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SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1987

"AGENCIES CAN HELP EXPLAIN GOVERNMENT'S POLICIES TO RESIDENTS SO AS TO ENCOURAGE THE LATTER TO REACT POSITIVELY AND MOREOVER, THEY CAN RENDER SERVICES THROUGH MORE INNOVATIVE MEANS, SHE SAID.

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MRS WONG SAID THAT THE TIN SAM LUTHERAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, IMPLEMENTED SINCE 1984. HAD PROVIDED VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS' PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND HAD SET UP STUDY AND SERVICE GROUPS TO SERVE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT.

"WITH A PERMANENT OFFICE, I AM SURE THAT THE PROJECT WILL FURTHER DEVELOP TO PROVIDE EVEN BETTER SERVICES FOR THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, SHE SAID.

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SHE COMMENDED THE

HONG KONG LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE FOR PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF SOCIAL SERVICES, INCLUDING COMMUNITY CENTRES, CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES, SOCIAL AND DAY CARE CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY, WORK ACTIVITY CENTRES, SOCIAL CLUBS FOR THE DISABLED, NURSERIES AND SCHOOL SOCIAL SERVICE.

REFRESHER COURSE FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH

TO HELP

IMPROVE

TEACHERS' FLUENCY AND ACCURACY IN SPOKEN ENGLISH, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS COMMISSIONED THE BRITISH

TEACHERS OF

COUNCIL TO RUN A REFRESHER COURSE FOR SECONDARY

ENGLISH IN THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS AND TWO IDENTICAL REFRESHER COURSES FOR PRIMARY TRACHERS OF ENGLISH BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER.

THE COURSES ALSO AIM ΤΟ ORIENTATE TEACHERS TO THE REVISED

AND PRIMARY

SECONDARY ENGLISH SYLLABUSES AND TO

THE INTRODUCE TEACHERS TO A RANGE OF COMMUNICATIVE TEACHING TECHNIQUES.

THE REFRESHER COURSE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WILL

AUGUST

WILL 3. TALKS

BR

BE OF

BY

GIVEN

THREE WEEKS' DURATION STARTING GUEST LECTURERS FROM BRITAIN AND TEACHERS FROM THE BRITISH COUNCIL.

TWO HALF-DAY REFRESHER COURSES FOR THE

BE HELD BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 21 AND DECEMBER 11.

PRIMARY

TEACHERS WILL

ALL COURSES WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE BRITISH COUNCIL.

то HEADS

ACTIVELY COURSES AND

(ENGLISH)

OF THE

SCHOOL THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CALLED ON ENCOURAGE THEIR TEACHERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REFRESHER

ΤΟ SUBMIT NOMINATIONS

THE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR DEPARTMENT AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

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