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SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1976

QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY SPORTS EVENTS ATTRACT 6,000 ENTRIES

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SOME 6.000 HONG KONG RESIDENTS WILL COMPETE IN THE 29 SPORTS EVENTS ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN CELEBRATION OF THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY ON WEDNESDAY (APRIL 21).

THE MOST POPULAR EVENT IS THE WALK FOR ALL+, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THE SHING MUN RESERVOIR AREA IN TSUEN WAN. COVERING A DISTANCE OF ABOUT FOUR MILES, IT HAS ATTRACTED NEARLY 1,000 ENTRIES.

THE +NEW TERRITORIES ROAD RACE+ FOR MEN AND WOMEN, TO BE HELD IN TAI PO, ALSO PROVED TO BE POPULAR WITH A TOTAL OF 500

PARTICIPANTS.

OTHER EVENTS WILL BE HELD AT MORSE PARK IN KOWLOON AND IN VICTORIA PARK ON HONG KONG ISLAND. THEY INCLUDE SOCCER, BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, WATER-POLO AND TABLE TENNIS COMPETITIONS.

THERE WILL ALSO BE TAI CHI AND DIVING DEMONSTRATIONS.

SEMINARS ON PHYSICS AND BIOLOGY *****

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S SCIENCE SUBJECTS SECTION AND THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION ARE TO JOINTLY CONDUCT SEMINARS ON NEW SYLLABUSES FOR PHYSICS AND BIOLOGY (FORMS 4 AND 5) PREPARED BY THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.

THE SEMINARS WILL BE HELD AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND THE DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL ON APRIL 20 AND 24 RESPECTIVELY.

THE AIM OF THE SEMINARS IS TO FAMILIARISE PARTICIPATING TEACHERS WITH THE APPROACH AND METHOD OF TEACHING THE NEW SYLLABUSES.

ABOUT 200 PHYSICS AND BIOLOGY TEACHERS FROM SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCIENCE SCHEME (FORMERLY KNOWN AS INTEGRATED SCIENCE) ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE SEMINARS.

THE DEPUTY CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS, MR. ALEC REEVE, WILL OPEN THE SEMINARS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ON APRIL 20 AT 9.15 A.M.