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FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1979

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SEMINAR ON SYLLABUSES FOR BIOLOGY TEACHERS

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A SEMINAR ON HIGHER AND ADVANCED LEVEL SYLLABUSES WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SATURDAY) FOR BIOLOGY TEACHERS OF SENIOR SECONDARY CLASSES AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION.

THE SEMINAR IS ORGANISED BY THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY.

+THE AIM OF THE SEMINAR IS TO ACQUAINT IN-SERVICE BIOLOGY TEACHERS WITH THE MODERN APPROACH TO BIOLOGY TEACHING AND THE PROPOSED NEW ADVANCED LEVEL BIOLOGY SYLLABUS FOR 1982, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

+PARTICIPATING TEACHERS ARE FREE TO EXPRESS THEIR COMMENTS ON BOTH THE HIGHER LEVEL AND ADVANCED LEVEL BIOLOGY SYLLABUSES, AND THESE COMMENTS WILL BE PASSED TO THE VARIOUS SUBJECT COMMITTEES FOR REVIEW,+ HE ADDED.

MRS. LOUISE MOK, DEPUTY CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS, WILL ADDRESS THE PARTICIPANTS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, AND MR. DEREK HOGAN, SECRETARY OF THE HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY, WILL GIVE AN INTRODUCTORY TALK.

DR. K.H. YUNG OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG'S BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT WILL TALK ON THE NEGLECTED ASPECTS IN THE TEACHING OF BIOLOGY IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS+ AND DR. I.J. HODGKISS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG'S BOTANY DEPARTMENT WILL SPEAK ON THE PROPOSED HONG KONG ADVANCED LEVEL BIOLOGY SYLLABUS, 1982,+

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A SEMINAR ON SYLLABUSES FOR BIOLOGY TEACHERS AT 9.30 A.M. TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT THE LECTURE THEATRE OF THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GASCOIGNE ROAD, KOWLOON.

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