THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1974
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HE FELT VERY STRONGLY THAT LESSONS LEARNED IN THIS PRACTICAL DISCOVERY WAY WOULD HAVE FAR KORE IMPACT ON CHILDREN'S MINDS THAN THE USUAL. DEMONSTRATION TECHNIQUES AS WELL AS BEING FAR KORE ENJOYABLE.
MR. BROWN POINTED OUT THAT IN THE COMING YEAR EACH OF THE SCHOOLS TAKING PART IN THE PROJECT WOULD HAVE BOTH THEIR FIRST AND SECOND FORMS PARTICIPATING IN THIS PRACTICALLY ORIENTED SCIENCE COURSE SO THAT THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WHO WOULD BENEFIT WOULD BE DOUBLED.
HE THANKED EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE PILOT PROJECT THE PARTICIPANTS, THE SCOTTISH EDUCATION DEPARTIENT, THE ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERS AND THE..... PRINCIPAL OF THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL.
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POST OFFICE SEEKS PUBLIC OPINION
ON STANDARD OF POSTAL SERVICES
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A SURVEY AIHED AT ASCERTAINING THE PUBLIC'S VIEW OF THE EXISTING POSTAL SERVICE AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE WILL SOON BE LAUNCHED BY THE POST OFFICE.
THE SURVEY, TO BE CARRIED OUT BY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PROVISIONALLY EMPLOYED BY THE POST OFFICE DURING THE SUMMER VACATION FOR THIS SPECIFIC PURPOSE, FOLLOUS A SIMILAR OPINION POLL IN 1972 TO ASSESS THE VIEWS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
DURING THE FORTH COMING OPINION POLL, ALL POST OFFICES WILL BE VISITED AND A SAMPLE OF CUSTOMERS WILL BE INVITED TO FILL IN A QUESTIONNAIRE. THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS SAMPLED AT EACH OFFICE WILL BE BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF BUSINESS CONDUCTED AT THE OFFICE BUT SOME 2,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO BE INVOLVED.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE POINTED OUT TODAY THAT THE SURVEY WOULD SEEK INFORMATION ON THE DEGREE OF SATISFACTION WITH SERVICES RECEIVED AT POST OFFICE COUNTERS, THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED AND THE IMPROVEMENTS INDIVIDUALS HAVE IN MIND.
IN THE SPHERE OF MAIL DELIVERIES, HE WENT ON, QUESTIONS WILL ALSO SEEK TO FIND OUT IF SERVICES ARE SATISFACTORY, AND IF THEY ARE NOT, WHAT THE INDIVIDUAL WOULD LIKE TO SEE DONE TO MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS.
STUDENTS CONDUCTING THE SURVEY WILL IDENTIFY THEMSELVES WITH AN INTRODUCTORY CARD BEARING A CHOP OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE.
+WHILE THERE IS NO LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION,+ ⚫ THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED, +MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ASKED TO
CO-OPERATE IN ANSUERING THE QUESTIONNAIRES WHICH WILL NOT IDENTIFY. ANY INDIVIDUAL AND WILL BE QUITE IMPERSONAL.+
HE STRESSED, HOWEVER, THAT WHEN SUMMARISED, THE FINDINGS ARE EXPECTED TO GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS HELPING THE POST OFFICE MAINTAIN A SATISFACTORY SERVICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL AS DEVELOP ITS FACILITIES.
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