MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1984
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REMINDER ABOUT USE OF PIERS
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MASTERS OF FERRIES, DYNAMICALLY-SUPPORTED CRAFT AND OTHER VESSELS USING ANY PIER OR TERMINAL WERE REMINDED TODAY BY A MARINE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TO ASCERTAIN THE PROXIMITY OF OTHER VESSELS BEFORE BERTHING OR UNBERTHING.
+SHIPMASTERS, PILOTS AND COXSWAINS ARE REQUIRED TO GIVE ALL FERRY PIERS, GOVERNMENT PIERS AND PUBLIC PIERS AS WIDE A BERTH AS IS COMMENSURATE WITH OTHER NAVIGATIONAL COMMITMENTS AND WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE PORT, HE SAID.
AND PERSONS IN CHARGE OF ANY VESSEL ARE REQUIRED TO PASS THESE PIERS AT A DISTANCE OF NOT LESS THAN 100 METRES.
+ IT HAS BEEN OBSERVED THAT THERE IS A TENDENCY FOR ALL TYPES OF VESSELS TO NAVIGATE EXTREMELY CLOSE TO THE VARIOUS PASSENGER AND VEHICULAR PIERS IN THE HARBOUR.
+THIS PRACTICE IS BOTH IMPRUDENT AND DANGEROUS AND HAS RESULTED IN LOSS OF LIFE, HE SAID.
WORKSHOP OFFERED ON NEWSPAPER USE
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A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS ON THE USE OF NEWSPAPERS AS LEARNING RESOURCES IN THE TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES SUBJECT WILL BE CONDUCTED IN MARCH. TEACHERS OF THIS SUBJECT ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.
THE WORKSHOPS, ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT SECTION, WILL BE HELD IN DEPARTMENT'S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE TEACHING CENTRE AT 4 PAK FUK ROAD, NORTH POINT, HONG KONG, BETWEEN MARCH 5 AND 9.
ONLY ONE TEACHER FROM EACH SCHOOL MAY BE NOMINATED. ACCEPTANCE WILL BE TREATED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
NOMINATIONS SHOULD REACH THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT SECTION, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, 5/F, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 20,
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE TO THE INSPECTOR, PRIMARY SOCIAL STUDIES ON 5-8392498.
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