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FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1979
THE NUMBER OF HONG KONG BRITISH PASSPORTS ISSUED DURING THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR WAS 24,068 AND THE NUMBER OF RE-ENTRY PERMITS 274,824 -- AN INCREASE OF 20 PER CENT AND 23 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY OVER THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.
CERTIFICATES OF IDENTITY HAVE INCREASED FROM 71,895 IN 1977 TO 79,176 IN 1978,
ON ADDITIONAL STAFF, THE SPOKESMAN SAID 123 ASSISTANT IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AND 12 IMMIGRATION ASSISTANTS HAVE ALREADY JOINED THE DEPARTMENT DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS.
IN ADDITION, POSTS FOR 72 GENERAL GRADE OFFICERS ARE NOW BEING FILLED.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID A RECRUITMENT EXERCISE WILL BE HELD EVERY SIX WEEKS FOR THE TIME BEING.
PRINCIPALS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ACTIVITY APPROACH
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A HALF-DAY SEMINAR ON THE ACTIVITY APPROACH METHOD OF TEACHING WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SATURDAY) FOR HEADS AND DEPUTY HEADS OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
ORGANISED BY THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, THE SEMINAR AIMS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE ACTIVITY APPROACH.
MRS. LOUISE MOK, DEPUTY CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS, WILL OPEN THE SEMINAR AT 9.30 A.M. IN THE COMMUNITY HALL OF CARITAS HOUSE, CAINE ROAD, HONG KONG.
THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY AN ILLUSTRATED TALK BY MR. PETER LAU, INSPECTOR (CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT) ON INTRODUCING THE ACTIVITY APPROACH.+
SEVERAL HEADMASTERS WHOSE SCHOOLS ARE ADOPTING THE ACTIVITY APPROACH METHOD WILL SPEAK ON THE ROLE OF THE HEAD IN IMPLEMENTING THE ACTIVITY APPROACH.
A GENERAL DISCUSSION ON THE SUBJECT WILL ALSO BE HELD.
IN THE CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR, 56 PRIMARY SCHOOLS HAVE ADOPTED THE ACTIVITY APPROACH, INVOLVING SOME 17,000 PUPILS IN 447 CLASSES.
NOTE TO EDITORS: YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER
THE SEMINAR ON THE ACTIVITY APPROACH METHOD OF TEACHING TO BE HELD TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT 9.30 A.M. AT THE COMMUNITY HALL OF CARITAS HOUSE IN CAINE ROAD.
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