MTR technician, winner at global vocational competition, will apply insights to job
A Hong Kong technician who won a global prize for train repair at an international competition for vocational skills has pledged to apply insights from the competition to his job, as he recalled three days of intense examination to fix railway system faults. Gordon Tang Kwong-tai, 22, an employee of the MTR Corporation for four years, said his participation in the WorldSkills Competition in…
Gordon Tang Kwong-tai, a 22-year-old MTR technician, has won a silver medal at the WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai after competing in the rail vehicle technology trade category. The competition, often compared to the Olympics for vocational skills, saw the Hong Kong delegation achieve a record 15 medals, including Tang’s victory.
Tang, who has worked for the MTR Corporation for four years, aims to apply the skills and insights gained from the competition to his job, as he reflected on the challenges of identifying and resolving mechanical faults during the three-day examination period.
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