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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1986

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SCOUT BAND TO BEAT RETREAT!

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TO MARK ITS INAUGURATION, THE BAND OF THE 221ST SCOUT GROUP OF HONG KONG ISLAND, COMPRISING INMATES OF TRAINING CENTRES RUN BY THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WILL STAGE A + BEATING RETREAT+ CEREMONY TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

THE CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE AT STANLEY, BEGINNING AT 6.30 PM.

THE 221ST GROUP SCOUT COUNCIL, WHICH WILL MANAGE THE GROUP, WILL ALSO BE INAUGURATED.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES REQUIRING TRANSPORT SHOULD GATHER AT THE PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT THE GROUND FLOOR, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT 5.30 PM.

DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR PLANS FOR JOURNALISTS *****

JOURNALISTS ARE INVITED TO ENROL FOR A FULL-DAY SEMINAR ON FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ORGANISED BY THE BANK OF AMERICA'S AREA COMMUNICATIONS AND ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT.

THE SEMINAR, ENTITLED +CAPITAL MARKETS PRODUCTS AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE+, IS CO-SPONSORED BY THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS CLUB, THE HONG KONG JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION AND THE JOURNALISM TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.

IT IS THE THIRD IN A SERIES OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS TO BE HELD FOR WORKING JOURNALISTS.

THE SEMINAR'S PROGRAMME IS DESIGNED TO BE AN INTENSIVE AND PRACTICAL ONE AT WHICH PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN HOW FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CAN BE USED TO DEVELOP INCISIVE REPORTING ON BUSINESS OBJECTIVES, DECISIONS AND CONDITIONS.

THE SEMINAR ON NOVEMBER 12 IS FREE OF CHARGE. CLASS NUMBER IS LIMITED TO 40. CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATION IS OCTOBER 29.

FURTHER DETAILS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM SECRETARY OF THE JOURNALISM TRAINING BOARD ON 5-8932341 EXT. 283.

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