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RATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1900
ROLE OF HEADMASTERS
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CONFERENCE PRAISED
THE NORTH DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOL HEADMASTERS' CONFERENCE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN ENCOURAGING STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND PROMOTING CIVIC AWARENESS, THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM HUI, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF A JOINT SCHOOL VARIETY SHOW CO-ORGANISED BY THE CONFERENCE AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
MR HUI SAID THE HEADMASTERS' CONFERENCE ALSO GAVE VALUABLE ADVICE ON THE BUILDING OF SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT.
THE CONFERENCE WAS FORMED IN 1984 AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM 11 SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NORTH DISTRICT.
COMPRISED
ITS MAIN AIMS ARE TO STRENGTHEN LINKS AMONG HEADMASTERS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, AND TO DISCUSS EDUCATION ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE DISTRICT.
MR HUI NOTED THAT UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF MR POON HUEN-WAI, THE CONFERENCE HAD ORGANISED A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS.
THESE ACTIVITIES, FUNDED BY THỂ DISTRICT BOARD, INCLUDED VISITS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, SCHOOL CIVIC EDUCATION PROJECTS AND TALKS ON TOPICAL ISSUES.
FOLK
TODAY'S PROGRAMME AT THE NORTH DISTRICT TOWN HALL INCLUDED DANCE AND SONGS, DRAMA, ELECTRONIC PIANO PLAYING, AND PERFORMANCES BY CHOIRS, AND PHILHARMONIC AND CHINESE ORCHESTRAS.
ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR RAYMOND PANG, AND THE OFFICER (TAI PO AND NORTH), MR LIU TSO-TIM,
WERE THE NORTH SENIOR EDUCATION
GREENERY BRIGHTENS UP LOCKHART ROAD
A YEAR-LONG PROJECT TO BEAUTIFY AND IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT OF WAN CHAI HAS GIVEN A NEW AND MORE ATTRACTIVE LOOK TO LOCKHART ROAD.
THE WAN CHAI GREENERY PROJECT, WHICH INVOLVES THE PROVISION OF 193 PLANTERS AND 66 POTS ON THE CENTRAL DIVIDER AND LAMPPOSTS ALONG LOCKHART ROAD, IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG.
ALTOGETHER, 21 SPECIES OF GREENERY, RANGING FROM THE EVERGREEN MALVAVISCUS ARBOREUS TO THE BRIGHTLY COLOURED SALVIA SPLENDENS, HAVE BEEN PLANTED, ADDING ELEGANCE AND A RELAXED ATMOSPHERE TO THE THOROUGHFARE WHICH HAS BEEN, UNTIL
COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, BUSY BUT FEATURELESS.
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