THURSDAY, MAY 29,
1984
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TEACHERS TO DISCUSS CIVIC EDUCATION
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A SEMINAR TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY (MAY 31) WILL ENABLE TEACHERS FROM PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN SHAM SHUI PO TO DISCUSS THEIR EXPERIENCES IN PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION.
THE SEMINAR HAS BEEN ORGANISED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A THREE-DAY EXHIBITION ON CIVIC EDUCATION WHICH ALSO STARTS ON SATURDAY AT THE GERTRUDE SIMON LUTHERAN COLLEGE, AT 150 PRATAS STREET.
THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR C.M. LEUNG, WILL ATTEND THE SEMINAR WHICH STARTS AT 9.30 AM WITH A TALK BY SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR SYLVESTER TSE, ON CARRYING OUT CIVIC EDUCATION THROUGH SOCIAL PARTICIPATION.
OTHER SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE AN ICAC REPRESENTATIVE, WHO WILL TALK ON THE SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE COMMISSION IN CIVIC ́EDUACTION, AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WHO WILL DESCRI! THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT'S CIVIC EDUCATION INFORMATION CENTRE.
THE EXHIBITION INCLUDES ITEMS PROVIDED BY THE CIVIC EDUCATION INFORMATION CENTRE, THE ICAC, AND SCHOOLS.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM ON SATURDAY, FROM 1 PM TO 4 PM ON SUNDAY, AND FROM 8 AM TO 4 PM ON MONDAY.
BOTH THE SEMINAR AND THE EXHIBITION ARE AMONG ACTIVITIES IN A CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ORGANISED BY THE SHAM SHUI PO SCHOOL LIAISON GROUP AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD. THERE IS ALSO AN INTERVIEW COMPETITION FOR STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND LEARN MORE ABOUT CURRENT AFFAIRS THROUGH IN-DEPTH REPORTING EXERCISES.
BUS TOUR TO PROMOTE CIVIC AWARENESS
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A TEAM OF 30 CIVIC-MINDED STUDENTS WILL SPEND THE MORNING TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT HELPING TO PROMOTE THE CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN WHICH STARTS THERE ON SATURDAY (MAY 31).
THESE YOUNG CIVIC PIONEERS', INCLUDING 15 BRASS BAND PLAYERS, WILL TOUR THE DISTRICT IN AN OPEN-TOP BUS AND DISTRIBUTE PUBLICITY MATERIAL TO RESIDENTS.
EASTERN DISTRICT