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<!-- Special characters for XHTML -->

<!-- Character entity set. Typical invocation:
     <!ENTITY % HTMLspecial PUBLIC
        "-//W3C//ENTITIES Special for XHTML//EN"
        "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml-special.ent">
     %HTMLspecial;
-->

<!-- Portions (C) International Organization for Standardization 1986:
     Permission to copy in any form is granted for use with
     conforming SGML systems and applications as defined in
     ISO 8879, provided this notice is included in all copies.
-->

<!-- Relevant ISO entity set is given unless names are newly introduced.
     New names (i.e., not in ISO 8879 list) do not clash with any
     existing ISO 8879 entity names. ISO 10646 character numbers
     are given for each character, in hex. values are decimal
     conversions of the ISO 10646 values and refer to the document
     character set. Names are Unicode names. 
-->

<!-- C0 Controls and Basic Latin -->
<!ENTITY quot    "&#34;"> <!--  quotation mark, U+0022 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY amp     "&#38;#38;"> <!--  ampersand, U+0026 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY lt      "&#38;#60;"> <!--  less-than sign, U+003C ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY gt      "&#62;"> <!--  greater-than sign, U+003E ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY apos	 "&#39;"> <!--  apostrophe = APL quote, U+0027 ISOnum -->

<!-- Latin Extended-A -->
<!ENTITY OElig   "&#338;"> <!--  latin capital ligature OE,
                                    U+0152 ISOlat2 -->
<!ENTITY oelig   "&#339;"> <!--  latin small ligature oe, U+0153 ISOlat2 -->
<!-- ligature is a misnomer, this is a separate character in some languages -->
<!ENTITY Scaron  "&#352;"> <!--  latin capital letter S with caron,
                                    U+0160 ISOlat2 -->
<!ENTITY scaron  "&#353;"> <!--  latin small letter s with caron,
                                    U+0161 ISOlat2 -->
<!ENTITY Yuml    "&#376;"> <!--  latin capital letter Y with diaeresis,
                                    U+0178 ISOlat2 -->

<!-- Spacing Modifier Letters -->
<!ENTITY circ    "&#710;"> <!--  modifier letter circumflex accent,
                                    U+02C6 ISOpub -->
<!ENTITY tilde   "&#732;"> <!--  small tilde, U+02DC ISOdia -->

<!-- General Punctuation -->
<!ENTITY ensp    "&#8194;"> <!-- en space, U+2002 ISOpub -->
<!ENTITY emsp    "&#8195;"> <!-- em space, U+2003 ISOpub -->
<!ENTITY thinsp  "&#8201;"> <!-- thin space, U+2009 ISOpub -->
<!ENTITY zwnj    "&#8204;"> <!-- zero width non-joiner,
                                    U+200C NEW RFC 2070 -->
<!ENTITY zwj     "&#8205;"> <!-- zero width joiner, U+200D NEW RFC 2070 -->
<!ENTITY lrm     "&#8206;"> <!-- left-to-right mark, U+200E NEW RFC 2070 -->
<!ENTITY rlm     "&#8207;"> <!-- right-to-left mark, U+200F NEW RFC 2070 -->
<!ENTITY ndash   "&#8211;"> <!-- en dash, U+2013 ISOpub -->
<!ENTITY mdash   "&#8212;"> <!-- em dash, U+2014 ISOpub -->
<!ENTITY lsquo   "&#8216;"> <!-- left single quotation mark,
                                    U+2018 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY rsquo   "&#8217;"> <!-- right single quotation mark,
                                    U+2019 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY sbquo   "&#8218;"> <!-- single low-9 quotation mark, U+201A NEW -->
<!ENTITY ldquo   "&#8220;"> <!-- left double quotation mark,
                                    U+201C ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY rdquo   "&#8221;"> <!-- right double quotation mark,
                                    U+201D ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY bdquo   "&#8222;"> <!-- double low-9 quotation mark, U+201E NEW -->
<!ENTITY dagger  "&#8224;"> <!-- dagger, U+2020 ISOpub -->
<!ENTITY Dagger  "&#8225;"> <!-- double dagger, U+2021 ISOpub -->
<!ENTITY permil  "&#8240;"> <!-- per mille sign, U+2030 ISOtech -->
<!ENTITY lsaquo  "&#8249;"> <!-- single left-pointing angle quotation mark,
                                    U+2039 ISO proposed -->
<!-- lsaquo is proposed but not yet ISO standardized -->
<!ENTITY rsaquo  "&#8250;"> <!-- single right-pointing angle quotation mark,
                                    U+203A ISO proposed -->
<!-- rsaquo is proposed but not yet ISO standardized -->

<!-- Currency Symbols -->
<!ENTITY euro   "&#8364;"> <!--  euro sign, U+20AC NEW -->



<!-- Portions (C) International Organization for Standardization 1986
     Permission to copy in any form is granted for use with
     conforming SGML systems and applications as defined in
     ISO 8879, provided this notice is included in all copies.
-->
<!-- Character entity set. Typical invocation:
    <!ENTITY % HTMLlat1 PUBLIC
       "-//W3C//ENTITIES Latin 1 for XHTML//EN"
       "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml-lat1.ent">
    %HTMLlat1;
-->

