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WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1975

1,000 TO ATTEND ADULT EDUCATION CONFERENCE

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ABOUT 1,000 PEOPLE WILL ATTEND THE 20TH ANNUAL ADULT EDUCATION CONFERENCE TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY AT QUEEN'S COLLEGE AND ON SUNDAY AT CHUNG CHI COLLEGE, THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.

THE CONFERENCE WILL BE OPENED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (FURTHER), MR. WILLIAM FISHER-SHORT AT 10.15 A.M. ON SATURDAY (JULY 19).

THE TWO-DAY CONFERENCE, ORGANISED BY THE ADULT EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, IS DESIGNED MAINLY FOR SUPERVISORS, LECTURERS, ORGANISERS, HOBBY INSTRUCTORS AND VOLUNTARY HELPERS OF THE NINE COURSES RUN BY THE SECTION.

DURING THE CONFERENCE, THE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO EXCHANGE VIEWS AND ACQUIRE UP-TO-DATE IDEAS ON TRENDS OF DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNIQUES IN ADULT EDUCATION, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

AMONG THE SPEAKERS ON THE FIRST DAY WILL BE MR. T.C. CHENG, PRESIDENT OF UNITED COLLEGE, THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG- MR. P.D. REYNOLDS, LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND DR. CHUNG CHI-YUNG, PRESIDENT OF SHUE YANG COLLEGE.

THE MAIN SPEAKER ON SUNDAY WILL BE MISS THERESE SHAK, + CO-ORDINATOR, CARITAS CONTINUING AND ADULT EDUCATION SERVICE. SHE WILL CONDUCT THE PLENARY SESSION ON +ADULT EDUCATION IN OVERSEAS COUNTRIES.+

THE SECOND DAY OF THE CONFERENCE IS PLANNED FOR PART-TIME STAFF AND VOLUNTARY HELPERS OF THE 14 ADULT EDUCATION AND RECREATION CENTRES.

FOLLOWING THE ACADEMIC SESSIONS, THERE WILL BE SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE COMMUNITY SINGING, FOLK DANCE, VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL MATCHES AS WELL AS TABLE TENNIS AND TUG-OF-WAR.

THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A CLOSING CEREMONY WHICH INCLUDES THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.

NOTE TO EDITORS: YOU ARE INVITED TO HAVE THE TWO-DAY CONFERENCE

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