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MONDAY, MAY 20, 1935
PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR TAI PO
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A PRIMARY SCHOOL IS TO BE BUILT ON A 4 320 SQUARE-METRE-SITE AT THE JUNCTION OF ON CHEUNG ROAD AND TAI WO ROAD, TAI PO.
THE SIX-STOREY SCHOOL BUILDING WILL HAVE 24 CLASSROOMS, THREE SPECIAL ROOMS AND AN ASSEMBLY HALL, AS WELL AS BASKETBALL COURTS, TWO VOLLEYBALL COURTS AND PLAY AREAS.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN AUGUST AND BE COMPLETED IN
ONE YEAR.
THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT, AND THE DEADLINE FOR TENDERS IS JUNE 7.
ECOLOGY COURSE FOR MATRICULATION STUDENTS
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FIFTEEN RESIDENTIAL ECOLOGY COURSES HAVE BEEN ORGANISED FOR THE 1985/86 ACADEMIC YEAR FOR MATRICULATION STUDENTS AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S FIELD STUDIES CENTRE IN SAI KUNG.
THE COURSES, JOINTLY HELD BY THE EDUCATION AND REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS, ARE TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH STUDY AND ENJOYMENT IN A NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
APART FROM ACADEMIC STUDIES, THE CONTENT OF WHICH WILL BE BASED ON THE HIGHER LEVEL AND ADVANCED LEVEL BIOLOGY SYLLABUSES, EACH COURSE WILL ALSO INCLUDE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
THERE WILL BE TWO THREE-DAY RESIDENTIAL ECOLOGY COURSES FOR MIDDLE VI STUDENTS AND 13 FOUR-DAY RESIDENTIAL COURSES FOR LOWER AND UPPER FORM VI STUDENTS DURING THE TERM-TIME IN THE 1985-86 ACADEMIC YEAR AT THE FIELD STUDIES CENTRE AT SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE.
THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PLACES FOR EACH COURSE WILL BE 43. AT LEAST ONE TEACHER FROM EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL WILL BE REQUIRED TO STAY IN THE CAMP WITH THE STUDENTS AND TO ASSIST IN CONDUCTING THE COURSES.
NO TUITION FEES WILL BE CHARGED. ACCOMMODATION AND MEALS WILL BE PROVIDED AT $60 AND $90 PER PARTICIPANT PER COURSE FOR HIGHER LEVEL AND ADVANCED LEVEL COURSES RESPECTIVELY.
HEADS OF SCHOOLS WHO WOULD LIKE THEIR MATRICULATION STUDENTS TO TAKE PART IN THE COURSES SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS TO THE INSPECTOR, FIELD STUDIES CENTRE, SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE, PAK KONG, SAI KUNG, NEW TERRITORIES, BEFORE JUNE 7.
ENQUIRIES ON THE ECOLOGY COURSES CAN BE MADE BY CONTACTING THE FIELD STUDIES CENTRE AT 3-2814009.
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