SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1985
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VISITORS INSPECT UC REFUSE COLLECTION FACILITIES *****
TWO MEMBERS OF THE KEEP SOUTH AFRICA BEAUTIFUL+
ASSOCIATION OF RANDBURG SPENT A WHOLE DAY TODAY INSPECTING VARIOUS TYPES OF REFUSE COLLECTION FACILITIES IN HONG KONG.
THEY WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ASSOCIATION, MR W. DU P. HEUNIS, AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE, MR A.J.B. STRYDOM.
THEY FIRST CALLED AT THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHERE THEY WERE BRIEFED ON ITS ORGANISATION AND WORK. THE USD IS THE EXECUTIVE ARM OF THE URBAN COUNCIL.
LATER, THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE DUNDAS STREET REFUSE COLLECTION POINT IN MONG KOK TO SEE FOR THEMSELVES THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF A MODERN STANDARD RCP. THIS RCP IS EQUIPPED WITH A CARBON AIR FILTER SYSTEM TO ELIMINATE DUST AND SMELL EMISSIONS.
THEY ALSO INSPECTED SOME OF THE COUNCIL'S SPECIALISED REFUSE COLLECTION AND CLEANSING VEHICLES AND THE STANDARD BIN-LIFT REFUSE COLLECTION SYSTEM IN ONE OF THE HOUSING ESTATES.
COURSE WORK, TEACHING RESOURCES FOR DISPLAY
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AN EXHIBITION OF THE WORK AND TEACHING RESOURCES BY PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS ATTENDING A RECENT RETRAINING COURSE WILL BE HELD AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ANNEXE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY (JULY 8 AND 9).
TEACHERS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE DISPLAY AT ARGYLE CENTRE, PHASE I, 20TH FLOOR, 688 NATHAN ROAD, MONG KOK, BETWEEN 9 AM AND 4.30 PM.
THE EXHIBITION, CONDUCTED BY THE COLLEGE WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, IS AIMED AT DISPLAYING THE WORK DONE BY THE RETRAINING COURSE PARTICIPANTS AND PROMOTING THE USE OF TEACHING RESOURCES IN LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OF INTEREST TO ALL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT HAVE ADOPTED OR INTEND TO IMPLEMENT THE ACTIVITY APPROACH IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
ON DISPLAY WILL BE THE COURSE WORK IN BASIC SKILLS AND CULTURAL SUBJECTS, TEACHING KITS AND BULLETIN DISPLAYS IN GENERAL SUBJECTS, TEACHING AND LEARNING RESOURCES FOR USE IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
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