WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1985
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MAIL TO SWEDEN RESUMES
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AIRMAIL, AIR PARCEL AND SPEEDPOST SERVICES TO SWEDEN, WHICH HAD BEEN SUSPENDED SINCE MAY 4, RESUMED TODAY (WEDNESDAY), A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE SUSPENSION HAD BEEN DUE TO A STRIKE AFFECTING AIRMAIL OPERATIONS IN SWEDEN.
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THREE STUDENTS WIN TRIP TO SINGAPORE
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THREE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AWARDED PRIZES INCLUDING A TRIP TO SINGAPORE FOR THEIR EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENT IN THE COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING SOFTWARE CONTEST.
THEY ARE WONG CHI-MAN OF HO FUNG COLLEGE, CHOW TAK-SHING OF DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL AND CHEUNG HOK-LEUNG OF THE NEW TERRITORIES HEUNG YEE KUK YUEN LONG DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOL.
THE CONTEST WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE SHELL COMPANY OF HONG KONG LIMITED.
SPEAKING AT TODAY'S PRESENTATION, THE ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS), DR KONG YUN-FUN, SAID THE THREE STUDENTS WOULD BE LEAVING FOR THE SINGAPORE YOUTH SCIENCE FORTNIGHT BEING HELD TOWARDS THE END OF THE MONTH.
THE FORTNIGHT IS AIMED AT STIMULATING THE IMAGINATION OF STUDENTS AND DEVELOPING THEIR CREATIVITY BY PROVIDING THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND APPRECIATE THAT SCIENCE IS A VITALLY IMPORTANT FIELD OF STUDY.
+1 AM SURE THAT THE WINNERS WILL FIND THE TRIP BOTH EDUCATIONAL AND ENJOYABLE,+ SAID DR KONG.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CONTEST WERE TO PROMOTE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION, TO FOSTER THE ENJOYMENT OF LEARNING SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS THROUGH THE USE OF COMPUTERS AND TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF COMPUTER APPLICATION, DR KONG SAID.
TWENTY-EIGHT STUDENTS,
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