FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1987
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COMPUTER TRAINING CENTRE OPENED
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A MICROCOMPUTER TRAINING CENTRE HAS BEEN SET UP BY THE CIVIL SERVICE TRAINING CENTRE TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR OFFICERS TO LEARN TO USE THE EQUIPMENT EFFECTIVELY.
THE CENTRE WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR HARNAM GREWAL, WHO SAID THAT THE OPENING OF THE MICROCOMPUTER TRAINING CENTRE WAS AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE CONTINUING EFFORT THAT WAS BEING MADE BY THE CIVIL SERVICE TRAINING CENTRE TO KEEP ABREAST OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TRAINING FIELD.
COURSES OFFERED BY THE CENTRE WERE PRIMARILY TARGETTED AT DIRECTORATE STAFF AND SENIOR DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS.
MR GREWAL SAID THAT IN THE FIRST YEAR THE TRAINING CENTRE WOULD OFFER ABOUT 50 BASIC COURSES FOR SOME 1 500 OFFICERS.
DEPARTMENTS MIGHT USE THE FACILITIES TO CONDUCT THEIR OWN IN-HOUSE COMPUTER TRAINING WHEN THE CENTRE WAS NOT RUNNING COURSES, HE SAID.
TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY WAS ATTENDED BY SOME 150 DIRECTORATE STAFF AND SENIOR PROFESSIONALS FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
IT WAS FOLLOWED BY A TOUR OF THE FACILITIES AND A DEMONSTRATION OF PROGRAMMES.
REVAMP OF CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMMES UNDER WAY
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THE OVER HAULING OF CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR YOUNG INMATES IS IN GOOD PROGRESS, THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR CHAN WA-SHEK, SAID AT A PARADE OF CORRECTIONAL STAFF AT THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE AT STANLEY TODAY (FRIDAY).
HE SAID THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S EXISTING UNITS FOR EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING WOULD BE AMALGAMATED TO FORM A NEW DIVISION, TO BE CALLED THE CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION SECTION.
+THIS RE-ORGANISATION IS PART OF THE MOVE TO ENSURE EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING ACTIVITIES,+ MR CHAN SAID.
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SCOUTING HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TO TRAINING CENTRES COLLINSON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION AND LAI KING TRAINING CENTRE - WITH CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AS LEADERS.
/+PARTICIPATION HAS