DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1972
CONTENTS PAGE MO.
GOVERNOR TO GO ON LEAVE ....................................... 1
SUMMER ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTHS IN SHAM SHU I PO CUEE.YSWAY -LYCVER TO OPEN TO TRAFFIC ON MONDAY SPECIAL ARTICLE IN MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS SECOND MOBILE POST OFFICE
SEMINAR ON vEa' CHINESE LITERATURE SYLLABUS ....................
.'ATER CUT...............
FIRING PRACTICE ....
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GOVERNOR TO GO ON LEAVE
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL LEAVE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM ON THE EVENING OF WEDNESDAY (JULY 5) FOR SIX WEEKS’ VACATION.
DURING HIS HOLIDAY, SIR MURRAY WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOLD HIS USUAL ROUND OF CONSULTATIONS AND MEETINGS WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH HONG KONG AFFAIRS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
THE GOVERNOR HAS DECIDED TO ADVANCE HIS ANNUAL VACATION THIS YEAR SO THAT ON HIS RETURN FROM LEAVE, HE WILL HAVE AN UNINTERRUPTED YEAR BEFORE THE COMPLETION OF HIS TENURE OF OFFICE IN AUGUST 1979.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE GOVERNOR WILL LEAVE BY BA 020 AT 8 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 5.
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SUMMER ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTHS IN SHAM SHUI PO
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AN INTER-GROUP GAMES RALLY WILL BE HELD AT MAPLE STREET FOOTBALL PITCH TOMORROW (SUNDAY) TO MARK THE START OF THE SHAM SHUI PO YOUTH CENTRE’S SUMMER PROGRAMME.
AN EXHIBITION SHOWING VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE CENTRE’S YOUTH ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO BE STAGED FROM 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M. TOMORROW.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A VARIETY SHOW COMPRISING FOLK DANCE. LION DANCE, JUDO AND FOLK SONGS IN THE AFTERNOON.
ADMISSION IS FREE AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SHAM SHUI PO YOUTH CENTRE SAID TODAY: ♦THE AIM OF OUR CENTRE IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT TO DEVELOP THEIR INDEPENDENCE, CONFIDENCE, SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP WHILE PARTICIPATING IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES.
THE SHAM SHUI PO YOUTH CENTRE IS ORGANISING A VARIETY OF SUMMER PROGRAMMES FOR YOUTHS IN THE DISTRICT IN JULY AND AUGUST.
THE PROGRAMMES WILL INCLUDE VARIOUS TRAINING COURSES. COMMUNITY STUDY, LAUNCH PICNICS, CAMPING, AND SALE OF USED BOOKS.
NCTE TO EDITORS: /
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE GAMES RALLY AT MAPLE STREET FOOTBALL PITCH TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT 10 A.M.
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QUEENSWAY FLYOVER TO OPEN TO TRAFFIC ON MONDAY
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THE QUEENSWAY FLYOVER WILL BE OPEN TO TRAFFIC FROM 3 P.M. ON MONDAY (JULY 3).
WITH THE OPENING OF THE FLYOVER, NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS AT THE JUNCTION OF GARDEN ROAD AND QUEENSWAY WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FROM SAME TIME ON MONDAY.
TRAFFIC DESCENDING FROM GARDEN ROAD TOWARDS QUEENSWAY AND COTTON TREE DRIVE WILL USE THE FLYOVER AND THE GROUND LEVEL RIGHT TURN FROM GARDEN ROAD TO QUEENSWAY WILL BE BANNED.
HOWEVER, TRAFFIC DESCENDING FROM GARDEN ROAD TOWARDS QUEEN’S ROAD CENTRAL AND DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL WILL NOT BE AFFECTED.
AT THE SAME TIME, VEHICLES GOING FROM DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL EASTWARDS ALONG QUEENSWAY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TURN LEFT ONTO COTTON TREE DRIVE AND DRIVERS SHOULD USE CHATER ROAD AND MURRAY ROAD INSTEAD.
IN ADDITION, TRAFFIC ON MURRAY ROAD PROCEEDING TO COTTON TREE DRIVE OR THE MURRAY ROAD MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK WILL USE THE NEW SLIP ROAD TO THE NORTH OF THE FLYOVER.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
SPECIAL ARTICLE ON TRANSPORT IN MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS
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THE APRIL 1978 ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS NOW ON SALE CONTAINS A SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLE ON THE TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION.
ENTITLED +TRANSPORT CHARACTER1STICS OF THE POPULATION+, THE ARTICLE IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REVIEW ARTICLES ON SPECIAL TOPICS CF PUBLIC INTEREST PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS OF THS POPULATION BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF THE 1976 BY-CENSUS.