<!ENTITY nbsp   "&#160;"> <!-- no-break space = non-breaking space,
                                  U+00A0 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY iexcl  "&#161;"> <!-- inverted exclamation mark, U+00A1 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY cent   "&#162;"> <!-- cent sign, U+00A2 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY pound  "&#163;"> <!-- pound sign, U+00A3 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY curren "&#164;"> <!-- currency sign, U+00A4 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY yen    "&#165;"> <!-- yen sign = yuan sign, U+00A5 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY brvbar "&#166;"> <!-- broken bar = broken vertical bar,
                                  U+00A6 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY sect   "&#167;"> <!-- section sign, U+00A7 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY uml    "&#168;"> <!-- diaeresis = spacing diaeresis,
                                  U+00A8 ISOdia -->
<!ENTITY copy   "&#169;"> <!-- copyright sign, U+00A9 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY ordf   "&#170;"> <!-- feminine ordinal indicator, U+00AA ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY laquo  "&#171;"> <!-- left-pointing double angle quotation mark
                                  = left pointing guillemet, U+00AB ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY not    "&#172;"> <!-- not sign = angled dash,
                                  U+00AC ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY shy    "&#173;"> <!-- soft hyphen = discretionary hyphen,
                                  U+00AD ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY reg    "&#174;"> <!-- registered sign = registered trade mark sign,
                                  U+00AE ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY macr   "&#175;"> <!-- macron = spacing macron = overline
                                  = APL overbar, U+00AF ISOdia -->
<!ENTITY deg    "&#176;"> <!-- degree sign, U+00B0 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY plusmn "&#177;"> <!-- plus-minus sign = plus-or-minus sign,
                                  U+00B1 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY sup2   "&#178;"> <!-- superscript two = superscript digit two
                                  = squared, U+00B2 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY sup3   "&#179;"> <!-- superscript three = superscript digit three
                                  = cubed, U+00B3 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY acute  "&#180;"> <!-- acute accent = spacing acute,
                                  U+00B4 ISOdia -->
<!ENTITY micro  "&#181;"> <!-- micro sign, U+00B5 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY para   "&#182;"> <!-- pilcrow sign = paragraph sign,
                                  U+00B6 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY middot "&#183;"> <!-- middle dot = Georgian comma
                                  = Greek middle dot, U+00B7 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY cedil  "&#184;"> <!-- cedilla = spacing cedilla, U+00B8 ISOdia -->
<!ENTITY sup1   "&#185;"> <!-- superscript one = superscript digit one,
                                  U+00B9 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY ordm   "&#186;"> <!-- masculine ordinal indicator,
                                  U+00BA ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY raquo  "&#187;"> <!-- right-pointing double angle quotation mark
                                  = right pointing guillemet, U+00BB ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY frac14 "&#188;"> <!-- vulgar fraction one quarter
                                  = fraction one quarter, U+00BC ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY frac12 "&#189;"> <!-- vulgar fraction one half
                                  = fraction one half, U+00BD ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY frac34 "&#190;"> <!-- vulgar fraction three quarters
                                  = fraction three quarters, U+00BE ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY iquest "&#191;"> <!-- inverted question mark
                                  = turned question mark, U+00BF ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY Agrave "&#192;"> <!-- latin capital letter A with grave
                                  = latin capital letter A grave,
                                  U+00C0 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Aacute "&#193;"> <!-- latin capital letter A with acute,
                                  U+00C1 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Acirc  "&#194;"> <!-- latin capital letter A with circumflex,
                                  U+00C2 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Atilde "&#195;"> <!-- latin capital letter A with tilde,
                                  U+00C3 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Auml   "&#196;"> <!-- latin capital letter A with diaeresis,
                                  U+00C4 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Aring  "&#197;"> <!-- latin capital letter A with ring above
                                  = latin capital letter A ring,
                                  U+00C5 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY AElig  "&#198;"> <!-- latin capital letter AE
                                  = latin capital ligature AE,
                                  U+00C6 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Ccedil "&#199;"> <!-- latin capital letter C with cedilla,
                                  U+00C7 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Egrave "&#200;"> <!-- latin capital letter E with grave,
                                  U+00C8 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Eacute "&#201;"> <!-- latin capital letter E with acute,
                                  U+00C9 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Ecirc  "&#202;"> <!-- latin capital letter E with circumflex,
                                  U+00CA ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Euml   "&#203;"> <!-- latin capital letter E with diaeresis,
                                  U+00CB ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Igrave "&#204;"> <!-- latin capital letter I with grave,
                                  U+00CC ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Iacute "&#205;"> <!-- latin capital letter I with acute,
                                  U+00CD ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Icirc  "&#206;"> <!-- latin capital letter I with circumflex,
                                  U+00CE ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Iuml   "&#207;"> <!-- latin capital letter I with diaeresis,
                                  U+00CF ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY ETH    "&#208;"> <!-- latin capital letter ETH, U+00D0 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Ntilde "&#209;"> <!-- latin capital letter N with tilde,
                                  U+00D1 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Ograve "&#210;"> <!-- latin capital letter O with grave,
                                  U+00D2 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Oacute "&#211;"> <!-- latin capital letter O with acute,
                                  U+00D3 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Ocirc  "&#212;"> <!-- latin capital letter O with circumflex,
                                  U+00D4 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Otilde "&#213;"> <!-- latin capital letter O with tilde,
                                  U+00D5 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Ouml   "&#214;"> <!-- latin capital letter O with diaeresis,
                                  U+00D6 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY times  "&#215;"> <!-- multiplication sign, U+00D7 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY Oslash "&#216;"> <!-- latin capital letter O with stroke
                                  = latin capital letter O slash,
                                  U+00D8 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Ugrave "&#217;"> <!-- latin capital letter U with grave,
                                  U+00D9 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Uacute "&#218;"> <!-- latin capital letter U with acute,
                                  U+00DA ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Ucirc  "&#219;"> <!-- latin capital letter U with circumflex,
                                  U+00DB ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Uuml   "&#220;"> <!-- latin capital letter U with diaeresis,
                                  U+00DC ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY Yacute "&#221;"> <!-- latin capital letter Y with acute,
                                  U+00DD ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY THORN  "&#222;"> <!-- latin capital letter THORN,
                                  U+00DE ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY szlig  "&#223;"> <!-- latin small letter sharp s = ess-zed,
                                  U+00DF ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY agrave "&#224;"> <!-- latin small letter a with grave
                                  = latin small letter a grave,
                                  U+00E0 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY aacute "&#225;"> <!-- latin small letter a with acute,
                                  U+00E1 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY acirc  "&#226;"> <!-- latin small letter a with circumflex,
                                  U+00E2 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY atilde "&#227;"> <!-- latin small letter a with tilde,
                                  U+00E3 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY auml   "&#228;"> <!-- latin small letter a with diaeresis,
                                  U+00E4 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY aring  "&#229;"> <!-- latin small letter a with ring above
                                  = latin small letter a ring,
                                  U+00E5 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY aelig  "&#230;"> <!-- latin small letter ae
                                  = latin small ligature ae, U+00E6 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY ccedil "&#231;"> <!-- latin small letter c with cedilla,
                                  U+00E7 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY egrave "&#232;"> <!-- latin small letter e with grave,
                                  U+00E8 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY eacute "&#233;"> <!-- latin small letter e with acute,
                                  U+00E9 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY ecirc  "&#234;"> <!-- latin small letter e with circumflex,
                                  U+00EA ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY euml   "&#235;"> <!-- latin small letter e with diaeresis,
                                  U+00EB ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY igrave "&#236;"> <!-- latin small letter i with grave,
                                  U+00EC ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY iacute "&#237;"> <!-- latin small letter i with acute,
                                  U+00ED ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY icirc  "&#238;"> <!-- latin small letter i with circumflex,
                                  U+00EE ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY iuml   "&#239;"> <!-- latin small letter i with diaeresis,
                                  U+00EF ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY eth    "&#240;"> <!-- latin small letter eth, U+00F0 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY ntilde "&#241;"> <!-- latin small letter n with tilde,
                                  U+00F1 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY ograve "&#242;"> <!-- latin small letter o with grave,
                                  U+00F2 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY oacute "&#243;"> <!-- latin small letter o with acute,
                                  U+00F3 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY ocirc  "&#244;"> <!-- latin small letter o with circumflex,
                                  U+00F4 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY otilde "&#245;"> <!-- latin small letter o with tilde,
                                  U+00F5 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY ouml   "&#246;"> <!-- latin small letter o with diaeresis,
                                  U+00F6 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY divide "&#247;"> <!-- division sign, U+00F7 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY oslash "&#248;"> <!-- latin small letter o with stroke,
                                  = latin small letter o slash,
                                  U+00F8 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY ugrave "&#249;"> <!-- latin small letter u with grave,
                                  U+00F9 ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY uacute "&#250;"> <!-- latin small letter u with acute,
                                  U+00FA ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY ucirc  "&#251;"> <!-- latin small letter u with circumflex,
                                  U+00FB ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY uuml   "&#252;"> <!-- latin small letter u with diaeresis,
                                  U+00FC ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY yacute "&#253;"> <!-- latin small letter y with acute,
                                  U+00FD ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY thorn  "&#254;"> <!-- latin small letter thorn,
                                  U+00FE ISOlat1 -->
<!ENTITY yuml   "&#255;"> <!-- latin small letter y with diaeresis,
                                  U+00FF ISOlat1 -->



