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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1992

SUBVENTION FOR ADULT EDUCATION COURSES

VOLUNTARY AGENCIES ARE INVITED ΤΟ APPLY FOR GOVERNMENT SUBVENTION TO RUN ADULT EDUCATION COURSES FOR THE 1992-93 SCHOOL YEAR.

AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE COURSES WOULD COMPLEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT THE GOVERNMENT'S ACTIVITIES IN THIS FIELD.

AREAS ELIGIBLE FOR SUBVENTION INCLUDE PREVOCATIONAL TRAINING, EDUCATION ON LABOUR, CAREERS AND RETIREMENT, JOB-ORIENTED COURSES, SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY HANDICAPPED ADULTS, GENERAL EDUCATION FOR PARTICULAR GROUPS SUCH AS FACTORY WORKERS FISHERFOLK.

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THE SUBVENTION WILL COVER MAINLY STAFF COST, BASIC TEACHING AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT, UTILITIES CHARGES AND RENT FOR ACCOMMODATION,

APPLICATION FORMS, OBTAINABLE AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S ADULT EDUCATION SECTION, LEE GARDENS, FIFTH FLOOR, CAUSEWAY BAY,

SHOULD BE RETURNED BY APRIL 30.

APPLICANTS WILL BE INFORMED OF THE RESULT IN JULY.

CONFERENCE ON PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, TOGETHER WITH A NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS, IS ORGANISING A ONE-DAY CONFERENCE ON PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE RAMADA RENAISSANCE HOTEL FEBRUARY 27.

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THE PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE IS TO AROUSE THE AWARENESS OF IMPORTANCE OF PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE LOCAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.

PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY

то MEET, DISCUSS AND EXCHANGE VIEWS WITH BOTH LOCAL AND OVERSEAS EXPERTS ON PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT MATTERS.

THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF INDUSTRY, MR T.H. BARMA, WILL OPEN THE CONFERENCE AT 9.15 AM.

PROMINENT LOCAL EXPERTS AS WELL AS TWO OVERSEAS SPEAKERS, MR LARRY KEELEY, PRESIDENT OF DOBLIN GROUP, CHICAGO AND MR DAVID CARTER, CHAIRMAN OF DCA DESIGN CONSULTANTS, WARWICK, WILL ADDRESS THE

CONFERENCE.

/THE CO-ORGANISERS