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MONDAY, JULY 15, 1985

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DISPLAY ON SCHOOL CLASS LIBRARIES

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PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WILL BE GETTING SOME IDEAS ON HOW TO SET UP SCHOOL CLASS LIBRARIES FROM A DISPLAY WHICH WILL BE PUT ON AT GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AT GASCOIGNE ROAD, YAU MA TEI, ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY (JULY 17 AND 18).

THE DISPLAY FOLLOWS A PILOT SCHEME INTRODUCED IN STAGES AMONG 25 PRIMARY SCHOOLS SINCE 1982.

IT HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY THE 25 SCHOOLS AND THE LIBRARY SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, TO PREPARE TEACHERS FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLASS LIBRARY SCHEME IN ALL GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SCHOOLS IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.

TEACHERS WILL FIND THE EXHIBITION HELPFUL FOR THEIR PURPOSES,

AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE DISPLAY WILL BE OPEN TO TEACHERS FROM 9.45 AM TO 4 PM ON THE TWO DAYS.

CAMP FUN FOR FISHERFOLK CHILDREN

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SOME 800 CHILDREN FROM 13 FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION SCHOOLS ENDED THE IR ANNUAL SUMMER CAMP AT WU KWAI SHA YOUTH VILLAGE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TODAY WITH A PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY.

VISITING THEM TO SPEAK TO THEM AND GIVE OUT PRIZES WAS

THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR JOHN RIDDELL-SWAN WHO SAID THAT THEY HAD ALL BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO ENJOY COMMUNITY LIFE AND MUTUAL CO-OPERATION AND TO SEE JUST HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS, IN THE CAMP.

+GOOD TEAM SPIRIT IS FOSTERED WHEN EVERYONE WORKS HARD TOGETHER TO KEEP THE CAMP CABINS TIDY AND WHEN COMPETING IN SPORTING EVENTS.+

THE PRIZES WERE FOR THE WINNERS OF THE VARIOUS COMPETITIONS HELD DURING THE FOUR-DAY CAMP, THE 17TH ORGANISED SINCE 1969 AS PART OF THE ANNUAL SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME. DR RIDDELL-SWAN WAS SHOWN AROUND BY THE FMO SCHOOL SUPERVISOR, MR P.K. TUNG.

THE SUMMER CAMP BUDGET CAME TO $133 000, OF WHICH $90 000 WAS DONATED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, AND THE BALANCE MET BY THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION.

THE SUMMER CAMP, HE SAID, OWED A GREAT DEAL OF ITS SUCCESS TO THE GENEROSITY AND HARD WORK OF +MANY FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES+.

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