THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1985
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TSUEN WAN SET FOR NEW YEAR GLITTER
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FOUR AREAS IN TSUEN WAN DISTRICT WILL BE GLITTERING WITH COLOURFUL LUNAR NEW YEAR LIGHTS FROM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) UNTIL FEBRUARY 26.
THE FESTIVE LIGHTS, COSTING ABOUT $150 000, HAVE BEEN PUT UP AT THE FOOTBRIDGE OUTSIDE FOU WAH CENTRE, THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL, THE TSING YI BRIDGE ROUNDABOUT AND AT THE JUNCTION OF KWAI CHUNG ROAD AND CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
MRS MABEL HAYES, WIFE OF THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, DR J.W. HAYES, WILL OFFICIATE AT A SWITCHING-ON CEREMONY AT THE OPEN AIR CAR-PARK OUTSIDE FOU WAH CENTRE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) EVENING.
THE LUNAR NEW YEAR DECORATIVE LIGHTINGS IS SPONSORED BY THE TUSEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD.
REFRESHER COURSES OFFERED ****
FOUR FULL-TIME REFRESHER COURSES FOR ENGLISH AND CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHERS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION IN THE 1985-86 ACADEMIC YEAR.
THE COURSES DEAL WITH PRESENT TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN LANGUAGE TEACHING.
NO FEES WILL BE CHARGED, AND PARTICIPANTS WHO COMPLETE THE COURSES WILL BE ISSUED WITH REFRESHER COURSE CERTIFICATES.
THE COURSES, TWO FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS AND TWO FOR CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHERS, WILL EACH LAST FOR 16 WEEKS AND ACCOMMODATE 200 PARTICIPANTS.
PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO TEACHERS WHO HAVE AT LEAST FIVE YEARS OF POST-QUALIFICATION TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND HAVE DEVOTED AT LEAST 50 PER CENT OF THE IR TEACHING TIME TO THE TEACHING OF CHINESE AND ENGLISH DURING THE PAST TWO ACADEMIC YEARS.
HEADS OF SCHOOLS WISHING TO NOMINATE TEACHERS TO THE COURSES SHOULD APPLY BEFORE MARCH 15 TO THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION) AT 21/F, PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 56 DUNDAS STREET, KOWLOON. RESULTS OF THE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN APRIL.
ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE AT THE INSTITUTE ON 3-319418,
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