MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1984
TEACHING TEACHERS ABOUT COMPUTERS
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A 10-DAY COURSE ON COMPUTER PROGRAMMING IN BASIC WILL BE HELD FREE OF CHARGE FOR SECONDARY TEACHERS DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS AT THE LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IN KOWLOON.
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE GENERAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AND THE MATHEMATICS SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR TEACHERS UNFAMILIAR WITH COMPUTER PROGRAMMING.
THE FIRST PART OF THE COURSE WILL BE HELD FROM JULY 16 TO 20, COVERING ELEMENTARY OPERATIONS, ARITHMETIC OPERATIONS, BRANCHING AND LOOPING, SUBSCRIPTS AND ARRAYS, CHARACTER STRINGS MANIPULATION AND FILE HANDLING.
THE SECOND PART, DEALING WITH ADVANCED BASIC FEATURES AND TECHNIQUES OF APPLYING THE LANGUAGE TO PRACTICAL PROBLEMS, WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 24 AND FROM AUGUST 28 TO 31.
THE COURSE WILL BE CONDUCTED IN CANTONESE AND WILL BE LIMITED TO 40 PLACES.
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR MATHEMATICS SECTION, ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, 4TH FLOOR, LEE GARDENS, HONG KONG BEFORE JUNE 28.
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE TO THE MATHEMATICS SECTION ON 5-8392479.
NEW ROADS PLANNED FOR YUEN LONG
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GOVERNMENT PLANS BUILDING NEW ROADS IN YUEN LONG, AS PART
OF THE NEW TOWN'S DEVELOPMENT.
THE PROJECT INCLUDES BUILDING A 500-METRE LONG DUAL CARRIAGEWAY ROAD ALONG THE NORTH-WESTERN BOUNDARY OF LONG PING ESTATE, NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THERE WILL BE A CYCLE TRACK ON ONE SIDE AND FOOTPATHS ON BOTH SIDES.
ALONG THE SOUTH-WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE ESTATE, A SINGLE CARRIAGEWAY ROAD WITH CYCLE TRACK AND FOOTPATHS WILL BE BUILT.
IT WILL BE 250 METRES LONG.
THE WORK ALSO INCLUDES WIDENING A 400-METRE LONG SECTION OF AN EXISTING SINGLE CARRIAGEWAY ACCESS ROAD TO YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE TO A DUAL CARRIAGEWAY ROAD WITH CYCLE TRACK AND FOOTPATH.
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