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WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1990

THEY ARE NOW UNDER

PREPARATION AND WILL BE READY FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SHORTLY.

IN ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT, MR KWOK SAID, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD SET UP A SUPPLY VOLTAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO ADVISE ON THE PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VOLTAGE UPGRADING IN HONG KONG WHICH WAS TARGETTED FOR COMPLETION IN THREE PHASES OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT SEVEN YEARS.

THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO UPGRADE THE LOCAL SUPPLY VOLTAGE FOLLOWS A SERIES OF CONSULTANCY STUDIES, PRACTICAL TESTS AND CONSULTATION WITH A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF RELEVANT BODIES SUCH AS THE CONSUMER COUNCIL, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS AND THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION.

MR KWOK ALSO SAID THAT CURRENTLY THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WAS PARTICIPATING IN THE WORK OF THE COMMITTER ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ON THE SUBJECT OF SAFE USE OF LASERS IN HONG KONG AS THE TECHNOLOGY HAD BECOME MORE POPULAR BOTH IN LOCAL INDUSTRY AND IN THE COMMUNITY,

HE SAID THAT FOLLOWING A SURVEY ON THE USE OF LASERS IN HONG KONG LAST YEAR, THE COMMITTEE HAD COMPLETED A CODE OF PRACTICE ON LASER SAFETY FOR PUBLICATION IN THE NEAR FUTURE ΤΟ PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON THE SAFE USE OF LASERS BY THE PUBLIC.

IMPORTANCE OF EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES STRESSED

* * * *

THE

EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT

ATTACHES

GREAT IMPORTANCE ΤΟ DEVELOPING SCHOOL EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND ALWAYS ENCOURAGES SCHOOLS TO OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR Y.T. LI, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

TO

HE TOLD KOWLOON WEST ROTARIANS IN A LUNCHEON MEETING THAT ADDITIONAL TEACHERS WERE PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS

HELP

THESE DEVELOP ACTIVITIES AND ALSO TO COMPLEMENT AND REINFORCE THE FORMAL CURRICULUM.

MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS FROM EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES,

HE

SAID,

INCLUDED:

REINFORCING CLASSROOM

LEARNING

AND ALLOWING STUDENTS TO

APPLY THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS;

PROMOTING STUDENTS' PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT BY BROADENING THEIR INTERESTS AND DEVELOPING THEIR POTENTIAL;

/* PROMOTING STUDENTS'