THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1986.
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+LAW FOR JOURNALISTS+ COURSE SEEKS APPLICATIONS
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JOURNALISTS ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR A LAW FOR JOURNALISTS+ COURSE ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE JOURNALISM TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL AND THE CITY POLYTECHNIC,
THE COURSE WILL BE HELD FOR 10 EVENINGS STARTING FROM DECEMBER 4, FROM 6.30 PM TO 9.30 PM. COURSE FEE IS $900, BUT PARTICIPANTS SPONSORED BY EMPLOYERS PAY ONLY $150, WHILE THE REST WILL BE BORNE BY THE COUNCIL.
CONTENTS OF THE COURSE INCLUDE NATURE AND FUNCTION OF LAW, CLASSIFICATIONS, SOURCES OF LAW, COURT STRUCTURE AND TRIBUNALS, CONTEMPT OF COURT, LAW OF TRADE SECRETS AND SO ON.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATION IS NOVEMBER 21 AND ENROLMENT IS LIMITED TO 60.
THE PROGRAMME IS ONE OF 13 COURSES UNDER THE BASIC TRAINING SCHEME. JOURNALISTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED 10 COURSES WITHIN FIVE YEARS WILL BE AWARDED A CERTIFICATE.
FURTHER ENQUIRIES COULD BE OBTAINED FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE JOURNALISM TRAINING BOARD, ON 5-8932341 EXT. 283 DURING OFFICE HOURS.
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A FORMER ROBBER WHO ACHIEVED THE SECOND HIGHEST PLACE IN A PUBLIC EXAMINATION WAS AMONG A NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE RECEIVING ACADEMIC CERTIFICATES AT A PENAL INSTITUTION TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE GROUP OF 49, AGED BETWEEN 16 AND 21, RECEIVED CERTIFICATES FROM MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, MR PETER C. WONG, AT A PRESENTATION AT PIK UK CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.
THEY HAD SAT FOR 49 PAPERS IN FOUR PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS THE LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (HIGHER ACCOUNTING), LCC INTERMEDIATE MATHEMATICS, LCC ELEMENTARY BOOK-KEEPING, AND PITMAN ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS BETWEEN LAST NOVEMBER AND MAY THIS YEAR WHILE SERVING SENTENCES IN THE INSTITUTION, AND PASSED WITH 25 DISTINCTIONS.
THE 21-YEAR-OLD