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MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1990

MR CHAN SAID THESE WERE JUST A FEW INDICATORS OF THE CLOSE TIES WHICH ALREADY EXISTED BETWEEN CALIFORNIA AND HONG KONG AND PROVIDED A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR THE NEW TRADE AND INVESTMENT OFFICE. "MUCH MORE CAN BE BUILT UPON THAT FOUNDATION, HE SAID.

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MR CHAN NOTED THAT HONG KONG HAD AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF ITS ALREADY VERY GOOD PORT, AIRPORT AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THESE WOULD GIVE RISE то INCREASING TRADE, FINANCING AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

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"WE WELCOME AMERICAN COMPANIES, AND INDEED COMPANIES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, TO BE OUR PARTNERS IN THIS AMBITIOUS UNDERTAKING, HE SAID.

INVESTMENT INVESTMENT

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THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S SOUTHEAST ASIAN TRADE AND OFFICE IN HONG KONG BAS BREN SET UP TO PROMOTE TRADE AND) BETWEEN ASIA AND CALIFORNIA AND го SERVE AS AN REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE OF TRE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA To ALL INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES IN THE REGION.

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BOE MEMBERS VISIT GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

A TOTAL OF 5,364 KINDERGARTEN AND PRIMARY TEACHERS HAVE ATTENDED COURSES RUN BY THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION SINCE 1993.

OF THESE, 1,665 WERE KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS AND 3.699 WERE PRIMARY TEACHERS.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WERE TOLD THIS WHEN THEY VISITED THE ARGYLE ANNEXF OF THE COLLEGE THIS (MONDAY } MORNING. THEY WERE ACCOMPANERD ON THE VISIT BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (FURTHER EDUCATION), MRS RUBY LAU.

THE VISITORS WERE ALSO TOLD THAT COURSES FOR KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS COMPRISED A TWO-YEAR PART-TIME DAY RELEASE IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSE AND A 12-WERK PART-TIME IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSE.

THE TWO-YEAR COURSE IS FOR TEACHERS WITH AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE. PARTECIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND TWO THREK-HOUR SESSIONS PER WEEK.

ITS AIM IS TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITHI FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN, THE CURRICULUM AREAS IN PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION AND THE BASIC SKILLS FOR TEACHING KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN.

A FIVE-WERK RETRAINING COURSE FOR PRIMARY TEACHERS WAS IMPLEMENTED LAST NOVEMBER TO ACQUAINT SERVING TEACHERS WITH MODERN METHODS AND APPROACHES, ΤΟ PROMOTE FURTHER UNDERSTANDING IN USING RESOURCES AND TO INTRODUCE NEW CONCEPTS IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT.

/THIS COURSE