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SUNDAY, MAY 1c, 1985
THE COMMITTEE, COMPRISING PRINCIPALS OF SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE ISLANDS DISTRICT, WAS FORMED IN APRIL LAST YEAR WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE. IT SERVES AS A LINK BETWEEN LOCAL SCHOOLS, THE DISTRICT BOARD, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS.
THE AIMS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE TO PROMOTE SCHOOL PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT.
DURING THE PAST YEAR, THE ISLANDS DISTRICT SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE HAD ARRANGED FORUMS FOR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS TO DISCUSS VARIOUS PROBLEMS SUCH AS STUDENTS GAMBLING ON FERRIES, A CENTRALISED PRIMARY SCHOOL IN SOUTH LANTAU, SETTING UP EXAMINATION CENTRES FOR THE HKCEE IN THE DISTRICT AND SCHEDULES OF LAND AND SEA TRANSPORT SERVICES.
IN STRENGTHENING THE LINK AMONG SCHOOLS PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS. STUDENTS, PARENTS AND THE PUBLIC, THE COMMITTEE HAD ALSO ENCOURAGED SCHOOLS TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS ON THE UNRULY AND DELINQUENT BEHAVIOUR OF PUPILS IN SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS A JOINT PRESENTATION OF ICAC TEACHING AIDS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL.
TO ENCOURAGE MORE PARTICIPATION IN RECREATION AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES, THE COMMITTEE RECENTLY ORGANISED A MAJOR EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER SOME 700 PRIMARY STUDENTS FOR A DAY OF FUN AND ACTIVITIES.
THE ISLANDS DISTRICT SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE HAS RECENTLY RE-ELECTED MR FONG CHAI-MAN AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. MR WU KAU-KAN WAS ELECTED VICE-CHAIRMAN ALONG WITH EIGHT CONVENERS,
HO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAI 0, TUNG CHUNG, SOUTH LANTAU, MUI WO, NORTH LAMMA, PENG CHAU AND CHEUNG CHAU.
LIBRARY COURSES FOR TEACHERS OFFERED
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TWO TRAINING COURSES ON CLASS LIBRARIES FOR TEACHERS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS WILL BE HELD IN JULY AND AUGUST.
PRIMARY 1 AND PRIMARY 2 TEACHERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE COURSES WHICH TELL THEM THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF MANAGING CLASS LIBRARIES. HOW TO SELECT LIBRARY BOOKS AND DEVISING RELEVANT ACTIVITIES.
EACH COURSE WILL CONSIST OF EIGHT SESSIONS HELD OVER FOUR DAYS, IT WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE EXTRA MURAL TOWN CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG ON THE 8TH FLOOR OF WING ON CENTRE AT 111, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, FROM JULY 30 TO AUGUST 2 AND FROM AUGUST 5 TO 8.
THE COURSES,