UN
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1978
BALLOT OF SITES FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR FAIRS IN NT
******
THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD CHINESE NEW YEAR FAIRS IN TSUEN WAN, YUEN LONG AND SHEUNG SHUI IN THE NEW TERRITORIES FROM JANUARY 31 TO FEBRUARY 7, 1978.
AN URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT A TOTAL OF 644 STALL SITES WILL BE ALLOCATED THROUGH OPEN BALLOT TO FLOWER GROWERS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND TO TRADERS SELLING PERMISSABLE DRY COMMODITIES.
THE OPEN BALLOT WILL TAKE PLACE ON JANUARY 25.
+
SEMINAR ON TEXTBOOKS
*****
A SEMINAR ON THE CHOICE AND USE OF TEXTBOOKS+ WILL BE HELD FOR THE HEADS OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, KOWLOON, FROM 9.30 A.M. TO NOON ON JANUARY 14.
ORGANISED BY THE ENGLISH SECTION OF THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE SEMINAR AIMS TO OFFER SOME PRACTICAL HINTS TO HELP HEADS OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN DECIDING ON THE CURRENT CHOICE OF TEXTBOOKS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE REVISED PRIMARY ENGLISH SCHOOL SYLLABUS.
NEARLY 500 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE SEMINAR.
THE NEW TEXTBOOKS WRITTEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REVISED SYLLABUS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE BY MAY 1978.
THE SEMINAR TO BE CONDUCTED IN CANTONESE, WILL CONSIST OF THREE SESSIONS. MRS. LOUISE MOK, DEPUTY CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS, WILL SPEAK ON +SOME PRINCIPLES REGARDING THE CHOICE OF TEXTBOOKS
IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS,+ WHILE MR. W.K. TONG, INSPECTOR (ENGLISH SECTION), WILL TALK ON +PRIMARY ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS.+ THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A GENERAL DISCUSSION.
FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FROM THE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR (ENGLISH SECTION), ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, FIFTH FLOOR, LEE GARDENS, HONG KONG.
16