Four years after its launch in other parts of the city, an adult study programme has finally been established in Tin Shui Wai.
The Capacity Building Mileage Programme provides various short-term courses for women of any education level in fields such as financial management and computer skills. It was launched in 2004 by the Open University, the Women's Commission and Commercial Radio.
Students pay only HK$350 for a 25-hour face-to-face course, with subsidies covering the rest.
But the programme failed to take off in Tin Shui Wai, said manager Candy Wong Sau-yuk, of Open University. She said it was not promoted enough in the community, despite media advertisements.
'Many people and community groups in Tin Shui Wai were unaware of it,' she said.
Under the programme, the university sets out the course content. Community groups and NGOs interested in launching the course at their centres can hire instructors and enrol students after forming a partnership with the university.