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FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1989

OR

THE COURSE IN MUSIC, ON THE OTHER HAND, WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS

MUSIC WITH A PRACTICAL AND INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATION FOR CAREERS IN MUSIC RELATED OCCUPATIONS.

BEEN

THE NEW DEGREE COURSES HAVE BEEN ASSESSED FOR NATIONAL ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HAVE ALSO UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE.

BY THE UK COUNCIL RECOMMENDED BY THE

SINCE 1986, HKBC HAS INTRODUCED FOUR HONOURS DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, COMBINED

COMMUNICATION. SCIENCES AND

AND ONE GENERAL DEGREE PROGRAMME IN

SOCIAL WORK.

THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS STUDYING FOR FIRST DEGREES IN THE 1988-89 ACADEMIC YEAR IS 1,561, REPRESENTING 57.2 PER CENT OF 2,731 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS ENROLLED.

MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMME A SUCCESS IN KWUN TONG

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A PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AMONG RESIDENTS HAS BEEN RUNNING SUCCESSFULLY IN KWUN TONG DISTRICT IN THE PAST SEVEN WEEKS.

THE PROGRAMME, WHICH STARTED ON JUNE 10, WAS ORGANISED

BY THE KWUN TONG MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION ORGANISING COMMITTEE. IT INCLUDED A SEMINAR, A TRAINING SCHEME FOR VOLUNTEERS AND A SERIES OF ROVING EXHIBITIONS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THR COMMITTEE SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT RESPONSE TO THOSE ACTIVITIES HAD BEEN ENCOURAGING, ADDING THAT THE

• SERIES OF EXHIBITIONS STAGED IN SIX DIFFERENT AREAS IN THE DISTRICT HAD ATTRACTED OVER 6,000 RESIDENTS.

SOME 400 REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AS WELL AS AREA COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN KWUN TONG TOOK PART IN THE OPENING SEMINAR ON JUNE 10, AND A TOTAL OF 28 YOUNG PEOPLE HAD PARTICIPATED IN THE VOLUNTEER TRAINING SCHEME, HE SAID.

THE PROGRAMME WILL COME TO A CONCLUSION ON SUNDAY (JULY 301 AFTERNOON IN THE FORM OF A CARNIVAL AT THE HONG NING ROAD PLAYGROUND. THE CARNIVAL WILL INCLUDE A VARIETY SHOW, GAME STALLS AND AN EXHIBITION ON MENTAL HEALTH.

PRIOR TO THE START OF THE CARNIVAL, CERTIFICATES WILL BE PRESENTED TO THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE VOLUNTEER TRAINING SCHEME.

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