SUNDAY, Mes 5, 1985
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SEMINARS ON ECOLOGICAL METHODS FOR TEACHERS
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TWO SEMINARS ON ECOLOGICAL METHODS AND TECHNIQUES WILL BE ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S FIELD STUDIES CENTRE FOR BIOLOGY TEACHERS ON JUNE 15 AND 17.
THE AIMS OF THE SEMINARS ARE TO ACQUAINT TEACHERS WITH THE ECOLOGICAL METHODS AND TECHNIQUES USED IN FIELD STUDIES, TO FAMILIARIZE TEACHERS WITH THE RESOURCES AND FACILITIES OF THE FIELD STUDY CENTRE, AND TO ASSIST TEACHERS IN THEIR TEACHING OF THE TOPIC +HONG KONG ROCKY SHORE ECOLOGY+.
LECTURERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED SCIENCE, HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, HAVE BEEN INVITED AS GUEST SPEAKERS.
ENROLMENT FOR EACH SEMINAR IS LIMITED TO 40. ACCEPTANCE WILL BE ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
HEADS OF SCHOOLS WHO WISH TO NOMINATE THEIR BIOLOGY TEACHERS TO THE SEMINARS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND THE IR NOMINATION FORMS TO THE INSPECTOR, FIELD STUDIES CENTRE, SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE, PAK KONG, SAI KUNG, NEW TERRITORIES, ON OR BEFORE MAY 15.
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED THROUGH THEIR HEADS BEFORE MAY 24.
ENQUIRIES ON THE SEMINAR CAN BE MADE AT THE FIELD STUDIES CENTRE ON 3-2814009.
TENDERS SOUGHT FOR WATERMAINS WORK
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE LAYING OF FRESH-WATER MAINS AT SHA TIN AND SHAU KEJ WAN.
UNDER THE SHA TIN WATER SUPPLY PROJECT STAGE II, THE PROPOSED TRUNK MAIN WILL ENABLE THE SUPPLY OF FRESH WATER FROM SHA TIN TREATMENT WORKS TO AH KUNG KOK FRESH WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR WHICH WAS BUILT TO MEET INCREASED WATER REQUIREMENTS IN THE EASTERN AREAS.
WORK INVOLVES THE LAYING OF ABOUT 1 800 METRES OF 600 MILLIMETRE DIAMETER MILD STEEL WATERMAIN FROM THE END OF SHA TIN WAI ROAD NEAR SIU LEK YUEN TO AH KUNG KOK OPPOSITE TO THE RACE COURSE. IT WILL PASS THROUGH ON MUK STREET, ON YIU STREET, ON SUM STREET AND TAI CHUNG KIU ROAD.
/AT SHAU