IT COVERS TOPICS ON CAR AVAILABILITY AND ITS EFFECT ON TRIP MAKING, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE JOURNEYS TO WORK AND TO SCHOOL.
COMPARATIVE FIGURES FROM THE 1971 CENSUS AND INTERNATIONAL FIGURES ARE PROVIDED WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
THE APRIL 1978 ISSUE OF THE MONTHLY DIGEST IS OBTAINABLE AT 36 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE.
SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1978
SECOND MOBILE POST OFFICE
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THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE SECOND MOBILE POST OFFICE WILL BE RE-INTRODUCED ON MONDAY (JULY 3) TO SERVE CERTAIN COMMUNITIES IN THE SAI KUNG PENINSULA AND ALONG TAI PO ROAD INCLUDING THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY AT SHA TIN.
THE MOBILE POST OFFICE NO. 2 WILL OPERATE FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY AND VISIT THE FOLLOWING PLACES AT THE TIMES STATEDs-
CALLING POINT ARRIVAL TIME DEPARTURE TIME
MON. , WED. AND FRI. CALDECOTT ROAD TAI WAI 8.50 9.35 A.M. A.M. 9.20 10.05 A.M. A.M.
YUE KOK 10.40 A.M. 11.10 A.M.
LAM TSUEN 12.30 P.M. 1 P.M.
WO HOP SHEK 1.10 P.M. 1.40 P.M.
KWUN TEI 1.50 P.M. 2.20 P.M.
CHINESE UNIVERSITY 2.55 P.M. 3.25 P.M.
OF HONG KONG
TUE. AND THU. 7 MILES CLEARWATER BAY ROAD 9 A.M. 9.30 A.M.
TA IPO TSAI 9.40 A.M. 10.10 A.M.
10-1/2 MILES 10.25 A.M. 10.55 A.M.
CLEARWATER BAY ROAD
SHEUNG YEUNG 11.05 A.M. 11.35 A.M.
HANG HAU 11.45 A.M. 12.30 P.M.
HO CHUNG 1.45 P.M. 2.30 P.M.
PAK SHA WAN 2.35 P.M. 3.05 P.M.
THE TYPES OF BUSINESS TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE MOBILE POST OFFICE INCLUDE THE SALE OF POSTAGE STAMPS, POSTAL STATIONARY, THE SALE AND ENCASHMENT OF BRITISH POSTAL ORDERS, THE ACCEPTANCE AND PAYMENT OF MONEY ORDERS AND THE ACCEPTANCE OF REGISTERED ARTICLES AND PARCELS. A POSTING BOX IS ALSO PROVIDED FOR ORDINARY POSTAL ITEMS.
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AS A RESULT OF THE RE-INTRODUCTION OF THE SECOND MOBILE POST OFFICE, THE CALLING SCHEDULE OF THE EXISTING MOBILE POST OFFICE NO. 1 HAS BEEN AFFECTED AND WILL BE RE-ARRANGED AS FOLLOWS:-
STOPS MON., WED. AND FRI. TUE. AND THU.
PING SHAN 8.35 A.M. - 9 A.M.
HA TSUEN — 8.35 A.M. - 9 A.M
HUNG SHUI KIU 9.05 A.M. - 9.55 A.M. 9.05 A.M. - 9.55 A.M
LAM TEI 10 A.M. - 10.30 A.M. 10 -A.M. - 10.30 A.M
CASTLE PEAK 10.35 A.M. - 11.05 A.M. 10.35 A.M. - 11.05 A.M
HOSPITAL
CASTLE PEAK BAY 11.10 A.M. - 11.35 A.M.
SHAM TSENG 11.50 A.M. - 12.20 P.M.
LAU FAU SHAN 11.25 A.M. - 11.55 A.M
NGAU TAM MEI 1.35 P.M. - 2.05 P.M
SHEUNG TSUEN 1.50 P.M. - 2.15 P.M.
TSUI KENG 2.25 P.M. - 2.55 P.M. 2.25 P.M. - 2.55 P.M.
KWU TUNG 3 P.M. - 3.30 P.M. 3 P.M. - 3.30 P.M.
SAN WAI 3.45 P.M. - 4.15 P.M. 3.45 P.M. - 4.15 P.M.
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SEMINAR ON NEW CHINESE LITERATURE SYLLABUS ******
TEACHERS OF CHINESE LITERATURE WILL BE INTRODUCED TO A NEW SYLLABUS FOR SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL FORMS AT A SPECIAL SEMINAR TO BE HELD AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IN GASCOIGNE ROAD, KOWLOON, FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M. ON JULY 24.
