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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1979

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HIRAM'S HIGHWAY COMMEMORATIVE STONE TO BE RESITED

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A STONE COMMEMORATING THE COMPLETION OF HIRAM'S HIGHWAY BY AN ARMY UNIT AFTER THE WAR WILL BE RESITED TO A POINT CLOSE TO THE JUNCTION OF CLEARWATER BAY ROAD AND HIRAM'S HIGHWAY AT A CEREMONY ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 30).

RESITING OF THE STONE IS TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-LANE ROAD ALONGSIDE THE EXISTING CLEARWATER BAY ROAD FROM HIRAM'S HIGHWAY TO PIK UK.

OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE DISTRICT OFFICER SAI KUNG, MR. COLIN BOSHER, AND THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF 42 COMMANDO, ROYAL MARINES, LIEUTENANT COLONEL HENRY BEVERLEY. MEN FROM THIS UNIT STATIONED HERE AFTER THE WAR SUPERVISED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HIGHWAY UNDER MAJOR JOHN WYNNE-POTTS, WHOSE SON, AN INSPECTOR IN THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE, WILL BE PRESENT AT TUESDAY'S CEREMONY. ALSO PRESENT WILL BE SOME OF THE SAI KUNG RESIDENTS WHO WERE INVOLVED

IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HIGHWAY.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE HIRAM'S HIGHWAY STONE RESITING CEREMONY WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 4 P.M. ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 30). PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED LEAVING

KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 3 P.M.

WORKSHOPS ON ENGLISH LISTENING COMPREHENSION

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THE ABILITY TO COMPREHEND ENGLISH CONVERSATION WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS ORGANISED FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

FOUR WORKSHOPS ON THE TEACHING OF LISTENING COMPREHENSION+ WILL BE HELD BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BETWEEN NOVEMBER 20 AND DECEMBER 15 AT ITS ENGLISH TEACHING CENTRES IN BONHAM ROAD, HONG KONG, AND AT MA TAU KOK ROAD, KOWLOON.

EACH WORKSHOP WILL CONSIST OF THREE MEETINGS TO BE HELD ON TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS DURING THE PERIOD.

+THESE WORKSHOPS WILL INCLUDE SHORT TALKS ON THE TEACHING OF LISTENING COMPREHENSION AND DEMONSTRATION OF VARIOUS LISTENING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES.

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