FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1980
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CHILDREN URGED TO USE FMO EDUCATION FACILITIES
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THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR J.M. RIDDELL-SWAN TODAY (FRIDAY) URGED FISHERMEN'S CHILDREN TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE EDUCATION FACILITIES PROVIDED BY THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION (FMO).
+THERE ARE CLEAR ADVANTAGES IN COMPLETING SECONDARY EDUCATION WHETHER A CHILD WISHES TO FOLLOW A CAREER IN THE FISHING INDUSTRY OR ASHORE.
+IN COMMON WITH OTHER INDUSTRIES, FISHING AND FISHING VESSEL TECHNOLOGY ARE ADVANCING RAPIDLY, AND THE WELL-EDUCATED FISHERMAN WILL OBVIOUSLY BE ABLE TO TAKE BETTER ADVANTAGE OF THIS AND SO
INCREASE FAMILY PROSPERITY, HE SAID.
SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 12TH ANNUAL SUMMER CAMP OF FMO SCHOOLS AT WU KAI SHA YOUTH VILLAGE, MR RIDDELL-SWAN SAID THAT DURING THE YEAR, THERE WAS A CONSIDERABLE INCREASE IN STUDENT ENROLMENTS WITH THE OPENING OF A NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL AT AP LEI CHAU.
THE SCOPE OF THE FMO'S SECONDARY SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME HAS ALSO BEEN WIDENED TO OFFER 32 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS WISHING TO STUDY IN FORM 4 TO FORM 7, HE SAID.
THE ANNUAL SUMMER CAMP, WHICH STARTED ON MONDAY, WAS ORGANISED BY THE FMO AND SPONSORED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ICAC AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
SOME 800 FISHERMEN'S CHILDREN IN FMO SCHOOLS TOOK PART IN THE FIVE-DAY EVENT.
HONG KONG YOUTH MUSIC CAMP 1980
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THE MUSIC OFFICE AND THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE WILL ORGANISE A +HONG KONG YOUTH MUSIC CAMP 1980+ FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS TO BE TRAINED BY DISTINGUISHED MUSICIANS FROM AUGUST 10 TO 17 AT THE SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE.
MISS TAKAKO NISHISAKI, A DISTINGUISHED JAPANESE VIOLINIST, MR A.R. CASAVANT, AN AMERICAN MARCHING BAND AND MUSIC EXPERT, AND MR WANG CHEN-TUNG, RENOWNED CONDUCTOR OF CHINESE MUSIC HAVE BEEN ENGAGED AS THE INSTRUCTORS OF THE CAMP.
AFTER AUDITION, 209 MUSICIANS (114 WIND AND BAND MUSIC, 44 STRING MUSIC AND 51 CHINESE MUSIC), WERE SELECTED TO JOIN THE CAMP.
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