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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1985
SUBSIDISED YOUTH LEADERSHIP COURSES OFFERED
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THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH IS OFFERING MORE THAN 200 SUBSIDISED PLACES TO YOUNG PEOPLE WISHING TO TAKE PART IN LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSES ORGANISED BY THE OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL.
THESE INCLUDE TWO DIPLOMA COURSES ON BOARD THE OUTWARD BOUND SHIP JI-FUNG; SEVERAL LAND-BASED AND A SEA-BASED PERSONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COURSES; TWO DISCOVERY COURSES FOR THOSE BELOW 161 AND THE MOUNTAIN LEADERSHIP COURSES FROM ELEMENTARY TO ADVANCED LEVELS.
THE COURSES, STARTING BETWEEN OCTOBER AND DECEMBER, ARE DESIGNED TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE DEVELOP CHARACTER, SELF-CONFIDENCE PERSEVERANCE AND CO-OPERATIVENESS AND SO BUILD A SENSE OF COMMUNITY.
THOSE INTERESTED AND WITH SOME EXPERIENCE IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR A GOVERNMENT-AIDED PLACE. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE SUBVENTION UP TO 50 PER CENT. APPLICATION FORMS AND BROCHURES CONTAINING DETAILS OF VARIOUS COURSES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE BRANCH AT 14TH FLOOR, RUTTONJEE HOUSE, 11 DUDDELL STREET, CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
FOR ENQUIRIES, CALL 5-253161.
GOVERNOR TO OPEN TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL BE OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL'S KOWLOON BAY TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX ON FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 20).
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR INDUSTRY, MR PETER MORRISON, WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING THE CEREMONY AS GUEST OF THE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, DR FRANCIS TIEN.
THE KOWLOON BAY TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX, BUILT AND EQUIPPED AT A COST OF $110 MILLION, IS ONE OF TWO OPERATED BY THE COUNCIL. THE NINE-STOREYED BUILDING HOUSES FIVE TRAINING CENTRES PROVIDING INDUSTRIAL TRAINING TO YOUNG PEOPLE AT OPERATIVE, CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN LEVELS.
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