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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1982

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THE SECOND SEMINAR WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 15 FOR TEACHERS WORKING IN URBAN KOWLOON, AND THE THIRD ON JANUARY 22 FOR THOSE WORKING IN YUEN LONG, TUEN MUN, TSUEN WAN, KWAI CHUNG AND THE OUTLYING ISLANDS.

ALL THE SEMINARS WILL BE HELD AT GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IN GASCOIGNE ROAD, KOWLOON.

SPEAKING AT THE SEMINAR WILL BE MRS BETTY LOWE, WHO IS THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S VISITING ADVISER ON KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION IN HONG KONG AND FORMER SENIOR LECTURER OF EDUCATION AT WEST LONDON HIGHER INSTITUTE OF LEARNING. HER TALKS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN ENGLISH, WITH A SUMMARY IN CANTONESE.

HEADS OF KINDERGARTENS WHO WISH TO SEND THEIR TEACHERS TO THE SEMINARS SHOULD SUBMIT THE IR NOMINATIONS TO THE SENIOR INSPECTOR, KINDERGARTEN SECTION, ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT LEE GARDENS, FIFTH FLOOR, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG BY DECEMBER 29.

DUE TO LIMITED CAPACITY, ACCEPTANCE WILL BE ON A FIRST-COME- FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED BY DIALLING 5-8392482 OR 5-8392489.

NEW PARK FOR SHA TIN

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THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHA TIN TOWN PARK, IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY.

THE 9.25 HECTARES PARK, STRETCHING ALONG THE NORTH BANK OF THE SHING MUN RIVER JUST DOWNSTREAM FROM THE LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD, WILL BE SITUATED AT THE HEART OF THE TOWN, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE MAIN FEATURE OF THE PARK WILL BE A PAVED PLAZA THAT WILL PROVIDE A SETTING FOR THE CULTURAL COMPLEX AND AN OPEN-AIR BANDSTAND THEATRE, WITH TREES TO PROVIDE SHADE.

+A CONTINUOUS PROMENADE AND A CYCLE TRACK WILL ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED ALONG THE HALF-MILE RIVER FRONT, SHADED WITH BANYAN TREES. STEPS AND RAMPS WILL GIVE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS UP TO THE HIGHER LEVEL OF THE PARK AND TO THE CAFES AND TEA TERRACES OVERLOOKING THE RIVER, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

OTHER FEATURES OF THE PARK INCLUDE A LARGE ARTIFICIAL HILL AND WATERFALL, A TROPICAL GARDEN, PLAY AREAS, POOLS, PONDS AND FOUNTAINS, BOULEVARDS, WALLED FLOWER GARDENS, PAVILIONS AND EXTENSIVE AREAS OF TREES AND SHRUBS.

PLANTS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY IRRIGATED WITH RE-CYCLED WATER FROM THE RECENTLY-OPENED SHA TIN SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS, HE ADDED.

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