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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1983

RECOGNITION FOR TECHNICAL INSTITUTE BUSINESS COURSE

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THE DIPLOMA COURSE IN BUSINESS STUDIES OFFERED BY THE LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE HAS BEEN GIVEN PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION BY THE HONG KONG CENTRE OF THE INSTITUTE OF BANKERS (IOB) IN LONDON.

STARTING FROM THIS YEAR, GRADUATES OF THIS COURSE WILL BE EXEMPTED FROM THE FIRST PART OF VARIOUS SUBJECTS IN THE EXAMINATIONS ORGANISED BY THE IOB.

THE TWO-YEAR FULL-TIME COURSE COVERS SUBJECTS RANGING FROM ECONOMICS, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS TO ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING, MARKETING AND BANKING CONCEPTS.

STUDENTS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY'S DIPLOMA EXAMINATION IN MANAGERIAL PRINCIPLES, AND HAVE OFTEN OBTAINED EXCELLENT RESULTS.

THE COURSE IS EQUIVALENT TO THE ADVANCED LEVEL STANDARD SET BY THE CHAMBER WHICH IS RECOGNISED BY COMMONWEALTH AS WELL AS LOCAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE BUSINESS SECTOR.

MEANWHILE, HONG KONG'S FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, INCLUDING LEE WAI LEE, WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND AS THEY TAKE OVER MORE DIPLOMA COURSES FROM THE POLYTECHNIC.

ALL COMMERCIAL COURSES ARE EXPECTED TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE POLYTECHNIC TO THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES BY THE END OF THE CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR.

SAI KUNG SPORTSGROUND OPENING NEXT MONTH

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A NEW SPORTSGROUND IN SAI KUNG IS BEING GIVEN FINISHING TOUCHES AND WILL BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN EARLY MARCH.

THE SAI KUNG TANG SHIU KIN SPORTSGROUND, LOCATED WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE TOWN CENTRE, WILL PROVIDE MODERN SPORTS FACILITIES FOR SOME 30 000 RESIDENTS IN THE NEW TOWN, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.

THE SPORTSGROUND HAS BEEN BUILT ON A 2.4-HECTARE RECLAIMED SITE AT A COST OF $6 MILLION, FINANCED JOINTLY BY SIR SHIU-KIN TANG AND THE GOVERNMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, THE SPORTSGROUND WILL BE MANAGED BY THE NTSD.

/ITS MAIN