<!-- Mathematical, Greek and Symbolic characters for XHTML -->

<!-- Character entity set. Typical invocation:
     <!ENTITY % HTMLsymbol PUBLIC
        "-//W3C//ENTITIES Symbols for XHTML//EN"
        "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml-symbol.ent">
     %HTMLsymbol;
-->

<!-- Portions (C) International Organization for Standardization 1986:
     Permission to copy in any form is granted for use with
     conforming SGML systems and applications as defined in
     ISO 8879, provided this notice is included in all copies.
-->

<!-- Relevant ISO entity set is given unless names are newly introduced.
     New names (i.e., not in ISO 8879 list) do not clash with any
     existing ISO 8879 entity names. ISO 10646 character numbers
     are given for each character, in hex. values are decimal
     conversions of the ISO 10646 values and refer to the document
     character set. Names are Unicode names. 
-->

<!-- Latin Extended-B -->
<!ENTITY fnof     "&#402;"> <!-- latin small letter f with hook = function
                                    = florin, U+0192 ISOtech -->

<!-- Greek -->
<!ENTITY Alpha    "&#913;"> <!-- greek capital letter alpha, U+0391 -->
<!ENTITY Beta     "&#914;"> <!-- greek capital letter beta, U+0392 -->
<!ENTITY Gamma    "&#915;"> <!-- greek capital letter gamma,
                                    U+0393 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY Delta    "&#916;"> <!-- greek capital letter delta,
                                    U+0394 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY Epsilon  "&#917;"> <!-- greek capital letter epsilon, U+0395 -->
<!ENTITY Zeta     "&#918;"> <!-- greek capital letter zeta, U+0396 -->
<!ENTITY Eta      "&#919;"> <!-- greek capital letter eta, U+0397 -->
<!ENTITY Theta    "&#920;"> <!-- greek capital letter theta,
                                    U+0398 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY Iota     "&#921;"> <!-- greek capital letter iota, U+0399 -->
<!ENTITY Kappa    "&#922;"> <!-- greek capital letter kappa, U+039A -->
<!ENTITY Lambda   "&#923;"> <!-- greek capital letter lamda,
                                    U+039B ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY Mu       "&#924;"> <!-- greek capital letter mu, U+039C -->
<!ENTITY Nu       "&#925;"> <!-- greek capital letter nu, U+039D -->
<!ENTITY Xi       "&#926;"> <!-- greek capital letter xi, U+039E ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY Omicron  "&#927;"> <!-- greek capital letter omicron, U+039F -->
<!ENTITY Pi       "&#928;"> <!-- greek capital letter pi, U+03A0 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY Rho      "&#929;"> <!-- greek capital letter rho, U+03A1 -->
<!-- there is no Sigmaf, and no U+03A2 character either -->
<!ENTITY Sigma    "&#931;"> <!-- greek capital letter sigma,
                                    U+03A3 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY Tau      "&#932;"> <!-- greek capital letter tau, U+03A4 -->
<!ENTITY Upsilon  "&#933;"> <!-- greek capital letter upsilon,
                                    U+03A5 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY Phi      "&#934;"> <!-- greek capital letter phi,
                                    U+03A6 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY Chi      "&#935;"> <!-- greek capital letter chi, U+03A7 -->
<!ENTITY Psi      "&#936;"> <!-- greek capital letter psi,
                                    U+03A8 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY Omega    "&#937;"> <!-- greek capital letter omega,
                                    U+03A9 ISOgrk3 -->

