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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1982

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IT WAS ALSO FOUND USEFUL IN HELPING STUDENTS IMPROVE THEIR LANGUAGE ABILITY AND IN COMPLEMENTING THE EXISTING SCHOOL CURRICULUM.

AS A RESULT, THE 1981 WHITE PAPER ON PRIMARY EDUCATION AND PRE-PRIMARY SERVICES RECOMMENDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT EXTEND THE SCHEME TO ALL PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR.

ACCORDING TO THE WHITE PAPER, CLASS LIBRARIES WILL BE INTRODUCED IN ALL PRIMARY 5 AND 6 CLASSES IN GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SCHOOLS FROM SEPTEMBER 1983 AND TO ALL PRIMARY CLASSES IN THESE SCHOOLS FROM SEPTEMBER 1985.

TO PAVE THE WAY FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHEME, THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL START TO RUN LIBRARY COURSES FOR MORE THAN 1 000 PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS BETWEEN MARCH AND JUNE NEXT YEAR.

WORK ON SPORTS CENTRE INSPECTED

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THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JOHN HEYWOOD, TODAY (TUESDAY) INSPECTED THE SAI KUNG TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

MR HEYWOOD WAS BRIEFED BY THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF SAI KUNG, MR MA TU-KI, ON THE WORK PROGRESS OF THIS FIRST SPORTS CENTRE FOR SAI KUNG, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE READY BY EARLY NEXT YEAR.

THE $6 MILLION PROJECT WILL HAVE COMPREHENSIVE FACILITIES, INCLUDING A STANDARD TURFED SOCCER PITCH, A SIX-LANE 400-METRE ALL-WEATHER ATHLETIC TRACK, A BASKETBALL COURT THAT CAN ALSO BE USED FOR VOLLEYBALL OR TENNIS, AND A COVERED STAND FOR 1 000 SPECTATORS.

AS PART OF HIS FIELD TRIPS TO FACILITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR HEYWOOD NEXT VISITED THE POPULAR SILVERSTRAND BEACH WHERE HE SAW NTSD STAFF USING A PILOT SCHEME OF TRAPPING SEA-BORNE REFUSE WITH A NET.

THE NET, WITH FLOATS, IS PLACED IN SHALLOW WATER NEAR A BEACH, TRAPPING REFUSE WHEN THE TIDE EBBS.

MR HEYWOOD THEN TOURED A NEWLY BUILT MARKET AT TUI MIN HOI WHICH WILL HOUSE SOME 34 STALLS FOR SELLING MEAT, FISH, POULTRY AND SUNDRY GOODS.

THE MARKET, BUILT AT A COST OF $2 MILLION, WILL BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC SOON.

WHEN HE CALLED AT THE TUI MIN HO! TOWN CENTRE, MR HEYWOOD WAS INFORMED THAT A LARGER MARKET WITH ACCOMMODATION FOR MORE THAN 200 STALLS IS BEING PLANNED FOR THE TOWN.

LATER IN THE DAY, HE TOURED THE NEWLY BUILT REFUSE COLLECTION POINT AT TUI MIN HO1, A TEMPORARY PLANT NURSERY, SAI KUNG OLD MARKET AND OTHER FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT.

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