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GLOSSARY OF COMMON TECHNICAL TERMS

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TO HELP ELIMINATE MISUNDERSTANDING ARISING FROM DIFFERENCES IN TRANSLATION, A HANDY SIZED ENGLISH-CHINESE GLOSSARY OF COMMON TECHNICAL TERMS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL AND IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, CENTRAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, HONG KONG.

PREPARED BY THE COUNCIL'S COMMITTEE ON TRANSLATION HEADED BY MRS. MARY M.Y. FUNG OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, THE GLOSSARY CONTAINS SOME 7,000 TECHNICAL TERMS COMMONLY USED IN HONG KONG'S MAJOR INDUSTRIES SUCH AS AUTOMOBILE REPAIR AND SERVICING, BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING, CLOTHING, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONICS, MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING, PLASTICS, PRINTING, SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP REPAIRS AND TEXTILES TRADES.

THE PUBLICATION COSTS $25 EACH.

IT IS PRIMARILY DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF ALL LEVELS OF MANPOWER INVOLVED IN INDUSTRIES AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING.

IT WILL ALSO BE A USEFUL REFERENCE TO MANAGEMENT IN TRAINING THEIR WORKERS, TO APPRENTICES UNDERGOING TRAINING, TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN TEACHING TECHNICAL COURSES, TO STUDENTS IN THESE INSTITUTIONS AND TO THOSE ENGAGED IN TRANSLATING TECHNICAL LITERATURE.

LESSON IN SWIMMING FOR INFANTS

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THIRTY-FIVE INFANTS AGED BETWEEN FOUR MONTHS AND FIVE YEARS OLD RECENTLY HAD THEIR FIRST SWIMMING LESSON UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF 40 PARTICIPANTS OF A COURSE IN TEACHING INFANTS TO SWIM.

THE PARTICIPANTS ARE KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS AND MEMBERS OF THE SWIMMING TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.

THE COURSE IS CONDUCTED BY MISS BARBARA HEGGER, AN EXPERT ON THE SUBJECT FROM THE UNITED STATES WHO HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH TEACHING BABIES TO SWIM FOR OVER 15 YEARS. SHE HAS ALSO WRITTEN +SPLASH WATER-SAFE BABIES+, ONE OF THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE BOOKS ON INFANT SWIMMING TODAY.

PARTICIPANTS OF THE COURSE HAVE ATTENDED NINE PRACTICAL SESSIONS AND TWO THEORY SESSIONS BETWEEN JANUARY 16 AND 26.

DURING THE PRACTICAL SESSIONS HELD AT THE MORRISON HILL SWIMMING POOL THE PARTICIPANTS TAUGHT THE INFANTS TO SWIM BY APPLYING THE SPLASH TECHNIQUE.

THEY WILL BE SITTING A TWO-HOUR EXAMINATION PAPER TOMORROW (FRIDAY), SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL BE AWARDED SUPPLEMENTARY CERTIFICATES.

THE COURSE WAS ORGANISED BY THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SWIMMING TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.

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