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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1986
EARLIER, THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MRS DORIS HO, SAID THAT THE CONCERT WAS AN IMPORTANT OCCASION FOR THE TRAINEES OF THE HONG KONG REGION AS IT PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM NOT ONLY TO PERFORM BEFORE AN AUDIENCE BUT ALSO TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE IR PARENTS AND TEACHERS WHAT THEY HAD LEARNT IN THE PAST YEAR.
SHE BELIEVED MANY OF THEM WOULD BE PROUD OF THEIR PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS AND THEY WERE EXCELLENT EXAMPLES FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW.
MRS HO THANKED SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, MUSIC TEACHERS AND PARENTS FOR THE IR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT WITHOUT WHICH, SHE SAID, THE MUSIC OFFICE'S INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC TRAINING SCHEME WOULD NOT HAVE ACQUIRED THE VERY SATISFACTORY RESULT AS IT HAS TODAY.
THE MUSIC OFFICE'S ISLAND YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA, ISLAND YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND AND SOME TRAINEES PERFORMED AT THE CONCERT.
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR ADULT EDUCATION AIDS
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NON-PROFIT-MAKING VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR GOVERNMENT SUBVENTION IN THE 1986-87 SESSION FOR THE OPERATION OF ADULT EDUCATION COURSES AND ACTIVITIES UNDER THE SUBVENTION SCHEME.
THE SUBVENTION SCHEME, WHICH WILL BE IN ITS SEVENTH YEAR OF OPERATION BY SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INTERESTED VOLUNTARY AGENCIES SO THAT THEY CAN COMPLEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE ADULT EDUCATION FIELD.
THE SCHEME WILL SPONSOR COURSES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE BASIC LITERACY IN CHINESE: GENERAL EDUCATION FOR PARTICULAR GROUPS, SUCH AS FACTORY WORKERS AND FISHERFOLK; RE-ORIENTATION AND CANTONESE LANGUAGE COURSES FOR NEWCOMERS TO HONG KONG FROM OTHER PARTS OF ASIA SOCIAL AND MORAL EDUCATION, AND LABOUR EDUCATION INCLUDING LEGAL KNOWLEDGE.
IT ALSO APPLIED TO PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING: SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED ADULTS: CAREERS EDUCATION, PRE-RETIREMENT AND RETIREMENT EDUCATION; ADULT EDUCATION COURSES AND ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS; JOB ORIENTED COURSES AND ACTIVITIES IN GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS NOT COVERED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S SERVICES.
THE SUBVENTION