THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1981
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THE DISCUSSIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST FOR ABOUT FIVE DAYS.
WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND EDUCATION
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A WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTÁL EDUCATION FOR CHEMISTRY TEACHERS WILL BE HELD ON JULY 11 AT THE DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL, ARGYLE STREET, KOWLOON.
LIMITED TO 60 PARTICIPANTS, THE WORKSHOP IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG CHEMICAL SOCIETY AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND IS AIMED AT PROMOTING AN AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOL SECTOR.
THE FIRST PART OF THE WORKSHOP WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE FORM OF A PUBLIC LECTURE WITH DR DANIEL LAU OF THE POLYTECHNIC AND DR TING TAI-LUN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY LECTURING ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF WATER AND AIR POLLUTION, WITH SPEC IF IC REFERENCE TO LOCAL SITUATIONS.
THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A PRACTICAL SESSION IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE OPERATION OF ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE STUDY OF WATER AND AIR POLLUTION PARAMETERS.
+PARTICIPANTS WILL FIND THIS WORKSHOP PARTICULARLY USEFUL AS IT BEARS CLOSE RELATIONSHIP TO THE SYLLABUS CONTENT ON POLLUTION IN THE REVISED CDC CHEMISTRY SYLLABUS FOR FORMS 4-5, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
HEADS OF SCHOOLS SHOULD SUBMIT THE IR NOMINATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO THE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR (SCIENCE), ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. ACCEPTANCE WILL BE ON A +FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED+ BASIS.
REMINDER ON MATERNITY LEAVE
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EMPLOYERS WERE REMINDED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE THEY ARE REQUIRED TO KEEP A RECORD OF MATERNITY LEAVE TAKEN AND MATERNITY LEAVE PAYMENTS MADE TO THEIR WOMEN EMPLOYEES.
ACTING ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR DONALD CHAN, SAID THAT THE DETAILS SHOULD BE RECORDED IN A FORM SPECIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, AND PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ON JUNE 5.
THE FORM WILL BE PRINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND PUT ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE FOR USE BY EMPLOYERS.
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