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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1981
THE NEW KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD WAS SET UP LAST APRIL AND HAS BEEN ALLOCATED $1 000 000 TO SPEND THIS YEAR, HE ADDED.
THE FESTIVAL INCLUDES A SERIES OF RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS EVENTS TO BE HELD OVER A 15-DAY PERIOD AND IS EXPECTED TO ATTRACT THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE OPENING, A SPORTS CARNIVAL FEATURING A VOLLEYBALL MARATHON, A BASKETBALL MARATHON, TAI CHI DISPLAY, TELEMATCH, WAS HELD AND A BAND AND BICYCLE PERFORMANCES WERE STAGED,
THE FESTIVAL, ORGANISED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD, THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE AND THE KWUN TONG SPORTS PROMOTION ION ASSOCIATION, WAS SPONSORED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL.
ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SPORTS FESTIVAL, MR LAM HANG-FAI, AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS.
AUDIOLOGY EXPERT TO GIVE ADVICE ****
A RENOWNED SCHOLAR IN AUDIOLOGY AND EDUCATION OF THE DEAT HAS ARRIVED IN HONG KONG FOR A WEEK-LONG VISIT.
HE IS PROFESSOR 1.G. TAYLOR, PROFESSOR OF AUDIOLOGY AND EDUCATION OF THE DEAF AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER.
THE PROFESSOR WILL BE MEETING EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS TO TALK ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE ASSESSMENT AND SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL TREATMENT FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED CHILDREN.
HE WILL ALSO BE VISITING SPECIAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND ASSESSMENT CENTRES FOR CHILDREN AND MEETING PROFESSIONALS IN THE RELATED FIELDS, AND WILL GIVE A PUBLIC LECTURE ON +MODERN TRENDS IN AUDIOLOGY AND EDUCATION OF THE DEAF+ ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 1) FROM 5.30 PM TO 7.30 PM, AT THE AUDITORIUM ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF DUKE OF WINDSOR SOCIAL SERVICE BUILDING, 15 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI.
PROFESSOR TAYLOR HAS WRITTEN NUMEROUS ARTICLES AND BOOKS ON AUDIOLOGY AND EDUCATION OF THE DEAF. ONE OF HIS BOOKS, +NEUROLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF HEARING AND SPEECH IN CHILDREN,+ IS REQUIRED READING FOR STUDENTS OF AUDIOLOGY.
ENQUIRIES CONCERNING HIS PUBLIC LECTURE ON TUESDAY SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT TEL: 3-7136545.
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