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MONDAY, JULY 29, 1974
+TO DO THIS EFFECTIVELY, TEACHERS THEMSELVES HAD TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THESE OFTEN ALIEN TERRITORIES AND SEEK TO UNDER- STAND THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF TEACHERS IN OTHER SUBJECTS PARTICULARLY THOSE IN WHICH THEY HAD LITTLE TRAINING OR EXPERIENCE,+ HE SAID.
WITH THE ADVENT OF NEW TRENDS IN MATHEMATICS TEACH ING, MR. BROWN SAID, SCHOOL MATHEMATICS WAS NOW ATTEMPTING TO OPEN STUDENTS' MINDS TO THE BEAUTY OF THE PATTERNS OF HATHEMATICAL THOUGHT IN ADDITION TO ITS PURELY UTILITARIAN APPROACH.
HOWEVER, APART FROM THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FORMAL LOGIC OF HATHEMATICAL THOUGHT AND THE VISUAL LOGIC OF ART THERE VERE EVEN MORE DIRECT AND PRACTICAL RELATIONSHIPS.
IN THE WORLD OF ARCHITECTURE, HE SAID, BEAUTY OF FORM WENT HAND IN HAND WITH CONSIDERATIONS BASED ON MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS.
EVEN IN PAINTING THERE WERE DEFINITE NUMERICAL RELATIONSHIPS ASSOCIATED WITH SATISFYING PATTERNS AND COMPOSITION.
MR. BROWN EMPHASISED THAT THE JOINT SEMINAR WAS PARTICULARLY INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT DECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND AND A RECOGNITION OF THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A NEED FOR CO-ORDINATION EVEN BETWEEN APPARENTLY UNRELATED SUBJECTS.
BUILDINGS CONDEMNED
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY DECLARED NOS. 72 AND 72A PING YEUNG NEW VILLAGE IN UONG TAI SIN TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION.
IN A STATEMENT ISSUED THIS MORNING, THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID THAT THESE TWO-STOREY PRE-VAR BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN UNDER OBSERVATION SINCE A COMPLAINT EARLIER THIS YEAR AND THE CONDITION OF THE ROOF WHICH COMPRISES WEAK CONCRETE REINFORCED WITH BAMBOO HAS DETERIORATED TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT THERE IS RISK OF A COLLAPSE.
NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS IN KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 A.M. ON AUGUST 27 WERE POSTED TODAY.
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