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TUESDAY, FEBACARY .. 1905
A SEPARATE MANPOWER SURVEY REPORT ON THE EDP PROFESSION IN 1983, HAS FORECAST THAT THE DEMAND FOR THE EDP PERSONNEL IN 1989 WOULD BE ABOUT 1 200.
THE SURVEY ALSO REVEALED THAT THERE WERE SOME 35 000 PART-TIME STUDENTS ATTENDING BASIC ELEMENTARY AND POST-QUALIFICATION COMPUTING TRAINING COURSES OFFERED BY POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, COMPUTER SUPPLIERS AND OTHER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.
ABOUT 70 PER CENT OF THESE STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN BASIC ELEMENTARY TRAINING ONLY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+ THE COMMITTEE ALSO FEELS THAT THERE IS A LACK OF SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO THE PROVISION OF COURSES FOR POST-QUALIFICATION TRAINING, HE SAID.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED A SYLLABUS FOR THE A-LEVEL PAPER IN COMPUTING STUDIES SET BY THE HONG KONG EXAMINATION AUTHORITY AND CURRICULA FOR PRE-ENTRY AND POST-ENTRY COURSES TO BE ADOPTED BY EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS.
THE REPORT ON THE 1983 SURVEY OF ESTABLISHMENTS OFFERING TRAINING IN ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING IS NOW ON SALE AT GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $19.50 A COPY,
FREE CONCERTS IN SUPPORT OF YOUTH YEAR
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THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (A) WILL PRESENT TWO FREE CONCERTS IN SUPPORT OF THE 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR.
THE FIRST CONCERT, WHICH IS ONE OF THE PROGRAMMES OF THE 7TH TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL, WILL BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 13 AT 8 PM IN THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL.
CONDUCTED BY MR MIRAN KOJIAN OF THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, THE CONCERT WILL FEATURE VIVALDI'S CONCERTO FOR TWO VIOLINS, STRING ORCHESTRA AND CEMBALO IN C MINOR, OP. 21 NO. 2; THE NUTCRACKER SUITE. OP. 71 BY TCHAIKOVSKY: TCHEREPNIN'S FANFARE FOR BRASS ENSEMBLE AND PERCUSSION; AND HINDEMITH'S SYMPHONIC METAMORPHOSES OF THEME BY CARL MARIA VON WEBER.
THE SECOND CONCERT, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE AND THE FESTIVAL FRINGE, WILL BE HELD AT 8 PM IN THE ACADEMIC COMUNITY HALL ON FEBRUARY 16.
COUPONS ARE OBTAINABLE
ADMISSION TO BOTH CONCERTS IS FREE. FROM ALL MUSIC CENTRES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE. COUPONS FOR THE CONCERT IN TSUEN WAN ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL. FOR ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CALL 0-428127.
THE ORCHESTRA IS TRAINED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT.
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