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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1984

THE REPORT ALSO NOTES THAT THE BOARD HAS BEEN GIVEN THE JOB OF ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE.

THE TRAINING CENTRE WILL BE HOUSED IN THE KWAI CHUNG TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX, AND BE FULLY OPERATIONAL BY EARLY NEXT YEAR, IT WILL PROVIDE ONE YEAR FULL-TIME OFF-THE-JOB BASIC TRAINING TO 200 TRAINEES IN KEY ELECTRICAL TRADES AND WILL UPGRADE TRAINING TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR SAFETY PRACTICE IN ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION.

THE REPORT, IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE, GIVES A COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF THE HONG KONG ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY'S MANPOWER AND TRAINING. IT IS ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE AT $14 A COPY.

SCHOOL HEADS STUDY IMPACT OF COMPUTERS

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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WAS CONSCIOUS OF THE IMPACT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF HONG KONG, PARTICULARLY IN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL, COMMUNICATION AND TELE-COMMUNICATION AND INDUSTRY.

THIS WAS STATED TODAY BY THE SENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT), MR Y.T. LI, AT THE OPEN ING OF THE SEMİNAR ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPUTER STUDIES.

MORE THAN 300 .CONDARY SCHOOL HEADS TOOK PART IN THE SEMINAR WHICH WAS ORGANISED BY THE MATHEMATICS SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR PRINCIPALS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS, AT THE CLEMENTI MIDDLE SCHOOL.

MR LI SAID THAT THE SYLLABUS FOR THE COMPUTER STUDIES COURSE WAS DESIGNED

* TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE FUNCTIONS, THE

USE AND THE LIMITATIONS OF COMPUTERS:

* TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STUDY OF MODERN

METHODS OF INFORMATION PROCESSING;

* TO ENCOURAGE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE APPLICATION OF

COMPUTERS IN THE MODERN WORLD, AND

* TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR FURTHER STUDIES IN COMPUTER

SCIENCE.

NOTING THAT 75 MORE SECONDARY SCHOOLS WOULD JOIN THE 30 SCHOOLS IN THE COMPUTER STUDIES PILOT SCHEME IN THE COMING ACADEMIC YEAR, MR LI SAID THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HOPED THAT EVENTUALLY ALL PUBLIC-SECTOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS WOULD PARTICIPATE IN THE SCHEME.

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