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TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1975
THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT THE TWO-YEAR COURSE AT PEARSON COLLEGE PREPARES STUDENTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE, AN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAMINATION WHICH IS RECOGNISED BY UNIVERSITIES IN HONG KONG AND IN MOST OTHER COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE U.S.A. AND CANADA,
IN 1972 HONG KONG STUDENTS WERE GIVEN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE FIRST TIME. IN THAT YEAR EIGHT STUDENTS LEFT HONG KONG TO STUDY AT THE FIRST UNITED WORLD COLLEGE WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 1962 AT ST. DONAT'S CASTLE ON THE COAST OF SOUTH WALES, UNITED KINGDOM.
THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGE OF SOUTH EAST ASIA WAS OPENED IN SEPTEMBER 1972 AND CONSISTS OF THE TWO SENIOR CLASSES OF THE SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, A CO-EDUCATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL OPENED IN 1971.
THE THIRD COLLEGE, THE LESTER B. PEARSON COLLEGE OF THE PACIFIC IN VICTORIA, WAS OPENED IN SEPTEMBER 1974.
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VOLUNTEER TRAINING CAMP ***,* * *
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY CENTRES IN WONG TAI SIN AND CHAI WAN WILL BE RUNNING A CAMP FOR YOUTH VOLUNTEERS FROM JULY 12 TO 14 TO TRAIN THEM IN LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO HELP IN THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME AND OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES.
THE CAMP, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE ADAM SCHALL HALL OF UNITED COLLEGE, CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, WILL TRAIN 80 VOLUNTEERS FROM 18-25 YEARS OF AGE. THE COST WILL BE $25 A PERSON.
ASIDE FROM LECTURES ON WHAT VOLUNTARY SERVICE IS ALL ABOUT AND SERVICES FOR THE AGED AND PHYSICALLY DISABLED, THEY WILL ALSO BE TAUGHT BASIC FIRST-AID, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, HANDICRAFTS, HOW TO LEAD IN SONG AND GAMES AND FOLK DANCING.
ENQUIRIES TO JOIN THIS CAMP CAN BE MADE TO EITHER OF THE COMMUNITY CENTRES.
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