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SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1981

PITCH.

SOCCER PITCH FOR REMOTE NT VILLAGE

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A REMOTE VILLAGE ON LANTAU WILL SOON HAVE ITS FIRST SOCCER

THE VILLAGE IS TUNG CHUNG, WHICH HAS A POPULATION OF ABOUT 4.000.

ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE HAS STARTED CONVERTING A PIECE OF VACANT LAND ON THE EDGE OF THE VILLAGE INTO A CONCRETE SURFACED MINI-SOCCER PITCH. THE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF NEXT MONTH,

THE 61 METRES BY 37 METRES PITCH WILL BE USED FOR SEVEN-A- SIDE SOCCER MATCHES, OR BY SCHOOLS AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS FOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS GAMES DAYS AND FUN FAIRS.

TUNG CHUNG ALREADY HAS A COMMUNITY CENTRE MANAGED BY THE RURAL COMMITTEE, THE PITCH WOULD PROVIDE A NEW RECREATIONAL OUTLET FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY YOUNGSTERS, AN ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE PROJECT COST $175 100 OF WHICH THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB IS DONATING $125 400. THE BALANCE WILL BE PAID FROM THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS VOTE.

SCIENCE TEACHERS LEARN TO USE LIBRARY RESOURCES

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TWO WORKSHOPS ON LIBRARY-ASSISTED TEACHING AND LEARNING OF INTEGRATED SCIENCE WILL BE HELD NEXT WEEK FOR 113 INTEGRATED SCIENCE TEACHERS FROM SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

+ THE AIM OF THE WORKSHOPS IS TO INTRODUCE TO PARTICIPANTS SOME METHODS OF MAKING THE BEST POSSIBLE USE OF SCHOOL LIBRARY RESOURCES TO SUPPORT AND ENRICH THE INTEGRATED SCIENCE CURRICULUM, + AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

THERE WILL BE INTRODUCTORY TALKS GIVEN BY MEMBERS OF THE LIBRARY SECTION AND THE SCIENCE SUBJECTS SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, THE ORGANISERS OF THE WORKSHOPS.

THESE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY WORKSHOP SESSIONS WHERE PARTICIPANTS WILL PREPARE LEARNING PROGRAMMES BASED ON LIBRARY RESOURCES RELATING TO THE INTEGRATED SCIENCE CURRICULUM,

THE FIRST TWO-DAY WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD ON JULY 20 AND 23- WHILE THE SECOND WILL BE HELD ON JULY 21 AND 24.

THEY WILL BE HELD AT THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE TEACHING CENTRE, PAK FUK ROAD, NORTH POINT FROM 9 AM TO 12.30 PM.

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