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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1982

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AN OUTLINE OF THE ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MINIMISING THE POSSIBILITY OF ACCIDENTS IN A SCIENCE LABORATORY IS CONTAINED

IN THE PAMPHLET +SAFETY IN THE LABORATORY+ PUBLISHED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT SOME LOCAL SCIENCE PUBLICATIONS CARRIED MANY CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENTS WHICH CAN BE PERFORMED AT HOME BY SCHOOL CHILDREN,

+SOME OF THESE EXPERIMENTS ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND IT IS ESSENTIAL TO REMIND STUDENTS REPEATEDLY THAT SUCH HAZARDOUS EXPERIMENTS SHOULD NOT BE PERFORMED BY THEMSELVES AT HOME, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

GREAT CARE MUST BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT EVEN IF STUDENTS ARE TO CARRY OUT SIMPLE EXPERIMENTS ON THE IR OWN OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL, THEY SHOULD FIRST SEEK THE ADVICE OF THEIR SCIENCE TEACHERS ON THE NATURE OF THESE EXPERIMENTS, HE SAID.

NEW BASKETBALL TEAMS FOR TSUEN WAN

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THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD HAS ALLOCATED $250 000 THIS YEAR TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN BASKETBALL AMONG RESIDENTS AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING ESTATES IN THE DISTRICT.

THE FUNDS WILL BE SPENT MAINLY ON A TARGET NUMBER OF 60 BASKETBALL TEAMS TO BE FORMED FOR TRAINING AND INTER-ESTATE COMPETITIONS.

APPLICATIONS ARE BEING INVITED FROM RESIDENT GROUPS TO FORM THE NEW TEAMS.

AN ORGANISING GROUP, COMPRISING DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICIALS FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE RECREATION AND CULTURE AND NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENTS, HAS BEEN FORMED.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE GROUP SAID TODAY THAT THE SPORTS PROMOTION SCHEME WAS FIRST LAUNCHED LAST YEAR WHEN 39 TEAMS, ALL OF THEM FROM PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, WERE FORMED.

+WE THINK IT IS WORTHWHILE TO CONTINUE THE SCHEME FOR ANOTHER YEAR AND TO EXTEND IT TO COVER PRIVATE HOUSING ESTATES, HE SAID.

TRAINING FOR THE TEAMS WILL BEGIN LATER THIS MONTH UNTIL NOVEMBER, WHILE INTER-ESTATE COMPETITIONS WILL BE HELD BETWEEN DECEMBER AND NEXT MARCH.

COACHING, BASKETBALLS AND T-SHIRTS WILL BE PROVIDED FREE TO EACH TEAM.

APPLICATIONS FOR FORMING THE TEAMS SHOULD BE MADE THROUGH LOCAL MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND COMPLETED FORMS, ENDORSED BY CHAIRMEN OF THESE COMMITTEES, MUST ZE RETURNED TO THE TOWN MANAGEMENT OFFICES OF TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG BEFORE SEPTEMBER 15.

THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICE ARE ALSO TAKING PART IN THE SCHEME.

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