THE NEW SYLLABUS HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE CHINESE LITERATURE SUBJECT COMMITTEE OF THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, A NON-STATUTORY BODY OF EXPERTS THAT ADVISES THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION ON ALL ASPECTS OF SCHOOL CURRICULA.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE SEMINAR ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE SENIOR INSPECTOR OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE, SECOND FLOOR, MA TAU KOK ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 1 MA TAU KOK ROAD, KOWLOON. COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE RETURNED BY JULY 7.
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WATER CUT * * *
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN KENNEDY TOWN WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 P.M. NEXT MONDAY (JULY 3) TO FACILITATE A LEAKAGE TEST.
THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY POKFULAM ROAD FROM ELLIOT SERVICE RESERVOIR TO POKFIELD ROAD INCLUDING VIOLET TERRACE, TAI PAK TERRACE, CHING LIN TERRACE, HEE WONG TERRACE, HOK SZE TERRACE, LI PO LUNG PATH, LI PO LUNG TERRACE AND 16-34
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FIRING PRACTICE
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FIRING PRACTICE WILL TAKE PLACE AT CASTLE PEAK RANGE ON THREE DAYS NEXT WEEK.
THE PUBLIC ARE REMINDED THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO ENTER THE AREA WHEN THE RED FLAGS ARE FLYING DURING THE TIME OF FIRING PRACTICE.
THE PRACTICE TIMES ARE:
DATE ‘ • HOURS
JULY 5 (WEDNESDAY) 8.30 A.M. - 5 P.M.
JULY 6 (THURSDAY) 8.30 A.M. - 5 P.M.
JULY 7 (FRIDAY) 8.30 A.M. - 5 P.M.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
SUNDAY, JULY 2, 1978
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
SUCCESS IN USING ACUPUNCTURE AND ELECTRO-STIMULATION TO ' CURE DRUG ADDICTS ............................................. 1
CODE ON UNIT TRUSTS AND MUTUAL FUNDS ......................... 3
+RTHK - 50 YEARS* JUBILEE BOOK ON BROADCASTING................. 4
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE .......................... 5
FACTORY SITE AT TUEN MUN FOR SALE ............................. 6
+LEARN-TO-SWIM+ CLASS ....................................... 7
CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING EXHIBITION ................ 7
REGISTRATION TEAM TO OPERATE IN SAU MAU PING................... 8
WATER CUT...................................................... p
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SUCCESS IN DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT BY ACUPUNCTURE AND ELECTRO-STIMULATION
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THE OUT-PATIENT TREATMENT OF DRUG ADDICTS BY ACUPUNCTURE AND ELECTRO-STIMULATION (AES), WHICH WAS INTRODUCED IN HONG KONG JUST A YEAR AGO, HAS ACHIEVED OUTSTANDING RESULTS IN CURING PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE ON HEROIN AND OPIUM.
THIS WAS REVEALED BY THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR OF THE AES PILOT SCHEME, DR. H.L. WEN.
HE SAID 15 PER CENT OF THE 300 DRUG ADDICTS WHO VOLUNTEERED TO UNDERGO THE PILOT SCHEME WERE SUCCESSFULLY DETOXIFIED — A VERY HIGH RATE, IF NOT THE HIGHEST, OF DETOXIFICATION ON AN OUT-PATIENT BASIS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
DR. WEN IS AT PRESENT PREPARING A FULL ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR SUBMISSION TO ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN) FOR CONSIDERTATION OF WHETHER AES SHOULD BE PERMANENTLY ESTABLISHED AS A MODE OF TREATMENT SERVICE AND BE EXTENDED IN FUTURE.
IN THE MEANTIME, ACAN HAS ENDORSED A PROPOSAL TO CONTINUE THE PILOT SCHEME, WHICH EXPIRED ON JULY 1, FOR SIX MORE MONTHS AS AN INTERIM MEASURE.
THE MAJOR ADVANTAGES OF AES OUT-PATIENT TREATMENT, DR. WEN SAID, ARE THAT IT IS RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY KIND OF MEDICINE.
IN ADDITION, THE PERIOD OF TREATMENT IS SHORT — ONLY 14 DAYS. BUT DRUG DEPENDENTS WITH A SHORT HISTORY OF ADDICTION, PARTICULARLY OPIUM SMOKERS, MAY REQUIRE AN EVEN SHORTER PERIOD.
ADDICTS UNDERGOING THIS TREATMENT WILL NOT HAVE THEIR DAILY 'WORK AFFECTED AS THE TREATMENT EACH DAY TAKES ONLY 30 MINUTES.
SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN JULY LAST YEAR AT THE TUNG WAH HOSPITAL IN SHEUNG WAN, HONG KONG ISLAND, THE AES CENTRE HAS REGISTERED MORE .THAN 900 PATIENTS, INCLUDING THE 300 WHO TOOK PART IN THE PILOT SCHEME. OVER 800 PATIENTS HAVE BEEN TREATED.
