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The resources provided include exemplar learning and assessment tasks produced by the TOC Development Unit; a collection of reference materials, including books, journals, worksheets, teaching kits and audio visual materials from other countries practising curriculum similar to TOC; and a computerised cataloguing system for retrieving reference materials.
The centres are equipped for viewing audio-visual materials, and there is a loan system for exemplar learning and assessment tasks.
Training programmes, seminars and workshops will be organised for school heads and teachers. There will also be talks, exhibitions and experience sharing sessions.
The TOC Resource Centre for Hong Kong region is situated at 14th floor, CRE Building, 303 Henessy Road, Wan Chai, and the one for Kowloon Region is at seveth floor, To Kwa Wan Market and Government Offices, 165 Ma Tau Wai Road, To Kwa Wan.
The New Territories Region centre will be located at Units 709-711, seventh floor, Landmark North, Sheung Shui.
The opening hours are 9 am to 5 pm from Mondays to Fridays and 9 am to noon on Saturdays.
Enquiries may be made at the TOC Assessment Unit, Curriculum Development Institute, Education Department on 2762 1769.
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Financial Secretary to answer questions on Budget
The Financial Secretary. Mr Donald Tsang, will have direct dialogues with members of the public on matters relating to the 1996/97 Budget through a radio phone-in programme to be broadcast live on Thursday (March 7) morning.
The Financial Secretary will take questions from callers of RTHK Radio 1 and 5's "Talkabout" and Radio 3's "Hong Kong Today" programmes from 7.45am to 9 am.
The programme. "Financial Secretary Phone-in", with simultaneous interpretation, will take place in Broadcasting House, 30 Broadcast Drive, Kowloon.