WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1980
SEMINAR FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIANS
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ABOUT 120 RECENTLY APPOINTED TEACHER LIBRARIANS ATTENDED A SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S LIBRARY SECTION AT THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY EXTRA-MURAL TOWN CENTRE AT WING ON CENTRE TODAY.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, MRS. LOUISE MOK, DEPUTY CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS SAID THE AIM OF THE SEMINAR WAS TO ACQUAINT PARTICIPANTS WITH DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANSHIP, BROADEN THEIR OUTLOOK ON LIBRARIES, RESOURCES AND RELATED TOPICS SUCH AS PUBLISHING.
+YOU WILL ALSO KNOW ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. TO ENABLE YOU TO SHARE THE RICH EXPERIENCE OF FELLOW LIBRARIANS OVERSEAS AND TO LEARN FROM THEIR WISDOM,+ SHE SAID.
A GROUP OF 15 EDUCATIONISTS AND SCHOOL LIBRARIANS FROM THE UNITED STATES NOW VISITING HONG KONG ALSO ATTENDED THE SEMINAR AND GAVE THEIR VIEWS ON THE ROLE OF SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND THE IR IMPACT ON STUDENTS.
MRS. DONNA HARSH TOGETHER WITH TWO COLLEAGUES FROM THE GROUP SPOKE ON +CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN THE UNITED STATES+.
THREE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE GROUP SPOKE ON SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN THE UNITED STATES.
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE SEMINAR WERE MISS CHRISTINA LEE, CHIEF EDITOR OF THE RED APPLE MAGAZINE, WHO SPOKE ON +READING AND PUBLISHING IN HONG KONG+ AND MRS. KATE CHIANG, SCHOOL LIBRARIAN OF THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, ON +AMERICAN SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN HONG KONGA.
DECEMBER WEATHER SUNNY AND DRY
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THE WEATHER IN DECEMBER WAS MILD, SUNNY AND DRY, ACCORDING TO THE MONTHLY WEATHER SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THERE WAS ONLY ONE DAY (DECEMBER 18) WITH MEASURABLE RAIN AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND THE TOTAL RAINFALL REGISTERED FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.2 MM, MAKING IT THE SEVENTH LOWEST ON RECORD FOR DECEMBER.
TOTAL SUNSHINE FOR THE MONTH AMOUNTED TO 230.4 HOURS WHICH WAS 58.5 HOURS MORE THAN NORMAL WHILE THE MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 18.6 DEGREES CELSIUS WAS 1.1 DEGREES HIGHER THAN AVERAGE.
THERE WAS