THE CENTRE IS EQUIPPED WITH 18 SETS OF AES MACHINES OF VARIOUS SIZES AND IS CAPABLE OF TREATING MORE THAN 30 PATIENTS AT ONE TIME.
DR. WEN ESTIMATED THAT THE COST OF TREATING EACH PATIENT AT THE CENTRE AT PRESENT IS $51 BUT IT WILL BECOME LOWER IF THE PROGRAMME IS FULLY DEVELOPED.
THE METHOD TO TREAT ADDICTS BY AES IS TO USE ELECTRO-STIMULATION THROUGH A PAIR OF ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES WHICH ARE INSERTED SUBCUTANEOUSLY INTO THE CONCHA (CUTER EAR) OF BOTH EARS OF THE PATIENT TO SUPPRESS HIS WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS.
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STARTING FROM JULY 1, THE OPENING HOURS OF THE CENTRE HAVE SEEN CHANGED FROM 2 P.M. — 10 P.M. TO 13 A.M. — 6 P.M. DAILY FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF SOME PATIENTS WHO MAY WISH TO HAVE TWO TREATMENTS A DAY.
AND FOR NEW-COMERS WHO WANT TO JOIN THE PROGRAMME, THEY SHOULD GO TO THE CENTRE FOR REGISTRATION, BRINGING WITH THEM THEIR IDENTITY CARDS AND TWO COPIES OF THEIR PHOTOGRAPHS. IF THEY HAVE ANY PERSONAL OR FAMILY PROBLEMS, SOCIAL WORKERS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND ADVICE.
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CODE ON UNIT TRUSTS AND MUTUAL FUNDS ******
THE HONG KONG CODE ON UNIT TRUSTS AND MUTUAL FUNDS WHICH IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AGAINST MALPRACTICE AND TO ENSURE THAT TRUSTS SUPPLY A CONTINUING FLOW OF INFORMATION WILL BE PUBLISHED TOMORROW (MONDAY).
THE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOW REQUIRES UNIT TRUSTS AND MUTUAL FUNDS TO COMPLY WITH THIS CODE AS A CONDITION OF AUTHORISATION, UNDER SECTION 15 OF THE SECURITIES ORDINANCE.
THIS APPLIES QUITE IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THE TRUST OR FUND IS BASED IN HONG KONG OR OVERSEAS. COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE DOES NOT GUARANTEE AUTHORISATION; AN APPLICANT TRUST’S CREDENTIALS WILL ALSO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
LEGISLATION DOES NOT PERMIT UNAUTHORISED TRUSTS TO ADVERTISE IN HONG KONG, WHICH MEANS THAT COMPLIANCE IS ESSENTIAL IF A TRUST IS TO BE MARKETED TO THE PUBLIC HERE.
THE CODE WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY A COMMITTEE ON UNIT TRUSTS. THE COMMITTEE WILL EE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECOMMENDING TO THE SECURITIES COMMISSION THE AUTHORISATION OF APPLICANT TRUSTS.
THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE: UISDEIN MCINNES, COMMISSIONER FOR SECURITIES (CHAIRMAN)- C.H. WONG, PARTNER, P.C. WOO AND CO.-G.M. MACWHINNIE, DIRECTOR, BISHOPSWELL (HONG KONG) LTD.-P.J. PEARSON, DIRECTOR, HENDERSON BARING MANAGEMENT LTD.-A.H. SMITH, DIRECTOR, JARDINE FLEMING AND CO. LTD.- AND P.A.L. VINE, CHAIRMAN, THE CHARTERED BANK HONG KONG TRUSTEE LTD.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION SAID; +THE CODE HAS BEEN DRAFTED AFTER EXTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH A REPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF LOCAL INVESTMENT MANAGERS AND AS A CONSEQUENCE THE APPROACH HAS BEEN ESSENTIALLY PRAGMATIC.+
THE CODE REQUIRES THAT AN APPLICANT TRUST MUST HAVE AS TRUSTEE A TRUSTEE COMPANY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMITTEE ON UNIT TRUSTS. THE TRUSTEE MUST HAVE NO CONNECTION WITH THE TRUST’S MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INVESTMENT ADVISER OR DISTRIBUTION COMAPNY. HOWEVER, THE CODE STATES THAT THE COMMITTEE WILL NORMALLY wAIVE THIS REQUIREMENT, PROVIDED IT IS SATISFIED THAT THE TRUSTEE WILL ACT AS IF IT WERE IN FACT INDEPENDENT OF THESE THREE COMPANIES.
