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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1980

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SEMINAR ON PRIMARY SCHOOL INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS

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TWO SEMINARS ON PRIMARY SCHOOL INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS WILL BE HELD NEXT MONTH IN TWO CENTRES ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND IN KOWLOON.

AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY). +THE SEMINARS ARE TO ACQUAINT PRIMARY SCHOOL HEADS WITH MODERN CONCEPTS OF ASSESSMENTS AND TESTING, AND PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS IN QUESTIONING TECHNIQUES, CONTENTS OF QUESTION PAPERS, MARK ING SCHEMES, WEIGHTINGS OF DIFFERENT SUBJECT COMPONENTS AND OTHERS.

EACH SEMINAR WILL ALSO INCLUDE TALKS ON THE ACADEMIC APTITUDE TEST AND INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THREE MAIN SCHOOL SUBJECTS - CHINESE, MATHEMATICS AND ENGLISH.

APPLICATION FORMS HAVE BEEN SENT TO ALL PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE RETURNED BY FEBRUARY 12 TO THE SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER, SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION SECTION, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, BLOCK +AA+, 2ND FLOOR, VICTORIA BARRACKS, QUEENSWAY, WAN CHAI.

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF TWO FLYOVERS

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THE FLYOVERS ON PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD AND WATERLOO ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC BETWEEN 1 AM AND 6 AM ON FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 8) AND SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 9) FOR ROAD MARKING WORK.

DURING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURES, ALTERNATIVE GROUND LEVEL ROUTES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DIVERTED TRAFFIC AND APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.

WATER CUT ***

FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO AP LEI CHAU WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR FIVE HOURS FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM ON WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 6) FOR ESSENTIAL WORK ON THE SUPPLY SYSTEM.

ALL PREMISES ON AP LEI CHAU EXCEPT AP LE CHAU POWER STATION AND THE LICENSED AREA WILL BE AFFECTED.

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