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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1990

SCHEME LAST YEAR, HE

ABOUT 30,000 STUDENTS FROM 209 SCHOOLS JOINED THE YEAR, COMPARED WITH 27,000 FROM 194 SCHOOLS IN THE PREVIOUS SAID.

THAN "STUDENTS JOINING THE SCHEME ARE REQUIRED TO READ NO LESS

AND THREE CHINESE 10 LIBRARY BOOKS INCLUDING AT LEAST THREE ENGLISH BOOKS.

REPORT ON

AND

"THEY ARE THEN REQUIRED TO WRITE AN ESSAY TYPE BOOK ONE OF THE BOOKS IN 700-1,000 WORDS FOR SECONDARY 4 TO 5 STUDENTS 400-700 WORDS FOR SECONDARY 1 TO 3 STUDENTS.

THE "THEY MAY ALSO CHOOSE TO DESIGN A NEW BOOK COVER ON ONE OF

EXPLAIN A MAIN BOOKS READ OR TO PROVIDE ILLUSTRATIONS FOR A BOOK TO POINT OR EPISODE," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

AND $1,000

THE SENIOR

WILL AND

TROPHIES AND BOOK COUPONS OF $2,000, $1,500,

BOTH FOR BE AWARDED TO THE BEST THREE BOOK REPORTS JUNIOR GROUPS.

AND

OF

$1,000

WILL BE

COUPON BOOK TROPHIES IN ADDITION, AWARDED TO THE BEST BOOK COVER DESIGN AND BOOK ILLUSTRATION.

PRIZES WILL ALSO BE

ΤΟ AWARDED

STUDENTS

WHOSE ENTRIES

ARE

HIGHLY COMMENDED.

APPLICATIONS

31.

SCHOOLS WISHING TO JOIN THE SCHEME MAY SEND THEIR TO THE LIBRARY SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BEFORE OCTOBER FURTHER ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE ON TEL. 839 2505 AND 839 2506.

0

STUDENTS INVITE TO ATTEND CSD OPEN DAY

TO

SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND AN OPEN DAY

CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

BE HELD BY THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE OF THE DEPARTMENT (CSD) ON NOVEMBER 10 AND 11.

SENT OUT TO

HAD SO

A CSD SPOKESMAN SAID INVITATION LETTERS HAD BEEN OVER 400 SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS AND RESPONSE FAR BEEN ENCOURAGING.

WELL RECEIVED BY THE SPOKESMAN SAID LAST YEAR'S OPEN DAY WAS

FOUR AND ABOVE, WHO FOUND THE STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN FORM VISIT TO THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE INTERESTING AND BENEFICIAL.

"THAT IS WHY THIS YEAR WE HAVE DECIDED TO OPEN THE INSTITUTE TO FACILITATE MORE VISITS VISITORS ON TWO DAYS INSTEAD OF ONE SO AS TO BY SCHOOL STUDENTS," HE SAID.

OF MEMBERS

THE

PUBLIC

APART FROM SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, WERE ALSO WELCOMED TO ATTEND THE OPEN DAY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

/"IN FACT