IT ALSO REQUIRES THAT THE TRUST DEED INCLUDES A LONG LIST OF PROVISIONS- FOR INSTANCE, THOSE SETTING OUT HOW OFFER AND REDEMPTION PRICES WILL BE CALCULATED, SPECIFYING WHICH COSTS ARE CHARGEABLE TO THE ASSETS BELONGING TO UNIT HOLDERS, EMPOWERING THE TRUSTEE TO DISMISS THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND LIMITING THE TRUST’S ABILITY TO BORROW.
IN ADDITION THE CODE SPECIFIES CERTAIN ITEMS OF INFORMATION WHICH THE TRUST’S EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM MUST CONTAIN. SINCE THE U.K. AUTHORITIES DO NOT REQUIRE UNIT TRUSTS TO PUBLISH AN EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM AT ALL, LET ALONE LAY DOWN ITS CONTENTS IN DETAIL, THE CODE IS IN THIS RESPECT IN. ADVANCE OF U.K. PRACTICE.
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+RTHK - 50 YEARS* JUBILEE BOOK ON BROADCASTING K XK K X H
THE STORY OF THE FIRST HALF-CENTURY OF BROADCASTING IN HONG KONG IS TOLD, WITH STRIKING ILLUSTRATIONS, IN A NEWLY PUBLISHED COLOUR BOOK, +RTHK - 50 YEARS+.
PRICED AT $9.50 AND TIMED TO COINCIDE WITH RTHK’S SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS, THE BOOK IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN THE GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE.
THE BOOK RECALLS THE START OF WIRELESS BROADCASTING IN HONG KONG IN 1928, WHEN +STATION ZBW+ WAS INAUGURATED LARGELY THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF +EARNEST AMATEURS*. IT POINTS OUT THAT HONG KONG WAS IN FACT A PIONEER OF RADIO, AND ITS STATION IS ONLY SIX YEARS YOUNGER THAN THE BBC.
MAJOR ADVANCES AND DRAMATIC MOMENTS ARE RECORDED IN THIS ACCOUNT OF THE INSTITUTION WHICH IN TURN BECAME RADIO HONG KONG IN 1948 AND RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG IN 1976.
ONE IMPORTANT YEAR WAS 1935, WHEN STATION ZBW MADE ITS FIRST INTERNATIONAL TRANSMISSIONS AND WHEN IT WAS DESCRIBED BY THE COLONIAL OFFICE AS THE BEST PIONEER BROADCASTING STATION IN THE WORLD.
AMONG THE HISTORIC EVENTS WAS THE SILENCING OF A PROGRAMME OF DANCE MUSIC BY JAPANESE DIVE BOMBERS AT 1 P.M. ON DECEMBER 8, 1941. i
+RTHK - 50 YEARS* INCLUDES SECTIONS ON CHINESE AND ENGLSIH RADIO, NEWS, EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION, ENGINEERING, AND THE LUNG CHEUNG OPERA TROUPE, AS WELL AS DETAILING THE VAST EXPANSION OF RADIO AND TELEVISION SERVICES IN THE LAST TWO DECADES.
IN AN INTRODUCTION THE DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING, MR. DONALD KERR, SAYS THAT THOUGH TODAY’S BROADCASTERS CANNOT EXPERIENCE THE FULL SENSE OF WONDER FELT BY THEIR PREDECESSORS, THE RADIO PIONEERS, THE WORK OF BROADCASTING BECOMES EVERY YEAR MORE DEMANDING AS BOTH LISTENERS AND VIEWERS BECOME MORE DISCRIMINATING
MEETING THE EVER HIGHER STANDARDS WHICH ARE SET WILL, HE SAYS BE +THE CHALLENGE OF THE NEXT 50 YEARS*.
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OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE *****
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT’S YOUTH WORK UNIT HAS ORAGNISED A SERIES OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN THEIR PHYSICAL STAMINA AND TEAM SPIRIT DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
THE PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATOR, MR. S.W. YAM, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THESE ACTIVITIES WOULD ALSO HELP YOUNGSTERS GAIN EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE, AS SOME OF THEM WERE PLANNED AMD RUN BY VOLUNTARY GROUPS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE UNIT’S STAFF.
MR. YAM SAID THE FIRST EVENT, SCHEDULED FOR LATE JULY, WOULD EE A THREE-DAY EXPEDITION CAMP TO ENABLE PARTICIPANTS TO UTILISE SKILLS THEY HAD ACQUIRED AT A PREVIOUS TRAINING COURSE.
WHILE BASIC CAMPING SKILLS WILL BE THE MAIN EMPHASIS OF
THE JULY EXPEDITION, HE SAID, THE FOCUS OF TWO +TREK CAMPS+ IN AUGUST SHIFTS TO MORE CHALLENGING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ROCK-CLIMBING, ORIENTEERING, NIGHT JOURNEY AND CROSS-COUNTRY RACE.
