SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1982
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CHINESE LANGUAGE OFFICERS VISIT SINGAPORE
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THE CHINESE LANGUAGE DIVISION OF HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, WILL SEND A TEAM OF THREE OFFICERS TO SINGAPORE ON A STUDY TOUR FOR EIGHT DAYS FROM FEBRUARY 8 TO FEBRUARY 15, 1982.
THE THREE-MAN TEAM WILL COMPRISE MR YEN SHU-TUNG, CONTROLLER OF ENFORCEMENT, MR LEUNG BO-SANG, SENIOR CHINESE LANGUAGE OFFICER, AND MR LEE CHAN-WING, CHINESE LANGUAGE OFFICER.
THE PURPOSE OF THE TOUR WILL BE TO BROADEN THE OUTLOOK OF THE HONG KONG OFFICERS ENGAGED IN THE PROMOTION OF BILINGUALISM IN OFFICIAL BUSINESS AND TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO BENEFIT FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTI-LINGUAL POLICY IN A MULTI-LINGUAL SOCIETY,
AREAS OF STUDY WILL COVER THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC, THE INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, THE TRAINING FACILITIES FOR GOVERNMENT INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS, THE TEACHING OF LANGUAGES IN THE UNIVERSITY, THE USE OF WRITTEN CHINESE IN THE CHINESE COMMUNITY, AND OTHER RELATED ASPECTS.
THE TOUR IS BEING ARRANGED BY THE SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT AND THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME WILL TAKE THE HONG KONG OFFICERS ON VISITS TO THE COURTS, MINISTRY OF CULTURE, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, NEWSPAPER COMPANIES, ETC.
MORE FACILITIES AT LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
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THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE STAGE II.
THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SIX-STOREY ANNEX TO AND AN ADDITIONAL STOREY OVER THE EXISTING LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL
INSTITUTE.
THIS WILL PROVIDE MORE TEACHING FACILITIES INCLUDING 18 CLASSROOMS, SEVEN SPECIAL ROOMS/LABORATORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND A LIBRARY.
UPON COMPLETION OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. THE INSTITUTE WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ANOTHER 470 FULL-TIME AND 1 800 PART-TIME DAY- RELEASE STUDENTS. MOST OF THE PLACES WILL BE FOR COURSES TRANSFERRED FROM THE POLYTECHNIC,
WORK IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN APRIL AND BE COMPLETED IN OCTOBER 1983.
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