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SUNDAY, JULY 2, 1978
+LEARN-TO-SWIM+ CLASS
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD THE BIGGEST LEARN-TO-SWIM CLASS IN HONG KONG THIS SUMMER.
MORE THAN 10,000 PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN HAVE BEEN INVITED THROUGH THEIR SCHOOLS TO JOIN THE FREE CLASSES, WHICH WILL BE HELD OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS AT THE LI CHENG UK, MORSE PARK, KWUN TONG, TAI WAN SHAN, KWAI SHING, ABERDEEN AND VICTORIA PÁRK PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS OPERATED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL.
THE CHILDREN WILL BE DIVIDED INTO 337 CLASSES OF 30 PUPILS EACH AND BE TRAINED BY QUALIFIED SWIMMING INSTRUCTORS AT 12 ONE-HOUR LESSONS.
THE LEARN-TO-SWIM SCHEME, PART OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAMME, WAS STARTED IN 1971.
SINCE THEN MORE THAN 37,000 PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN HAVE BEEN TAUGHT TO SWIM.
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CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING EXHIBITION
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STUDENTS OF THE EVENING INSTITUTE OF HIGHER CHINESE STUDIES WILL MOUNT A TWO-DAY EXHIBITION OF CALLIGRAPHY, PAINTING AND SEAL ENGRAVING NEXT WEEKEND.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD IN THE HALL OF THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GASCOIGNE ROAD, KOWLOON, FROM 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M. ON SATURDAY, JULY 8, AND FROM 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M. ON SUNDAY, JULY 9.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. NO ADMISSION FEE WILL BE CHARGED.
ENGRAVING AND OF MOUNTING CHINESE
IN ADDITION TO SHOWING COMPLETED WORKS, THE STUDENTS WILL GIVE DEMONSTRATIONS OF SEAL CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTINGS.
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