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WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1993
REPORTING ON THIS YEAR'S COMPETITION, SENIOR LECTURER
OF THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION, MRS VIVIENNE YU, SAID THE WINNERS HAD WRITTEN REPORTS ON SUCH CLASS ICS AS "FRANKENSTEIN" AND "THE SECRET GARDEN".
OTHER FAVOURITES WERE "REAR WINDOW" AND "THE ELVIS
SHE SAID.
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"THERE WAS ALSO AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF BOOKS READ BY THE BEST READERS SIX OF THEM WHO ARE SECONDARY 1 STUDENTS HAD READ OVER 100 BOOKS AND MANY OTHERS HAD READ 80 OR 90," MRS YU SAID.
SHE POINTED OUT THAT THE SCHEME WAS ABLE TO HELP MANY STUDENTS DEVELOP A READING HABIT BECAUSE IT WAS INCORPORATED INTO THE CURRICULUM.
"THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROVIDES THE SCHOOLS WITH BOOKS AT EIGHT READING LEVELS SO THAT STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE THOSE THAT SUIT THEIR OWN READING LEVEL AND INTEREST, SHE EXPLAINED.
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MRS YU ADDED THAT STUDENTS WERE GIVEN TWO TO THREE PERIODS A WEEK TO READ IN CLASS AND DISCUSS THE BOOKS WITH THEIR TEACHERS AND THAT WITH THIS ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT, MANY STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO DEVELOP CONFIDENCE AND INTEREST IN READING ENGLISH BOOKS.
IN ADDITION, THE SCHEME VASTLY INCREASED THE STUDENTS' EXPOSURE TO ENGLISH AND HELPED THEM BECOME AT HOME IN ENGLISH, SHE
SAID.
MORE THAN 13,000 STUDENTS FROM 49 SCHOOLS TOOK PART IN THE
1992 SCHOOL YEAR SCHEME, WITH 350 TEACHERS GIVING HELP.
PRIZES WERE SPONSORED BY THE ZONTA CLUB OF HONG KONG EAST WERE PRESENTED TO THE WINNERS BY ITS PRESIDENT, DR CISSY CLARK.
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YU, AND DR
BEFORE PRESENTING THE PRIZES, DR YU SAID THE CLUB ALWAYS HAD CONCERN FOR THE FUTURE OF THE COMMUNITY AND THAT IT HAD FOUND THE SCHEME AN EFFECTIVE PROJECT NOT ONLY IN IMPROVING THE STANDARD OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE, BUT ALSO IN BROADENING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND PERSPECTIVES.
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FRESH WATER CUT IN TSIM SHA TSUI
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO SOME PREMISES IN TSIM SHA TSUI WILL GO FROM 11 PM ON FRIDAY (JULY 16) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY ΤΟ FACILITATE WASTE DETECTION WORK ON WATER MAINS.
THE SUSPENSION WILL AFFECT ALL THE PREMISES AT ROAD SOUTH, MODY ROAD, MINDEN AVENUE AND HANOT ROAD.
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