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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1980

SEMINAR ON MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATION

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MORE THAN 50 SENIOR STAFF OF TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND COLLEGES OF EDUCATION THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING ATTENDED A SEMINAR ON +MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATION TODAY AT THE LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AT KOWLOON TONG.

TODAY'S MEETING WAS THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF FIVE WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSIONS ORGANISED FOR THE SAME GROUP BY THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE.

+THE AIM OF THIS SEMINAR IS TO HELP PARTICIPANTS ACQUIRE NEW KNOWLEDGE IN THE MANAGEMENT FJELD AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EXCHANGE IDEAS RELATED TO ACTUAL CASES FROM EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ORGANISERS SAID.

AT EACH MEETING THERE WILL BE A DISCUSSION OF A CIRCULATED PAPER TO BE FOLLOWED BY A SYNDICATE EXERCISE ON A PREPARED CASE STUDY.

THE CURRENT SEMINAR IS THE THIRD MODULE OF A FOUR-MODULE COURSE OFFERED TO SENIOR STAFF TO KEEP THEM ABREAST WITH THE LATEST MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES.

CONSTRUCTION SAFETY COURSE

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MORE THAN 40 APPRENTICES AND TRAINEES OF A MAJOR LOCAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ATTENDED A CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TRAINING COURSE ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE.

THE ONE-DAY-A-WEEK COURSE IS BEING HELD AT THE HSIN CHONG CONSTRUCTION COMPANY'S HEAD OFFICE IN WAN CHAI FOR THREE WEEKS.

THE COURSE WILL COVER CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY LEGISLATION AND OTHER ASPECTS OF CONSTRUCTION SAFETY.

PARTICIPANTS WILL TAKE PART IN DISCUSSIONS AND SEE FILMS ON CONSTRUCTION SAFETY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID HE WAS PLEASED TO SEE LOCAL COMPANIES SO DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE PROMOTION OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.

HE ADDED THAT HE HOPED MORE LOCAL COMPANIES WOULD FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF HSIN CHONG CONSTRUCTION COMPANY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE REGULAR COURSES OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

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