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EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES WERE AN EFFECTIVE MEANS TO GIVE STUDENTS A SENSE OF BELONGING TO GROUPS WITH CLOSELY SHARED INTERESTS. THEY ALSO OFFERED STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCEPT AND SHARE RESPONSIBILITY AMONG THEMSELVES.
ON THE DEPARTMENT'S EFFORTS IN PROMOTING MORAL EDUCATION, HE SAID THAT APART FROM DEVELOPING A BROAD RANGE OF ADVISORY SERVICES, THE RELIGIOUS-ETHICAL EDUCATION SECTION HAD CONDUCTED SEMINARS ON MORAL EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL HEADS, ISSUED COMPREHENSIVE GUIDELINES TO ALL SCHOOLS AND COMPILED REFERENCE MATERIALS TO SUPPORT AND ILLUSTRATE THE VARIOUS SUGGESTIONS OUTLINED IN THE GUIDELINES.
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ORGANISERS OF THE EXHIBITION ARE THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION, THE EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES CO-ORDINATORS' ASSOCIATION, THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION, SEVEN PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND 14 SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
WARM RESPONSE TO NEW FACTORY ESTATE
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FACTORY OPERATORS TURNED UP IN LARGE NUMBERS TODAY TO VIEW THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S LATEST FACTORY BUILDING AT WANG CHEON G INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, CHEUNG SHA WAN,
THE ESTATE MANAGEMENT OFFICE REPORTED THAT IN ADDITION TO RECEIVING OVER 200 TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES, MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE WERE QUEUEING AT THE OFFICE FOR APPLICATION FORMS WHEN IT OPENED THIS MORNING. THE DEMAND FOR APPLICATIONS APPEARS TO BE HIGH, AS APPARENTLY 40 OF THOSE IN THE QUEUE HAD BEEN WAITING OVERNIGHT.
ALL APPLICATIONS ARE BEING DEALT WITH ON A +FIRST-COME-FIRST- SERVED+ BASIS.
POTENTIAL TENANTS ONLY NEED TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FORMS FOR LEASING THE UNITS AND SUBMIT THEM TO THE ESTATE OFFICE DURING WEEKDAYS.
APPLICANTS WILL BE OFFERED AN INTERVIEW TO ENSURE THAT THEY GET UNITS SUITABLE FOR THEIR REQUIREMENTS.
THE WHOLE APPLICATION PROCEDURE CAN BE COMPLETED WITHIN HALF AN HOUR.
THE ESTATE HAS BEEN CAREFULLY DESIGNED TO ENSURE MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY IN THE USE OF SPACE, AND TO CATER FOR THE NEEDS OF TENANTS WHOSE BUSINESS MAY EXPAND. IT OFFERS FACTORY PREMISES IN SIZES RANGING FROM 25 SQ.M. TO 2 500 SQ.M., AT RENTS FROM $35.50 TO $67.40 PER SQ.M.
THE BUILDING WILL BE READY FOR OCCUPANCY IN SEPTEMBER.
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