MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1986
DB MEMBERS SEE LAND DEVELOPMENTS
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KOLWOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON VISITED THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE (KOWLOON WEST) AND THE WHAMPOA DEVELOPMENT SITE TO SEE THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
THE VISIT WAS PART OF A PROGRAMME ARRANGED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE TO ACQUAINT BOARD MEMBERS WITH THE WORKING PROCEDURES AND OPERATIONS OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISES.
LED BY BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR WONG SIK-KONG AND ACCOMPANIED BY THE ASSISTANT KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR TOMMY YUEN MEMBERS FIRST WENT TO THE KOWLOON WEST DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE AT THE YAU MA TEI CARPARK BUILDING.
THEY WERE BRIEFED BY DISTRICT LANDS OFFICER, MR JOHN DILLEY ON THE ORGANISATION AND MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE.
THEY THEN WENT TO THE WHAMPOA GARDEN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AND SITE WHERE THEY WERE MET BY THE COMPANY MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR J.D. JOHNSTON.
BOARD MEMBERS WERE TOLD THAT THE WHAMPOA GARDEN DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY 1991 WITH ABOUT 11 200 FLATS IN 94 RESIDENTIAL TOWERS TO HOUSE AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF 40 000.
SEMINARS ORGANISED FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD TWO IDENTICAL HALF-DAY SEMINARS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN APRIL IN SUPPORT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REVISED PRIMARY ENGLISH LANGUAGE SYLLABUS FOR PRIMARY FOUR TO SIX.
SCHOOL HEADS. PANEL-CHAIRMEN AND TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN SENIOR CLASSES ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THE SEMINARS TO BE HELD AT THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE OF THE DEPARTMENT AT TO KWA WAN MARKET AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 165 MA TAU WA! ROAD, KOWLOON.
THE SEMINARS AIM TO FAMILIARISE TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS WITH THE REVISED SYLLABUS.
THERE WILL
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