<!ENTITY alpha    "&#945;"> <!-- greek small letter alpha,
                                    U+03B1 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY beta     "&#946;"> <!-- greek small letter beta, U+03B2 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY gamma    "&#947;"> <!-- greek small letter gamma,
                                    U+03B3 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY delta    "&#948;"> <!-- greek small letter delta,
                                    U+03B4 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY epsilon  "&#949;"> <!-- greek small letter epsilon,
                                    U+03B5 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY zeta     "&#950;"> <!-- greek small letter zeta, U+03B6 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY eta      "&#951;"> <!-- greek small letter eta, U+03B7 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY theta    "&#952;"> <!-- greek small letter theta,
                                    U+03B8 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY iota     "&#953;"> <!-- greek small letter iota, U+03B9 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY kappa    "&#954;"> <!-- greek small letter kappa,
                                    U+03BA ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY lambda   "&#955;"> <!-- greek small letter lamda,
                                    U+03BB ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY mu       "&#956;"> <!-- greek small letter mu, U+03BC ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY nu       "&#957;"> <!-- greek small letter nu, U+03BD ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY xi       "&#958;"> <!-- greek small letter xi, U+03BE ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY omicron  "&#959;"> <!-- greek small letter omicron, U+03BF NEW -->
<!ENTITY pi       "&#960;"> <!-- greek small letter pi, U+03C0 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY rho      "&#961;"> <!-- greek small letter rho, U+03C1 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY sigmaf   "&#962;"> <!-- greek small letter final sigma,
                                    U+03C2 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY sigma    "&#963;"> <!-- greek small letter sigma,
                                    U+03C3 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY tau      "&#964;"> <!-- greek small letter tau, U+03C4 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY upsilon  "&#965;"> <!-- greek small letter upsilon,
                                    U+03C5 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY phi      "&#966;"> <!-- greek small letter phi, U+03C6 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY chi      "&#967;"> <!-- greek small letter chi, U+03C7 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY psi      "&#968;"> <!-- greek small letter psi, U+03C8 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY omega    "&#969;"> <!-- greek small letter omega,
                                    U+03C9 ISOgrk3 -->
<!ENTITY thetasym "&#977;"> <!-- greek theta symbol,
                                    U+03D1 NEW -->
<!ENTITY upsih    "&#978;"> <!-- greek upsilon with hook symbol,
                                    U+03D2 NEW -->
<!ENTITY piv      "&#982;"> <!-- greek pi symbol, U+03D6 ISOgrk3 -->

<!-- General Punctuation -->
<!ENTITY bull     "&#8226;"> <!-- bullet = black small circle,
                                     U+2022 ISOpub  -->
<!-- bullet is NOT the same as bullet operator, U+2219 -->
<!ENTITY hellip   "&#8230;"> <!-- horizontal ellipsis = three dot leader,
                                     U+2026 ISOpub  -->
<!ENTITY prime    "&#8242;"> <!-- prime = minutes = feet, U+2032 ISOtech -->
<!ENTITY Prime    "&#8243;"> <!-- double prime = seconds = inches,
                                     U+2033 ISOtech -->
<!ENTITY oline    "&#8254;"> <!-- overline = spacing overscore,
                                     U+203E NEW -->
<!ENTITY frasl    "&#8260;"> <!-- fraction slash, U+2044 NEW -->

<!-- Letterlike Symbols -->
<!ENTITY weierp   "&#8472;"> <!-- script capital P = power set
                                     = Weierstrass p, U+2118 ISOamso -->
<!ENTITY image    "&#8465;"> <!-- black-letter capital I = imaginary part,
                                     U+2111 ISOamso -->
<!ENTITY real     "&#8476;"> <!-- black-letter capital R = real part symbol,
                                     U+211C ISOamso -->
<!ENTITY trade    "&#8482;"> <!-- trade mark sign, U+2122 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY alefsym  "&#8501;"> <!-- alef symbol = first transfinite cardinal,
                                     U+2135 NEW -->
<!-- alef symbol is NOT the same as hebrew letter alef,
     U+05D0 although the same glyph could be used to depict both characters -->

<!-- Arrows -->
<!ENTITY larr     "&#8592;"> <!-- leftwards arrow, U+2190 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY uarr     "&#8593;"> <!-- upwards arrow, U+2191 ISOnum-->
<!ENTITY rarr     "&#8594;"> <!-- rightwards arrow, U+2192 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY darr     "&#8595;"> <!-- downwards arrow, U+2193 ISOnum -->
<!ENTITY harr     "&#8596;"> <!-- left right arrow, U+2194 ISOamsa -->
<!ENTITY crarr    "&#8629;"> <!-- downwards arrow with corner leftwards
                                     = carriage return, U+21B5 NEW -->
<!ENTITY lArr     "&#8656;"> <!-- leftwards double arrow, U+21D0 ISOtech -->
<!-- Unicode does not say that lArr is the same as the 'is implied by' arrow
    but also does not have any other character for that function. So lArr can
    be used for 'is implied by' as ISOtech suggests -->
<!ENTITY uArr     "&#8657;"> <!-- upwards double arrow, U+21D1 ISOamsa -->
<!ENTITY rArr     "&#8658;"> <!-- rightwards double arrow,
                                     U+21D2 ISOtech -->
<!-- Unicode does not say this is the 'implies' character but does not have 
     another character with this function so rArr can be used for 'implies'
     as ISOtech suggests -->
<!ENTITY dArr     "&#8659;"> <!-- downwards double arrow, U+21D3 ISOamsa -->
<!ENTITY hArr     "&#8660;"> <!-- left right double arrow,
                                     U+21D4 ISOamsa -->