+ALSO STARTING IN AUGUST WILL BE AN INTENSIVE TRAINING COURSE KNOWN AS ’UNDERSTANDING OUTDOOR LIFE’ , WITH INTRODUCTORY LECTURES ON MAP-READING, FIRST-AID, SAFETY CODE, SIGNALLING AND SECURITY MEASURES WHICH ARE THE BASIC SKILLS FOR INDIVIDUALS TAKING PART IN OUTDOOR VENTURES,* HE SAID.
THE PRACTICAL SESSION OF THIS COURSE, TO BE HELD IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, WILL PUT TO TEST THE ORGANISING ABILITY OF THE TRAINEES, HE ADDED.
MR. YAM SAID; +THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO FORMULATE AND CONDUCT, ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN INCLINATION, PROGRAMMES WHICH WILL SHOW THEIR APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE ABSORBED FROM THE MONTH-LONG COURSE.*
THE OUTDOOR PROGRAMME IS OPEN TO YOUNG PEOPLE AGED FROM 16
TO 25. INTRODUCTORY PAMPHLETS AND APPLICATION FORMS ARE NOW OBTAINABLE FROM THE YOUTH WORK UNIT AT 4Q5, NATHAN ROAD, TOP FLOOR. ENQUIRIES MAY EE MADE ON TELEPHONE NUMBER 3-884111 EXT. 331 OR 334.
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FLATTED FACTORY SITE AT TUEN MUN FOR SALE ******
THE FIRST FLATTED FACTORY SITE IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN WILL BE SOLD EY AUCTION IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS MONTH.
THE ESTATE SURVEYOR OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, MR. JOHN DILLEY, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY): +FACTCRY FLOORS TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE 2,702 SQUARE METRE SITE WILL EE SUB-DIVIDED INTO ABOUT 90 SEPARATE UNITS, EACH OCCUPYING A MAXIMUM OF 280 SQUARE METRES.
+THE FLATTED FACTORY UNITS ARE SCALE INDUSTRY.+
IDEAL FOR HONG KONG’S SMALL
THE AUCTION WILL EE HELD AT THE ST. SECONDARY SCHOOL IN TUEN MUN ON JULY 18,
SIMON LUI MING CHOI STARTING AT 2.30 P.M.
MR. DILLEY SAID HE EXPECTED KEEN BIDDING AT THE AUCTION JUDGING BY THE LARGE NUMBER OF INQUIRIES RECEIVED AT THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND DISTRICT OFFICES.
THE SITE SITUATED NEAR TUEN MUN SAN HUI HAS GOOD ROAD ACCESS TO KOWLOON BY WAY OF THE NEW TUEN MUN ROAD. IT CARRIES A BUILDING COVENANT OF 34,400,000 TO BE FULFILLED WITHIN 33 CALENDAR MONTHS.
TWO FLOORS ON ANY BUILDING OR BUILDINGS ERECTED ON THE SITE ARE PERMITTED TO BE USED FOR STORAGE PURPOSES.
MR. DILLEY POINTED OUT THAT THE LAST INDUSTRIAL SITE AUCTION IN THE NEW TOWN ON JANUARY 31, THIS YEAR HAD REALISED THE EQUIVALENT OF 5478 PER SQUARE FOOT.
A TOTAL OF 19 NEW FACTORY BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN AND ANOTHER 17 ARE CURRENTLY BEING BUILT, HE ADDED.
MR. DILLEY SAID CONSTRUCTION WORK ON YET ANOTHER SEVEN SITES WOULD COMMENCE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
HE SAID ANOTHER FIVE INDUSTRIAL SITES IN THE NEW TOWN WILL BE SOLD BETWEEN NOW AND SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.
ONE OF THE SITES WILL BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION WHILE THE OTHERS WILL BE SOLD BY TENDER TO HOLDERS OF LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENT DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THE ME TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.
+ INDUSTRI AL I STS HAVE SHOWN A VERY KEEN INTEREST IN TUEN MUN AND *E HAVE QUITE A EIT OF INDUSTRIAL LAND COMING ON STREAM,* MR. DILLEY SAID.
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+LEARN-TO-SWIM+ CLASS * * * *
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD THE BIGGEST LEARN-TO-SWIM CLASS IN HONG KONG THIS SUMMER.
MORE THAN 13,000 PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN HAVE BEEN INVITED THROUGH THEIR SCHOOLS TO JOIN THE FREE CLASSES, WHICH WILL BE HtLD OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS AT THE LI CHENG UK, MORSE PARK, KWUN TONG, TAI WAN SHAN, KWAI SHING, ABERDEEN AND VICTORIA PARK PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS OPERATED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL.
