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days a week to assist teachers in the production of teaching aids. The facilities of the unit include photographic, reprographic, graphic, model making, tape duplicating, booklet binding, picture preservation and screen printing equipment, a video system and a microcomputer system. During the year, 7 000 teachers made use of the facilities of the unit and over 130 courses and workshops on the production of audio-visual materials were organised, with a total attendance of more than 3 000 teachers.
Physical Education
The Physical Education Section is responsible for the improvement of teaching standards in physical education in schools and the promotion of school sports, outdoor education camps and dance. In 1987, some 40 courses and seminars in physical education were conducted for over 1 600 teachers.
In January, the 23rd Schools Dance Festival attracted 3 914 participants from over 263 secondary, primary and special schools. In April and May, 152 school dance teams. comprising 1 597 students took part in nine school dance performances at the City Hall, the Tsuen Wan Town Hall and Sha Tin Town Hall. In June, the Hong Kong Schools Dance Team took part in the 30th International Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation World Conference and staged performances in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The team also took part in the Macau International Youth Dance Festival in July.
During the year, 360 courses and 10 competitions in various sports were conducted for students. Among these, the Summer Sports Scheme for Schools and the Schools Summer Olympiad were the highlights. In addition, 130 courses in various sections of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme were conducted for member schools in the scheme.
The section continued to administer the Jockey Club Fund for the Summer Youth Programme for schools, benefiting 200 000 students from 520 primary and secondary schools.
Through the Hong Kong Schools Sports Council, the section also played an active role in the promotion of school sports. Jing Ying Competitions in seven sports were held at both primary and secondary levels. Interport competitions among Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong were organised in nine sports. Two school football teams took part in the international schools championships held in Thailand and China in April and August respectively. Training schemes in badminton, basketball and football were conducted to help develop prominent young athletes in schools.
Music Education
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The 1987 in-service training programme, which included refresher and enrichment courses, seminars for the promotion of civic education through the teaching of music, and basic courses for non-specialist music teachers, was well received by music teachers in primary and secondary schools.
A general Music Syllabus for Secondary 4 to 5 and a revised Music Syllabus for Primary Schools were published and distributed to schools.
A Kodaly Choral Method Demonstration and Concert, which marked the completion of a six-year project to try out the Kodaly Method in Hong Kong schools, was enthusiasti- cally received by capacity audiences at two performances at the Sha Tin Town Hall. This method will continue to be disseminated through in-service training courses.
Demand increased for places in the Centralised Scheme of Music Training, which provides opportunities for further study in music at senior secondary level in courses