WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1984
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REFRESHER COURSE FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS COMMISSIONED THE BRITISH COUNCIL TO RUN A SERIES OF REFRESHER COURSES FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
THE FULL, 90-HOUR COURSES WILL BE HELD ON MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS, FROM JANUARY 7 TO APRIL 4 NEXT YEAR.
THE COURSES ARE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUAINTING TEACHERS WITH THE USE OF THE REVISED PRIMARY ENGLISH SYLLABUS AND INTRODUCING THEM TO COMMUNICATIVE TEACHING TECHNIQUES, AND ALSO AT IMPROVING THE IR FLUENCY IN SPOKEN ENGLISH.
THERE WILL BE PLACES FOR 25 TEACHERS IN EACH COURSE AND APPLICATIONS WILL BE TREATED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
CLASSES WILL BE HELD AT THE BRITISH COUNCIL, 253-261, HENNESSY ROAD, HONG KONG, FROM 9 AM TO 11.30 AM OR 2 PM TO 4.30 PM.
AS A FOLLOW-UP TO FURTHER IMPROVE PARTICIPANTS' ORAL PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH, ARRANGEMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE FOR TEACHERS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE REFRESHER COURSE TO ENROL, FREE OF CHARGE, FOR A TERM, OF ABOUT THREE MONTHS IN THE ENGLISH CLASSES AT THE BRITISH COUNCIL.
SCHOOL HEADS ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT THE NOMINATION FORMS TO THE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR (ENGLISH), EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, lee GARDENS, 5/F., HYSAN AVENUE, HONG KONG ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 8.
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 5-8392442.
TSUEN WAN TRAFFIC CHANGES
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NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IN FORCE IN TSUEN WAN FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 30).
UNDER THE ARRANGEMENTS, THE FOLLOWING ROAD SECTIONS WILL BE DESIGNATED 24-HOUR URBAN CLEARWAYS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION:
* THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF TSUEN WAN MARKET STREET
BETWEEN YAN CHAI STREET AND KWAN MUN HAU STREET.
* THE SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF KWAN MUN HAU STREET BETWEEN
TSUEN WAH STREET AND TAK WAH STREET.
* THE NORTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF KWAN MUN HAU STREET BETWEEN
TSUEN WAN MARKET STREET AND TSUEN WAH STREET.
THE NORTHBOUND