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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1978-
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE STUDENTS SCORE DISTINCTIONS
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SIX STUDENTS FROM THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
HAVE OBTAINED DISTINCTIONS IN THE JUNE EXAMINATIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS AND THE LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
THEY ARE FOK KA-LING, LAU KUN-CHE, LUNG CHIU-YEE, TAI KWAI- HEUNG, WONG SIK-CHEONG AND WONG YEE-MAN.
ANOTHER 15 OF THE 25 STUDENTS FROM THE INSTITUTE WHO TOOK PART IN THE EXAMINATION PASSED WITH MANY CREDITS IN VARIOUS SUBJECTS.
AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THIS WAS AN ENCOURAGING RESULT OF THE FIRST INTAKE OF THE DIPLOMA COURSE IN BUSINESS STUDIES BY THE INSTITUTE THE 25 STUDENTS HAVE ALL ATTENDED THE TWO-YEAR COURSE ON A FULL-TIME BASIS. THE COURSE WAS PREVIOUSLY ONLY AVAILABLE AT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.
SEVEN OF THE 25 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THE SECOND YEAR OF THE HIGHER DIPLOMA COURSE IN BUSINESS STUDIES AT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, AND THE OTHERS ARE ALREADY EMPLOYED IN VARIOUS POSTS IN THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR.
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IN VIEW OF THE BIG DEMAND FOR THE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES, IT IS PLANNED TO OFFER IT AT THE LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AT KOWLOON TONG WHEN IT OPENS IN SEPTEMBER, 1979.
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NEW EDITION OF STREET INDEX ON SALE *****
A NEW EDITION OF THE + INDEX OF STREETS+ +HOUSE NUMBERS AND LOTS+ IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND NEW KOWLOON HAS BEEN PUBLISHED AND IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE.
THE NEW EDITION, WHICH IS THE 29TH IN THE SERIES, SHOWS THE POSITION AS AT JUNE 30, 1977 AND SUPERSEDES THE 28TH EDITION ISSUED IN 1967.
LIKE THE PREVIOUS EDITION, THE NEW EDITION IS PUBLISHED IN LOOSE-LEAF FORM, THUS ENABLING SUCCESSIVE ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO BE MADE, PARTICULARS OF WHICH WILL BE CONTAINED IN +NOTERS-UP+ TO BE ISSUED AT SIX-MONTHLY INTERVALS.
THE PRESENT EDITION IS AGAIN PUBLISHED IN TWO VOLUMES. VOLUME I FOR HONG KONG ISLAND AND VOLUME 11 FOR KOWLOON AND NEW KOWLOON.
THE PRICE FOR EACH VOLUME IS $80.
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