SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1989
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PRESS CONFERENCE
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BROADCASTING REVIEW BOARD, MR JUSTICE POWER WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE AT 4 PM ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 14) IN THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM, 5/F BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CENTRAL, TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON THE PROPOSALS CONTAINED IN THE BOARD'S REPORT.
COPIES OF THE FULL REPORT IN ENGLISH HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE MEDIA. THE CHINESE VERSION OF THE FULL REPORT IF STILL BEING TRANSLATED AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL EARLY NOVEMBER.
SAFETY IN HOME ECONOMICS
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SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF HOME ECONOMICS ARE ADVISED TO ENSURE THAT WORKING CONDITIONS WITHIN THE SPECIAL ROOMS FOR THE SUBJECTS IN SCHOOLS ARE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TODAY URGED TEACHERS OF THE SUBJECT TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THE USE OF CHEMICALS IN FOOD AND TEXTILES SCIENCE, AS WELL AS OF APPLIANCES.
+TEACHERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE EXPERT SUPERVISION IN ORDER TO GUARD AGAINST ANY POSSIBLE DANGER IN THE PRACTICAL AREAS,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+SAFETY RULES SHOULD BE TAUGHT AS PART OF PUPIL'S INITIAL BASIC TRAINING AND CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO AVOID ACCIDENTS WHEN MOVING ABOUT THE HOME ECONOMICS ROOM.+
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO CALLED ON THE TEACHERS TO STUDY CAREFULLY THE SAFETY BOOKLET ON HOME ECONOMICS ISSUED TO THEM.
ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE SAFETY BOOKLET AND FURTHER
INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRECAUTIONARY ADVICE GIVEN MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE HOME ECONOMICS SECTION, ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, 4 PAK FUK ROAD, NORTH POINT.
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