<!-- Mathematical Operators -->
<!ENTITY forall   "&#8704;"> <!-- for all, U+2200 ISOtech -->
<!ENTITY part     "&#8706;"> <!-- partial differential, U+2202 ISOtech  -->
<!ENTITY exist    "&#8707;"> <!-- there exists, U+2203 ISOtech -->
<!ENTITY empty    "&#8709;"> <!-- empty set = null set, U+2205 ISOamso -->
<!ENTITY nabla    "&#8711;"> <!-- nabla = backward difference,
                                     U+2207 ISOtech -->
<!ENTITY isin     "&#8712;"> <!-- element of, U+2208 ISOtech -->
<!ENTITY notin    "&#8713;"> <!-- not an element of, U+2209 ISOtech -->
<!ENTITY ni       "&#8715;"> <!-- contains as member, U+220B ISOtech -->
<!ENTITY prod     "&#8719;"> <!-- n-ary product = product sign,
                                     U+220F ISOamsb -->
<!-- prod is NOT the same character as U+03A0 'greek capital letter pi' though
     the same glyph might be used for both -->
<!ENTITY sum      "&#8721;"> <!-- n-ary summation, U+2211 ISOamsb -->
<!-- sum is NOT the same character as U+03A3 'greek capital letter sigma'
     though the same glyph might be used for both -->
<!ENTITY minus    "&#8722;"> <!-- minus sign, U+2212 ISOtech -->
<!ENTITY lowast   "&#8727;"> <!-- asterisk operator, U+2217 ISOtech -->
<!ENTITY radic    "&#8730;"> <!-- square root = radical sign,
                                     U+221A ISOtech -->
<!ENTITY prop     "&#8733;"> <!-- proportional to, U+221D ISOtech -->
<!ENTITY infin    "&#8734;"> <!-- infinity, U+221E ISOtech -->
<!ENTITY ang      "&#8736;"> <!-- angle, U+2220 ISOamso -->
<!ENTITY and      "&#8743;"> <!-- logical and = wedge, U+2227 ISOtech -->
<!ENTITY or       "&#8744;"> <!-- logical or = vee, U+2228 ISOtech -->
<!ENTITY cap      "&#8745;"> <!-- intersection = cap, U+2229 ISOtech -->
<!ENTITY cup      "&#8746;"> <!-- union = cup, U+222A ISOtech -->
<!ENTITY int      "&#8747;"> <!-- integral, U+222B ISOtech -->
<!ENTITY there4   "&#8756;"> <!-- therefore, U+2234 ISOtech -->
<!ENTITY sim      "&#8764;"> <!-- tilde operator = varies with = similar to,
                                     U+223C ISOtech -->
<!-- tilde operator is NOT the same character as the tilde, U+007E,
     although the same glyph might be used to represent both  -->
<!ENTITY cong     "&#8773;"> <!-- approximately equal to, U+2245 ISOtech -->
<!ENTITY asymp    "&#8776;"> <!-- almost equal to = asymptotic to,
                                     U+2248 ISOamsr -->
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	香港以及內地房地產發展蓬勃，中央決心加速城鎮化，加上大型樓盤、「港式」商場相繼在內地一、二線城市落成，令這方面的策劃、推廣及宣傳人才需求大增。另外，隨著內地居民的生活及消費模式之轉變，即使一班幕後宣傳人員出盡法寶，推出各式各樣的宣傳攻勢，但往往新意欠奉。究竟怎樣才可給群眾驚喜、耳目一新的感覺？課程會引導學員突破既有品牌策略，利用本港及海外實例，探討如何在市場中脫穎而出，藉以建立或強化品牌的競爭優勢。
	
	建立品牌不僅是企業賴以為持競爭力的不二法門，而且對一個城市來說都是十分重要。擁有一流的營商環境、完善的金融體系及公平公證的法律制度是建立城市品牌及其定位的要素，但如果沒有注入藝術、文化及 ...	        	</description>
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	       		<title><![CDATA[港大附屬學院推八項新課程　開辦全港首個生物醫學科學副學士]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://hkuspace.hku.hk/press-release/detail/-hku-space-cc-new-programmes ]]></link>
	        	<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	港大附屬學院於新學年開辦八項副學士及高級文憑課程。新課程除涵蓋文、理、商及新媒體外，當中更包括全港首個生物醫學科學副學士課程，為莘莘學子提供更廣泛的課程選擇。學院並將於新學年增設附合香港護士管理局要求的實習室及擴充理科實驗室，以配合同學的學習需要。

	護理學參照港大課程設計

	將於今年九月開辦的健康科學副學士課程，設有兩專修主題：護理學及生物醫學科學，課程由學院校長、香港大學生理學系前系主任黃德明教授牽頭。由香港大學前化學及動物學教授李素華設計及擔任顧問的護理學，課程結構與香港大學護理學第一及第二年相若。內容涵蓋人類解剖學及生理學、基本臨床護理、成人護理等。修畢課程的同學有機會升讀護理 ...	        	</description>
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	       		<title><![CDATA[香港大學專業進修學院師生合作舉行音樂盛會《I DREAM therefore I AM》]]></title>
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	        	<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	香港大學專業進修學院連續第六年舉行音樂盛典，今年的主題為《I DREAM therefore I AM》，勉勵年青人要追逐夢想、發現自己創造未來。是次的音樂盛會更邀請到國際知名女高音饒嵐、青年音樂訓練基金會主席蕭烱柱先生，以及本學院現任常務副院長沈雪明博士為特別表演嘉賓，為活動添上光輝。

