TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1980
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+A MOST IMPORTANT TASK OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WORK WITH IT IS TO ENSURE THESE NEW TOWNS ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY AND SOCIALLY BETTER PLACES THAN THE URBAN AREA.
+ IF WE FAIL IN THIS TASK, THEN THE MOVE TO THE NEW TOWNS WILL BE A RELUCTANT ONE AND WILL HAVE A SERIOUS EFFECT ON THE PROGRESS OF OUR SOCIETY TOWARDS A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE, MR SWEETMAN SAID.
MINIATURE +KEYING+ DESPATCHED TO BRITAIN
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AN ACCURATE SCALE MODEL OF THE JUNK +KEYING+ WILL BE SENT TO BRITAIN TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AND EXHIBITED DURING THE HONG KONG IN LONDON FESTIVAL. IT WILL BE DISPLAYED EVENTUALLY IN LONDON UNTIL THE END OF THIS YEAR.
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THE EXHIBITION, ON THE BANK OF THE RIVER THAMES, WILL PRESENT DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE ORIGINAL KEYING, ITS VOYAGE FROM HONG KONG TO ENGLAND AND THE AIMS BEHIND SUCH AN ARDUOUS TRIP.
THE 1:50 SCALE MODEL, BELONGING TO THE URBAN COUNCIL'S MUSEUM OF HISTORY, WAS BUILT BY ZAKOSKE SCALE MODELS LIMITED, ONE OF THE VERY FEW PROFESSIONAL MODEL BUILDERS IN THE WORLD.
BEFORE CONSTRUCTING THIS MODEL, THE COMPANY CARRIED OUT DETAILED RESEARCH INTO THE ORIGINAL JUNK TO ENSURE THAT IT WOULD ACCURATELY PORTRAY THE JUNK IN EVERY RESPECT.
THE SPECIAL PACKING REQUIRED FOR THE MODEL WAS UNDERTAKEN BY THE MODEL'S BUILDER WHO IS A SPECIALIST IN THIS FIELD.
REFRESHER COURSE FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS *****
TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO IMPROVE THE IR SPOKEN ENGLISH AT A REFRESHER COURSE RUN BY THE BRITISH COUNCIL AT THE REQUEST OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
THE COURSE, WHICH WILL BE OF 90 HOURS DURATION, WILL BE HELD ON MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS FROM SEPTEMBER 29 TO DECEMBER 18.
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THERE WILL BE A MORNING SESSION FROM 9 AM TO 11.30 AM IF PARTICIPANTS PREFER, AN AFTERNOON SESSION FROM 2 PM TO 4.30 PM.
/+THE MAIN