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SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 1984
+WHAT DISTINGUISHES THE AERC'S FROM OTHER PRIVATE ADULT EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IS THAT ALL THE AERC PROGRAMMES ARE ADMINISTERED BY TRAINED STAFF AND ARE FULLY-FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, HE SAID.
FREE EDUCATION THROUGH RECREATION IS ANOTHER FEATURE OF THE AERC'S.
+ IN FACT, WE OFFER SOMETHING MORE THAN AN INTEREST GROUP, ALL COURSES ARE CAREFULLY SELECTED, SYSTEMATICALLY PLANNED AND ORGANISED BY TRAINED STAFF. CLASSÉS FOLLOW A SYLLABUS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF QUALIFIED HOBBY INSTRUCTORS AND ARE SUPPLEMENTED BY AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONS AND REFERENCES. APART FROM LEARNING PRACTICAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE, MEMBERS ARE GIVEN THE THEORETICAL BACKGROUND OF THE SUBJECT THEY PURSUE, HE SAID.
+WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS TO INTEGRATE EDUCATION WITH RECREATION AND TO ORIENT MEMBERS TOWARDS A FULLER LIFE, + MR TO SAID.
ON AVERAGE, THE AERC'S HAVE A HIGH PARTICIPATION RATE. TOPPING THE LIST IS SHAM SHUI PO CENTRE WITH AN AVERAGE NIGHTLY ATTENDANCE OF 327 MEMBERS.
THE COURSES OF THE AERC'S ARE UNDER CONSTANT REVIEW BY THE ADULT EDUCATION SECTION, FOR EXAMPLE, AT THE END OF A TERM, QUESTIONNAIRES WILL BE ISSUED TO MEMBERS TO ASSESS THEIR OPINIONS OF THE COURSES AND IDENTIFY THEIR PREFERENCES, WHICH WILL FORM THE BASIS FOR FUTURE PROGRAMME PLANNING.
LOOKING AHEAD, MR TO SAID, TO COPE WITH THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION, MORE CENTRES WOULD BE SET UP, WITH AT LEAST ONE CENTRE IN EACH OF THE 18 DISTRICTS, AND OTHER NEW COURSES LIKE COMPUTER STUDIES WOULD BE INCORPORATED IN THE AERC PROGRAMME IN RESPONSE TO CHANGING NEEDS OF THE SOCIETY.
MORE BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN JULY
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A THREE-STOREY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION CENTRE AT KWAI SHING CIRCUIT, KWAI CHUNG WAS AMONG 30 BUILDING PLANS APPROVED BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE IN JULY.
OTHER PLANS APPROVED INCLUDED TWO CAMERA TOWERS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB AT HAPPY VALLEY: A CHURCH, A KINDERGARTEN AND A STAFF QUARTERS AT AP LEI CHAU FOR THE HONG KONG HARBOUR MISSION CHURCH LIMITED; AN 18-STOREY STAFF QUARTERS BUILDING AT SHA TIN FOR THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC ; A FOOTBRIDGE AT TAI PO FOR TUXEDOS COMPANY LIMITED AND THREE FACTORY BLOCKS.
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