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Monday, December 17, 1973
SAVE FUEL DRIVE IN SCHOOLS
Hundreds of thousands of school children throughout Hong Kong
are being told of ways in which they can help in the current save fuel
drive by the government.
At school assemblies or during classes the pupils are being
told of the need to reduce the consumption of electricity both in schools
and at their homes.
This fallows a circular sent to all teachers by the Director
of Education in which he said he had been asked to reduce the electricity
consumption within the department by some 15 per cent.
He pointed out that this figure could not be achieved without
the full co-operation of all staff.
The Economic and Public Affairs Section of the Education Department
has already introduced this major subject into the appropriate lessons in
the secondary schools.
In this way the students become more involved and more aware of
the world oil situation. This in itself emphasises the need to economise
on the use of fuel.
A spokesman for the department said today that about 30 secondary
schools on both sides of the harbour had organised special EPA.
forums on "the subject of oil" and this will be expanded during the next
few
weeks.
To assist in the preparation of the lessons, the Section is
obtaining reference material from the Director of Oil Supplies and
various reports from newspapers and magazines.
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