SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1983
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FIVE DEGREE COURSES STARTED AT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC IN SEPTEMBER 1983.
THEY COVER SOCIAL WORK, COMPUTING STUDIES, APPLIED SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS, ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
IN ADDITION, APPROVAL HAS BEEN GIVEN FOR A DEGREE COURSE IN GRAPHIC DESIGN AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN TO BE OFFERED FROM 1984-85.
HK-NORWAY TEXTILES TALKS ADJOURNED
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CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN NORWAY AND HONG KONG REGARDING HONG KONG'S TEXTILE EXPORTS TO NORWAY, RESUMED IN HONG KONG ON NOVEMBER 30, WERE ADJOURNED TODAY (SATURDAY).
CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS WAS MADE BUT THE POINT HAS BEEN REACHED WHERE TIME FOR FURTHER REFLECTION IS REQUIRED, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRADE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
THE TWO SIDES PROVISIONALLY AGREED TO RESUME THE CONSULTATIONS AT A MUTUALLY CONVENIENT DATE IN EARLY 1984.
NEW COMMUNITY HALL FOR AP LEI CHAU
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THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICIES ON SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES ARE AIMED AT PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION SO THAT SOCIAL PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED, OR AT LEAST ALLEVIATED. THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S REGIONAL OFFICER (HONG KONG), MRS ROSE GOODSTADT, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
IN THIS WAY. THE QUALITY OF LIFE WILL BE IMPROVED NOT JUST FOR INDIVIDUALS BUT ALSO FOR GROUPS AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE,+ SHE SAID.
MRS GOODSTADT WAS SPEAKING AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE DEPARTMENT'S AP LEI CHAU COMMUNITY HALL AND THE INAUGURATION OF ITS FIRST MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
IN PROVIDING SOCIAL SERVICES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, SHE SAID. +THE GOVERNMENT DEPENDS HEAVILY ON THE CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND THE SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY.+
SHE NOTED THAT THERE WAS A WIDE RANGE OF WELFARE SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS OF AP LEI CHAU WHICH CATERED FOR THE NEEDS OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS, INCLUDING BOTH ABLE-BODIED AND THE DISABLED.
/SHE SAID