Bulletin Autumn 1975

Launching of ITV Programmes The last decade has witnessed rapid expansion in Hong Kong's adult education, in which the Extramural Department of this University plays an active role. Apart from general extramural courses, the Department is offering correspondence courses, radio courses and television courses, the last of which are run in collaboration with the Commercial Television ( C T V) set up in September 1975. To cater for the educational needs of local adults, the C T V has decided to launch the Instructional Television ( I TV) programmes, which, however, is not to be confused with the Education Television ( ETV) programmes produced by the Education Department for local primary schools. One unique feature of I T V programmes is that they are screened unprecedentedly during the prime time (9:30 p.m.—11 :30 p.m.) from Monday to Friday. The I T V is now offering five courses, four of which are extramural courses of this University. The two certificate courses in Basic Accounting and Interior Design, will last one year and students are required to attend tutorials and at least one classroom lecture a week. Certificates will be awarded to students who pass the examinations conducted by the EMSD. The other two courses are in Practical English and Kuo - y ü. Courses in planning include Basic Drawing and Elementary Japanese. The EMSD started planning courses for the I T V programmes early in 1974. Mr. Perry Siu, Staff Tutor of the Department, went to England in March 1974, with a grant from the Commercial Ra d i o / CTV, to participate in the Educational Television Projects of the Centre for Educational Development Overseas for four months. Mr. Siu has been appointed concurrently Controller of I T V programmes. 14