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THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1982

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HE ALSO INDICATED THAT PRIVATE DEVELOPERS WERE

APPROACHING THE GOVERNMENT WITH OFFERS TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS FACILITIES, AND THAT A NUMBER OF SCHEMES PROPOSED WERE BEING CONSIDERED.

+JOINT VENTURE IS AN AREA WHERE THERE EXISTS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR PROVIDING MORE AND BETTER FACILITIES BY GOVERNMENT JOINING HANDS WITH THE PRIVATE SECTORS, MR CHIU SAID.

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SPORTS CITED BY MR CHIU WAS THE COLLABORATION WITH THE JOCKEY CLUB IN COMMISSIONING THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE.

*THE AIM OF THE CENTRE IS TO RAISE THE GENERAL STANDARD OF SPORTS IN HONG KONG AS WELL AS GIVING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MORE TALENTED TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL, HE SAID.

MR CHIU SAID: +BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE URBAN COUNCIL AND OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BODIES, THE AIM IS TO REACH THE REASONABLE EXPECTATIONS OF THE PEOPLE'S RECREATIONAL NEEDS.+

REFRESHER COURSE FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS ******

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS COMMISSIONED THE BRITISH COUNCIL TO RUN A REFRESHER COURSE FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS. THE COURSE WILL BE OF 42 HOURS DURATION AND WILL CATER FOR 200 TEACHERS,

THE MAIN AIMS OF THE COURSE ARE TO IMPROVE TEACHERS' FLUENCY AND CONFIDENCE IN USING SPOKEN ENGLISH AND TO INTRODUCE TO THEM A RANGE OF COMMUNICATIVE TEACHING TECHNIQUES, INCLUDING THE TEACHING OF LISTENING COMPREHENSION.

THE COURSE WILL BE HELD FROM JULY 26 TO AUGUST 23 ON MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS FROM 8.45 AM TO 12.15 PM OR FROM 1.45 PM TO 5.15 PM FOR TEACHERS WHO WOULD PREFER TO ATTEND IN THE AFTERNOONS. THERE WILL BE PLACES FOR 100 TEACHERS IN THE MORNING AND ANOTHER 100 TEACHERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

HEADS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO NOMINATE THE IR TEACHERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS COURSE, WHICH WILL BE TREATED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS, BEFORE MAY 28.

ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE COURSE CAN BE MALE ON 5-774001 EXT. 30.

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