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TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1994

THE CENTRAL HOTLINE WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM AND 2 PM TO 5 PM FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY AND 9 AM TO NOON ON SATURDAY UNTIL AUGUST 23.

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THE DEPARTMENT'S CAREERS EDUCATION CENTRE HAD RECEIVED VISITORS AND HANDLED 184 TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE RELEASE OF THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION RESULTS UP TO 5.30 PM TODAY.

THE CENTRE AT ROOM 206 OF THE MONG KOK GOVERNMENT OFFICES AT 30 LUEN WAN STREET, MONG KOK, PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH MATERIALS ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER STUDIES AND TRAINING AND INFORMATION VARIOUS PROFESSIONS.

HOURS 12).

ON

STUDENTS ARE REMINDED THAT THE CENTRE WILL EXTEND ITS OPENING WITHOUT A BREAK FROM 8.45 AM TO 5.30 PM UNTIL FRIDAY

(AUGUST

INMATES GAIN AWARDS IN HKCEE

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INMATES FROM SEVEN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS WHO WORKED HARD AT IN THIS YEAR'S HONG THEIR STUDIES HAVE OBTAINED FAIRY GOOD RESULTS KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION (HKCEE),

OF A TOTAL OF 44 INMATES, AGED BETWEEN 17 AND 42, TOOK A TOTAL 113 PAPERS IN 12 SUBJECTS WHICH GAINED A PASS RATE OF 61.95 PER CENT.

62 PASSES WERE OBTAINED. ONE DISTINCTION, SEVEN CREDITS AND THEY PERFORMED BEST IN THE SUBJECT OF PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS WELL IN MATHEMATICS.

AND DID

FROM THE MAJORITY OF INMATES WHO SAT FOR THIS YEAR'S HKCEE ARE

ARE FROM STANLEY PRISON, PIK UK CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, THE REST

LAM PSYCHIATRIC CENTRE, LAI TUNG TAU CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, SIU KING TRAINING CENTRE, SHEK PIK PRISON AND PHOENIX HOUSE.

IS A SPOKESMAN FOR CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID: "IT

INMATES ΤΟ ALWAYS THE DEPARTMENT'S POLICY TO ENCOURAGE AND TO ASSIST SIT FOR THE HKCEE AND OTHER PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS.

ARRANGED TO SIT FOR "SINCE 1985, SOME 230 INMATES HAVE BEEN

IS ALWAYS ENCOURAGING ALTHOUGH HKCEE AND THE PASS RATE

IT VARIES SAT FOR THIS YEAR'S EVERY YEAR. HOWEVER, THE NUMBER OF INMATES WHO

HE ADDED. HKCEE IS THE HIGHEST AS COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS YEARS,"

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