TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1980
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MR RIDDELL-SWAN SAID THAT OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS THE SOCIETY HAD BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN PROMOTING IMPROVED FARMING TECHNIQUES AND PRACTICES. INCLUDING LABOUR SAVING DEVICES SUCH AS ROTARY CULTIVATORS, SPRINKLER IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND THE EXTENDED USE OF HERBICIDES.
HE SAID THE RESULT OF THESE IMPROVED PRACTICES AND THE SKILLED CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES OF THE MEMBERS ARE REFLECTED IN THE VERY INTENSIVE LAND USE IN THIS AREA AND ITS HIGH PRODUCTIVITY. +
THE SOCIETY, HE ADDED, HAD ALSO INTRODUCED BETTER MARKETING FACILITIES AND PROMOTED CRÉDIT FACILITIES.
TSUEN WAN TO HOLD FIRST SCHOOLS SCIENCE EXHIBITION
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THE FIRST SCHOOLS JOINT SCIENCE EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD IN TSUEN WAN NEXT MONTH.
STUDENTS FROM NINE SECONDARY AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS ARE PREPARING TO TAKE PART IN THIS EXHIBITION, THE THEME OF WHICH WILL BE +MODERN SCIENCE AND SOCIETY.
TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LUI HAU-TUEN, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING OF THE TWO-DAY SCIENCE SHOW IN THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL.
MRS LAM MOK SAU-HING, PRINCIPAL OF THE BUDDHIST SIN TAK COLLEGE AND ADVISER TO THE EXHIBITION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, SAID MORE THAN 2 000 LOCAL STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS WERE EXPECTED TO ATTEND.
THE EXHIBITION WILL COMPRISE NINE BOOTHS, EACH OF WHICH WILL BE OPERATED BY STUDENTS FROM THE NINE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.
THE STUDENTS WILL EXPLAIN AND DEMONSTRATE THE FUNCTION OF THE IR PROJECTS TO THE VISITORS.
PROJECTS ON DISPLAY WILL INCLUDE COMPUTER AND REMOTE CONTROL, LOGIC CIRCUITS, EYE-SIGHT TESTS, ENERGY RESOURCES, TYPES OF BLOOD' AND BLOOD PRESSURE, ELECTRICITY GENERATION BY STEAM ENGINE, SOLAR ENERGY AND LOCO-MOTION.
MRS LAM SAID THE EXHIBITION WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY HER COMMITTEE AND TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AND WAS SPONSORED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD.
+THE EXHIBITION WAS ORGANISED WITH THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE TO SHOW THEIR SCIENTIFIC TALENTS AND PROMOTE CO-OPERATION AMONG SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT, MRS LAM SAID. SHE HOPED IT WOULD BECOME AN ANNUAL EVENT.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM ON MAY 3 AND 4 IN THE EXHIBITION HALL ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL. ADMISSION WILL BE FREE.
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