	&nbsp;一年一度的音樂會假香港大會堂舉行，本學院今年有幸邀請到青年音樂訓練基金會主席蕭烱柱，帶領基金會聯合樂團即席以中西樂器演奏，為大會揭開序幕。

	&nbsp;期後，國際知名女高音饒嵐女士、資深男低音陳晃相先生、資深男高音簡頌輝先生等，在由陳永華教授指揮的香港弦樂團伴奏下，演唱多首耳熟能詳的百 ...	        	</description>
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	       		<title><![CDATA[香港大學專業進修學院社會工作學科青少年閒餘活動問卷調查]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://hkuspace.hku.hk/press-release/detail/hku-space-reserach-2013 ]]></link>
	        	<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	現時青少年人學業功課十分繁重，令人擔心他們未能抽出空餘時間去平衡身心。香港大學專業進修學院社會工作學科早前進行了一項調查，研究現時青少年閒暇活動，讓老師、社工、家長、青少年及社會人士對他們日常作息有更深入的了解，以助各界向青少年提供更適切的協助，讓青少年們得到全面的發展。

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	「青少年閒餘活動問卷調查」訪問210名就讀於中四至大專或大學課程的學生，了解他們的如何使用餘暇。調查發現，社會上常認為時下青少年因功課和考試等問題，少有閒餘活動時間；事實上超過一半(52%)的受訪者表示，每周仍有多於一天的閒餘時間，但亦有32%表示只有半天，顯示青少年有餘暇享受閒餘 ...	        	</description>
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	       		<title><![CDATA[Celebrate over 50 years of collaboration HKU SPACE and the University of London International Programmes join hands to offer quality programmes for local students]]></title>
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	        	<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	HKU SPACE and the University of London International Programmes have collaborated for more than 50 years tooffer various degree programmes to benefit local students who aspire to pursue higher education.&nbsp; The School hosted a cocktail reception to welcome thevisit of the delegations from the  ...	        	</description>
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	        	<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	       		<title><![CDATA[香港大學專業進修學院「貪污研究深造證書」課程十周年閉幕典禮]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://hkuspace.hku.hk/press-release/detail/hku-space-chl-corruption-closing ]]></link>
	        	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	香港大學專業進修學院貪污研究深造證書課程自2003年開辦至今，已經歷十個年頭，畢業學員超過260人，他們來自全球38個不同國家及地區的反貪局高級官員，代表76個執法機關及組織。

	本學院今日舉行「貪污研究深造證書」課程十周年閉幕典禮，並榮幸邀請到行政會議成員羅范椒芬女士, GBS, JP親臨主禮，與學員一共分享盛典。今屆有29名來自不同國家及地區的反貪人員參與，經過三星期的共同學習與經驗分享，他們均表示獲益良多。

	根據2011年《廉潔指數》，香港於全球排名12，亞洲地區排名第二，顯示廉潔指數理想。可是，回顧六、七十年代的香港貪污行為如「收茶錢」、「洗黑錢」等十分普遍 ...	        	</description>
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	       		<title><![CDATA[香港大學專業進修學院與英國普理茅斯大學合辦課程首屆畢業禮]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://hkuspace.hku.hk/press-release/detail/hku-space-plymouth ]]></link>
	        	<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	香港大學專業進修學院(「本學院」)一向致力與世界頂級大學合辦課程，讓學生可以在港取得國際認可學位。本學院與英國普理茅斯大學(Plymouth University)合辦的課程，約80名畢業生一同參與香港區首屆畢業典禮，英國普理茅斯大學同場向本學院院長李焯芬教授頒授名譽博士學位。

	80名畢業於國際供應鏈及船務管理榮譽理學士及國際貿易及營運管理榮譽文學士昨日齊集於香港大學陸佑堂內，參加英國普理茅斯大學於香港舉辦的首屆畢業禮，標誌著他們踏上終身學習的另一階梯。

	李教授表示：「今年為英國普理茅斯大學成立150年，兩學院共同開辦優質課程，相信有助同學於終身學習的路上，取得事 ...	        	</description>
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	       		<title><![CDATA[香港大學附屬學院2011/12年度副學士、高級文憑畢業禮　嘉許社會服務、學術表現卓越優秀畢業生]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://hkuspace.hku.hk/press-release/detail/hku-space-cc-graduation-2011-12 ]]></link>
	        	<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	香港大學附屬學院於2012年11月12日及13日假香港文化中心舉行2011/12年度畢業典禮，分別向1,174名副學士及 804名高級文憑學生頒授學銜，共13名教師榮膺傑出教師。

	畢業禮由香港大學專業進修學院院長李焯芬教授及香港大學附屬學院校長黃德明教授主持，香港大學社會醫學系主任梁卓偉教授及香港大學教育學院院長顏哲思教授擔任主禮嘉賓。在典禮上，學院向58名畢業生頒發奬、助學金及嘉許狀，以表揚學生在學術及社會的卓越成績。

	李焯芬教授致辭時勉勵同學：「梁啟超曾說：『磨難是人生最好的大學』。面對不同的困難，要勇敢面對。排除萬難後，你的人生會變得更強。」

	作為全港首 ...	        	</description>
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	       		<title><![CDATA[香港大學專業進修學院「貪污研究深造證書」課程十周年暨紀念特刊首發儀式]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://hkuspace.hku.hk/press-release/detail/hku-space-corruption-studies-10th ]]></link>
	        	<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	香港大學專業進修學院貪污研究深造證書課程自2003年開辦至今，已經歷十個年頭，畢業學員超過260人，他們來自全球38個不同國家及地區的反貪局高級官員，代表76個執法機關及組織。

	為紀念本課程踏進10周年，本學院今日舉行慶祝典禮及課程啟動式，並榮幸邀請到廉政公署廉政研究中心主任蘇炳雄先生親臨主禮。本學院更為此特別印製10周年紀念特刊：&ldquo;Comparative Studies of Anti-Corruption Systems for 38 Jurisdictions&rdquo;，將本課程開辦以來，學員的反貪研究報告輯錄成書，為世界各地反貪業界人士提供實用及具參考價值的資料 ...	        	</description>
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	       		<title><![CDATA[Director's Column]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://hkuspace.hku.hk/press-release/detail/director-column-20121105 ]]></link>
	        	<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	       		<title><![CDATA[香港大學專業進修學院金融商業學院開辦「小型創業證書」課程 教授基本企業管理知識　協助學員制定企業計劃書及申請小型企業資助]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://hkuspace.hku.hk/press-release/detail/hku-space-cbf-sme-invite ]]></link>
	        	<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	香港大學專業進修學院金融商業學院為配合香港按揭證券有限公司(HKMC)設立的小型貸款計劃，將於本年10月開辦小型創業證書課程，協作夥伴機構豐盛社企學會的導師，為學員提供一站式培訓及營商指導服務，包括授予學員基本的企業管理知識；分析與解決潛在問題的理性技巧；和指導學員有關企業計劃策劃的知識與技巧，讓學員能訂立一套具可行性的企業計劃書。

