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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11,

1984

SITES FOR EDUCATION CAMPS

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SEVEN SITES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO ORGANISE OUTDOOR EDUCATION CAMPS ON WEEKDAYS FROM OCTOBER 15 TO JULY 5 NEXT YEAR.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT BESIDES PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF LIVING OUTDOOR, THE CAMPS WILL ENABLE THEM TO EXTEND CLASSROOM THEORY INTO FIELDWORK.

THE SEVEN CAMP SITES ARE THE GAUDETE HOUSE IN CHEUNG CHAU, WU KWAI SHA YOUTH VILLAGE, SILVERMINE BAY OUTDOOR RECREATION CAMP, Y.W.C.A. YOUTH CAMP ON LANTAU ISLAND, MA WAN YOUTH CAMP, WONG YEE CHAU YOUTH CAMP, AND PO LEUNG KUK HOLIDAY CAMP.

EACH CAMP WILL BE HELD FROM EITHER MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY, OR FROM WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY.

+THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL PAY BOARD AND LODGING CHARGES FOR ACCOMPANYING TEACHERS AND A SUBSIDY OF $15 FOR EACH STUDENT- CAMPER, + THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

EACH ACCOMPANYING TEACHER WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LOOKING AFTER 30 STUDENTS.

IN ADDITION TO WEEKDAY CAMPS, TWO SCHOOLS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE AVAILABLE AS CAMP SITES DURING WEEKENDS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS.

THE TWO SCHOOLS, EACH WITH A CAPACITY FOR 30 CAMPERS, ARE TUNG CHUNG PUBLIC SCHOOL ON LANTAU AND KIAO LO WAN FISHERMEN'S SCHOOL IN SAI KUNG NORTH.

HEADS OF SCHOOLS WHO WISH TO USE THE FACILITIES MAY CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT'S PHYSICAL EDUCATION SECTION AT THE KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 6/F, 405 NATHAN ROAD, OR TELEPHONE 3-884111, EXT 280 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR RESERVATION.

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT NO STUDENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND THE CAMPS WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THEIR PARENTS.