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MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1989
"SINCE 1982 THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS PROVIDED OVER 3,500 MICROCOMPUTERS AS TEACHING AIDS IN PUBLIC SECTOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
WHEN
"IN THE 1990S STUDENTS WILL BE AS FAMILIAR WITH COMPUTERS THEY LEAVE SCHOOL AS THEIR GRANDPARENTS WERE WITH THE ABACUS, THE GOVERNOR REMARKED.
SIMILARLY,
AND
THE GOVERNOR NOTED THAT IN POST-SECONDARY TERTIARY EDUCATION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COURSES HAD BEEN STRUCTURED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF ESTIMATED MANPOWER NEEDS.
"THIS YEAR OUR TECHNICAL INSTITUTES WILL HAVE NEARLY 22,000 GRADUATES WHO HAVE BEEN GIVEN SOME EXPOSURE то INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
"OF THESE,
ABOUT 800 WILL HAVE SPECIALISED IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE SUBJECT, HE SAID.
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THE GOVERNOR POINTED OUT THAT IN JULY, THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC WOULD INTRODUCE A NEW POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA COURSE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO EQUIP GRADUATES FROM DISCIPLINES OTHER THAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS FOR MAKING FULL USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS.
THE
THE GOVERNOR CONGRATULATED THE HONG KONG COMPUTER SOCIETY, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF INFORMATION PROCESSING SOCIETIES, THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SUPPORTED BY THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, FOR ORGANISING THE CONFERENCE.
IN
"THEIR INITIATIVE HAS SUCCEEDED IN BRINGING TOGETHER A WIDE RANGE OF EXPERTS AND PROMINENT SPEAKERS TO EXPLORE THE WAY FORWARD INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY THROUGH THE 90S AND BEYOND.
"I AM SURE THAT, AS A RESULT, BOOST HONG KONG'S IMAGE AS A DYNAMIC ADAPT AND DEDICATED TO EXCELLENCE TECHNOLOGY, THE GOVERNOR SAID.
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THIS CONFERENCE WILL DO MUCH TO CENTRE, WILLING ΤΟ LEARN AND AND EFFICIENCY IN INFORMATION
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