THE CHILDREN WILL BE DIVIDED INTO 337 CLASSES OF 30 PUPILS EACH AND EE TRAINED BY QUALIFIED SWIMMING INSTRUCTORS AT 12 ONE-HOUR LESSONS.
THE LEARN-TO-SWIM SCHEME, PART OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT’S SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAMME, WAS STARTED IN 1971.
SINCE THEN MORE THAN 37,000 PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN HAVE BEEN TAUGHT TO SWIM.
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CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING EXHIBITION
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STUDENTS OF THE EVENING INSTITUTE OF HIGHER CHINESE STUDIES WILL MOUNT A TWO-DAY EXHIBITION OF CALLIGRAPHY, PAINTING AND SEAL ENGRAVING NEXT WEEKEND.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD IN THE HALL OF THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GASCOIGNE ROAD, KOWLOON, FROM 13 A.M. TO 5 P.M. ON SATURDAY, JULY 8, AND FROM 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M. ON SUNDAY, JULY 9.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. NO ADMISSION FEE WILL BE CHARGED.
IN ADDITION TO SHOWING COMPLETED WORKS, THE STUDENTS WILL GIVE DEMONSTRATIONS OF SEAL ENGRAVING AND OF MOUNTING CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTINGS.
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A TEAM FROM THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE WILL CONDUCT REGISTRATIONS IN SAU MAU PING ESTATE’S COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR RESIDENTS AND PERSONS LIVING NEARBY FOR FIVE DAYS FROM JULY 10.
REGISTRATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN 9.30 A.M. AND 4.30 P.l-i. DAILY.
THE VISIT IS TO ENABLE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS TO REGISTER THEIR CHILDREN OR WARDS BETWEEN 11 AND 17 YEARS OF AGE FOR JUVENILE IDENTITY CARDS AND HOLDERS OF JUVENILE IDENTITY CARDS TO REGISTER FOR ADULT IDENTITY CARDS ON REACHING 18 YEARS OF AGE.
ALL PERSONS LIVING IN THIS AREA ARE REMINDED OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REGISTER THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN FOR IDENTITY CARDS AND TO REPORT CHANGES OF EMPLOYMENT OR RESIDENTIAL .ADDRESSES, MARITAL STATUS, OR ANY OTHER PARTICULARS WHICH HAVE CHANGED SINCE REGISTERING FOR THEIR IDENTITY CARDS.
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN HO MAN TIN WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR FIV^ HOURS EROM 1 A.M. NEXT TUESDAY (JULY 4) TO FACILITATE A NIGHT LEAKAGE TEST.
THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY WATERLOO ROAD, WYLIE ROAD PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD AND PUI CHING ROAD INCLUDING HO MAN TIN STREET AND HO MAN TIN HILL ROAD.
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QUEENSWAY FLYOVER OPENS TO TRAFFIC .............................. 1
TAXPAYERS URGED TO REPORT INCOME BY JULY 18.................... 2
PRIVATE SLAUGHTER-HOUSE TO BE BUILT AT KWAI CHUNG............... 3
SRI LANKA GROUP HOLDS TALKS WITH P.W.D. OFFICIALS ......i..... 4
PHASE II REMODELLING OF MONG KOK RAILWAY STATION ............ 5
LETTERS OF APPOINTMENT FOR NEWLY PROMOTED PRISON OFFICERS ...................................................... 5
MUSIC CLASSES FOR YOUTHS...................................... 6
PRINTING INSTRUCTOR ON OVERSEAS STUDY TOUR ...................... 6
WATER CUT ..................................................... 7
MONDAY, JULY 3, 1978
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PARTIAL OPENING OF QUEENSWAY FLYOVER
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TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AT THE LOWER END OF GARDEN ROAD SHOWED A MARKED IMPROVEMENT TODAY FOLLOWING THE PARTIAL OPENING OF THE QUEENSWAY FLYOVER.
VEHICLES COMING DOWN GARDEN ROAD ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED TO PASS THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS CONTROLLED JUNCTION BEFORE TURNING RIGHT INTO QUEENSWAY.
MR. DAVID STEAD, THE P.W.D.’S DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT, ACCOMPANIED BY ENGINEERS OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE, INSPECTED THE NEW FLYOVER SHORTLY BEFORE IT WAS OPENED TO TRAFFIC THIS AFTERNOON.
HE SAID THAT WORK ON THE FLYOVER ITSELF WAS VIRTUALLY COMPLETED EXCEPT FOR ONE OF THE TWO LANES ON THE APPROACH RAMP. THE REMAINING WORK WOULD BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER.
