THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1986
UNDER A TRANSFER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, THE CERTIFICATE COURSE ON CHILD CARE WORK NOW BEING RUN BY THE POLYTECHNIC WOULD BE TAKEN OVER BY THE INSTITUTE IN SEPTEMBER.
+THE INSTITUTE WILL TAKE OVER THE TWO-YEAR PART-TIME DAY RELEASE COURSE ON CHILD CARE WORK WHICH CATERS FOR IN-SERVICE WORKERS IN CHILD CARE CENTRES,+ MR NG SAID.
THE TRANSFER WILL BE COMPLETED WITH THE OPERATION OF A ONE-YEAR FULL-TIME CERTIFICATE COURSE ON CHILD CARE WORK AT LEE WAI LEE IN SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR.
INCLUDING THE TWO-YEAR FULL-TIME CERTIFICATE COURSE ON CARE OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN NOW OFFERED, LEE WAI LEE BY SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR WILL PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 160 PLACES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN CHILD CARE SERVICES.
THE MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR ADMISSION TO THE COURSE ON CARE OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN IS COMPLETION OF FORM 3. APPLICANTS MUST BE AGED 16 OR OVER.
FOR THE COURSE ON CHILD CARE WORK, THE MINIMUM ENTRY QUALIFICATION IS FIVE SUBJECTS IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION WITH GRADE E OR ABOVE INCLUDING CHINESE LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE (SYLLABUS B).
+THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE POST-FORM 3 CHILD CARE COURSE IS OVERWHELMING WITH ABOUT 25 APPLICANTS COMPETING FOR ONE PLACE SINCE THE COURSE STARTED IN NOVEMBER 1980, + MR NG SAID.
HK-EEC TALKS CONTINUE NEXT WEEK
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THE FIRST FORMAL ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY (EEC) ON A BILATERAL TEXTILES AGREEMENT TO SUCCEED THE CURRENT AGREEMENT WHICH EXPIRES ON DECEMBER 31, 1986 TOOK PLACE IN BRUSSELS FROM JULY 7 TO 9.
THE HONG KONG TEAM WAS LED BY THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE MR HAMISH MACLEOD, THE EEC TEAM WAS LED BY MR JEAN-PIERRE LENG, THE EEC'S CHIEF TEXTILES NEGOTIATOR.
AT THE END OF THE TALKS, A MEMBER OF THE HONG KONG NEGOTIATING TEAM IN BRUSSELS ANNOUNCED THAT A SECOND ROUND WOULD BEGIN ON JULY 17, ALSO IN BRUSSELS,
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