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SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1982
STUDENTS LEARN METRIC UNITS THROUGH GAMES
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A SPECIAL METRIC GAMES DAY WAS HELD AT THE PERTH STREET SPORTS GROUND TODAY (SATURDAY) TO INTRODUCE THE METRIC SYSTEM TO THE PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS THROUGH GAMES.
750 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE GAMES, WHICH WERE JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE METRICATION COMMITTEE, THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE AND THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, PROFESSOR S.Y. KING CHAIRMAN OF THE METRICATION COMMITTEE SAID THAT IN THE VARIOUS GAMES STUDENTS WOULD COME ACROSS SEVERAL COMMON EVERYDAY METRIC UNITS SUCH AS METRE AND CENTIMETRE FOR LENGTH; KILOGRAM AND GRAM FOR WEIGHT AND LITRE FOR CAPACITY OR VOLUME.
IN ALL OF THE GAMES, THE AIDS AND EQUIPMENT USED WERE IN METRIC UNITS.
PROFESSOR KING ADDED, THESE GAMES AND EQUIPMENT WILL HELP US ALL TO TRY TO THINK METRIC AND WILL GIVE US SOME IDEAS TO RELATE TO OTHER DISTANCES AND WEIGHTS.+
OTHER OFFICIATING GUESTS WERE MR DAVID CHIU, PRINCIPAL RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER AND MRS LOUISE MOK, DEPUTY CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS.
THE PARTICIPATING STUDENTS WERE FROM 15 SCHOOLS IN KOWLOON, AND THEY WERE DIVIDED INTO FIVE DISTRICT TEAMS ACCORDING TO THE AREAS THEIR SCHOOLS ARE IN.
PROFESSOR KING ALSO EXPRESSED HIS THANKS TO THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHA! BANKING CORPORATION, THE SHELL COMPANY OF HONG KONG LIMITED AND CROCODILE GARMENTS LIMITED, FOR THEIR GENEROUS SPONSORSHIP OF THE PRIZES FOR THE VARIOUS EVENTS. THERE WAS ONE PRIZE FOR THE WINNER OF EACH INDIVIDUAL GAME AND AN OVERALL CHAMPION'S PRIZE FOR THE DISTRICT TEAM WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATED SCORE.
IN ADDITION TO THE PARTICIPANTS, SOME 500 SPECTATORS WERE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE FUN BY FILLING IN A SIMPLE QUESTIONNAIRE ON METRIC UNITS. THOSE WITH THE CORRECT ANSWERS COULD TAKE PART IN A LUCKY DRAW AT THE END OF THE GAMES.
FIRING PRACTICE ****
FIRING PRACTICE WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE HA TSUEN-CASTLE PEAK
RANGE ON THURSDAY (MARCH 18) FROM 9 AM TO 4.30 PM.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WARNED NOT TO ENTER THE AREA WHEN THE RED FLAG IS FLYING.
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