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MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1989

THE COURSES OFFERED HAVE PROVED EXTREMELY POPULAR. BY THE END OF 1988, MORE THAN 1,700 PEOPLE HAD RECEIVED TRAINING, THE MANAGER OF THE CENTRE, MR LYLE DAVISON, SAID.

"MOREOVER, IT IS VERY ENCOURAGING THAT THE CENTRE HAS RECEIVED 4,000 APPLICATIONS FOR 10 DIFFERENT TYPES OF COURSES BEING PLANNED FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR.

"EVENTUALLY, THE CENTRE WILL OFFER A PORTFOLIO COURSES TO BANKING STAFF AT ALL LEVELS." MR DAVISON ADDED.

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NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF TRAINING CENTRE TO BE HELD TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AT THE VICWOOD PLAZA, 102 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG. WILL BEGIN AT 11 AM.

THE SIXTH

BANKING

THE

FLOOR, CEREMONY

PRISONER AWARDED CERTIFICATE FOR COMPLETING DEGREE PROGRAMME

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A PRISONER WHO STUDIED HARD IN PRESENTED A CERTIFICATE TODAY (MONDAY)

CHINESE

DEGREE PROGRAMME

A

PENAL INSTITUTION WAS FOR HAVING SUCCESSFULLY EDUCATION

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A DISTANCE

COMPLETED THE PROGRAMME OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES RUN BY THE EAST ASIA OPEN INSTITUTE IN MACAU.

HE WAS PRESENTED THE CERTIFICATE BY THE UNIVERSITY SECRETARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF EAST ASIA, MACAU, MR E.G. FIELD, AT A CEREMONY AT THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S OFFICERS CLUB.

THE PRINCIPAL OF THE CHINESE SCHOOL OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES, EAST ASIA OPEN INSTITUTE, PROFESSOR CHIU WING-KIN, SAID THE CEREMONY MARKED A SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE THREE PARTIES, NAMELY THE PRISONER HIMSELF, THE CSD AND THE UNIVERSITY OF EAST ASIA.

HE SAID THE CHINESE DEGREE PROGRAMME BEGAN IN 1983, AND UP TO

PEOPLE NOW, ABOUT 300

HAD BEEN AWARDED BACHELOR DEGREES BY THE

UNIVERSITY.

THE 29-YEAR-OLD INMATE, SURNAMED CHAN, ENROLLED IN THE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN 1983. AFTER FIVE YEARS' DILIGENT STUDIES, MR CHAN COMPLETED ALL THE COURSE ASSIGNMENTS AND REQUISITE EXAMINATIONS.

/A CSD