SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1976
FIRST SCHOOL FIELD STUDIES AND RECREATION CAMP
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SOME 30 STUDENTS WILL TAKE PART IN THE FIELD STUDIES AND RECREATION CAMP, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND EVER ORGANISED FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, AT THE SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE, (THE FORMER SAI KUNG ARMY CAMP), AT TUI MIN HO NEXT WEEK.
THE FIVE-DAY CAMP, STARTING ON MONDAY (AUGUST 9), IS ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE SCIENCE SUBJECTS SECTION AND THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG. IT PROVIDED ADEQUATE AND WELL-ORGANISED FIELD WORK IN A SUITABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS PURSUING COURSES ON BIOLOGY AND RELATED SUBJECTS.
MR. A.J. REEVE, ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS), WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY AT 11 A.M. ON MONDAY (AUGUST 9).
MR. C.H. HAYE, ACTING DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, AND MRS. MAXINE LI KWOK, CHAIRMAN OF PO LEUNG KUK WILL BOTH ADDRESS THE GATHERING WHILE PROFESSOR L.B. THROWER OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG WILL GIVE A TALK ON +FIELD STUDIES CENTRES+.
DURING THE CAMP, PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN ABOUT COUNTRYSIDE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION, OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY AS WELL AS TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROTOTYPE NATURE TRAIL WALK AND OTHER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
THE FORMER ARMY CAMP HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS THE SITE BECAUSE IT HAS A VARIETY OF HABITATS OF ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE WHICH IS IDEAL FOR FIELD STUDIES OF BIOLOGY AND RELATED SUBJECTS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE (FORMER SAI KUNG ARMY CAMP) AT TUI MIN HOI, LESS THAN A MILE FROM SAI KUNG MARKET, AT 11 A.M. ON MONDAY (AUGUST 9)
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