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NOTE TO EDITORS:

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SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1984

DENTAL HEALTH WEEK IN TSUEN WAN

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A DENTAL HEALTH WEEK, FEATURING AN EXHIBITION, FREE CHECK-UPS, SLIDE SHOWS AND SEMINARS, WILL BE HELD FROM MARCH 24 (SATURDAY) AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL.

THE EVENT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD AND THE HONG KONG DENTAL ASSOCIATION.

DETAILS OF THE EVENT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT 11 AM ON MONDAY (MARCH 19) AT THE MAXIM'S CHINESE RESTAURANT IN LUK YEUNG SUN CHUEN, TSUEN WAN .

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DENTAL WEEK'S ORGANISING COMMITTEE,

MR CHOW SUM: THE PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG DENTAL ASSOCIATION, DR LAW SAIGAKIT; AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT BOARD'S SOCIAL SERVICES SUB-COMMITTEE, DR FRANK CHEUNG WILL BE PRESNT.

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE.

SEMINARS AND EXHIBITION ON PRIMARY SCIENCE

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THE PRIMARY SCIENCE SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD AN EXHIBITION OF TEACHING RESOURCE MATERIALS AND FOUR IDENTICAL HALF-DAY SEMINARS FOR PRIMARY SCIENCE TEACHERS IN APRIL.

THE AIM IS TO FAMILIARISE TEACHERS WITH THE NEW PRIMARY SCIENCE SYLLABUS AND TO SHOW THEM MATERIALS WHICH CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT ITS IMPLEMENTATION.

THE SEMINARS AND EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD FROM APRIL 12 TO 14 AT THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE TEACHING CENTRES, 4 PAK FUK ROAD, NORTH POINT,

TEACHERS WHO DO NOT WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SEMINARS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE EXHIBITION DURING THIS PERIOD FROM 9.30 AM TO 4.30 PM.

THERE WILL BE PLACES FOR 60 TEACHERS AT EACH SEMINAR AND THE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

HEADS OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS WISHING TO NOMINATE SCIENCE TEACHERS FOR THE SEMINARS ARE REQUESTED TO RETURN THEIR NOMINATIONS TO THE INSPECTOR, PRIMARY SCIENCE SECTION, ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ROOM 509, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, HONG KONG BY MARCH 30.

ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE WITH THE SECTION ON TELEPHONE 5-8392466.

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