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+ IN ADDITION, MANY STUDENTS WHO PREFER TO CONTINUE THE IR STUDIES, FEEL THE NEED TO FOLLOW A HEAVIER BIAS ON COMMERCIAL FIELD IN THE SIXTH FORMS LEADING TO THE TWO UNIVERSITIES AS THEY BEGIN TO APPRECIATE THE VALUE OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT DEGREES AND THE PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS IN ACCOUNTING, BANKING, INSURANCE, MARKETING AND BUSINESS STUDIES, HE CONCLUDED.
WINNING PROJECTS IN THE COMPETITION WILL BE ON DISPLAY IN THE COLLEGE HALL OF THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE BETWEEN JULY 1 AND 6.
SPORTS DEVELOPMENT SCHEME FOR YOUTHS LAUNCHED
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A TERRITORY-WIDE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT SCHEME, OFFERING BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROMISING YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIALS AND ADVANCE IN VARIOUS SPORTS, HAS BEEN LAUNCHED.
THE SCHEME HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT ON A LONG-TERM BASIS BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE DIVISION OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH WITH A COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME LEADING UP TO MARCH 1986.
'A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BRANCH SAID THAT ALTHOUGH GOVERNMENT'S PROMOTIONAL EFFORT IN SPORTS HAD IDENTIFIED SOME PROMISING ATHLETES IN THE PAST BUT THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH REPRESENTATIVES AT INTERNATIONAL EVENTS LEFT MUCH TO BE DESIRED.
HE EXPLAINED THAT THE MAIN REASON WAS THAT SO FAR ONLY A FEW SPORTS HAD COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND WERE NOT MAPPED OUT ON A LONG-TERM BASIS.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT A SYSTEM HAS TO BE ESTABLISHED TO CHANNEL THE TALENTED AT THE GRASS-ROOTS LEVEL THROUGH THE HIERARCHY OF A SPORTS DEVELOPMENT PYRAMID+.
BASICALLY, THE +PYRAMID+ COMPRISES INTRODUCTORY TRAINING, BEGINNERS TRAINING, ELEMENTARY TRAINING, INTERMEDIATE TRAINING AND COMPETITIONS WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO IDENTIFYING PROMISING ATHLETES.
AND THE TALENTED AND BETTER SPORTSMEN AND SPORTSWOMEN WITH PROVEN POTENTIAL AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL WILL BE REFERRED TO THE NATIONAL SQUAD FOR ADVANCED TRAINING, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE ADVANCED LEVEL OF TRAINING WOULD ALSO SERVE AS THE NURTURING GROUND FOR BUDDING YOUNG SPORTSMEN AND SPORTSWOMEN WHO WOULD ONE DAY BECOME MEMBERS OF HONG KONG'S FUTURE NATIONAL SQUAD, HE ADDED.
THE TRAINING PROGRAMME SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR YOUTHS ALL OVER THE TERRITORY WILL INCLUDE POPULAR SPORTS SUCH AS FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, SWIMMING, DIVING, CANOEING, ROWING, SAILING, ORIENTEER ING, TENNIS, BADMINTON AND OTHERS.
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