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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1987

THOSE WHO WISH MAY STAY TO WORK ON THEIR COPIES, AT 12.30 PM, THERE WILL BE A CLOSED WORKING SESSION AT THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM WHEN THOSE WHO THEMSELVES CHOOSE TO REMAIN WILL BE GIVEN THE SECOND PART OF THE SPEECH, WHICH CONTAINS THE REVENUE PROPOSALS. THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE ROOM UNTIL AFTER THE FINANCIL SECRETARY HAS CONCLUDED HIS SPEECH.

OFFICERS FROM THE ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH AND FINANCE BRANCH WILL BE PRESENT FROM 11 AM TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION WHICH MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES MAY HAVE ON THE BACKGROUND TO THE SPEECH.

LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED AND GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO OFFER HELP.

SIR DAVID TO OPEN COMPUTER EDUCATION CENTRE

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THE COMPUTER EDUCATION CENTRE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WHICH CAME INTO OPERATION LAST DECEMBER, WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, ON THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 26).

LOCATED IN HOK YUEN STREET, HUNG HOM, IT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH A $4.5 MILLION GRANT FROM THE MACLEHOSE FUND AS ONE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S MEASURES TO PROMOTE COMPUTER EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS.

THE CENTRE SERVES AS A TRAINING AND RESOURCE CENTRE FOR TEACHERS OF COMPUTER STUDIES AND THEIR PEERS IN OTHER SCHOOL SUBJECTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN USING COMPUTERS IN CLASSROOM TEACHING.

THE CENTRE IS EQUIPPED WITH A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF MICROCOMPUTERS, EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE PACKAGES, CONTROL TECHNOLOGY DEVICES, AND A RANGE OF ELECTRONIC AND AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT FOR TRAINING AND RESEARCH PURPOSES.

THERE ARE TWO BASIC TRAINING UNITS AT THE CENTRE. THE FIRST CONDUCTS ADVANCED COURSES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF COMPUTER STUDIES AND THE SECOND UNIT OFFERS COMPUTER AWARENESS AND LITERACY COURSES FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TEACHERS OF OTHER SUBJECTS.

/THE CENTRE