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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1987
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO SET UP TEACHERS' CENTRE
THE FIRST HONG KONG TEACHERS' CENTRE ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL SOON BE SET UP TO PROVIDE MEETING PLACES AND FACILITIES FOR INFORMAL CONTACT AND DISCUSSION AMONG TEACHERS AND VENUES FOR ORGANISING LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, CONFERENCES AND EXHIBITIONS OF TEACHING MATERIALS.
THE NEW CENTRE, RECOMMENDED TO BE ESTABLISHED BY THE EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO.1, WILL BE LOCATED ON THE GROUND AND THE FIRST FLOORS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE TEACHING CENTRES AT 4 PAK FUK ROAD, NORTH POINT.
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IT AIMS TO ENCOURAGE TEACHERS TO EXCHANGE THEIR EXPERIENCE, PROMOTE CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENRICHMENT, AND TO FOSTER A GREATER SENSE OF UNITY AMONG THE TEACHERS.
THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DAVID LAN, WILL VISIT THE NEW TEACHERS' CENTRE ON FRIDAY { AUGUST 28) MORNING. HE WILL ALSO VISIT OTHER SUBJECT-BASED TEACHING AND RESOURCE CENTRES RUN BY THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE.
THEY ARE THE MATHEMATICS
TEACHING CENTRE, ACTIVITY APPROACH TEACHING RESOURCE CENTRE, CIVIC EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE, TEACHING CENTRE, CULTURAL CRAFT CENTRE, KINDERGARTEN RESOURCE SEX EDUCATION CENTRE, RELIGIOUS AND ETHICAL EDUCATION RESOURCE AND PRIMARY SOCIAL STUDIES AND HEALTH EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE.
SCIENCE CENTRE, CENTRE
ALSO TAKING PART IN THE VISIT WILL BE THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS), MR SO FAI-CHO.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED ΤΟ SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO VISIT THE NEW TEACHERS' CENTRE AND OTHER TEACHING AND RESOURCE CENTRES AT 4 PAK FUK ROAD, NORTH POINT, AT 10 AM ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 28). INFORMATION OFFICERS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE ALSO INVITED TO JOIN A BUFFET LUNCH AT THE TEACHING CENTRES IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VISIT.
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