NOTE TO EDITORS:
THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1978
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PRESENTATION OF TRAINING CERTIFICATES
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THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR. T. ECOB TOMORROW (FRIDAY) WILL PRESENT TRAINING CERTIFICATES TO 20 PRISONS OFFICERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED ONE YEAR'S TRAINING.
THE YEAR-LONG TRAINING PROGRAMME IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS SIX MONTHS IN THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE AND ANOTHER SIX MONTHS IN FIELD WORK.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING
INSTITUTE, 47, TUNG TAU WAN ROAD, STANLEY AT 11.30 A.M. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE PRISONS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS AT GUARDIAN HOUSE, OI KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI AT 10.30 A.M.
COURSES FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS
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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD AN INTENSIVE COURSE FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN ANGLO-CHINESE SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND CHINESE MIDDLE SCHOOLS FROM JULY 17 TO 28.
THE COURSE IS SPECIALLY GEARED TO THE NEEDS OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND COVER THE IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE.
THE CENTRE ALSO WILL HOLD TWO COURSES ON THE TEACHING OF WRITING IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH FROM SCHOOLS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES FROM JULY 17 TO 22 AND FROM JULY 24 TO 29.
ALL THREE COURSES ARE FREE, AND APPLICATION FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE GENERAL REGISTRY OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, 33-37 HYSAN AVENUE, HONG KONG.
COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE SENIOR INSPECTOR, ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE, 9A BONHAM ROAD, HONG KONG, BY JULY 3.
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