SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 1993
THE
THE STANDARD TIME WE USE DAY TO DAY IS IN FACT THE RESULT OF GPS
INTERCOMPARISON OF ATOMIC CLOCKS OF MANY COUNTRIES VIA THE SATELLITES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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THE GUEST SPEAKER IS DR CLAUDINE THOMAS, HEAD OF THE TIME SECTION OF THE BUREAU INTERNATIONAL DES POIDS ET MESURES (BIPM), THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR CO-ORDINATING SUCH INTERCOMPARISONS.
THE
AS PART OF THE SEMINAR PROGRAMME, THE DELEGATES WILL ALSO VISIT STANDARDS AND CALIBRATION LABORATORY WHICH IS THE OFFICIAL INSTITUTION RESPONSIBLE FOR HOLDING THE PRIMARY STANDARDS OF MEASUREMENT FOR HONG KONG.
THE LABORATORY'S NON-PROFIT CALIBRATION SERVICE ENABLES LOCAL INDUSTRY TO MAINTAIN PROPER TRACEABILITY FOR THEIR MEASUREMENTS, THUS ENSURING HARMONISATION OF MEASUREMENTS TERRITORY-WIDE
INTERNATIONALLY.
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28 SEMINARS, COURSES AND WORKSHOPS FOR PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LAST MONTH (MARCH) CONDUCTED A WIDE RANGE OF SEMINARS, COURSES AND WORKSHOPS FOR SECONDARY, PRIMARY AND KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL, HEADS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
INCLUDED WERE 12 SEMINARS, 10 COURSES AND SIX WORKSHOPS.
TOPICS DISCUSSED AT THE SEMINARS INCLUDED FOOD HYGIENE, HOW ΤΟ IMPLEMENT THE CLASS LIBRARY SCHEME, MANAGEMENT OF AUDIO-VISUAL FACILITIES, SAFETY OF ART AND CRAFT ACTIVITIES, GEOGRAPHY FIELD STUDY. ADVANCED LEVEL ECONOMICS SYLLABUS, COMPUTER AWARENESS AND CENTRALISED SCHEME FOR MUSIC TRAINING.
THERE WERE ALSO COURSES ON SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, PROJECT APPROACH IN TEACHING DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE SIXTH FORM LEVEL, PRODUCTION OF AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS, REFRESHER AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSES FOR TEACHER LIBRARIANS, IN-SERVICE COURSES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL MUSIC TEACHERS IN TSUEN WAN AND KWAI TSING DISTRICT, AND CHINESE COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
WORKSHOPS HELD WERE ON ENCOURAGING READING AMONG LOWER PUPILS, HUMAN RELATIONS AND TEAM BUILDING, INTEGRATED LABORATORY SAFETY, AND THE TEACHING OF OUTDOOR LEARNING IN SOCIAL STUDIES.
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