THE British Council advertisement which was featured in the South China Morning Post last week, offered an information seminar on distance learning from many universities in the UK.
I telephoned the Distance Learning Centre and confirmed attendance, as requested, for my husband and myself.
However, when we arrived at the Exhibition Centre we were told 'sorry, the seminar is full'.
We informed the lady we had booked to attend beforehand, but were told that many people had just turned up without booking and had taken all the places available.
We had travelled from Fo Tan to Wan Chai, a journey taking one hour and 40 minutes, by public transport, only to be turned away.
Obviously, the council needs to know how many people will attend as hiring rooms for such events must be expensive, hence the request for confirmation of attendance.