FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1984
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3 600 CHILDREN TO BENEFIT FROM SUMMER SPORTS SCHEME
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AN ESTIMATE OF 3 600 SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE EXPECTED TO BENEFIT FROM OVER 150 TRAINING COURSES IN EIGHT DIFFERENT SPORTS IN THIS YEAR'S SUMMER SPORTS SCHEME, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS), MR JOHN WINFIELD SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMMES THIS YEAR, MR WINFIELD SAID TWO NEW SPORTS - DIVING AND HANDBALL - WERE ADDED TO THIS YEAR'S ACTIVITIES.
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE SCHEME, WHICH IS IN ITS THIRD YEAR, CATERS FOR PUP ILS OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS AND SKILL LEVELS, ITS COURSES ARE TAILORED TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF PUPILS IN VARIOUS SPORTS.
AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, MR WINFIELD SAID, THE BEST ATHLETE OF EACH COURSE WOULD BE SELECTED ACCORDING TO ATTENDANCE, CONDUCT AND ACHIEVEMENT, AND THEY WOULD BE AWARDED MEDALS.
+ IT IS HOPED BY MEANS OF THE SCHEME THAT THE STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE OF PARTICIPANTS IN VARIOUS SCHOOL SPORTS COMPETITIONS WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED,+ HE SAID.
SOME SPORTS HAD BEEN CANCELLED THIS YEAR.
FOOTBALL, FOR
INSTANCE, HAD BEEN CANCELLED BECAUSE THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN INVITED TO JOIN A MORE COMPREHENSIVE +CHILDREN'S FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME+ INITIATED BY THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, HE SAID.
+FOR FENCING, THE DEPARTMENT HAS NOW ESTABLISHED A YEAR-ROUND COURSE FOR SCHOOLS. THE SWIMMING TRAINING SCHEME WILL FOR THE FIRST TIME BE INCORPORATED INTO THE DEPARTMENT'S WELL-ESTABLISHED SUMMER LEARN-TO-SWIM SCHEME, HE SAID.
UNDER THE SUMMER SPORTS SCHEME LAST YEAR, 2 500 STUDENTS ATTENDED 150 TRAINING COURSES IN 12 SPORTS.
PRISONERS DO WELL IN EXAMS
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TEN PRISONERS FROM STANLEY PRISON WHO DID WELL IN THE CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTE TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN EXAMINATIONS, WERE TODAY PRESENTED WITH CERTIFICATES BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR THOMAS GARNER.
THE GROUP SAT 30 PAPERS IN THE EXAMINATIONS, AND EARNED 22 DISTINCTIONS, SIX CREDITS, AND TWO PASSES IN PRACTICAL MATHEMATICS, ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND ELEMENTARY TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
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