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TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1975

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION SEMINAR FOR TEACHERS

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DR. DANIEL H. HENNING, AN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERT FROM THE U.S. CURRENTLY ATTACLED TO THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY, WILL BE CONDUCTING A SEMINAR ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION BEGINNING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

THE SEMINAR, ORGANISED BY THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND SPONSORED BY THE ASIA FOUNDATION, WILL BE OPENED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (CHIEF 'NSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS), MR. A.G. BROWN AT 9 AM.

PARTICIPATING WILL BE ABOUT 120 SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS OF SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES. REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HONG KONG CONSERVANCY ASSOCIATION AND THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO ATTEND AS OBSERVERS.

THE AIM OF THE TWO-DAY SEMINAR IS TO IMPRESS ON TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SO THAT THEY WILL PASS ON THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO STUDENTS.

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DURING THESE TWO DAYS EIGHT LECTURES WILL BE GIVEN BY DR. HENNING ON VARIOUS ASPĒCTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, INCLUDING THE GENERAL CONSIDERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS- ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES- NATURE RESOURCES POLICY AND POLLUTION CONTROL.

IN ADDITION TO SEMINARS, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS ALSO ORGANISING VARIOUS ACTIVITIES TO INVOLVE TEACHERS AND SCHOOL CHILDREN IN HELPING TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. THESE ACTIVITIES CONSIST OF THREE PLANTING PROGRAMMES, CONSERVATION FIELD DAYS FOR SERVING TEACHERS AND STUDENT TEACHERS AND TRAINING CAMPS FOR STUDENT CONSERVATION LEADERS.

IN MID APRIL, THE DEPARTMENT WILL LAUNCH A NUMBER OF AIR POLLUTION PROJECTS INCLUDING THE ACID RAIN PROJECT AND PARTICULATE AIR PROJECT AS PART OF A SERIES OF PURE AIR SURVEY FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE TWO-DAY SEMINAR AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION.

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