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MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1977

GOVT. OFFICERS TO ATTEND MANAGEMENT COURSE

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THE LINGNAN INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG IS TO RUN A TWO-YEAR PART-TIME COURSE IN MANAGEMENT STUDIES AT POST-GRADUATE LEVEL FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICERS BEGINNING ON SATURDAY (JANUARY 15). IT WILL LEAD TO A DIPLOMA, TO BE AWARDED BY THE EXTRA-MURAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY.

THE COURSE COVERS FOUR TERMS AND IS AIMED AT PROVIDING

A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUNCTIONING OF ORGANISATIONS, THE BEHAVIOUR OF PEOPLE AT WORK, AND THE PRACTICE OF MANAGEMENT. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE A FRAME OF REFERENCE IN RELATING THESE AREAS OF STUDY TO THE CIVIL SERVICE.

THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO MAKE EXPLICIT LINKS BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE BY REQUIRING PARTICIPANTS TO DRAW ON PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS FACED IN THEIR DAILY WORK AND BRING THEM OUT IN THE CLASSROOM FOR DISCUSSIONS.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: THE RESPONSE TO THE COURSE HAS BEEN MOST ENCOURAGING. IT IS TEN TIMES OVERSUBSCRIBED.+

26 OFFICERS WITH VARIED PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL AND EXECUTIVE BACKGROUND, HE SAID, HAD BEEN SELECTED FROM DEPARTMENTS TO TAKE PART.

+THE HEAVY DEMAND NOT ONLY REFLECTS A GROWING AWARENESS AMONGST GOVERNMENT OFFICERS OF THE VALUE AND USEFULNESS OF SUCH TRAINING BUT ALSO THE INCREASINGLY WELL-KNOWN QUALITY OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION PROVIDED BY THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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