THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1977.
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SEMINAR ON AIR POLLUTION
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ABOUT 400 TEACHERS AND STUDENT LEADERS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND A SEMINAR ON SATURDAY MORNING (JUNE 11) ON +PROJECT WINDSHIFT+, AN EXPERIMENT DESIGNED TO PRODUCE UNIQUE LOCAL WIND PATTERN DATA TO ASSIST IN THE FIGHT AGAINST AIR POLLUTION.
THE SEMINAR, TO BE HELD AT THE TRUE LIGHT GIRLS' COLLEGE IN WATERLOO ROAD, IS ORGANISED BY THE CONSERVANCY ASSOCIATION, THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. THE SPONSORS ARE RANK XEROX LTD.
THE SEMINAR WILL BE OPENED BY THE DEPUTY CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS, MRS. LOUISE MOK,
THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL UNIT OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS ANALYSED THE OBSERVATION REPORTS SENT IN BY 49 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS, THROUGH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
A FINAL REPORT HAS BEEN COMPILED BY THE UNIT. DURING THE SEMINAR AN ILLUSTRATED TALK ON THE REPORT WILL BE GIVEN BY MR. M.K. CHUNG OF THE UNIT. THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICER, MR. D. NEWBURY WILL PRESENT BANNERS TO 19 SCHOOLS WHICH SENT IN OUTSTANDING OBSERVATION REPORTS OF +PROJECT WINDSHIFT+.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE CONSERVANCY ASSOCIATION, DR. L.X. DING, WILL PRESENT A COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT TO MR. LAWRENCE LUNG, SALES MANAGER OF RANK XEROX.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO HAVE THE SEMINAR COVERED. THE TWO-HOUR SEMINAR WILL BEGIN AT 10 A.M. ON SATURDAY AT TRUE LIGHT GIRLS' COLLEGE, 54A, WATERLOO ROAD, KOWLOON.
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