TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1983
THE COMPETITION, ENTITLED +FRIENDSHIP - A WAY TO INTEGRATION+ IS OPEN TO PRIMARY, SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND POST-SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TOGETHER WITH ADULTS IN THE DISTRICT.
A JOINT GROUP SECTION IS SPECIALLY ARRANGED FOR BOTH HANDICAPPED AND ABLE-BODIED PEOPLE.
ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION IN REHABILITATION, THE CONTEST IS BEING HELD IN ALL 18 DISTRICTS TO PROMOTE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE HANDICAPPED AND HELP INTEGRATE THEM INTO THE COMMUNITY.
ALL ENTRIES FROM CENTRAL AND WESTERN MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE OR ITS SUB-OFFICE BEFORE OCTOBER 17.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER TOMORROW'S EVENTS AT 3 PM ON THE FOURTH FLOOR OF THE WESTERN DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE IN WESTERN STREET, HONG KONG.
JOURNAL ISM TRAINING BOARD VISITS GIS
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MEMBERS OF THE JOURNALISM TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL VISITED THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES TODAY.
THEY WERE MET BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR, MR JOHNNIE JOHNSTON; THE ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MISS CHEUNG MAN-YEE; THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NEWS, MRS IRENE YAU, AND THE ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLICITY, MR ARTHUR HACKER.
TAKING PART IN THE VISIT WERE THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR SHUM CHOI-SANG: MR CLIFF BALE OF THE HONG KONG JOURNAL ISTS ASSOCIATION; MISS HELEN CHAU, HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC; MR S.S. KWONG OF THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT; MR PETER OLAES, GIS; MR G.A. PILGRIM, SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST; MR WARREN ROOKE, RADIO TELEVISION
AND DR JOSEPH W.C. WONG, CHINESE UNIVERSITY; HONG KONG:
MR RAYMOND R. WONG, HK-TVB.
DURING THE VISIT, THE GROUP TOURED THE NEWS DIVISION, THE CREATIVE SUB-DIVISION AND THE PUBLIC RELATIONS DIVISION.
MEMBERS LATER STAYED ON TO HOLD THEIR REGULAR MEETING ON TRAINING NEEDS.
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