TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1984
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THEY NEXT PROCEEDED TO NAM SHAN WHERE AN ANTI-MALARIA OPERATION IS BEING CARRIED OUT DAILY AT HILLSLOPES, STREAMS AND ABANDONED PADDY FIELDS.
THE PARTY ALSO CALLED AT FUNG ON VILLAGE TO SEE WATER COURSES BEING CLEANED UP. LAST YEAR THESE EFFORTS PREVENTED FLOODING IN THE AREA DURING THE PASSAGE OF TYPHOON ELLEN.
BEFORE LEAVING, MR WAN VISITED A NEWLY COMPLETED AMENITY PLOT WHERE TREES HAD BEEN PLANTED.
HE WAS TOLD THAT MORE THAN 25 000 TREES, SHRUBS AND OTHER PLANTS HAD BEEN GROWN IN SAI KUNG OVER THE PAST YEAR.
CARITAS PRAISED FOR ADULT EDUCATION PROJECT *****
THE MULTI-MEDIA ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMME, AN APPROACH TO ADULT EDUCATION PIONEERED IN HONG KONG BY CARITAS, HAS AN ENROLMENT OF 5 000 ADULTS, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (FURTHER), MR BRIAN FRENCH, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE SCHOLARSHIP AND PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE CARITAS CENTRE FOR FURTHER AND ADULT EDUCATION CAINE ROAD DAY SCHOOL, MR FRENCH SAID THE PROGRAMME, SUBVENTED BY THE GOVERNMENT UP TO FORM 3 LEVEL, AIMS AT ENABLING PEOPLE TO CONTINUE THEIR
THE STUDIES OR IMPROVE UPON WHAT THEY HAD LEARNT WHILE WORKING. PROGRAMMES ALSO PROVIDE A REFERENCE SERVICE FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS,
+AT ITS PRESENT LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT. THE CARITAS MULTI-MEDIA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME PROVIDES SECONDARY LEVEL EDUCATION LEADING TO THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL COURSES, ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE BOOKKEEPING STUDIES, LANGUAGE COURSES IN JAPANESE AND MANDARIN AND RECREATIONAL COURSES SUCH AS THE GUITAR.
+THE MEDIA USED INCLUDE RADIO, CORRESPONDENCE, CLASS TUITION, TELEPHONE TUITION AND CASSETTE TAPÉS,+ MR FRENCH NOTED.
THE IMPRESSIVE ENROLMENT OF 5 000 STUDENTS ENTAILING SUSTAINED EFFORT IN SELF STUDY SPOKE FOR THE PROGRAMME'S SUCCESS, HE SAID.
+THERE IS, I THINK, GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT A MULTI-MEDIA APPROACH TO STUDY IS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN THE USE OF A SINGLE MEDIUM ON ITS OWN.
+THE GREATER THE NUMBER OF CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION EMPLOYED THE MORE THEY ARE ABLE TO COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER AND MAXIMISE THE IR INDIVIDUAL QUALITIES,+ MR FRENCH SAID.
MR FRENCH ALSO PRESENTED CERTIFICATES AND PRIZES TO THE STUDENTS TAKING THE VARIOUS COURSES.
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