SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1976
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SUMMER COURSE FOR BIOLOGY TEACHERS
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FORTY BIOLOGY TEACHERS ARE TO ATTEND A SIX-DAY SUMMER COURSE JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG FROM NEXT MONDAY (AUGUST 23).
MR. A.G. BROWN, ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (PROFESSIONAL), WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS COURSE IS TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF BIOLOGY TEACHING, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE NEW METHODS OF APPROACH TO THE TEACHING OF THE SUBJECT AT MIDDLE 6 LEVEL.
THE COURSE WILL COVER STUDIES ON FUNGI AND THEIR ECONOMICAL IMPORTANCE, ECOLOGY INCLUDING FOOD WEB AND POLLUTION, ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT AND GENETICS.
THE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ATTENDING LECTURES AND ILLUSTRATED TALKS GIVEN BY PROFESSOR L.B. THOWER OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY AND HIS STAFF IN THE MORNINGS. IN THE AFTERNOONS, THEY WILL BE CARRYING OUT INDIVIDUAL PRACTICAL WORK.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND A REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY WHICH WILL BE HELD AT LECTURE ROOM L5, SCIENCE CENTRE, THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AT 9.30 A.M. ON MONDAY (AUGUST 23).
WEEKEND CAMP FOR YOUNGSTERS ***
FIFTY YOUNGSTERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN A WEEKEND CAMP TO BE HELD AT TAM MEI LINE, CASSINO CAMP, SAN TIN BETWEEN AUGUST 27 AND 29.
THE CAMP. JOINTLY SPONSORED BY THE YUEN LONG COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICE OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE SIXTH GURKHA RIFLES OF THE BRITISH FORCES, IS TO HELP DEVELOP THE PARTICIPANTS' CHARACTER, SELF-RELIANCE AND LEADERSHIP TO BETTER EQUIP THEM TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
SUBJECTS TO BE COVERED IN THE CAMP WILL INCLUDE PONY RIDING, BALL GAMES, TRAMPOLINING, ABSEILING, JUDO, AND EDUCATIONAL TALKS.
YOUNGSTERS, WHO ARE BETWEEN 16 AND 22 AND INTERESTED IN JOINING THE CAMP, CAN APPROACH THE YUEN LONG COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICE AT YUEN LONG TOWN HALL, TAI YUK ROAD.
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