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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1979

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SEMINARS ON PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FOR SENIOR STAFF

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SENIOR STAFF OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WILL BE ATTEND ING FOUR SEMINARS ON MANAGEMENT BETWEEN TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AND MARCH 15 AT THE TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE.

THE THEME OF THE SEMINARS WILL BE CENTRED AROUND THE PERSONNEL ASPECT IN THE RUNNING OF A SCHOOL. THE TOPICS TO BE COVERED ARE THE RECRUITMENT AND INDUCTION OF NEW STAFF, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, THE ESTIMATION OF FUTURE STAFF REQUIREMENTS, AND WRITING CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS.

SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL BE ADDRESSING THE SEMINARS.

THE FOUR MEETINGS WILL BE HELD THREE TIMES FOR THREE SEPARATE GROUPS OF PARTICIPANTS.

THE FIRST GROUP WILL BE THE PRINCIPALS AND VICE-PRINCIPALS IN GOVERNMENT TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, COLLEGES OF EDUCATION, AND SECONDARY, TECHNICAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS= AND THE SECOND GROUP WILL COMPRISE HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND SENIOR MASTERS AND MISTRESSES OF THESE INSTITUTES.

THE THIRD GROUP WILL INCLUDE PRINCIPALS, VICE-PRINCIPALS, HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS IN PRE-VOCATIONAL, DENOMINATIONAL AND GOVERNMENT AIDED SCHOOLS.

MR. COLVYN HAYE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, WILL OPEN THE SEMINAR TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE

OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEMINAR ON MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATION. IT WILL BE HELD AT 9 A.M. TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AT THE TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE, 373 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

FARMERS HOST SPRING DINNER

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THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR. TED NICHOLS WILL REVIEW HONG KONG'S FARMING ACHIEVEMENTS FOR 1978 AT A DINNER TO BE HOSTED ON THURSDAY BY THE FEDERATION OF VEGETABLE MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES LTD.

THE DINNER WILL ALSO SERVE AS THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE 27TH TERM COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERATION.

THE FEDERATION HAS 28 MEMBER SOCIETIES WITH 8,837 MEMBERS.

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