THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1983
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OPEN FORUM ON EDUCATION
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RESIDENTS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT ARE BEING INVITED TO AN OPEN FORUM ON SUNDAY (JULY 24) TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON HONG KONG'S EDUCATION SYSTEM AND THE REPORT 'A PERSPECTIVE ON EDUCATION IN HONG KONG', COMPILED BY A PANEL OF VISITING EXPERTS.
ORGANISED BY AN AD HOC COMMITTEE OF THE DISTRICT BOARD. THE FORUM WILL BE HELD AT 2.30 PM ON THE NINTH FLOOR OF THE CARITAS CENTRE, 16 CAINE ROAD.
THE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN FORMED TO STUDY AND REVIEW THE PANEL'S REPORT AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE DISTRICT BOARD. ITS MEMBERSHIP COMPRISES SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, LECTURERS AND BOARD MEMBERS.
THE CONVENOR OF THE COMMITTEE, MRS MARGARET LI, SAID THAT ANY PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY, PARENTS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, WOULD BE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE FORUM.
+WRITTEN COMMENTS ON ANY ASPECTS OF THE REPORT OR THE EXISTING EDUCATION SYSTEM ARE ALSO WELCOME AND SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SHE SAID.
THE COMMITTEE WILL HOLD ITS LAST MEETING ON JULY 29 WHEN MEMBERS WILL STUDY ALL THE OPINIONS GATHERED AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BRANCH.
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TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF POOL
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THE SECONDARY POOL OF THE KWAI SHING PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX IN KWAI CHUNG WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED IN THE EVENING, STARTING TODAY (THURSDAY).
BUT THE POOL WILL REMAIN OPEN BETWEEN 6.30 AM AND 6.45 PM.
THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE IS TO FACILITATE REPAIR WORK ON THE FLOODLIGHT SYSTEM AT THE COMPLEX, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.
THE MAIN POOL AND THE OTHER SECONDARY POOLS OF THE COMPLEX WILL NOT BE AFFECTED.
THE REPAIR WORK IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SIX WEEKS TO COMPLETE.
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