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SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1989

TEACHERS' CENTRE COMES INTO OPERATION

THE HONG KONG TEACHERS' CENTRE ESTABLISHED

TO SERVE TEACHERS

OF

THE BOARD

WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED TODAY (SATURDAY) BY THE CHAIRMAN OF EDUCATION, MRS RITA FAN.

SAID

THE TEACHERS' IN TERMS OF

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, MRS FAN CENTRE WAS BETTER THAN SIMILAR PROJECTS IN OTHER PLACES STRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND REPRESENTATIVENESS.

AND MRS FAN SAID WE WERE LIVING IN AN AGE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY

STRUCTURE OF OUR INFORMATION, WHICH HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE

OF STEP SOCIETY AND INTER-HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS. TEACHERS WOULD BE OUT IF THEY DID NOT KEEP ABREAST OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS. THUS THE TEACHERS' CENTRE WOULD HELP THEM TO MEET THESE CHALLENGES, SHE SAID.

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR Y. FOR TEACHERS T. LI, SAID THE NEW CENTRE PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL VENUE TO DEVELOP THEIR PROFESSIONALISM.

WOULD COMPLEMENT THE ACTIVITIES TO BE ORGANISED IN THE CENTRE

PROGRAMMES AS WELL AS THE INITIAL AND IN-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING

CENTRES THE ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE TEACHING RESOURCE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

MR LI SAID TEACHERS WOULD BE ACTIVELY ENCOURAGED TO PROMOTE ACTIVITIES IN THE CENTRE WHICH WAS THEM.

TO PLAN AND SET UP SPECIALLY FOR

VOTED

HE NOTED THAT MORE THAN 14,000 TEACHERS,

PROFESSION, THE CENT OF

TEACHING CENTRE'S ADVISORY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

IN

THE

REPRESENTING 42 PER

OF

THE ELECTION

CENTRE HAS MADE A

"THIS GOOD TURNOUT CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THE VERY GOOD START, HE ADDED.

CENTRE, WHICH

THE TEACHERS'

IS FUNDED DEPARTMENT, AIMS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS EXCHANGE IDEAS AND SHARE EXPERIENCE, TO PROMOTE

AND

ΤΟ DEVELOP NEW

THE BY

ΤΟ

EDUCATION MEET AND

IN-SERVICE TEACHING

EDUCATION AIDS AND

DEVELOPMENT, CURRICULUM APPROACHES AND TO PROVIDE A VENUE FOR TEACHERS TO ORGANISE ACTIVITIES.

SCHOOL BUILDING AT 4 IT IS ACCOMMODATED IN A FORMER PRIMARY

HAS CENTRE

A FLOOR AREA OF 8,000 PAK FUK ROAD, NORTH POINT. THE SQUARE METRES AND IS EQUIPPED WITH MODERN AUDIO VISUAL FACILITIES.

RESOURCE ROOM, HAS A SEMINAR ROOM, DISPLAY AREA, LECTURES ROOMS.

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

RESPONSIBLE IS

IT READING ROOM AND

FOR THE DAY-TO-DAY INVOLVED IN THE A THREE-TIER

A COMMITTEE,

OPERATION OF THE CENTRE. TEACHERS WILL BE CLOSELY FORMULATION OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT OF THE CENTRE WITH STRUCTURE, COMMITTEE AND ITS SUB-COMMITTEES.

NAMELY

ADVISORY AN

MANAGEMENT

STANDING

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