MONDAY, JULY 9, 1934
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SUMMER RECESS FOR MEDIA UNIT
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S MEDIA PRODUCTION SERVICES UNIT WILL GO INTO SUMMER RECESS FROM JULY 27 TO AUGUST 12.
→THE UNIT WILL OPEN AGAIN TO TEACHERS ON AUGUST 13 FOR SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM, AND ON FRIDAYS UP TO 7 PM, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
SITUATED AT 182 CANTON ROAD, THE UNIT WAS SET UP IN 1973 FOR TEACHERS TO PRODUCE THE IR OWN TEACHING AIDS, AND AS A VENUE FOR THEM TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH EACH OTHER.
IT HAS A MICROCOMPUTER, SCREEN PRINTING, TAPE DUPLICATING AND MODEL MAKING EQUIPMENT, AND PHOTOGRAPHIC AND REPROGRAPHIC, AS WELL AS BOOK BINDING AND PICTURE PRESERVATION FACILITIES.
PEST CONTROL SAFEGUARDS PUBLIC
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THE URBAN COUNCIL TODAY LAUNCHED ITS ANNUAL FOOD HYGIENE CAMPAIGN WHICH IS AIMED AT RAISING THE HYGIENIC STANDARD OF FOOD PREMISES 30 AS TO PREVENT THE INCIDENCE OF FOOD-BORNE AND OTHER GASTRO-INTESTINAL DISEASES.
IN A CEREMONY LAUNCHING THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN. MISS MARIA TAM, WHO IS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COUNCIL'S FOOD HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, SAID THAT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE GOAL OF THE URBAN COUNCIL TO PROMOTE FOOD HYGIENE AND TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH.
HONG KONG WITH ITS SUB-TROPICAL LOCATION AND DENSE POPULATION IS LIABLE TO PEST INFESTATION.
+PEST CONTROL IS THEREFORE MOST ESSENTIAL AND FOOD PREMISES IN PARTICULAR MUST BE ALERTED AGAINST INFESTATION OF PESTS THAT SPREAD DISEASES, MISS TAM SAID.
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+IN VIEW OF THIS, 'PEST CONTROL IN FOOD PREMISES IS MADE THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN WITH THE AIM OF EDUCATING THE MANAGERIAL AND SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL OF LICENSED FOOD PREMISES CANTEENS AND COOKED FOOD STALLS ON THE PRINCIPLES OF FOOD HYGIENE.+
DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD WHICH WILL LAST UNTIL THE END OF THIS MONTH, SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE CITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL CONDUCT 16 SEMINARS FOR MANAGERI AL AND SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL OF FOOD PREMISES THROUGH SLIDES, FILM SHOWS AND OPEN DISCUSSIONS.
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AS AN INCENTIVE. CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE WILL BE ISSUED TO ALL PARTICIPANTS OF THE CAMP A1 GN.
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