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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1984

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INJURED SEAMAN RETURNING TOMORROW

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THE SIXTH CREW MEMBER OF THE +WORLD KNIGHT+ INJURED WHEN THE TANKER WAS ATTACKED IN THE PERSIAN GULF ON OCTOBER 8 WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG TOMORROW (SUNDAY).

HE WILL BE ARRIVING ON A SPECIAL FLIGHT AT 9.30 AM AND WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY.

SPECIAL SESSIONS TO COLLECT VIEWS ON WHITE PAPER

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SPECIAL SESSIONS OF THE MEET THE PUBLIC SCHEME HAVE BEEN ARRANGED FOR SAI KUNG RESIDENTS TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE WHITE PAPER ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE.

ON FOUR CONSECUTIVE MONDAYS, STARTING FROM OCTOBER 22, TWO DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE BRANCH OFFICE AT 63 MAN NIN STREET FROM 6.30 PM TO 8.30 PM TO COLLECT VIEWS AND SUGGESTIONS ON THE WHITE PAPER.

RESIDENTS ARE BEING URGED TO MAKE USE OF THE SPECIAL SESSIONS. WRITTEN COMMENTS ARE ALSO WELCOME.

ALL VIEWS COLLECTED WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE.

SCHOOL HEADS URGED TO HELP TRAIN STUDENT TEACHERS

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SCHOOL PRINCIPALS WERE URGED TODAY (SATURDAY) BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR COLVYN HAYE, TO PROVIDE STUDENT TEACHERS WITH VENUES FOR PRACTICAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE DURING THE IR TRAINING.

MR HAYE WAS SPEAKING AT A SEMINAR ON TOWARDS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE SCHOOLS AND THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION+ HELD AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IN KOWLOON.

ADDRESSING ABOUT 150 SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, HE SAID: I KNOW THAT ! CAN COUNT ON YOU TO DO EVERYTHING HUMANLY POSSIBLE TO MAKE OUR TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMMES SUCCESSFUL. AFTER ALL YOU WILL BE HELPING US TO HELP YOU, BECAUSE THE STUDENTS YOU TAKE TODAY FOR TEACHING PRACTICE WILL BE KNOCKING ON YOUR DOORS TOMORROW. AND YOU WANT TO BE CERTAIN THAT THEY ARE PROPERLY TRAINED.+

/MR HAYE