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THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1979

ALL MAIL SERVICE TO IRISH REPUBLIC SUBJECT TO DELAY

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THE POST OFF ICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT ALL MAIL TO THE IRISH REPUBLIC IS SUBJECT TO DELAY DUE TO THE CONTINUANCE OF THE POSTAL STRIKE WHICH STARTED IN MARCH.

MAIL SERVICES TO AND FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM ARE STILL AFFECTED BY INDUSTRIAL ACTION BUT DELAYS ARE NOT SIGNIFICANT.

THE BRITISH POST OFFICE ADVISED THAT THE SITUATION IS IMPROVING.

MEANWHILE, REGULAR AIR MAIL SERVICES TO IRAN HAVE NOW BEEN

RESTORED.

ADVICE FOR TEACHERS IN PHYSICS

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TWO SEMINARS HAVE BEEN ORGANISED FOR PHYSICS TEACHERS THIS MONTH AND IN MAY BY THE SCIENCE SUBJECTS SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE.

+ALL PHYSICS TEACHERS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND. BUT THOSE TEACHING THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE'S PHYSICS SYLLABUS FOR FORMS 4 AND 5 WILL FIND THE SEMINARS PARTICULARLY INTERESTING,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

THE FIRST SEMINAR WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 20 FROM 9.30 A.M. TO 12.30 P.M. THE SUBJECT IS THE TEACHING OF WAVES AND OPTICS.

LECTURES WILL BE GIVEN BY MRS. W.N. MAK FROM THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND DR. S.Y. MAK AND MR. Y.W. LEUNG, BOTH PRACTISING TEACHERS,

IT WILL BE HELD AT THE HONG KONG SZE YAP COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION WONG TAI SHAN MEMORIAL COLLEGE. THE ADDRESS IS 250 NAM CHEONG STREET, KOWLOON.

A SECOND SEMINAR ON THE TEACHING OF ELECTRONICS+ WILL BE HELD ON MAY 5 BETWEEN 9.30 A.M. AND 12.30 P.M. IN THE BISHOP HALL JUBILEE SCHOOL, AT 2C OXFORD ROAD, KOWLOON.

THE LECTURERS, WHO ARE ALSO PRACTISING TEACHERS, ARE MR. T.L. CHANG, MR. Y.Y. DONG AND MR. T. CHAN.