TaURSDAY, JULY 19, 1979
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NO TUITION FEES WILL BE CHARGED FOR THE COURSES, BUT ACCOMMODATION AND MEALS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE AT $45 PER STUDENT OR TEACHER FOR THE DURATION OF THE COURSE OF FOUR DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS.
+THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PLACES AVAILABLE ON EACH COURSE WILL BE 40,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+AT LEAST ONE TEACHER FROM EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL WILL BE EXPECTED TO STAY IN THE CAMP WITH THE STUDENTS.
BOTH THE ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY COURSES WILL COMPRISE LABORATORY AND FIELD WORK, DISCUSSIONS, LECTURES AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
FOR ECOLOGY COURSE STUDENTS, FIELD WORK MAY BE CARRIED OUT ON GRASSLAND, SHRUBLAND, MANGROVE, ROCKY SHORE AND FRESHWATER STREAMS.
THEY WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING A TALK ON COUNTRYSIDE EDUCATION.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE GEOGRAPHY COURSE WILL BE CARRYING OUT FIELD WORK ON AGRICULTURAL LAND USE SURVEY, INDIVIDUAL FARM STUDY, POPULATION AND SETTLEMENT SURVEY, SOIL AND VEGETATION ECOSYSTEM, COASTAL GEOMORPHOLOGY, MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE, AND DRAINAGE.
TALKS ON THE SAI KUNG ENVIRONMENT, THE HUMAN IMPACT ON THE AREA, AND. COUNTRYSIDE EDUCATION WILL ALSO BE CONDUCTED DURING THE COURSE.
́SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE TO
SHA TIN RACECOURSE PLEASURE GARDEN
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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE INTRODUCED ON JULY 8 TO THE PLEASURE GARDEN IN SHA TIN RACECOURSE WILL CONTINUE ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS EVERY SUNDAY.
HOWEVER, A KCR SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT THE CONTINUATION OF THIS SERVICE WILL DEPEND ON THE RESPONSE FROM THE PUBLIC.
ON EVERY SUNDAY, ONE SPECIAL UP-TRAIN WILL LEAVE KOWLOON STATION IN HUNG HOM AT 10.29 A.M. AND ARRIVE AT MONG KOK STATION AT 10.34 A.M. TO PICK UP PASSENGERS. IT WILL THEN DEPART FROM MONG KOK STATION AT 10.36 A.M. AND ARRIVE AT RACECOURSE STATION AT 10.50 A.M.
ON THE RETURN JOURNEY, A SPECIAL DOWN-TRAIN WILL LEAVE RACECOURSE STATION AT 4.10 P.M. IN ADDITION, ONE ORDINARY PASSENGER TRAIN DEPARTING FROM TAI PO MARKET STATION WILL BE RE-ROUTED VIA THE RACECOURSE STATION AT 1.21 P.M. TO PICK UP PASSENGERS WISHING TO LEAVE THE PLEASURE GARDEN EARLIER.
ONLY ORDINARY CLASS RETURN TICKETS VALID FOR THE DATE OF ISSUE WILL BE SOLD AT KOWLOON AND MONG KOK STATIONS. TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT RACECOURSE STATION FOR DOWN-TRAINS TO KOWLOON NOR AT NEW TERRITORIES STATIONS FOR THE SPECIAL TRAINS.
THE FARE FOR ADULTS WILL BE $4 EACH AND FOR CHILDREN $2 EACH,
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