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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1987

SCHOOL INVITED VISITS TO ROYAL OBSERVATORY

THE

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE ROYAL JOINTLY ORGANISE A SERIES OF SCHOOL VISITS TO THE IN TSIM SHA TSUI FOR ADVANCED LEVEL GEOGRAPHY AND BETWEEN NOVERMBER 1987 AND JUNE NEXT YEAR.

OBSERVATORY WILL

ROYAL OBSERVATORY PHYSICS STUDENTS

OF

THERE WILL BE SEPARATE ORIENTATION SESSIONS FOR TEACHERS THE TWO SUBJECTS ON OCTOBER 21 AND FEBRUARY 9 NEXT YEAR ΤΟ FAMILIARISE THEM WITH THE WORKING OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND INSTRUMENTS IN WEATHER STUDIES BEFORE THE VISITS START.

TEACHERS WILL BE

AFTER ATTENDING THE ORIENTATION SESSIONS, EXPECTED TO TAKE THEIR OWN STUDENTS TO VISIT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT A DATE TO BE FIXED, WITH MINIMAL SUPERVISION BY ITS STAFF.

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SCHOOL HEADS WHO WOULD LIKE THEIR ADVANCED LEVEL GEOGRAPHY AND/ OR PHYSICS STUDENTS TO VISIT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY ARE REQUESTED SUBMIT NOMINATIONS TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BEFORE OCTOBER 10.

RACE AT TSIM SHA TSUI PROMENADE

ABOUT 200 RESIDENTS OF YAU MA TEI DISTRICT WILL BE TAKING PART IN A SPECIAL DISTRICT FESTIVAL RACE TOMORROW (SUNDAY) ALONG THE TSIM SHA TSUI PROMENADE.

COMPETITORS WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE A DISTANCE OF 2,100 METRES. THEY WILL START AT A POINT NEAR THE REGENT HOTEL, RUN ALONG THE PROMENADE TO THE HONG KONG COLISEUM BEFORE RETURNING TO THE STARTING PLACE.

AMONG THOSE TO OFFICIATE AT THE START OF THE RACE WILL BE YAU

MA TEI ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS MARY CHOW.

THE EVENT IS ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CURRENT DISTRICT FESTIVAL AND IS ORGANISED BY THE YAU MA TEI AND TSIM SHA TSUI RECREATION AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE RACE TO START AT 9.45 AM (SUNDAY) AT THE TSIM SHA TSUI PROMENADE (NEAR THE REGENT HOTEL).

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