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TV series to promote teacher image
The acting Director of Education, Mr Kwan Ting-fai; and the acting Director of Broadcasting, Mr Chu Pui-hing; will tomorrow (Thursday) jointly officiate at the launching ceremony of a TV series "Brave New Teacher".
Other guests attending the ceremony include teachers, headmasters, principals and representatives from educational bodies and the teaching profession.
The "Brave New Teacher" TV documentary-drama series - jointly produced by the Education Department and the Radio Television Hong Kong - aims to pay tribute to teachers for their contribution to the community and to promote the image of the teaching profession.
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Causeway Bay Carnival to be held on Sunday
The Sixth Causeway Bay Carnival to be held on Sunday (January 7) is expected to attract some 20,000 visitors with its rich entertainment programme.
The carnival will feature singing, juggling, magic, dragon and lion dances, Chinese and Western art and craft demonstrations, palm reading and game stalls.
Popular singers including Mr Edmund Leung; Miss Chau hok-yee; Miss Joyce Lee; Miss Kelly Chan and the Wind, Fire and Sea Band are scheduled to perform.
Stalls demonstrating grasshopper weaving, caricature, dry flower making, dragon beard candy making, cotton candy making and other traditional art forms will brighten up the section of Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Great George Street which will be closed to traffic for the event.
The carnival is organised by the Causeway Bay Area Committee (CBAC) with the assistance of the Wan Chai District Office. Admission to the carnival is free.
Officiating guests at the carnival's opening will include the Chairman of the Organising Committee for the Carnival, Dr Charles Koo; the Chairman of CBAC, Mr Raymond Chow; the Chairlady of Wan Chai District Board, Mrs Peggy Lam; Wan Chai District Officer, Mrs Karen Pong and Wan Chai District Commander, Mr H M Blud.
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