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SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 1989

"THE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME IS POSSIBLY THE WORLD'S FIRST COMPRISING COMPREHENSIVE OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING PACKAGES FOR OWNER-MANAGERS IN WRITTEN CHINESE AND CANTONESE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE

COUNCIL SAID.

"THE SIX-MONTH PRACTICAL COURSE AIMS AT IMPROVING BUSINESS PROFITABILITY AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS OF OWNER-MANAGERS.

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IT CONSISTS OF 27 SELF-CONTAINED TEXT MODULES AND EXERCISES A RANGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT AREAS. THESE ARE SUPPORTED BY A SERIES OF 12 VIDEOS IN CANTONESE.

"THIS DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMME SUITS THE DIVERSITY AND HEAVY TIME COMMITMENT OF LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES BECAUSE IT ALLOWS OWNER-MANAGERS TO STUDY AT THEIR OWN PACE, TIME AND PLACE, " THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE FEE FOR THE PROGRAMME

INCLUDING COURSE MATERIALS, VIDEO

TAPE, TUTURIAL SUPPORT AND HELP SESSIONS IS $1,500.

THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATION IS FEBRUARY 24.

APPLICATION FORMS AND COURSE LEAFLETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE. FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED THE PROGRAMME ORGANISER ON TEL. 3-383611, EXT. 114.

FROM

FESTIVE LIGHTING IN VICTORIA PARK

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LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVE LIGHTING IN VICTORIA PARK WILL BE SWITCHED ON FROM FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 3) UNTIL FEBRUARY 22.

MOUNTED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD AT A COST OF $70,000, THE LIGHTING DEPICTS A LION DANCE BY THREE HAPPY CHILDREN, AND INCORPORATES NEW YEAR GREETINGS FROM THE BOARD AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.

THE LIGHTS WILL BE SWITCHED ON DAILY FROM 6 PM TO 11 PM, AND FROM 6 PM UNTIL 6 AM ON LUNAR NEW YEAR'S EVE (FEBRUARY 5).

A SWITCH-ON CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT 6 PM ON FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 3) OUTSIDE THE SQUASH COURT (NEAR THE HING FAT STREET ENTRANCE) IN VICTORIA PARK.

THE DISTRICT BOARD HAS ALSO PRODUCED 40.000 LAI-SEE PACKETS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC AT THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND SUB-OFFICES, STARTING TOMORROW (MONDAY).

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