THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1984
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TECHNICAL COURSE CREDIT SYSTEM PROPOSED
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SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOLS GRADUATES COULD BE GIVEN CREDITS FOR THEIR SUBJECTS WHEN THEY APPLY FOR ENTRY INTO POST-SECONDARY COURSES WITH RELATED DISCIPLINES, MR HORACE R. KNIGHT, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE SPEECH DAY OF THE TANG SHIU KIN VICTORIA TECHNICAL SCHOOL, MR KNIGHT SAID THAT IT WAS NECESSARY FOR THE TECHNICAL SUBJECTS TO BE OBJECTIVELY PLANNED AND TAUGHT SO THAT THEY DOVETAIL INTO RELATED POST-SECONDARY COURSES.
THERE WAS NO REASON WHY WITH SUITABLE RE-ORIENTATION OF THE TECHNICAL CURRICULUM, THE GRADUATES COULD NOT ALSO BE EXEMPTED FROM THE FIRST YEAR OF A TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP, HE SAID.
SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOLS OFFER TWO TO THREE TECHNICAL SUBJECTS INCLUDED IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION.
THE TOTAL TIME SPENT ON THESE SUBJECTS IN THE SENIOR FORMS ALONE IS CONSIDERABLE, AMOUNTING TO 480 TO 720 CLASS CONTACT HOURS, REPRESENTING 20 TO 30 PER CENT OF THE CURRICULUM, HE POINTED OUT.
HE SAID THAT TECHNICAL SUBJECTS IN SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOLS COULD BE PLANNED AND TAUGHT IN SUCH A WAY THAT COULD MAKE THESE EXEMPTIONS VIABLE.
YEAR-END CLEAN UP IN EASTERN
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A SERIES OF CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS WILL BE LAUNCHED IN EASTERN DISTRICT TO HELP RESIDENTS TIDY UP THEIR ENVIRONMENT FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
ON SATURDAY (JANUARY 28) FOLLOWING AN OPENING CEREMONY AT 10 AM IN THE LOBBY OF THE OLYMPIA THEATRE BUILDING IN NORTH POINT, 50 VOLUNTEERS WILL JOIN HANDS WITH URBAN COUNCILLORS MR SHUM CHO-SANG AND MR KWAN LIM-HO, DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO CLEAN UP THE COMMON AREAS OF THE BUILDING.
A NUMBER OF CLEAN-UP COMPETITIONS WILL ALSO BE HELD FOR BOAT DWELLERS IN THE CAUSEWAY BAY AND ALDRICH BAY TYPHOON SHELTERS AND JUDGING WILL TAKE PLACE AT 10 AM ON SUNDAY.
THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICERS, MR STEPHEN NG AND MR FREDERICK TONG,
WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO WINNERS AT TWO CEREMONIES HELD AT 1 PM THAT DAY OUTSIDE THE OFFICE OF THE CAUSEWAY BAY TYPHOON SHELTER MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE AND ON BOARD A FLOATING HALL AT THE ALDRICH BAY TYPHOON SHELTER.
/BELWEON MONDAY