelong learning and enhanced employability, and also to provide support to industries for their manpower development. VTC has 14 member institutions, namely the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi), the Institute of Professional Education And Knowledge (PEAK), the School for Higher and Professional Education (SHAPE), the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE), the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI), the Hong Kong Institute of Information Technology (HKIIT),  the Hotel and Tourism Institute (HTI),  the Chinese Culinary Institute (CCI), the International Culinary Institute (ICI), the Maritime Services Training Institute (MSTI), Youth College, Pro-Act by VTC, the Integrated Vocational Development Centre (IVDC) and the Shine Skills Centre.

Website: www.vtc.edu.hk

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