	為配合上班族繁忙的工作，本課程更引進融合式學習平台，除三十小時面對面課堂教學外，再結合網上學習，教學模式突破空間與時間的限制，讓學員可透過多媒體網上學習，自主靈活地安排學習進度。

	香港大學專業進修學院校友會於2010年成立的社會企業網 ...	        	</description>
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	       		<title><![CDATA[HKU and HKU SPACE issue a joint statement on a suspected fraud case related to a fee-paying training programme organized under their name]]></title>
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	        	<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	HKU and HKU SPACE issue a joint statement on a suspected fraud case related to a fee-paying training programme organized under their names as follows:

	The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKUSPACE) would like to draw the  ...	        	</description>
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	       		<title><![CDATA[港大專業進修學院與Central Saint Martins合辦「創意產業: 營商方案實踐」行政課程]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://hkuspace.hku.hk/press-release/detail/hku-space-cidp-csm-entre ]]></link>
	        	<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	面對通漲、生產成本上升等營商風險的挑戰，眾多缺乏營商經驗，但又希望開拓文化創意事業的創業人士，尤其是設計師、藝術家及資本緊絀的中小企老闆均感到舉步為艱。有見及此，HKU SPACE國際學位課程中心(CIDP)與著名的倫敦藝術大學Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design (CSM)合辦為期三天的「創意產業:營商方案實踐」速成課程，讓學員透過課堂實踐，了解制定營商方案的各個必經階段，從而有效評估、檢討方案，理順創業之路。

	「創意產業:營商方案實踐」課程將由資深創業投資顧問兼CSM Creative BootCamp講 ...	        	</description>
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	       		<title><![CDATA[港大附屬學院報名申請踴躍共收到逾20,000份申請]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://hkuspace.hku.hk/press-release/detail/hku-space-cc-dse ]]></link>
	        	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	港大附屬學院由二月份起接受應屆文憑試及高考考生報名，直至今日(7月20日)，共收到逾二萬份申請，反應十分踴躍，平均每五名學生競逐一個副學位學額。學院預期未來兩天的報名人數將會持續上升。

	學院外務總監李錦龍先生表示：「由於今年為雙學制年，副學位申請人數倍增；早前學院的理學副學士、翻譯及傳譯高級文憑、牙科衛生護理高級文憑及中醫藥學高級文憑的申請學額已滿，並暫停接受報名。我們建議同學於報名前可預先瀏覽學院網頁，留意各項課程的剩餘學額及最新的報名安排。」

	今年為首屆文憑試放榜，未有前車可鑑，應屆文憑試考生可能對前景亦倍感徬徨。所以學院呼籲，未有於放榜前遞交報名申請的文憑試 ...	        	</description>
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	       		<title><![CDATA[港大附屬學院應屆高考生報名人數比去年同期上升4成]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://hkuspace.hku.hk/press-release/detail/hku-space-cc-hkale-2012 ]]></link>
	        	<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	港大附屬學院由開始接受應屆高考生報名至今天(6月29日)為止，共收到逾7,000份申請，比去年同期上升4成，另文憑試考生總報名人數約8,000，反應十分理想，學院預期未來兩天的報名人數會較去年同期增加。

	學院外務總監李錦龍先生表示：「在雙學制年的影響下，今年在高考及中學文憑試結束後的報名人數比往年增加，同學對於升學亦可能會倍感徬徨。所以未有於放榜前遞交報名申請的同學，可以於學院即場招生日親臨九龍灣校舍及銅鑼灣報名中心辦理報名手續。為配合可能出現的大量報名人潮，學院將推出新措施，盡量縮短辦理手續的時間，避免同學及家長長時間等候。」

	學院會即日為申請人進行面試，並即時 ...	        	</description>
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	       		<title><![CDATA[港大附屬學院就惡劣天氣情況之招生安排]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://hkuspace.hku.hk/press-release/detail/hku-space-cc-bad-weather-arrangements-2012 ]]></link>
	        	<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	高考放榜日(6月29日)的安排如下：

	
		
			
				
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					天氣情況
			
			
				
					考評局
					放榜安排
			
			
				
					港大附屬學院
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					下午1時或之前
			
			
				
					取消8號熱帶氣旋警告信號或黑色暴雨警告信號
			
			
				
					考評局立刻恢復辦公，學校可於信號取消2小時後到考評局學校考試及評核部領取成績通知書，學校考生應到所屬學校領取成績通知書
			
			
				
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	       		<title><![CDATA[香港大學專業進修學院《2012年秋季課程手冊》經已出版]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://hkuspace.hku.hk/press-release/detail/hku-space-a12-prospectus ]]></link>
	        	<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	香港大學專業進修學院《2012年秋季課程手冊》經已出版，當中介紹超過1,000個頒授學銜或短期課程，其中有接近130個新課程。課程範疇涵蓋藝術與文化、生命科學、領導管理、以至豐盛人生等課題，以滿足不同人士學習需要。

	本學院就四大範疇開辦新課程，包括營養學、中醫藥、哲學文化和中國商貿。

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					營養學近年在 ...	        	</description>
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	       		<title><![CDATA[港大附屬學院升讀大學人數高達12,000人]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://hkuspace.hku.hk/press-release/detail/hku-space-cc-articulation-2012 ]]></link>
	        	<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	港大附屬學院學生升學表現理想。自2000年成立至今，成功入讀學位課程的總學生人數高達12,000人。學院外務總監李錦龍先生指出，單是2011年，學院已有1,500名學生及畢業生成功入讀學位課程；當中接近700名入讀教資會學位課程，其中三成升讀香港大學。

