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SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1974.

CEASE-WORK ORDER FOR CONSTRUCTION SITE

THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY (SATURDAY) ISSUED AN ORDER FOR ALL WORK TO CEASE ON THE CONSTRUCTION SITE AT 39A-F CONDUIT ROAD, WHERE TWO WORKERS DIED IN A LANDSLIP ACCIDENT YESTERDAY (JULY 12). THE ORDER WILL REMAIN IN FORCE UNTIL SATISFACTORY PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN,

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE SAID THAT B.0.0. STAFF HAD VISITED THE SITE YESTERDAY AND TODAY AND FURTHER INSPECTIONS WILL TAKE PLACE.

HE ADDED THAT THERE WAS NO REASON WHY RESIDENTS OF NEARBY BUILDINGS SHOULD FEEL ANY ANXIETY AND THERE WAS NO INTENTION TO RECOMMEND THE EVACUATION OF ANY BUILDING.

+WE DO NOT FEAR ANY SERIOUS FAILURE IN THIS AREA,+ HE SAID, +BUT THERE IS GOOD REASON FOR ENSURING THE WORKERS ON THIS SITE ARE NOT EXPOSED TO ANY POSSIBLE FURTHER HAZARD, WHICH IS WHY THE CEASE-VORK ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED.+

SUMMER CONFERENCE FOR PILOT SCHEME PRIMARY TEACHERS

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MORE THAN 100 TEACHERS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE SUMMER CONFERENCE FOR TEACHERS OF THE PILOT SCHENE IN SIX PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO BE HELD AT THE CRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ON MONDAY (JULY 15).

THE CONFERENCE WILL BE OPENED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS), MR. ARTHUR BROWN.

SPEAKERS AT THE CONFERENCE ARE DR. HO CHUNG-CHUNG, THE RECENTLY RETIRED PRINCIPAL OF TRUE LICHT MIDDLE SCHOOL OF HONG KONG HISS D. BAPTISTA, LECTURER, SIR ROBERT BLACK COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND MISS STELLA CHAN SAU-CHUN, PRINCIPAL OF SHENG KUNG HUI KEI HIN CEPIPHANY PRIMARY SCHOOL.

DURING THE CONFERENCE, THE PARTICIPANTS WILL REVIEW THE PROGRESS OF THE ACTIVITY HÉTHOD APPROACH TO TEACHING IN THE PILOT SCHOOLS AT THE END OF ITS SECOND YEAR.

NOTE TO EDITORS: YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CONFERENCE WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 9.15 A.M. ON MONDAY CJULY 155 AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GASCOIGNE ROAD.

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