FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1984
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WORKSHOPS ON REMEDIAL ENGLISH TEACHING
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL RUN SEVERAL WORKSHOPS FROM NEXT MONTH FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH TEACHING REMEDIAL CLASSES IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
DISCUSSIONS WILL BE HELD ON THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF MATERIALS FOR TEACHING READING AND WRITING TO REMEDIAL GROUPS, AND ON THE TEACHING OF LISTENING AND ORAL SKILLS.
THERE WILL BE TWO WORKSHOPS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS - TO BE HELD ON JUNE 19 AND 21 AT THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE ON THE SEVENTH FLOOR OF THE TO KWA WAN MARKET AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES AT 165 MA TAU WEI ROAD, TO KWA WAN, KOWLOON.
FOUR WORKSHOPS WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF JUNIOR FORMS BETWEEN JUNE 15 AND JULY 18 AT EITHER THE CENTRE IN TO KWA WAN OR THE CENTRE'S HONG KONG OFFICE AT 9A BONHAM ROAD.
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE LIMITED TO 24 IN EACH WORK SHOP.
HEADS OF SCHOOLS WHO WISH TO NOMINATE TEACHERS TO ATTEND SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS TO THE SENIOR INSPECTOR, ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE. 9A BONHAM ROAD, HONG KONG, ON OR BEFORE JUNE 1 FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND JUNE 6 FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
ENQUIRIES ON THE WORKSHOPS MAY BE MADE TO THE CENTRE AT
5-482537.
STORAGE SAFETY STANDARDS MAINTAINED ****
TWO AMENDMENT REGULATIONS UNDER THE DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE, MADE WITH A VIEW TO RELAXING THE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF POTABLE SPIRITS WHILE MAINTAINING A REASONABLE STANDARD OF SAFETY, HAVE BEEN GAZETTED TODAY.
THE REGULATIONS ARE THE DANGEROUS GOODS (CLASSIFICATION) AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1984, AND THE DANGEROUS GOODS (GENERAL) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1984. BOTH COME INTO OPERATION ON JUNE 1, 1985.
+DESPITE THIS RELAXATION, THE STANDARD OF SAFETY FOR THE STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF SUCH SPIRITS ARE STILL MAINTAINED,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE SERVICES SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
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