SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1980
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NT SCHOOLS RECEIVE BOOKS ON NATURE
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MORE THAN 350 SETS OF THE +OCEAN PARK NATURE SERIES+ OF BOOKS WERE TODAY GIVEN TO PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES BY THE SHELL COMPANY.
RECEIVING THE BOOKS AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY THIS MORNING, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR KENNETH TOPLEY SAID OVER 700 000 STUDENTS FROM SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS HAD VISITED OCEAN PARK IN GROUPS UNDER THE JOINT ARRANGEMENT OF OCEAN PARK AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
HOWEVER, DUE TO TRANSPORT PROBLEMS, PUPILS OF SOME PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE EDUCATIONAL VISITS AND THE PRESENTATION OF THE OCEAN PARK NATURE SERIES+ TO THESE SCHOOLS IS A MOST MEANINGFUL GESTURE, HE SAID.
EACH SET IN THE SERIES CONTAINS FOUR BOOKS ON VARIOUS ANIMALS AND BIRDS. IT PROVIDES VALUABLE INFORMATION ON NATURAL SCIENCE STUDIES, AND HELPS TO AROUSE THE INTEREST OF STUDENTS IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT NATURE.
MR TOPLEY COMMENDED THE SHELL COMPANY FOR ITS CONTRIBUTION TO COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION IN HONG KONG, SUCH AS THE SETTING UP OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS, AND THE DONATION OF EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES TO SCHOOLS.
THE PRESENTATION WAS MADE BY MR S.J. OSMOND, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY. SIR KENNETH PING-FAN FUNG, CHAIRMAN OF OCEAN PARK, WAS ALSO PRESENT AT THE CEREMONY.
FIRING PRACTICE ****
FIRING PRACTICE WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE HA TSUEN-CASTLE PEAK RANGE ON THREE DAYS NEXT WEEK.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WARNED NOT TO ENTER THE AREA WHEN RED FLAGS ARE FLYING DURING THE TIME OF PRACTICE.
THE PRACTISING TIMES ARE 1
DATE
MARCH 24 (MONDAY)
MARCH 25 (TUESDAY)
MARCH 26 (WEDNESDAY)
TIME
9 AM
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5 PM
8 AM
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5 AM
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11 PM
4 PM