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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1990

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GOVERNOR TO VISIT LONDON NEXT MONTH

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, WILL VISIT LONDON FROM MARCH 8-11. THE MAIN PURPOSE WILL BE TO BRIEF THE FOREIGN SECRETARY, MR DOUGLAS HURD, ON THE CURRENT SITUATION IN HONG KONG, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN ADDITION, THE GOVERNOR WILL MEET THE MINISTER OF STATE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG, MR FRANCIS MAUDE, AND HOLD DISCUSSIONS WITH OFFICIALS IN THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.

SIR DAVID WILL LEAVE HONG KONG ON MARCH 7 AND MARCH 12.

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HK POLYTECHNIC REACHES OUT TO BUSINESS COMMUNITY: SEM

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THE OPENING OF THE BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE IS YET 18 ANOTHER FINE EXAMPLE OF THE WAY IN WHICH THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC

HELP THEM REACHING OUT TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, IN AN ENDEAVOUR TO RESPOND TO CHANGE.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CENTRE TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR K.Y.

YEUNG, SAID THIS WOULD BE ACHIEVED IN SEVERAL WAYS.

FIRSTLY, AS A SORT OF ONE-STOP

UNIT, THE CENTRE WOULD HELP CLIENT COMPANIES LOCATE AND PACKAGE THE EXPERTISE AND EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE POLYTECHNIC, AND DEPLOY THE PURPOSE OF SOLVING SPECIFIC CORPORATE PROBLEMS, HE SAID.

"THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE MECHANISM OF TRAINING COURSES, AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

THEM FOR

CONSULTANCIES,

WARWICK,

THE AND SHOULD LEAD

"SECONDLY, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF POLYTECHNIC HAS MOUNTED IN THIS CENTRE MODULAR COURSES FOR MIDDLE SENIOR MANAGERS ON A PART-TIME, BLOCK RELEASE BASIS THAT TO THE AWARD OF A MASTER'S DEGREE IN THREE YEARS' TIME.

NO FEWER THAN

OVERSEEN BY A 15 ARE DRAWN FROM

BOARD OF 18 THE BUSINESS

"THESE COURSES ARE DESIGNED AND MEMBERS, OF WHOM COMMUNITY, HE SAID.

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ENSURE THAT HIGHLY

MR YEUNG SAID THE POLYTECHNIC HAD TAKEN STEPS THE POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION IT PROVIDED THROUGH THE CENTRE WAS RELEVANT TO THE NEEDS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

/HE ADDED