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TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1981

THE FINAL CALL WAS TO SHA TIN WHERE PROFESSOR WILLIAMS WAS TAKEN ON A TOUR OF SEVERAL PROJECTS BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, DR PATRICK HASE.

PROFESSOR WILLIAMS IS FROM LONDON UNIVERSITY'S INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION. HE ARRIVED HERE ON MARCH 21 AND IS STAYING FOR THREE WEEKS.

ART WORK FOR EXHIBITION

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SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO SEND IN THE IR ART AND CRAFT WORKS FOR SELECTION FOR DISPLAY AT THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS.

THE EXHIBITION WILL SHOW TO THE PUBLIC THE ACHIEVEMENTS IN ART OF HANDICAPPED STUDENTS IN SPECIAL SCHOOLS, SPECIAL CLASSES, HOSPITAL SCHOOLS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES, TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, AND IN ORDINARY SCHOOLS, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

IT IS ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF DISABLED PERSONS, HE SAID.

SUBMISSIONS MAY INCLUDE PAINTING, DRAWING, PRINT-MAKING, PHOTOGRAPHY, GRAPHIC DESIGN, THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN, CALLIGRAPHY, SCULPTURE, POTTERY, BATIK, TIE-DYE, MACRAME, EMBROIDERY AND OTHER CRAFTS.

VISUAL EXPERIMENTS IN VARIOUS MEDIA WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERED FOR INCLUSION IN THE EXHIBITION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

EACH CLASS MAY SEND IN NO MORE THAN FOUR PIECES OF ART WORK FOR SELECTION, AND ALL ENTRIES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY MAY 15, HE SAID.

SELECTED ART WORK WILL BE ON DISPLAY FROM JULY 25 TO AUGUST

4 AT THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE.

SOUVENIRS WILL BE AWARDED TO ALL PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, SCHOOLS CAN CONTACT THE ART SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON 5-621006.

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