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SUNDAY, MAY 24, 1981
THE TRAINING PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF TWO PARTS. THE FIRST ON KNOWLEDGE OF AND PROFICIENCY IN PUTONGHUA AND THE SECOND PART ON METHODOLOGY RELATED TO THE TEACHING OF PUTONGHUA, HE SAID.
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE AN EXAMINATION AT THE END OF PART OF THE PROGRAMME BEFORE THEY CAN PROCEED ON TO PART I).
PART I OF THE PROGRAMME WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR TO MAY, 1982, AND PARTICIPANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND 33 EVENING CLASSES.
FEES OF $210 ARE PAYABLE IN THREE INSTALMENTS, AND TEACHERS WHO SATISFACTORILY COMPLETE PART I OF THE PROGRAMME MAY APPLY FOR A FULL FEE REFUND, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
PART 1 OF THE TRAINING PROGRAMME WILL BE ORGANISED LATER ON BY THE CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE.
APPLICATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT SCHEME ON PUTONGHUA SHOULD BE SENT BEFORE JUNE 15 TO THE CHINESE SECTION, ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, 8 YUN PING ROAD, CAROLINE MANSION, FOURTH FLOOR, HONG KONG,
SUPPORT PLEDGED FOR SEA ACTIVITY CENTRE ***
INVESTMENT IN YOUTH NOW WILL HELP CREATE A RESERVOIR OF PEOPLE WITH COMMUNITY SPIRIT AND A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY WHO WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT RESOURCE OF THE FUTURE.
SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR CHAN SHUI-JEUNG, SAID THIS TODAY (SUNDAY) AT A SAILING BOAT LAUNCHING CEREMONY AT THE HONG KONG SCOUT ASSOCIATION'S PAK SHA WAN SEA ACTIVITY CENTRE.
THE 2 000 SQUARE METRE SITE ON WHICH THE CENTRE IS BEING BUILT WAS GRANTED TO THE ASSOCIATION BY GOVERNMENT PRIVATE TREATY IN APRIL LAST YEAR.
FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE A BOAT HOUSE FOR CANOES AND SAMPANS, A HOSTEL TO ACCOMMODATE 48 PEOPLE, AN ASSEMBLY HALL, CANTEEN, ACTIVITY ROOM, LECTURE ROOMS AND OFFICES.
WORK ON SITE FORMATION AND A SLIPWAY HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. THE WHOLE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED BY 1983.
FOUR NEW SAILING BOATS BUILT WITH PRIVATE DONATIONS WERE LAUNCHED AT TODAY'S CEREMONY.
/MR CHAN