SUNDAY, JULY 1, 1990
TO
"THESE CLASSES, FOR PEOPLE AGED 18 OR ABOVE, ARE EQUIVALENT PRIMARY 3 TO 6. NO TUITION IS CHARGED, WHICH IS IN LINE WITH THE FREE PRIMARY INITIAL EDUCATION POLICY, AND NO ENTRANCE TEST IS REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PRIMARY 6 LEVEL, THEY MAY BE RECOMMENDED FOR DIRECT ENTRY ΤΟ THE GOVERNMENT EVENING SECONDARY SCHOOL COURSE STARTING FROM SECONDARY 1.
FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THE COURSE HAS BEEN OFFERED IN 17 CENTRES IN BORROWED SCHOOL PREMISES IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE TERRITORY.
THE PRACTICAL DO-IT-YOURSELF COURSES, CURRENTLY HELD
29 CENTRES, LAST FROM SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR EACH. TUITION FEES RANGE FROM $80 TO $290.
IN
THERE ARE ALSO CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTING ACTIVITIES AT 19 ADULT EDUCATION AND RECREATION CENTRES. THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ELEMENTARY ENGLISH, PUTONGHUA AND JAPANESE COURSES, TAI CHI, AEROBICS
AND HAIR-DRESSING.
AGO
THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMICAL CONDITIONS OF HONG KONG 40 YEARS CANNOT BE COMPARED TO TODAY'S AFFLUENCE AND PROGRESS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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HONG KONG TODAY HAS MANY ORGANISATIONS, COMMERCIAL OR OTHERWISE, RUNNING SIMILAR COURSES
SUCH AS COOKING
NOT FOR ECONOMICAL REASONS AS IN THE PAST, BUT BECAUSE OF A DESIRE TO ENHANCE THE FAMILY DINNER.
"FORTY YEARS HAVE PASSED AND IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME TO REVIEW THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT SOME OF THEM ARE DUPLICATED BY COMMERCIAL AND SUBVENTED ORGANISATIONS AND THE TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE CITED TAT CHI AND AEROBICS
THESE AVAILABLE AT AFFORDABLE RATES AT THE INDOOR SPORTS CENTRES RUN BY MUNICIPAL COUNCILS.
AS EXAMPLES
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ARE
THE
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE REVIEW TO CONSOLIDATE RATIONALISE SERVICES RESULTED IN:
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GOVERNMENT EVENING SECONDARY SCHOOLS: THE NUMBER OF CENTRES RUNNING GOVERNMENT EVENING SECONDARY COURSES WILL BE REDUCED FROM 15 TO 12 AS THREE OF THEM ARE RUNNING ONLY A FEW CLASSES. COURSES RUN BY THESE CENTRES WILL BE COMBINED AT THE REMAINING CENTRES WHICH WILL BENEFIT APPLICANTS AS THEY WILL HAVE A WIDER SELECTION OF THE CURRICULUM SUCH AS THE CHOICE OF SCIENCE, ARTS OR COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS.
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