TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1984
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COMMUNITY SERVICES GUIDE REVISED
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ONE OF THE MANY USEFUL BOOKS PRODUCED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL GUIDE TO COMMUNITY SERVICES, HAS JUST BEEN REPRINTED IN A REVISED EDITION.
THE POCKET-SIZE BILINGUAL BOOKLET FIRST ISSUED IN 1978 PROVIDES THE PUBLIC WITH HANDY INFORMATION ON ALL UC FACILITIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES IN HONG KONG.
A NUMBER OF NEW SECTIONS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE LATEST EDITION. THESE INCLUDE EMERGENCY SERVICES, HOSPITALS AND CLINICS, CHANNELS FOR COMPLAINTS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT FACILITIES, ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF HOTELS AND CONSULATES, AS WELL AS BIRTH, MARRIAGE AND DEATH REGISTRATION.
IN ADDITION, IT CONTAINS TWO FOLDED MAPS SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE EXISTING COUNTRY PARKS AND THE MTR STATIONS. THERE IS ALSO A CONVERSION TABLE OF METRIC UNITS MOST COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED IN DAY-TO-DAY USE.
THE GUIDE TO COMMUNITY SERVICES IS NOW ON SALE AT $2 A COPY FROM THE URBAN COUNCIL PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN ICE HOUSE STREET AND FROM THE UC BOOKS HOP IN THE LOBBY OF THE CITY HALL LOW BLOCK.
COMPETITION ON BOOK REPORT
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A CHINESE +VERBAL BOOK REPORT+ COMPETITION IS BEING HELD TO ENCOURAGE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO READ EXTENSIVELY DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS.
ENTRIES TO THE COMPETITION SHOULD BE IN THE FORM OF TAPE- RECORDED REPORTS ON THE BIOGRAPHY OF A WELL-KNOWN ANCIENT OR MODERN CHARACTER.
PARTICIPANTS CAN READ FROM ONE OR MORE THAN ONE BOOKS.
THE COMPETITION, ORGANISED BY THE CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ALSO AIMS TO DEVELOP THE VERBAL SKILLS OF STUDENTS,
IT IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS: THE JUNIOR SECTION FOR STUDENTS IN FORMS 1 TO 3 AND THE SENIOR SECTION FOR THOSE IN FORMS 4 TO 7.
/TAPES SUBMITTED