THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1986
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DETAILS OF SAFETY IN OUTDOOR SPORTS
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SAFETY IN OUTDOOR PURSUITS COMMITTEE DR S.F. LAM, WILL BE SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT 3.30 PM AT THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM, FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CENTRAL.
HE WILL OUTLINE THE WORK OF HIS COMMITTEE AND ALSO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF ITS PUBLICITY PROGRAMME FOR THE COMING SPORTS SEASON TO ALERT THE PUBLIC OF THE IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISING SAFETY IN WATER AND LAND SPORTS.
ALSO ATTENDING THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORK ING PARTY ON THE 1986 WATER SPORTS SAFETY CAMPAIGN, MR J.A. FORTUNE, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING PARTY ON THE 1986 LAND SPORTS SAFETY CAMPAIGN, MR P.E. BIRNEY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
MORE TIME TO CONSIDER MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION *****
THE DEADLINE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO INFORM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY WILL USE CHINESE AS THE TEACHING MEDIUM HAS BEEN EXTENDED FROM JUNE 30 TO OCTOBER 31 THIS YEAR.
THE DECISION WAS TAKEN AFTER THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION HAD CONSIDERED VIEWS OF SUPERVISORS AND HEADS OF SCHOOLS AS WELL AS PARTIES CONCERNED FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN MID-APRIL OF A PACKAGE OF PROPOSALS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS TO ADOPT CHINESE.
AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE FOUR-MONTH EXTENSION SHOULD GIVE SCHOOLS AMPLE TIME TO REACH A DECISION. HOWEVER, SCHOOLS WHICH HAVE ALREADY DECIDED OR ARE ABLE TO DO SO BY JUNE 30 SHOULD SUBMIT THE IR RETURNS BY THAT DATE RATHER THAN WAIT TILL OCTOBER.
IN A CIRCULAR TO SCHOOLS IN APRIL, THE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT ADDITIONAL TEACHERS OF ENGLISH AND OTHER RESOURCES WOULD BE PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS ON A SCALE DEPENDENT ON THE EXTENT TO WHICH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS USED CHINESE AS THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION FOR SUBJECTS OTHER THAN ENGLISH.
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