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SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 1986

THE MAJORITY OF LOCAL CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS HAVE ALSO EITHER GONE FULLY METRIC OR ADOPTED THE DUAL-LABELLING SYSTEM.

+THE POSTER IS A BOOSTER TO THE SERIES OF AWARENESS POSTERS AND CONVERSION CARDS PRODUCED TO FAMILIARISE THE PUBLIC WITH CLOTHING MEASUREMENTS IN METRIC,+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

SEMINAR ON CIVIC EDUCATION BY COMPUTERS *****

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS INVITING .300 SECONDARY SCHOOL COMPUTER TEACHERS TO ATTEND A SEMINAR PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION THROUGH COMPUTER STUDIES.

THE HALF-DAY SEMINAR WILL BE HELD AT THE LECTURE THEATRE OF GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GASCOIGNE ROAD, YAU MA TEI, ON MAY 17.

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID A NUMBER OF TOPICS ON COMPUTING THROUGH WHICH CIVIC EDUCATION ELEMENTS CAN BE PROMOTED HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR DISCUSSION.

TEACHERS WOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH CURRENT HAPPENINGS IN THE LOCAL COMPUTER SCENE.

A LECTURER OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY AND FOUR COMPUTER PROFESSIONALS WILL BE GUEST SPEAKERS AT THE SEMINAR. THEY WILL TALK ABOUT COMPUTER CRIMES, COMPUTER AND PRIVACY, COMPUTERS AND THEIR IMPACT ON EMPLOYMENT AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN HONG KONG.

SCHOOL HEADS WISHING TO NOMINATE COMPUTER STUDIES TEACHERS TO ATTEND THE SEMINAR SHOULD SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO THE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR (COMPUTER EDUCATION), COMPUTER EDUCATION SECTION, ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, FOURTH FLOOR, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, BEFORE APRIL 30.

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