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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1994

AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME TEACHING KIT FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS

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A SPECIALLY DESIGNED TEACHING KIT, PRODUCED BY THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATION OFFICE (NAPCO) AND THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY PRESS, WILL SOON BE LAUNCHED IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS NEXT MONTH.

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ABOUT 900 SETS OF THE TEACHING KIT WILL BL DISTRIBUTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC LIBRARIES, TEACHERS' ASSOCIATIONS, AND RELATED YOUTH AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS.

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THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (COMMUNITY RELATIONS) OF NAPCO, MR TANG, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY): "THIS TEACHING KIT, DESIGNED BY THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY PRESS, WILL PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH A TEACHING TO GIVE STUDENTS A COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF THE ACP PROJECTS AS AS THEIR ECONOMIC, SOCIAL VALUE AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT TO KONG.'

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EXPLAINING THE REASON FOR THE TEACHING KIT, MR TANG SAID ACP WOULD TRANSFORM HONG KONG'S INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES PHYSICAL LAY-OUT IN THE YEARS AHEAD.

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"AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ACP PROJECTS, IT IS RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP EDUCATE OUR NEXT GENERATION ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG, SO THAT THEY CAN FULLY UTILISE THEM.

"WE HOPE THAT THE NEW TEACHING KIT WILL SUPPLEMENT THE SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM IN RELATED SUBJECTS AND PROMOTE STUDENTS* INTEREST IN THE ACP PROJECTS, HE SAID.

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MR TANG SAID THIS WAS THE SECOND TEACHING KIT ON THE ACP PRODUCED BY NAPCO.

THE FIRST TEACHING KIT, DESIGNED FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, WAS INTRODUCED IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR.

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THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN ENCOURAGING. MORE THAN 1,200 SETS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND RELATED ORGANISATIONS, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT MANY TEACHERS HAVE BEEN USING THE KIT IN THEIR DAY-TO-DAY TEACHING, HE SAID.

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THE SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHING KIT CONSISTS OF TWO PARTS ΤΟ CATER FOR THE DIFFERENT NEEDS OF JUNIOR AND SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS.

THE FIRST PART FOR FORMS 1-3 STUDENTS INCLUDES BILINGUAL TEACHING MATERIALS FOR GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMICS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AND SOCIAL STUDIES, WHILE THE SECOND ᏢᎪᎡᎢ . INTENDED FOR FORMS 4-7 STUDENTS, COMPRISES MATERIALS RELEVANT TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE SYLLABUSES FOR HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION AND ADVANCED SUPPLEMENTARY LEVEL.

TOPICS INCLUDE THE NEW AIRPORT, FUTURE TRANSPORT LINKS, DEVELOPMENT, NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT AND THE OVERALL IMPACT OF THE IN ADDITION, BILINGUAL TEACHING ACTIVITIES ARE ALSO DESIGNED USED DURING SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES.

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