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SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 1980

THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE WORKS SECTION WHICH IS SUPERVISING WORK.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS SCHEME COULD ACHIEVE TO HELP IMPROVE FACILITIES IN MORE RURAL AND LESS DEVELOPED AREAS.

APPLY NOW FOR EVENING ENGLISH COURSES

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A NUMBER OF EVENING COURSES WILL BE STARTED IN SEPTEMBER BY THE ADULT EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE 18 OR ABOVE TO IMPROVE THEIR ENGLISH.

THE COURSES ARE AT THREE LEVELS1 A SIX-YEAR ELEMENTARY COURSE WITH STANDARDS EQUIVALENT TO PRIMARY 4 TO FORM 3, A TWO-YEAR INTERMEDIATE COURSE EQUIVALENT TO FORMS 4 AND 5, AND A ONE-YEAR SENIOR COURSE EQUIVALENT TO FORM 6.

ANNUAL TUITION FEES DIFFER ACCORDING TO THE LEVELS. THE FEE FOR THE PRIMARY LEVEL OF THE ELEMENTARY COURSE IS $100, AND $150 FOR THE JUNIOR SECONDARY LEVEL. FOR THE INTERMEDIATE COURSE THE FEE IS $150, AND FOR THE SENIOR COURSE $200.

APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE COURSES, WHICH WILL START ON SEPTEMBER 8, ARE AVAILABLE BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE 30.

THEY CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS IN LEE GARDENS. ITS SUB-OFFICE AT KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND THE ADULT EDUCATION SECTION AT MA TAU KOK ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

ON HONG KONG ISLAND, THE FORMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM QUEEN'S COLLEGE, KING'S COLLEGE, HENNESSY ROAD GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, NORTH POINT GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, SHAU KEI WAN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE (ISLANDS).

IN KOWLOON, FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED AT QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOOL AND THE GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN TONG MEI ROAD, KAI TAK AND KWUN TONG.

THEY ARE AVAILABLE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AT THE HOI PA STREET AND TAI PO GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS, HEUNG YEE KUK YUEN LONG DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOL, DISTRICT OFFICES AND NEW TERRITORIES PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE COUNTERS.

REQUESTS FOR APPLICATION FORMS BY MAIL SHOULD SPECIFY THE COURSE APPLIED FOR AND SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY SELF-ADDRESSED AND STAMPED ENVELOPES.

COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED BY JUNE 30 TO THE ADULT EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT MA TAU KOK ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 4TH FLOOR, 1 MA TAU KOK ROAD, KOWLOON.

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