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SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 1981

LAST YEAR, 68 ASSISTANT ASSESSORS TOOK THE PART ONE COURSE AND 56 THE PART TWO COURSE. THIS FINANCIAL YEAR, 64 WILL TAKE THE PART TWO AND 73 NEW RECRUITS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE THE PART ONE COURSE STARTING NEXT MONTH.

IN ADDITION TO THE IR LOCAL TRAINING, FOR MANY YEARS ASSESSORS ARE SENT OVERSEAS TO BROADEN THE IR TAXATION KNOWLEDGE. LAST YEAR, AN ASSESSOR WAS SENT TO BRITAIN FOR A SIX-MONTH COURSE UNDER A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PLAN FOR COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES. ANOTHER WILL BE SENT THIS YEAR IN JULY.

ASKED HOW HE FELT ABOUT LEAVING HONG KONG, MR PYE SAID IT WOULD BE SAD AS HE HAS ENJOYED WORK ING HERE. + IT'S REALLY A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE.+

SPEAKING OF THE TRAINEES HE HAS TAUGHT, HE SAID THEY WERE ALWAYS EAGER AND WILLING TO LEARN. +DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY ARE LESS INCLINED TO DISPUTE WHAT THE TUTOR SAYS THAN BRITISH STUDENTS, THEY ARE WELL-MOTIVATED AND HARD-WORKING, HE SAID.

APPLY NOW FOR EVENING ENGLISH COURSES

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EVENING COURSES IN ENGLISH WILL BE RUN FROM SEPTEMBER BY THE ADULT EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR ADULTS AGED 18 AND OVER TO HELP THEM IMPROVE THE IR ENGLISH.

THE COURSES, DUE TO START IN SEPTEMBER 15, ARE DIVIDED INTO PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND SENIOR LEVELS, AND ANNUAL TUITION FEES ARE $100, $150 AND $200 RESPECTIVELY.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE 27 AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS IN LEE GARDENS, THE SUB-OFF ICE AT KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND THE ADULT EDUCATION SECTION AT MA TAU KOK ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

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 DISTRICT OFFICE (ISLANDS).

IN KOWLOON, FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOOL, AND THE GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN TONG MEI ROAD, KAI TAK AND KWUN TONG.

IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, APLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE HOI PA STREET AND TAI PÓ GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS. HEUNG YEE KUK YUEN LONG DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOL, DISTRICT OFFICES IN SHA TIN, TAI PO, TSUEN WAN, TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG, AND THE SHEUNG SHUI PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE COUNTER.

COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED ON OR BEFORE JUNE 27 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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