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THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1979

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ADULT EDUCATION WORKERS TO EXCHANGE VIEWS

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MORÉ THAN 1,800 PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED AT AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON ADULT EDUCATION TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

THE THEME OF THE 24TH ANNUAL ADULT EDUCATION CONFERENCE IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WHITE PAPER PROPOSALS ON ADULT EDUCATION, AND THE EVENT HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY THE ADULT EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

DESIGNED SPECIALLY FOR TEACHING STAFF AND FIELD WORKERS OF VARIOUS COURSES RUN BY THE ADULT EDUCATION SECTION, THE SEMINAR PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO KEEP UP WITH MODERN DEVELOPMENTS, TO UPDATE SPECIALISED SKILLS,

TO EXCHANGE VIEWS, DISCUSS PROBLEMS AND SHARE EXPERIENCES. 19. THE FIELD OF ADULT EDUCATION.

THE OPENING CEREMONY AND PLENARY SESSION WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY AT THE CONCERT HALL OF THE CITY HALL, AND ABOUT 1,200 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND,

MR. E.P. HO, SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, WILL DELIVER THE OPENING ADDRESS, AND MR. A.J. REEVE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (FURTHER EDUCATION), WILL TAKE THE CHAIR AND GIVE THE WELCOMING SPEECH.

DURING THE CEREMONY, MR. REEVE WILL ALSO DISTRIBUTE CERTIFICATES OF COMMENDATION AND SOUVENIRS TO PART-TIME STAFF OF THE ADULT EDUCATION SECTION WITH OVER 10 OR 20 YEARS' SERVICE.

A PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE MAIN THEME WILL BE HELD AFTER THE CEREMONY, AND IT WILL BE CHAIRED BY MR. TANG CHUN-SING, SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER (ADULT EDUCATION).

PANELISTS WILL INCLUDE DR. DANIEL TSE, PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE AND DR. HO KAM-FAI, SENIOR LECTURER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK. THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG,

IN THE AFTERNOON A NUMBER OF COURSE SEMINARS WILL BE CONDUCTED AT VARIOUS CENTRES, AND WILL INCLUDE SUCH TOPICS AS TRADITIONAL CHINESE EDUCATION FOR LEISURE, THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS' COURSES IN ADULT EDUCATION, THE FUNCTIONAL APPROACH TO LANGUAGE TEACHING AND THE USE OF TEACHING MATERIALS IN PRACTICAL CLASSES.

ON SUNDAY ABOUT 600 PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE COURSE SEMINAR OF THE ADULT EDUCATION AND RECREATION CENTRES TO BE HELD AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION.

MR. DARWIN CHEN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES (CULTURAL SERVICES DIVISION) WILL GIVE A PLENARY LECTURE ON +CULTURAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN HONG KONG.+

/A PANEL