FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1985
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27 SCHOOLS ENTER QUIZ
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TWENTY-SEVEN SCHOOLS WILL BE TAKING PART TOMORROW IN THE FIRST ROUND OF AN INTER-SCHOOL CIVIC EDUCATION QUIZ, ORGANISED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND SPONSORED BY CINEMA CITY COMPANY LTD.
THE QUIZ, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN STUDIO TWO, BROADCASTING HOUSE, STARTING AT 2 PM, IS AIMED AT AROUSING SOCIAL AWARENESS AMONG STUDENTS.
PRIZES TOTALLING $30 000 WILL BE AWARDED FOR THE LIBRARIES OF THE WINNING SCHOOLS.
AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, UNOFFICIAL EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER, MR ALLEN LEE, WILL SPEAK ON +CIVIC EDUCATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT+.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE QUIZ TO BE HELD TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT 2 PM IN STUDIO TWO OF BROADCASTING HOUSE,
TECHNICAL INSTITUTES OFFERING SHORT COURSES
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THE FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL ARE INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR 84 SHORT COURSES STARTING NEXT MONTH.
THESE COURSES RANGE FROM 10 TO 90 HOURS AND COURSE FEES ARE FROM $100 TO $580.
MOST OF THESE WILL BE HELD BETWEEN NEXT MONTH AND APRIL 86, AND WILL COVER COMMERCIAL STUDIES, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, GENERAL STUDIES, TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRIES, MARINE AND FABRICATION, AND MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINEERING.
THESE SHORT COURSES WERE VERY POPULAR LAST YEAR WHEN MORE THAN 12 900 APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED FOR ONLY 2 900 PLACES.
THE COURSES ARE MAINLY FOR THOSE WORKING IN THE INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE SECTORS WISHING TO UPGRADE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL. CLASSES ARE NORMALLY HELD FROM 7 PM TO 9 PM, BUT SOME COURSES ARE HELD EARLIER IN THE DAY.
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