THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1979
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OUTDOOR EDUCATION CAMPS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS ORGANISED OUTDOOR EDUCATION CAMPS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ON WEEKDAYS AND WEEKENDS AT VARIOUS CAMP SITES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S PHYSICAL EDUCATION SECTION SAID: THE OBJECTIVES OF THE WEEKDAY CAMPS ARE TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF LIVING IN A NATURAL OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT, AND TO ENABLE SCHOOLS TO EXTEND CLASSROOM THEORY INTO THE FIELDWORK UNDER CAMPING SITUATIONS.+
THE CAMPS OVER THE WEEKENDS ARE MORE OF A RECREATIONAL NATURE, HE ADDED.
WEEKDAY CAMPS ARE OF THREE-DAY DURATION, AND WILL BE HELD FROM OCTOBER 11 THIS YEAR TO JULY 11, 1980.
THESE WILL BE HELD AT SIX CAMP SITES: GAUDETE HOUSE IN CHEUNG CHAU RUN BY CARITAS HONG KONG WU KAI SHA YOUTH VILLAGE AND WONG YEE CHAU YOUTH CAMP IN SAI KUNG, BOTH RUN BY THE CHINESE Y.M.C.A. SILVERMINE BAY OUTDOOR RECREATION CAMP RUN BY THE HONG KONG PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION- THE Y.W.C.A. YOUTH CAMP ON LANTAU ISLAND- AND MA WAN YOUTH CAMP RUN BY THE SALVATION ARMY,
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WOULD PAY BOARD AND LODGING CHARGES FOR ACCOMPANYING TEACHERS, AND A SUBSIDY OF 40 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL CHARGES FOR ALL STUDENT-CAMPERS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+NO STUDENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND ANY CAMP WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM HIS OR HER PARENT, HE SAID.
BUNKS, BLANKETS, BED SHEETS AND PILLOWS WILL BE PROVIDED AT EACH CAMP, AND STUDENTS SHOULD BRING ALONG PERSONAL HYGIENE KITS, PHYSICAL ÉDUCATION KITS AND SPARE WARM CLOTHING.
WEEKEND CAMPS ARE FREE OF CHARGE AND WILL BE HELD AT SITES IN FOUR NEW TERRITORIES SCHOOLS.
+THEY MAY BE USED ONLY DURING WEEKENDS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS SO THAT NORMAL SCHOOL WORK IS NOT DISTURBED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE SITES ARE TUNG CHUNG PUBLIC SCHOOL ON LANTAU ISLAND- KIAO LO WAN FISHERMEN'S SCHOOL IN SAI KUNG NORTH- TAI MEI TUK PUBLIC SCHOOL IN TAI PO- AND PUT CHO! SCHOOL IN SAI KUNG.
EACH CAMP IS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE 30 CAMPERS, AND FACILITIES PROVIDED INCLUDE COOKING UTENSILS AND BEDS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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+CAMPERS ARE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE AND COOK THEIR OWN FOOD, + HE
SIX DOUBLE-SEATER CANOES ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL THE SITES EXCEPT TUNG CHUNG PUBLIC SCHOOL, AND CAMPERS WITH COMPETENT INSTRUCTORS MAY APPLY TO USE THEM.
FOR ENQUIRIES. PLEASE CONTACT MR. FRANCIS CHIU OF THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION SECTION ON TELEPHONE NUMBER 3-884111 EXT. 266.
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