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trips and projects, which are undertaken by trained

teachers

to

ensure

an appropriate

professionalism in environmental education.

standard

of

Kung Field

Sai

residential

Studies Centre, which

and non-residential courses and

on ecology, pollution and conservation for

8.11

The

organises

seminars

sixth-form

contributes

education.

12,000

teachers,

students and secondary school

significantly to the promotion of environmental

Since its establishment

in 1979, more than

students and 2,500 teachers have participated in its

Courses and seminars.

8.12

environmental

on

At the tertiary level a variety of courses

subjects are available.

These inc lu de

dip loma courses in acoustics, water pollution control and

waste manage ment at the Hong Kong Polytechnic, and new

MSC course in environmental ma nage ment

du e

September 1989 at the Hong Kong University.

8.13

to start in

Other measures taken by the Education Department

to promote environmental education include

the organisation of short refresher courses

and seminars on environmental education for

in-service teachers;

the provision

teachers

of

for

financial support to

designing and developing

projects on environmental education through

the

and

school-based

Curricu lum Project Scheme;

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