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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8,1981

POINTERS ON SAFETY IN ART AND DESIGN LESSONS

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GUIDELINES STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY FOR BOTH TEACHERS AND PUPILS DURING ART AND DESIGN LESSONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID: THE INTRODUCTION OF A NUMBER OF ENRICHED ART AND DESIGN SYLLABUSES IN RECENT YEARS HAS INCREASED THE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN IN ART LESSONS AND A WIDER RANGE OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT IS NOW BEING USED.

*THIS IS A VERY ENCOURAGING TREND BUT IT IS NOW MORE IMPORTANT FOR TEACHERS TO REALISE THE NEED FOR EXTRA VIGILANCE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THEIR PUPILS.

IT WAS WITH THIS IN MIND THAT THE ART SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT'S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE DREW UP THE GUIDELINES FOR REFERENCE BY ART AND DESIGN TEACHERS.

THE GUIDELINES COVER SUCH AREAS AS FIRST AID FACILITIES, CARE WITH SHARP TOOLS, FUMES AND DUST, POISONOUS MATERIALS, ACIDS, FIRE PREVENTION, USE AND STORAGE OF INFLAMMABLE MATERIALS, AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.

THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE GUIDELINES SHOULD NOT INHIBIT THE INITIATIVE OF TEACHERS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+IT IS ESSENTIAL, HOWEVER, THAT THEY SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE RISKS INVOLVED AND THAT THEY SHOULD ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THEIR PUPILS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE BY CAREFUL ORGANISATION AND CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE CORRECT USE OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT,+ HE SAID.

GOVERNOR TO OPEN PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION

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THE 36TH HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL SALON OF PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD FROM DECEMBER 12 TO 20 AT THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL. IT IS JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF HONG KONG.

THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY AT THE EXHIBITION HALL ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 11) AT 5.30 PM AND PRESENT THE THREE GOVERNOR'S TROPHIES.

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THIS EVENT.

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