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MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1977

SPEEDPOST FOR ANY ADDRESS IN UK NOW ACCEPTED

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THE POST OFFICE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT +ON-DEMAND SPEEDPOST ITEMS WHICH HAVE BEEN RESTRICTED TO THE PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS IN BRITAIN, COULD NOW BE ACCEPTED FOR ANY ADDRESS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

THIS MEANS THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN SEND BUSINESS PAPERS, SAMPLES AND MERCHANDISE TO BRITAIN WITHOUT MAKING PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE POST OFFICE.

+ON-DEMAND+ ITEMS MAY BE HANDED IN AT THE SPECIALLY DESIGNED COUNTERS AT G.P.D., KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE, AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE.

THE COST FOR THE SERVICE IS A BASIC CHARGE OF $100 FOR THE FIRST POUND PLUS $15 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL POUND.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICE CUSTOMERS ARE ASKED TO CONTACT THE POST OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE ON 5-2671105.

REFRESHER COURSE FOR SCIENCE TEACHERS ****

ABOUT 200 TEACHERS WILL BE ATTENDING A REFRESHER COURSE ON JUNIOR SECONDARY SCIENCE FOR FORMS 2 AND 3 SCIENCE TEACHERS BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 17).

THE REFRESHER COURSE 11, ORGANISED BY THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WILL BE HELD AT GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GASCOIGNE ROAD, KOWLOON.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE 8-DAY COURSE WAS AIMED AT FAMILIAR ISING SCIENCE TEACHERS WITH HOME-MADE APPARATUS, NEW APPROACHES TO AND METHODS OF TEACHING THE NEW SCIENCE SYLLABUS AT FORMS 2 AND 3 LEVEL.

IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE A BOOK AND AN EQUIPMENT EXHIBITION, EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION, WORKSHOPS, ASSESSMENT AND PRACTICAL WORK.

THE ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS), MR. A.J. REEVE, WILL MAKE A SPEECH TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE COURSE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE REFRESHER COURSE FOR SCIENCE TEACHERS WILL BEGIN AT 9.45 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 17), AT GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GASCOIGNE ROAD, KOWLOON.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT.

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