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MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1982

COMPUTERS INSTALLED IN SCHOOLS

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS RECENTLY COMPLETED INSTALLING COMPUTERS IN 30 SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR WHICH HAVE FOR THE FIRST TIME INCORPORATED COMPUTER STUDIES IN THEIR CURRICULUM. ON A TRIAL BASIS FROM THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR.

THE NEW SUBJECT HAS BEEN INTRODUCED IN ONE CLASS AT FORM 4 LEVEL IN THESE SCHOOLS AND WILL BE EXTENDED TO FORM 5 LEVEL NEXT YEAR, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

BY MAY 1984, THE STUDENTS WILL TAKE PART IN THE FIRST EXAMINATION ON COMPUTER STUDIES IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPUTER STUDIES SUBJECT ARE TO

ENABLE STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE FUNCTIONS, USES AND LIMITATIONS OF COMPUTERS,

PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STUDY OF THE MODERN METHODS OF INFORMATION PROCESSING,

ENCOURAGE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF COMPUTERS IN THE MODERN WORLD, AND

PREPARE STUDENTS FOR FURTHER STUDIES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE.

YOUNG MUSICIANS WANTED

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THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT IS INVITING YOUNG MUSICIANS TO JOIN THE OFFICE'S YOUTH SYMPHONIC BANDS, YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS, YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRAS, YOUTH CHOIR AND CHINESE FOLK SINGING CHIDREN'S ENSEMBLE.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE OFFICE SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THOSE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE BANDS OR ORCHESTRAS SHOULD BE UNDER THE AGE OF 23 AND HAVE ATTAINED AT LEAST GRADE V OR ABOVE IN THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC, EXAMINATION OR EQUIVALENT IN AT LEAST ONE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, OR HAVE GOOD KNOWLEDGE IN ONE OR MORE CHINESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

+PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE WITH ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+YOUNG PEOPLE, BETWEEN 17 AND 26 YEARS OF AGE, WITH AN INTEREST IN CHORAL REPERTOIRE AND ARE GOOD AT SIGHT-SINGING MAY APPLY TO JOIN THE YOUTH CHOIR, HE SAID,

/+AS FOR