THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1982
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DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY LEADERS COURSE
BEING HELD IN SHA TIN
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A ONE-WEEK TRAINING COURSE TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY LEADERS IS NOW BEING HELD IN SHA TIN.
THE COURSE, WHICH IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE LOCALITY, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE COMMUNITY WORK SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
IT IS BEING ATTENDED BY 65 OFFICE-BEARERS OF PUBLIC HOUSING MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OF THE YIN NGAI SOCIETY. THE ORIGINAL PLAN FOR THE COURSE WAS TO CATER FOR 60 PARTICIPANTS.
THE COURSE STARTED WITH A SEMINAR LAST MONDAY. THERE WILL BE A SECOND SEMINAR THIS EVENING (THURSDAY) AT LEK YUEN COMMUNITY HALL AND A CLOSING CEREMONY ON SUNDAY (JANUARY 10) AT THE CHUNG CHI COLLEGE, THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, AT WHICH UNOFFICIAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, DR HO KAM-FAI, WILL PRESENT CERTIFICATES TO PARTICIPANTS.
EMPHASIS OF THE COURSE IS ON LEADERSHIP TRAINING, AND TOPICS INCLUDE COMMUNITY BUILDING, DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT, COMMITTEE WORK, PUBLIC SPEAKING, CHAIRMANSHIP, PROGRAMME PLANNING AND GROUP DYNAMICS.
SPEAKERS INCLUDE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER AND LECTURER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY, MR ANDREW WONG WANG-FAT, A SENIOR LECTURER OF THE UNIVERSITY'S DÉPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK, MRS EVA KO- ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR AUGUSTINE CHENG- AND AN EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE, MISS MARGARET CHOW.
THE COST OF RUNNING THE COURSE IS JUST UNDER $4 000 WHICH HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
AN EVALUATION OF THE COURSE WILL BE HELD LATER TO DECIDE WHETHER SIMILAR COURSES SHOULD BE RUN IN THE FUTURE.
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