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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1980
PIPE WATER FOR LION ROCK VILLAGERS
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PEOPLE LIVING IN LION ROCK VILLAGE WILL NO LONGER NEED TO GET WATER FROM STREAMS AND WELLS AS FROM TODAY PIPE WATER IS AVAILABLE AT THEIR DOORSTEP.
THIS WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
TO COPE WITH THE DEMAND FROM THE HIGH LEVEL AREA OF LION ROCK VILLAGE, A FRESH WATER STORAGE TANK WITH A CAPACITY OF 550 000 LITRES WAS BUILT ON THE HILL SIDE NORTH OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD.
IN ADDITION, WATER MAINS RANGING FROM 55MM TO 150MM IN DIAMETER WERE LAID.
ALL THE WORK INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF ANDPIPES WAS COMPLETED IN LESS THAN EIGHT MONTHS.
WELCOMING THE FRESH WATER SUPPLY, A WOMAN RESIDENT OF LION ROCK VILLAGE SAID: THIS IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE BEST GIFT I COULD HAVE FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR.+
+A LOT OF TIME WILL BE SAVED AS THE STANDPIPES ARE SO CONVENIENTLY LOCATED, SHE SAID.
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ENGLISH SPEECH COURSES FOR TEACHERS *****
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE WILL BE HOLDING A NUMBER OF COURSES IN ENGLISH SPEECH FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH WHO ARE NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS BETWEEN MARCH AND JUNE.
THERE WILL BE FOUR COURSES, TWO EACH FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS. EACH COURSE WILL HAVE 24 MEETINGS OF TWO-HOUR DURATION.
THE COURSES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WILL BE HELD AT THE KOWLOON ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE AT MA TAU KOK GOVERNMENT OFFICES, SECOND FLOOR, 1 MA TAU KOK ROAD, KOWLOON- WHILE THE ONES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WILL BE HELD AT THE CENTRE AT 9A BONHAM ROAD, HONG KONG.
THE COURSES WILL BEGIN WITH AN INTRODUCTORY TALK ON ENGLISH PHONETICS.
+ THE COURSE FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WILL INCLUDE LANGUAGE LABORATORY PRACTICE IN PRONUNCIATION, STRESS AND INTONATION, SENTENCE PATTERNS, DIALOGUE AND LISTENING COMPREHENSION.
/+THE SECOND
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