WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1985
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ORAL SKILLS COURSE FOR JOURNALISTS
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THE JOURNALISM TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR A COURSE IN ENGLISH ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR JOURNALISTS WHICH WILL BE HELD FROM JUNE 3 TO JUNE 24.
THE COURSE, ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, AIMS TO TRAIN WORKING JOURNALISTS TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN ENGLISH COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN JOB-RELATED SITUATIONS.
TECHNIQUES OF QUESTIONING AND INTERVIEWING, LISTENING COMPREHENSION, USE OF TELEPHONE AND ORAL PRESENTATION WILL BE DISCUSSED IN 10 LECTURES.
WITH THE HELP OF A SUBSIDY PROVIDED BY THE JOURNALISM TRAINING BOARD, THE FEE WILL BE $150 FOR EACH PARTICIPANT WHOSE ATTENDANCE RATE IS ABOVE 70 PER CENT.
THOSE WHOSE ATTENDANCE RATE IS LESS THAN 70 PER CENT
WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY THE FULL FEE OF $900.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATION IS MAY 22. ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MR FRANK NG, SECRETARY OF THE BOARD, ON 5-8932341 EXT. 283.
COUNCILLOR URGES PUBLIC TO LOVE TREES
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THE URBAN COUNCIL, THROUGH ITS TREE PLANTING PROGRAMME, HAS SUCCEEDED IN AROUSING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ESSENTIAL ROLE THAT TREES CAN PLAY IN DENSELY-POPULATED AREAS, URBAN COUNCILLOR MR LAM CHAK-PIU SAID AT TODAY'S TREE PLANTING CEREMONY AT KWUN TONG RECREATION GROUND.
+IT IS PARTICULARLY A GOOD IDEA TO INVOLVE STUDENTS IN THE PLANTING PROGRAMME BECAUSE THEY ARE THE FUTURE PILLARS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THROUGH THEIR PARTICIPATION IN TREE PLANTING THEY WILL APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY OF NATURE, + HE SAID.
WHILE COMMENDING THE URBAN COUNCIL FOR HAVING DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB IN BEAUTIFYING THE ENVIRONMENT OVER THE YEARS, MR LAM HOWEVER MAINTAINED THAT THE PLANTING FIGURE WAS NOT THAT IMPORTANT.
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