WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1988
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PAC HEARINGS NEXT WEEK
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OPEN HEARINGS OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE WILL BE HELD NEXT WEEK FOLLOWING THE TABLING OF THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THESE HEARINGS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER ON NOVEMBER 21 AND NOVEMBER 24, BOTH STARTING AT 9.30 AM.
CONTROLLING OFFICERS WILL APPEAR
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE IN
RELATION TO POINTS MADE IN THE REPORT.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE COMPRISES SEVEN MEMBERS RECENTLY APPOINTED TO THE COMMITTER FOR THEIR NEW TERM OF APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
THEY ARE MR PETER POON (CHAIRMAN), MR STEPHEN CHEONG, MR CHUNG PUI-LAM, MR HO SAI-CHU, MR MARTIN BARROW, DR LEONG CHE-HUNG AND MR PETER WONG HONG-YUEN.
DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMME FOR OWNER-MANAGERS DEVELOPED
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THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) COMPREHENSIVE DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMME FOR OWNERS AND MANAGERS OF SMALL BUSINESSES HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED AND WILL BE OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC EARLY NEXT YEAR.
SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY TO MARK THE LAUNCHING OF THE PROGRAMME, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COUNCIL, MR HORACE KNIGHT, SAID IT WOULD POSSIBLY BE THE WORLD'S FIRST COMPREHENSIVE OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING PACKAGE FOR OWNER-MANAGERS AND THE FIRST MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME IN CHINESE PRODUCED BY THE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (MDC).
THE PROGRAMME MATERIAL CONSISTS OF 27 SELF-CONTAINED TEXT MODULES AND EXERCISES ON A RANGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT AREAS. THESE ARE SUPPORTED BY A SERIES OF 12 CANTONESE VIDEOS.
"TRIALS ON THE PROJECT CARRIED OUT IN THE PAST YEAR WERE WELL RECEIVED AND SUCCESSFUL.
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ENCOURAGING THAT THE EXTRAMURAL DEPARTMENT OF CHINESE UNIVERSITY HAS AGREED TO TAKE UP THE PROGRAMME WITH THE COURSE COMMENCING AFTER THE CHINESE NEW YEAR, MR KNIGHT SAID.
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