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THE SEMINAR WILL BE HELD IN THE MORNING OF NOVEMBER 17 AT THE HONG KONG SZE YAP COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION WONG TAI SHAN MEMORIAL COLLEGE, 250 NAM CHEONG STREET, KOWLOON.
TEACHERS WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE SHOULD SUBMIT APPLICATIONS THROUGH THEIR PRINCIPALS BY NOVEMBER 8 TO SENIOR INSPECTOR, REL 16 IOUS-ETHICAL EDUCATION SECTION, ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, HONG KONG.
OWING TO LIMITED ACCOMMODATION, APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S RELIGIOUS-ETHICAL EDUCATION SECTION ON 5-8392483.
FESTIVAL HELPS IMPROVE SPORTING SKILLS
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SPORTS ACTIVITIES IN TSUEN WAN HAVE BEEN RAISED TO AN INTERNATIONAL STANDARD AS A RESULT OF THE ANNUAL SPORTS FESTIVAL, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
*THE OPPORTUNITY IS ALSO TAKEN TO INVITE OVERSEAS NATIONAL SPORTS GROUPS OF A HIGH STANDARD SO THAT THEIR PERFORMANCES CAN BE SEEN WITH A VIEW THAT THE LOCAL STANDARD MAY BE RAISED AND THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC AROUSED, HE SAID.
MR AKERS-JONES WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE FIFTH TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL AT THE LAI CHI KOK PARK INDOOR GAMES HALL.
HE SAID SINCE THE HOLDING OF THE SPORTS FESTIVAL IN TSUEN WAN FOUR YEARS AGO, NUMEROUS SPORTS ACTIVITIES HAD BEEN BROUGHT TO RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT EVERY YEAR.
+MANY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FESTIVAL WILL ALSO BE BROUGHT TO RESIDENTS IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS BY MEANS OF TELEVISION FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, HE SAID.
ALSO SPEAK ING AT THE CEREMONY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FESTIVAL'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, MR CHAU HOW-CHEN, SAID RESPONSE TO THE FESTIVAL HAD BEEN VERY ENCOURAGING.
*APART FROM LOCAL ATHLETES, FOREIGN SPORTS ORGANISATIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN INVITED TO PERFORM AT THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL, PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SPORTSMEN TO EXCHANGE SKILLS, AND FOR LOCAL SPORTSMEN TO LEARN FROM OTHERS, HE SAID.
AFTER THE OPENING, THE CHINESE NATIONAL ACRO SPORT AND RHYTHMIC SPORTIVE GYMNASTIC TEAM PUT ON A SHOW.
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