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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1985
CUSTOMERS WISHING TO MAKE USE OF THE SERVICE SHOULD HAND IN THE IR DOCUMENTS AT ANY OF THE 22 ACCEPTANCE OFFICES.
THOSE HAVING FACSIMILE MACHINES IN THEIR OFFICES CAN MAKE USE OF INTELPOST TO RETRANSMIT MESSAGES TO OVERSEAS ADDRESSEES WHO DO NOT HAVE FACSIMILE MACHINES. SPECIAL MESSENGER WILL DELIVER THE MESSAGE WITHIN HOURS.
CUSTOMERS REQUIRING MORE INFORMATION ON THE SERVICE SHOULD CALL THE INTELPOST MANAGER ON 5-2671148.
FIRST DIPLOMA COURSE IN HORTICULTURE BEGINS
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THE FIRST LOCAL DIPLOMA COURSE IN HORTICULTURE AND LEISURE MANAGEMENT, WHICH WILL INCLUDE STUDY VISITS TO CHINA, BEGAN TODAY (WEDNESDAY) FOR 21 GOVERNMENT AMENITIES OFFICERS.
IN AN OPENING ADDRESS TO THE TRAINEES IN THE TWO-YEAR, PART-TIME COURSE, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES, MR MICHAEL SUEN, SAID THE COURSE IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TO BE CONDUCTED LOCALLY TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING IN HORTICULTURE AND LEISURE MANAGEMENT TO SERVING OFFICERS AT MANAGER I AL LEVEL IN THE RECREATION AND AMENITIES SERVICES OF BOTH THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
+ IT PROVIDES NOT ONLY A REALISTIC BALANCE OF HORTICULTURE AND LEISURE MANAGEMENT STUDIES, BUT ALSO INCLUDES LOCAL FIELD TRIPS AND STUDY VISITS TO GUANGZHOU, SUZHOU AND HANGZHOU, AS A RESULT, WE NOW HAVE A TAILOR-MADE COURSE WHICH COVERS VARIOUS TOPICS OF DIRECT RELEVANCE TO THE FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENTS, + MR SUEN SAID.
IN THE PAST, HE SAID, AMENITIES OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE UNITED KINGDOM TO UNDERGO TRAINING IN EITHER HORTICULTURE OR RECREATION MANAGEMENT.
+HOWEVER, OVERSEAS TRAINING BEING FAIRLY EXPENSIVE COULD ONLY BE PROVIDED TO A FEW SELECTED OFFICERS. NOW WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS LOCAL DIPLOMA COURSE WHICH DEMANDS A STANDARD COMPARABLE TO THE HORTICULTURE AND RECREATION MANAGEMENT COURSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE TRAINING CAN BENEFIT MORE OFFICERS AT THE SAME TIME AND AT A LOWER PER CAPITA COST, MR SUEN SAID.
+AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THIS NEW DIPLOMA COURSE AND TO CATER FOR SPECIALIST TRAINING, THE EXISTING ARRANGEMENT TO SEND OFFICERS ON OVERSEAS TRAINING COURSE WILL CONTINUE.+
THE FIRST BATCH OF TRAINEES ARE MOSTLY AMENITIES OFFICER I AND 1 FROM THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH, THE RSD AND THE USD. THEY WILL ATTEND LECTURES ORGANISED BY THE EXTRA-MURAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
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