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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1980

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THEY WILL BE PRESENTED WITH THE KEYS TO THEIR NEW HOMES. WHICH ARE ON A HILLSIDE ABOVE FO TAN, ON WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 6) BY THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR AUGUSTINE CHUT KAM.

IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING THE FAMILIES WITH HOUSES, THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO GRANTED BY PRIVATE TREATY 12 SITES EACH OF 700 SQUARE FEET WHICH CAN BE DEVELOPED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES.

THE GOVERNMENT HAS FURTHER AGREED TO GIVE TO EVERY FAMILY $8 000 TOWARDS THEIR REMOVAL EXPENSES.

EACH OF THE THREE-STOREY HOUSES IS 2 100 SQUARE FEET IN AREA AND COST $185 000. THEY HAVE BALCONIES ON THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS AND ONE FLOOR HAS BEEN PARTITIONED TO PROVIDE A LIVING ROOM AND TWO BEDROOMS.

THE VILLAGERS AGREED TO SURRENDER THEIR HOUSES TO THE GOVERNMENT IN 1974, BUT HAVE CONTINUED TO LIVE IN THEM UNTIL NOW.

THIS IS THE FINAL PHASE OF REMOVAL FROM THE AREA. UNDER AN EARLIER PHASE RESIDENTS OF FIVE NEARBY VILLAGES MOVED INTO SIMILAR HOUSES.

NEW CATALOGUE OF AUDIO VISUAL TEACHING MATERIALS

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A BRAND-NEW CATALOGUE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S AUDIO VISUAL RESOURCES LIBRARY WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO SCHOOLS LATER THIS MONTH FOR THE INFORMATION AND REFERENCE OF TEACHERS.

+MOST OF THE MATERIALS IN THE LIBRARY FIT IN WITH THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM IN HONG KONG AND THEY ARE ON LOAN TO SCHOOLS FREE OF CHARGE FOR INSTRUCTIONAL AND TEACHING PURPOSES,

+COPIES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS CURRENTLY USING THE FACILITIES OF THE AUDIO VISUAL RESOURCES LIBRARY,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE VISUAL EDUCATION CENTRE SAID.

AN INDEX OF TITLES OF THE AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS ARRANGED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER IS ALSO ATTACHED FOR QUICK REFERENCE, HE ADDED.

THERE ARE OVER 4 000 TITLES OF AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS IN THE LIBRARY, COVERING DIFFERENT TOPICS SUCH AS ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, HOME ECONOMICS, LANGUAGES, LITERATURE, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, MUSIC, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND

TECHNICAL SUBJECTS.

THE 330-PAGE CATALOGUE CLASSIFIES THE AVAILABLE MATERIALS INTO EIGHT CATEGORIES, NAMELY 16MM FILMS, 8MM FILMLOOPS, 35MM FILMSTRIPS, COLOUR SLIDES, PHOTOGRAPH SETS, AUDIO TAPES, OVERHEAD TRANSPARENCIES AND LEARNING PACKAGES.