MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1981
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SWEDISH TRADE DELEGATES VISIT SHA TIN
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MEMBERS OF THE SWEDISH TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL DELEGATION, WHO ARE HERE FOR FIVE DAYS, VISITED SHA TIN NEW TOWN TODAY (MONDAY).
AFTER BEING BRIEFED BY THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR AUGUSTINE CHUI KAM, AT NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS, THE DELEGATION WERE TAKEN TO THE LOOKOUT ABOVE SUI WO COURT, SHA TIN, FROM WHERE THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS OF THE NEW TOWN WERE EXPLAINED TO THEM BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, DR PATRICK HASE.
LATER, THE GROUP TOURED FO TAN INDUSTRIAL AREA, VISITING A GARMENT FACTORY.
THE DELEGATION, LED BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE BERTIL ARRIVED IN HONG KONG FROM MANILA LAST FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 6) AND WILL LEAVE FOR BANGKOK TOMORROW.
IT COMPRISES MEMBERS OF THE SWEDISH TRADE COUNCIL, A SEMI-GOVERNMENT BODY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SWEDISH TRADE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT HAS BEEN TO MEET LOCAL BUSINESSMEN AND STUDY THE POSSIBILITY OF CLOSER ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION BETWEEN HONG KONG AND SWEDEN.
SEMINAR ON THE TEACHING OF POTTERY
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A SEMINAR ON THE TEACHING OF POTTERY WILL BE HELD NEXT MONTH FOR ART TEACHERS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS, WITH TALKS CONDUCTED
IN CANTONESE BY THREE EXPERTS IN THE FIELD.
MR CHAN CHUNG-KONG WILL BE SPEAKING ON THE STRUCTURĖ, UŠE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ELECTRIC KILN, MRS M.Y.F. LORD WILL BE SPEAKING ON UNDERSTANDING AND EXPERIMENTING WITH CLAY AND GLAZES AND MR CHAN PING-TIM WILL BE SPEAKING ON THE AESTHETIC AND PRACTICAL VALUES OF THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF CLAY.
THE SEMINAR WILL BE HELD FROM 9.30 AM TO 12.30 PM ON DECEMBER 22 AT THE LECTURE THEATRE OF GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GASCOIGNE ROAD, KOWLOON.
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE VIA HEADS OF SCHOOLS TO THE INSPECTOR (ART), EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, 4 PAK FUK ROAD, 5TH FLOOR, HONG KONG.