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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1987
+THE NEW SCHEME WILL ENABLE ALL STUDENTS TO ACQUIRE A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTERS, THEIR APPLICATIONS AND THEIR SOCIAL IMPACT, WHILE UNDERGOING THEIR NINE YEARS OF BASIC EDUCATION, HE ADDED.
APART FROM THESE TWO SCHEMES, THE DEPARTMENT WAS EXPLORING THE INCLUSION OF MICROELECTRONICS ELEMENTS INTO SUBJECTS ACROSS THE WHOLE SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND THE EXTENSION OF COMPUTER EDUCATION TO THE SIXTH FORM CURRICULUM, SIR DAVID SAID.
ALL THESE WOULD REQUIRE THE READY AVAILABILITY OF TRAINED TEACHERS, AND IN THIS IT WAS APPROPRIATE THAT THE CENTRE SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST PROJECT CHOSEN BY SIR EDWARD YOUDE TO BENEFIT FROM THE MACLEHOSE FUND.
BESIDES PROVIDING SPECIALISED IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR TEACHERS OF COMPUTER STUDIES, THE CENTRE WOULD ALSO ENABLE BASIC TRAINING TO BE GIVEN TO SCHOOL TEACHERS OF ALL DISCIPLINES AND AT ALL LEVELS,
HE ADDED.
BEFORE SIR DAVID UNVEILED A PLAQUE TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE CENTRE, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR Y.T. LI, REFERRED TO THE DONATION OF $4.5 MILLION FROM THE MACLEHOSE FUND, AUTHORISED BY SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WHICH HAD MADE THE PROJECT POSSIBLE.
+THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS MOST APPRECIATIVE OF THE EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES WHICH THIS DONATION HAS MADE POSSIBLE+, SAID MR LI, ADDING THAT ALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE CENTRE WERE DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO THE LATE GOVERNOR.
THE COMPUTER CENTRE HAS SIX FUNCTIONAL UNITS INCLUDING TWO COMPUTER TRAINING UNITS, CONTROL TECHNOLOGY UNIT, SOFTWARE REVIEW UNIT, REFERENCE LIBRARY" AND AUDIO-VISUAL UNIT.
*IT IS EQUIPPED TO HIGH STANDARDS AND IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSES AND ADVISORY SERVICES FOR BOTH SPECIALIST AND NON-SPECIALIST TEACHERS,+ MR LI SAID.
+THE CENTRE'S FACILITIES ARE CAPABLE OF EXPANSION AND WE HOPE THAT AT AN APPROPRIATE STAGE OF THE CENTRE'S DEVELOPMENT THE ACQUISITION OF A MINI-COMPUTER WILL ENABLE THE CENTRE TO ESTABLISH A LINK AND THUS SHARE ITS COMPUTER SERVICES WITH THOSE OF A TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTION.+
REFERING TO TRAINING, MR LI SAID THE CENTRE WOULD ORGANISE A BALANCED MIX OF COURSES COVERING ALL ASPECTS OF COMPUTER EDUCATIONS, AND AT THE SAME TIME PREPARING THE GROUND FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT BY ENSURING THE AVAILABILITY OF WELL-PREPARED TEACHERS.
+THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE GAINED BY TEACHERS THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE CENTRE'S ACTIVITIES AND USE OF ITS FACILITIES WILL FORM THE BASIS OF THEIR CLASSROOM TEACHING, WITH THE ACTIVE SUPPORT OF THE CENTRE'S STAFF AND THE BACK-UP SERVICES OF THE COMPUTER EDUCATION SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT,* MR LI ADDED,
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