	副學位畢業生升讀港大學士學位課程增加兩倍

	於2011年畢業生升學調查中顯示，副學士及高級文憑升學率，分別為72%及57%，數據保持平穩，李先生表示：「2011年升學表現持續理想，反映副學位畢業生的質素獲各院校肯定，亦為應屆考生提供另一升讀大學的橋樑。」

	此外，應屆畢業生的升學表現同樣卓越。截至今日，學院有417 ...	        	</description>
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	       		<title><![CDATA[香港大學專業進修學院開發網上平台　助同學篩選自資專上教育課程]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://hkuspace.hku.hk/press-release/detail/cercell-event-press-release ]]></link>
	        	<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	全港目前有超過20所專上院校提供自資副學位課程，同學在選擇時往往會無所適從。香港大學專業進修學院開發了《選科志願評估》網上程式，科學化地分析同學的個性，並為同學配對適合的自資專上教育課程，助中學及副學位畢業生「劃」出未來。

	本學院於今日(6月16日)於香港大學專業進修學院保良局社區書院舉行「『劃』出未來工作坊」，並邀請到教育局副局長李美嫦女士及學友社社長伍德基先生出席，與本學院榮休院長、院長特別顧問楊健明教授主持工作坊，並致開幕詞，為「升學就業導航」(http://appahk.hkuspace.hku.hk/hk/) 網絡平台的正式啟用揭開序幕。

	楊健明教授表示 ...	        	</description>
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	       		<title><![CDATA[香港大學專業進修學院舉行Open Space增值空間開放日]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://hkuspace.hku.hk/press-release/detail/open-space-2012 ]]></link>
	        	<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	香港大學專業進修學院(HKU　SPACE)將於6月9日(星期六)舉辦「Open Space增值空間開放日」，當日有近60場講座或示範，與大家一同增值。

	學院特別安排三場主題講座，與大家分享多個熱門課題：

	
		
			
				
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					香港理工大學榮休校長
					潘宗光教授
			
			
				
					心經與現代管理
			
			
				
					下午2時30分
					至3時 ...	        	</description>
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	       		<title><![CDATA[CIDP澳洲科廷大學商學士(廣告與市場學) 　全日制新生已獲批准申請政府專上學生資助計劃]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://hkuspace.hku.hk/press-release/detail/cidp-curtin-uni ]]></link>
	        	<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	香港大學專業進修學院國際學位課程中心（CIDP）與澳洲科廷大學(Curtin University)合辦的商學士(廣告與市場學)課程，成功獲香港學術及職業資歷評審局認可為「已經評審之專上學院課程」。所有於今年9月入讀此課程的全日制新生，均可申請香港特別行政區政府的專上學生資助計劃 (FASP)及專上學生免入息審查貸款計劃 (NLSPS)。

	此商學士課程開辦多年，重點培訓有意從事廣告、市場管理顧問等人才。本中心感謝當局對課程質素的肯定，並相信有關資助計劃，可讓所有有志升學的本地副學位畢業生，不會因經濟困難而失去學習的機會。

	如對資助計劃有任何查詢，可瀏覽以下網址：http://www ...	        	</description>
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	       		<title><![CDATA[港大附屬學院呼籲考生盡早報讀心儀課程　為升學作更佳準備]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://hkuspace.hku.hk/press-release/detail/hku-space-cc-e-app-applications ]]></link>
	        	<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	在高考及中學文憑試結束後至今日為止，港大附屬學院接獲副學士及高級文憑課程之報名申請約11,000份；大部分應屆高考或文憑試申請人是透過教育局專上課程電子預先報名平台(「E-APP」) 遞交申請。學院提醒還未透過E-APP遞交申請的應屆考生及有意修讀副學位課程的其他同學，由即日起可直接透過網上報名、郵寄表格或親身到學院辦理申請手續。

	學院外務總監兼首席講師李錦龍先生表示：「在雙學制年的影響下，報名人數將會激增，同學對於升學亦可能會倍感徬徨，我們呼籲有意報讀副學位課程的應屆考生盡早在放榜前報 ...	        	</description>
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	       		<title><![CDATA[五度蟬聯星鑽服務品牌大獎]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://hkuspace.hku.hk/press-release/detail/sing-tao-excellence-award-2011 ]]></link>
	        	<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	香港大學專業進修學院一向以提供優質持續進修教育為己任，服務香港及大中華社會地區。今年，學院有幸連續第五年蟬聯星島日報頒發「星鑽服務品牌選舉2011──最佳持續進修教育學府服務」獎項。

	3月底，傳訊及拓展總監莫綺媚女士代表學院出席頒獎禮，並從香港品質管理協會主席周家賢博士手中接過獎座。學院工作得到主辦單位的肯定，對學院來說猶如是注入了一枝強心針，讓我們可以更堅實地開拓更多元化的課程，以滿足社會各界人士的不同學習需要。
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	       		<title><![CDATA[港大專業進修學院再度與Central Saint Martins合辦行政系列2012：首辦「城市定位與空間塑造」課程]]></title>
				<link><![CDATA[http://hkuspace.hku.hk/press-release/detail/hku-space-cidp-csm-2012 ]]></link>
	        	<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	港大專業進修學院國際學位課程中心(HKU SPACE CIDP) 與著名的Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design (CSM) 於2012年3月起開辦一系列為期三天的行政課程，由倫敦CSM教學及行內經驗豐富的講師授課，為學員提供進修及豐富國際視野的機會。
	
	2012行政系列之「城市定位與空間塑造」課程
	
	目前不少國際都會，其商業中心、地產項目、建築物、商場等，設計往往只追求美觀、實用、先進、環保等能夠突顯現代化表徵的元素，使各大城市的佈局都千篇一律。為協助學員擺脫固有框框，刺激新思維及創意，兩院校遂合辦「城市定位與空間塑造」( ...	        	</description>
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