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FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1985
+BASED ON A SIMILAR PROGRAMME DEVELOPED BY BANK OF AMERICA AND CONDUCTED FOR JOURNAL ISTS IN MAJOR U.S. CITIES, THE SEMINAR IS AN INTENSIVE SURVEY OF MACROECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS,+ EXPLAINED DR KENNETH LEUNG, SEMINAR LECTURER.
AN ECONOMIST IN THE BANK'S ASIA DIVISION, DR LEUNG WILL TEACH PARTICIPANTS HOW TO RECOGNISE AND INTERPRET ECONOMIC TRENDS AND THE EFFECTS OF FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICY.
DISCUSSION WILL CENTRE ON THEORY, AS WELL AS ASIAN CASE STUDIES, INCLUDING HONG KONG, DR LEUNG SAID.
THE SEMINAR IS CO-SPONSORED BY THE HONG KONG JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION, THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS' CLUB AND THE JOURNALISM TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.
FURTHER ENQUIRIES ON THE SEMINAR CAN BE DIRECTED TO MR FRANK NG, SECRETARY OF THE JOURNALISM TRAINING BOARD ON 5-8932341 EXT. 283.
APPLICATIONS SHOULD ALSO ADDRESS TO MR NG AT 14TH FLOOR HARBOUR CENTRE, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, BEFORE JANUARY 15, 1985.
LEARNING ABOUT IMPORT, EXPORT
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A COURSE ON BASIC PROCEDURES AND TERMINOLOGY IN THE IMPORT- EXPORT TRADE IS BEING OFFERED BY THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE FROM JANUARY 28 TO FEBRUARY 13.
ORGANISED AT THE REQUEST OF THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, THE COURSE COVERS - IMPORT-EXPORT TRADE TERMINOLOGY, CIF CALCULATION, IMPORT/EXPORT PROCEDURES AND DOCUMENTATION, AND EXPORT FINANCE AND INSURANCE.
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND SIX OF THE TWO-AND-A- HALF HOUR LECTURES, ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS.
COURSE FEE IS $400, BUT PARTICIPANTS WHO ATTEND AT LEAST 80 PER CENT OF THE COURSE AND PASS THE FINAL EXAMINATION WILL BE REIMBURSED HALF THE SUM, FROM A SUBSIDY PROVIDED BY THE COUNCIL.
COURSE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE HUNG ON 5-8932341 EXT. 261.
FURTHER ENQUIRIES ON THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD, MR H.
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