WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1983
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BOARD TO DISCUSS DEVELOPMENT PLANS
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LAYOUT PLANS FOR VILLAGE TYPE DEVELOPMENT IN PAK KONG AND JUNK BAY WILL BE TABLED FOR DISCUSSION AT THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD MEETING ON FRIDAY (JULY 8) MORNING.
AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE BRIEFED ON THE PROPOSED PUBLIC LIGHT BUS TERMINUS, BUS BAY, ZEBRA CROSSING AND ROAD WIDENING AT PAK SHA WAN AND A LOADING AND UNLOADING AREA AND A REFUSE COLLECTION POINT AT FUNG ON VILLAGE.
THEY WILL ALSO GIVE THEIR VIEWS ON EXTENDING THE MEET-THE-PUBLIC SCHEME TO HANG HAU AND RENNIE'S MILL. AT PRESENT THE WEEKLY SESSION IS BEING HELD IN SAI KUNG TOWN CENTRE ONLY.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE BRIEFINGS ON THE HONG KONG LAW SOCIETY'S FREE LEGAL ADVICE SCHEME, THE REPORT
+A PERSPECTIVE ON EDUCATION IN HONG KONG+ AND PROGRESS REPORTS BY THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE SAJ KUNG DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT 10 AM ON FRIDAY (JULY 8) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE BOARD'S SECRETARIAT ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF AMOY PLAZA, 77 NGAU TAU KOK ROAD, KOWLOON.
EDUCATION DIRECTOR PRAISES BRITISH COUNCIL
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OWED A GREAT DEAL TO THE BRITISH COUNCIL FOR RUNNING COURSES FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF ENGLISH, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR COLVYN HAYE, SAID TODAY.
MR HAYE WAS PRESENTING GRADUATION CERTIFICATES TO PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WHO HAD ATTENDED THE MOST RECENT REFRESHER TRAINING COURSE LASTING 12 WEEKS.
REFRESHER COURSES FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TEACHERS STARTED FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE BRITISH COUNCIL COLLABORATED IN AN AMBITIOUS PROGRAMME OF RETRAINING. THERE WAS A COMMON REALISATION THAT THE KEY TO BETTER ENGLISH IN TEACHING LAY IN RETRAINING TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN LOCAL SCHOOLS.
THE FIRST PILOT COURSE FOR 25 TEACHERS HAS BEEN EXPANDED BY 300 PER CENT AND TO DATE 750 PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND ABOUT 650 SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS HAVE ATTENDED BRITISH COUNCIL COURSES.
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