THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1981
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CHEMISTRY TEACHERS TO ATTEND WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENT
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SEVENTY CHEMISTRY TEACHERS WILL BE ATTENDING A WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ON SATURDAY, JULY 11, AT THE DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL, KOWLOON.
THE WORKSHOP IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG CHEMICAL SOCIETY AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND AIMS 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 BY DR DANIEL LAU OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND DR TING TAI-LUN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
THEY WILL BE DELIVERING LECTURES ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF WATER AND AIR POLLUTION, REVIEW OF AIR AND WATER QUALITY IN HONG KONG, AND MEASURES TO CONTROL SUCH POLLUTION.
NEED FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL ATTITUDE TOWARDS POLLUTION DAMAGE AND POLLUTION CONTROL, AND THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WILL ALSO BE TOUCHED ON.
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 AND 5, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE SEMINAR ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION WHICH WILL BE HELD FROM 9.30 AM TO 12.30 PM ON SATURDAY, JULY 11 IN THE DEMONSTRATION ROOM OF THE DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL, ARGYLE STREET, MONG KOK, KOWLOON.
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