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Thursday, July 19, 1973
EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AT ADULT EDUCATION CONFERENCE
Up-to-date trends and ideas in adult education will be, discussed
at a three-day conference to be opened at Queen's College by the Commissioner
of Labour, Mr. Paul Tsui, tomorrow (Friday) morning.
The Acting Director of Education, Mr. Charles Lowe will take the chair.
The conference will be attended by organisers, supervisors and
voluntary helpers of Adult Education and Recreation Centres, teachers of adult
education courses and the Post-Primary Extension Course of the Education
Department.
"It is part of in-service training and will provide ample opportunities
for participants to review progress and exchange views on teaching," a
spokesman for the Education Department said today.
During the conference, lectures will be given by Mr. Hui Yin-fat,
Director of the Hong Kong Council of Social Services;Mr. Mok Kin-po, Supervisor
and Principal of Tun Mui Middle School; Mr. Alfred Chui, General Secretary
of the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups and Mr. Raymond Chan, m
Education Department Inspector in the Physical Education Section.
Apart from the lectures, there will be 19 talks and demonstrations
on a variety of subjects ranging from music, folk dance, art, chinese
calligraphy, to handicraft, fashion and style, and keep fit exercises.
There will also be discussions on crime prevention and life saving.
"The aims