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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1980

PHASE II WILL INCLUDE A LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY CENTRE.

VARIOUS PLANS FOR THE TOWN HALL HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO SAI KUNG DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR COMMENTS.

THE SUB-COMMITTEE'S ARCHITECT HAS COME UP WITH A PROPOSAL TO BASE THE DESIGN OF THE TOWN HALL ON ST STEPHEN'S COLLEGE HALL, STANLEY. THIS IS A LARGE MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDING CAPABLE OF SEATING 1 000 PEOPLE. TODAY UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF SAI KUNG DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD VISITED ST STEPHEN'S COLLEGE IN ORDER TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE DESIGN OF THE HALL.

A FINAL DECISION ON THE TOWN HALL DESIGN WILL BE MADE WHEN ALL VIEWS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED.

LECTURES ON CHINESE FOLK SONGS

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A SERIES OF FIVE LECTURES ON INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE FOLK SONGS, WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S MUSIC OFFICE FROM OCTOBER 15 TO NOVEMBER 12.

THE MUSIC LECTURES, TO BE GIVEN BY MUSICIANS MADAM CHOW MAN SHAN AND MR YEUNG YÚK KEUNG, WILL BE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF FOLK SONGS IN CHINESE CULTURE THE ORIGIN, SCOPE AND INFLUENCE OF THESE SONGS, AS WELL AS COMPOSITION, SINGING AND APPRECIATION OF FOLK SONGS.

PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY DURING THE LECTURES TO WATCH RECORDED TELEVISION PROGRAMMES ON FAMOUS CHINESE FOLK SONGS.

THE LECTURES WILL BE HELD AT THE MUSIC OFFICE'S EAST KOWLOON SUB-OFFICE, YAN HAU MANSION, 2ND FLOOR, 100 TING FU STREET, NGAU TAU KOK, AT 5.30 PM ON WEDNESDAYS.

ADMISSION IS FREE. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON TELEPHONE

3-411328.

SEMINAR ON TEACHING OF SCIENCE

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NEW SCIENCE TEACHERS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS ARE INVITED TO A SEMINAR ON SCIENCE TEACHING TO BE HELD AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ON OCTOBER 25 (SATURDAY).

THE SEMINAR, TO BE HELD BETWEEN 9.30 AM AND 12.30 PM, IS ORGANISED BY THE SCIENCE SUBJECTS SECTION OF THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

THERE WILL BE A GROUP DISCUSSION AFTER TALKS ON SPECIFIC AREAS OF SCIENCE EDUCATION BY SUBJECT OFFICERS OF THE

DEPARTMENT.

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