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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1976
MORE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS VISIT SCHOOLS
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ANOTHER THREE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL GO TO KWUN TONG TOMORROW ON A FAMILIARISATION TOUR OF THREE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE AREA.
MR. S.F. BAILEY, MR. T.C. CHENG AND MR. HENRY LIM WILL ARRIVE AT THE KWUN TONG GOVERNMENT SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL AT ABOUT 9:45 A.M. THE SCHOOL, WHICH HAS AN ENROLMENT OF 975 BOYS, WAS BUILT WITH A DONATION FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. THE PRINCIPAL IS MR. K.F. CHU.
THE THREE BOARD MEMBERS ARE DUE AT THE ST. CATHARINE'S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AT ABOUT 10:45 A.M. THIS IS AN AIDED ANGLO- CHINESE GRAMMAR SCHOOL WITH TECHNICAL FACILITIES. IT IS OPERATED BY THE SHENG KUNG HUI. THE PRINCIPAL IS THE REV. JOYCE BENNETT. THE SCHOOL HAS AN ENROLMENT OF 1,172 GIRLS.
AT ABOUT 11:45 A.M., THE BOARD MEMBERS WILL VISIT THE DELIA MEMORIAL SCHOOL - A PRIVATE INDEPENDENT ANGLO-CHINESE CO-EDUCATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOL WITH BOUGHT PLACES. THE SCHOOL, OPERATING BI-SESSIONALLY, HAS AN ENROLMENT OF 3,500. THE PRINCIPAL IS MR. JOSEPH EDMONDS.
THE BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED ON THE TOUR BY MR. T.L. CHENG, SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER.
THE CURRENT SERIES OF SCHOOL VISITS IS ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SO THAT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CAN SEE FOR THEMSELVES HOW PUPILS ARE TAUGHT AND WHAT FACILITIES ARE OFFERED AT THE SCHOOLS.
LAST TUESDAY THREE OTHER MEMBERS, REV. PETER WONG, MR. WONG WAN-TIN AND MR. CHARLES YEUNG SIU-CHO, VISITED THE HO TUNG TECHNICAL SCHOOL, CHEUNG CHUK SAN COLLEGE AND LITERARY COLLEGE.
DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF THIS MONTH SIX BOARD MEMBERS PAID VISITS TO AN EQUAL NUMBER OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN HONG KONG AND KOWLOON.
NOTE TO EDITORS: YOU ARE INVITED TO HAVE THE TOUR OF SECONDARY
SCHOOLS IN KWUN TONG TOMORROW COVERED.