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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1978
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+RECORDS ARE NOT ACCEPTED BY THE PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE FOR SAFE-KEEPING JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE OLD. DOCUMENTS ARE SELECTED FOR PRESERVATION ONLY IF THEY MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA, HE SAID.
+SINCE 1972 OVER 20 GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS HAVE SENT THE IR RECORDS TO THE OFFICE FOR EVALUATION, HE ADDED.
THE OLDEST DOCUMENTS KEPT BY THE PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE WERE LETTERS BETWEEN THE CHIEF POLICE MAGISTRATE AND THE
COLONIAL SECRETARY DEALING WITH A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS INCLUDING THE SETTING UP OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE IN 1844-46.
OTHER ITEMS STORED IN THE OFFICE INCLUDE THE COLONY
SEAL, WHICH WAS USED IN THE PRE-WAR PERIOD, RECORDS OF THE JAPANESE ADMINISTRATION DURING THE OCCUPATION PERIOD, PAPERS ON LAND MATTERS, PROPERTY RATING AND OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE STANLEY PRISON AND HOSPITAL.
THE PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE ALSO HAS A COLLECTION OF OVER 1,800 HONG KONG MAPS. THE OLDEST ORIGINAL MAP DATES BACK TO 1867 AND REPRODUCTIONS OF ORIGINAL ONES IN EARLIER YEARS ARE ALSO KEPT.
AUDIO-VISUAL INSTRUCTION COURSES
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THE VISUAL EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE WILL HOLD A SERIES OF AUDIO-VISUAL INSTRUCTION COURSES FOR SERVING TEACHERS OVER THE NEXT FIVE MONTHS.
THE COURSES, DESIGNED TO ACQUAINT TEACHERS WITH BASIC TECHNIQUES IN USING AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS IN CLASSROOM TEACHING, WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE MEDIA PRODUCTION SERVICES UNIT OF THE DEPARTMENT IN CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON.
THE SERIES CONSISTS OF EIGHT TWO-HOUR COURSES.
THE OPENING COURSE, SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 28, WILL DEAL WITH +EDUCATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY-PHOTOGRAPHIC COPYING TECHNIQUES+.
THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY OTHER COURSES ON MODEL MAKING POLYSTYRENE FOAM TECHNIQUES, REPROGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES, FAMILIARIZATION WITH AUDIO-VISUAL PRODUCTION TOOLS, TECHNIQUES OF OVERHEAD PROJECTION
IN CLASSROOMS, PRACTICAL WORKSHOP OPERATION OF AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT, AND WORKSHOP MOUNTING TECHNIQUES.
THE LAST IN THE SERIES ON SCREEN PRINTING FOR OVERHEAD TRANSPARENCIES AND WALL CHARTS, WILL BE HELD ON JULY 25. THESE COURSES WILL BE REPEATED FOR DIFFERENT GROUPS OF PARTICIPANTS.
THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION IN THE COURSES WILL BE CANTONESE, SUPPLEMENTED WITH ENGLISH WHERE APPLICABLE. TWENTY TEACHERS ILL BE TAKEN FOR EACH SESSION AND PLACES WILL BE ALLOTTED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED+ BASIS.
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