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SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1987

THE COURSE, DESIGNED FOR 40 TEACHERS WITH NO PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE IN COMPUTER, WILL COVER ELEMENTARY OPERATIONS, ARITHMETIC OPERATIONS, BRANCHING AND LOOPING, SUBSCRIPTS AND ARRAYS, AND CHARACTER STRING MANIPULATION IN BASIC PROGRAMMING.

EACH SCHOOL HEAD MAY NOMINATE ONE TEACHER TO ATTEND THE COURSE. NOMINATIONS MUST REACH THE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR (COMPUTER EDUCATION) OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BY JANUARY 21.

THE SECOND TWO-DAY COURSE ON DATEBASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS WILL BY RUN BY THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AT ITS CAMPUS ON FEBRUARY 7 AND 14.

IT WILL GIVE ABOUT 70 TEACHERS OF COMPUTER STUDIES THE CHANCE TO LEARN THE PRINCIPLES OF A DATEBASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ITS THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS AND ITS DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION METHODOLOGIES.

IN ADDITION, IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF A MULTI-USER MAINFRAME DATE BASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SUCH AS CONCURRENCY CONTROL, SECURITY, AND RECOVERY, WILL BE INVESTIGATED.

APPLICATIONS FOR THIS COURSE MUST REACH THE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR (COMPUTER EDUCATION) BY JANUARY 23.

KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT TO HOLD ATHLETIC MEET

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MORE THAN 800 ATHLETES IN KOWLOON CITY WILL COMPETE IN THE 13TH KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT ATHLETIC MEET AT THE MONG KOK STADIUM TOMORROW (SUNDAY).

A TOTAL OF 56 EVENTS HAS BEEN ORGANISED, INCLUDING 1 500-METRE RUN, 5 000-METRE RUN, HIGH JUMP, LONG JUMP, HURDLE-RACE, SHOT PUTT, JAVELIN THROW AND RELAY RACES.

THE AIM OF THE MEET IS TO PROVIDE LOCAL ATHLETES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS IN TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS AND TO PROMOTE SPORTSMANSHIP IN THE AREA. IT IS ALSO HOPED THAT THROUGH THE ATHLETIC MEET, PARTICIPANTS WILL BUILD UP THEIR SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE DISTRICT.

THE COMPETITION IS SPONSORED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD AND JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT'S RECREATION AND SPORTS COUNCIL, THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE.

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