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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1988

THE

UNIVERSITY

LANGUAGE LEADING TO IT ALSO INCLUDED COURSES IN ENGLISH HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION OR TO THE EXAMINATION; A DIPLOMA COURSE OF LONDON ORDINARY LEVEL CHINESE STUDIES; AND REFRESHER TRAINING COURSES IN FOR SERVING TEACHERS.

COURSES, MR

IN HIGHER CULTURAL SUBJECTS

WONG SAID THE EDUCATION

AS FOR THE NON-FORMAL DEPARTMENT ORGANISED NUMEROUS COURSES IN THE EVENING,

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SKILLS AND "THEY INCLUDE PRACTICAL COURSES IN BASIC HOUSEHOLD OTHER COURSES OF A CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL NATURE, EXPLAINED.

"THE GENERAL AIM IS TO ASSIST INTERESTED ADULTS IN DEVELOPING TALENTS AND SKILLS, AND IN MAKING SENSIBLE USE OF THEIR LEISURE TIME.

THE IN

EDUCATION AT 54 LOCATIONS

ENROLMENT MR WONG POINTED OUT THAT PRESENT DEPARTMENT'S ADULT EDUCATION COURSES, NOW BEING RUN ALL OVER THE TERRITORY, STOOD AT AROUND 40,000 PEOPLE PER YEAR.

HE SAID TURNING TO THE SUBVENTED SECTOR, SUBVENTION SCHEME HAD BEEN IN OPERATION TO ASSIST TO RUN ADULT EDUCATION COURSES.

THAT SINCE 1980

VOLUNTARY AGENCIES

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FOR 177 COURSES "TODAY 59 AGENCIES ARE RECEIVING SUBVENTIONS

13,000 INVOLVING SOME

PARTICIPANTS. THESE COURSES GENERALLY THOSE RUN SUPPLEMENT OR COMPLEMENT

BY THE

DEPARTMENT,' EDUCATION

MR WONG SAID.

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ΤΟ DIFFICULT ON THE QUESTION OF EFFECTIVENESS, HE SAID IT WAS

ENROLMENT RATES WERE BE SCIENTIFIC BECAUSE THERE WAS DEMAND AND THE HIGH.

"ONCE ENROLLED IN A COURSE, MOST ADULT STUDENTS ATTEND

H MR WONG SAID. REGULARLY AND ONLY A SMALL NUMBER DROP OUT COMPLETELY,

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"IN ANY CASE COURSES ARE INTRODUCED UPON INDICATION OF DEMAND.

THE FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES CONCERNED WOULD ENABLE DECISIONS TO BE TAKEN AS TO WHETHER A PARTICULAR COURSE BE CONTINUED OR WHETHER CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED MR WONG ADDED.

POST-COURSE

EVALUATION

BY

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SHOULD BE MADE,

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