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SATURDAY, NOVELBER 6, 1982

AMONG THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE THE HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB, THE CIVIL AID SERVICES, THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICE AND ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

MR HEYWOOD SAID THE GOVERNMENT ALSO EMPLOYED AND TRAINED LIFEGUARDS AND DEPLOYED THEM AT BEACHES IT MANAGED.

HE PAID TRIBUTE TO ALL THOSE LIFE SAVERS, VOLUNTEERS AND GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ALIKE, WHO WORK ON THE PUBLIC BEACHES MANAGED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

+THE BATHING PUBLIC IS GREATLY IN YOUR DEBT FOR, AS I HAVE SAID, IT IS YOUR PRESENCE AT PUBLIC BATHING FACILITIES DURING THE LONG HOT SUMMER DAYS WHICH ENABLES THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT TO BE DERIVED FROM OUR BEACHES AND POOLS FOR RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE PURPOSES, HE SAID.

ALTHOUGH THE EVER-INCREASING NUMBER OF SWIMMERS AT THE NTSD BEACHES EACH YEAR MADE THE TASK OF LIFE SAVERS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT, MR HEYWOOD SAID THERE WAS ALWAYS A NEED TO IMPROVE THE LIFE-SAVING SKILLS AND TO DO BETTER.

IT WAS FOR THIS REASON THAT THE NTSD HAD ORGANISED LIFEGUARD TRAINING COURSES THIS YEAR AND TODAY'S OPEN COMPETITION, MR HEYWOOD POINTED OUT.

MR HEYWOOD SAID THE COMPETITION COULD FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THESE IMPORTANT LIFE-SAVING SKILLS, AND SUCH

IMPROVEMENTS MIGHT WELL MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LIFE SAVED AND A LIFE LOST.

TODAY'S COMPETITION, WITH 140 EXPERIENCED LIFEGUARDS TAKING PART, WAS AIMED AT TESTING THE PARTICIPANTS' ENDURANCE AND SWIMMING ABILITY AS WELL AS THEIR LIFE-SAVING TECHNIQUES.

FOR MOST OF THE DAY, NON-STOP RESCUE OPERATIONS WENT ON AT KWAI SHING SWIMMING POOL. THE COMPETITION CAME TO A HAPPY END IN THE AFTERNOON WITH TROPHIES PRESENTED TO THE WINNING TEAMS BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (NORTH REGION) OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR BOWEN LEUNG.

ALSO TAKING PART IN THE FUNCTION WERE THE DIRECTOR OF HONG KONG LIFEGUARD CLUB, MR KWOK HON-MING, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF NEW TERRITORIES BRANCH OF HONG KONG LIFEGUARD CLUB, MR LAU HON-WAH.

SEMINARS ON DRAFT HISTORY SYLLABUS

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HISTORY TEACHERS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A SERIES OF SEMINARS TO BE HELD BETWEEN NOVEMBER 30 AND DECEMBER 3 ON A DRAFT HISTORY SYLLABUS FOR FORM/MIDDLE 1-5 RECENTLY PREPARED BY THE HISTORY SUBJECT COMMITTEE.

+THE AIMS OF THE SEMINARS ARE TO FAMILIARISE TEACHERS WITH THE DRAFT SYLLABUS, TO GATHER TEACHERS' COMMENTS AND TO DISCUSS ITS IMPLEMENTATION, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID,

ŠTER SEMINARS,