+ IN THE MEANTIME, IT HAS BEEN DECIDED TO OPEN THE TWO-LANE FLYOVER PARTIALLY IN ORDER TO EASE THE TRAFFIC AT THE JUNCTION OF GARDEN ROAD AND QUEENSWAY AND ALSO TO ENABLE CONSTRUCTION WORK TO PROCEED WITH THE SECOND APPROACH RAMP ON GARDEN ROAD,+ SAID MR. STEAD.
+BY SEPTEMBER, THE TRAFFIC IN THE AREA SHOULD BE FURTHER IMPROVED WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE APPROACH RAMP.+
THE 230-METRE-LONG FLYOVER COMPLEMENTS THE P.W.D.’S TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT SCHEME TO EASE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THE MID-LEVELS.
THE PLAN INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SERIES OF ELEVATED ROADS ALONG ROBINSON ROAD. TWO OF THESE FLYOVERS -- ONE AT THE TCP OF GARDEN ROAD AND THE OTHER IN CASTLE ROAD — HAVE BEEN OPENED TO TRAFFIC.
WORK ON TWO MORE ELEVATED ROADS, ONE AT OLD PEAK ROAD AND THE OTHER AT GLENEALY IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR.
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TAXPAYERS URGED TO REPORT INCOME BY JULY 18
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SALARIES TAXPAYERS WHO FAIL TO SUBMIT THEIR RETURNS TO THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT BEFORE JULY 18 MAY FACE PROSECUTION A SPOKESMAN FOR THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT WARNED TODAY.
HE SAID A REMINDER HAD ALREADY BEEN SENT OUT TO INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER AFTER THE INITIAL DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING THE RETURN FORMS WAS DUE ON MAY 31.
HE SAID THAT ABOUT 42,000 OR 15 PER CENT OF THE 274.725 SALARIES TAX RETURN FORMS SENT OUT ON MAY 1, HAD NOT YET BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEPARTMENT..
+1 HOPE THOSE WHO HAVE NOT YET SUBMITTED THEIR RETURNS WILL DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.+
+ANYONE WHO FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE EXTENDED DEADLINE WILL BE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $2,000 AND TREBLE THE AMOUNT OF TAX WHICH HAS BEEN UNDERCHARGED,+ HE ADDED.
LAST YEAR A TOTAL OF 709 PEOPLE WERE PROSECUTED FOR NOT SUBMITTING THEIR RETURN FORMS.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT EVERYONE TO WHOM A SALARIES TAX RETURN FORM HAD BEEN ISSUED WAS OBLIGED TO COMPLETE IT AND RETURN IT TO THE DEPARTMENT.
+HOWEVER IF ANYONE HAS NOT RECEIVED A RETURN FORM, THE LAW STILL REQUIRES HIM TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE BY NOTIFYING THE DEPARTMENT IF HE IS IN FACT CHARGEABLE TO TAX WHICH OCCURS WITH AN ANNUAL INCOME OF $12,500 AS A SINGLE PERSON OR $25,000 FOR A MARRIED ONE,+ HE SAID.
♦ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE, GENERAL .POST OFFICE BOX 132, HONG KONG, OR CALL 5-95731 EXTENSION 222.+
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PRIVATE SLAUGHTER-HOUSE TO BE BUILT AT KVA I CHUNG
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THE GOVERNMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR A PRIVATE ABATTOIR SITE IN KwAI CHUNG — THE FIRST SUCH SITE TO BE SOLD BY OPEN TENDER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE SENIOR ESTATE SURVEYOR OF THE TSUEN WAN DI STR ICT OFF ICE, MR. NIGEL BURLEY. SAID TODAY THE SITE WAS BEING PROVIDED SO THAT THE PROPOSED ABATTOIR COULD COPE WITH THE GROWING NEEDS OF TSUEN WAN AND OTHER AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
+THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SMALL PRIVATE SLAUGHTER-HOUSES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, BUT THE NEW ESTABLISHMENT, ONCE IT IS IN OPERATI ON, WILL BE A VERY WELCOME FACILITY,* HE SAID.
+THE SLAUGTTER-HOUSE WILL BE DESIGNED FOR AN INITIAL CAPACITY OF 2,000 PIGS PER DAY WITH A CAPABILITY OF EXPANSION TO 3,000 PIGS PER DAY.+
THE 10,000 SQUARE-METRE SITE IS ON RECLAIMED LAND'AT THE NORTHERN END OF THE RAMBLER CHANNEL TYPHOON SHELTER.
+RECLAMATION IS STILL IN PROGRESS BUT WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAND OVER THE SITE TO THE SUCCESSFUL TENDERER AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR,* MR. BURLEY SAID.
THE TENDER IS OPEN UNTIL SEPTEMBER 15 THIS YEAR, GIVING PROSPECTIVE TENDERERS AMPLE TIME TO EXAMINE THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE SITE, HE ADDED.
MR. BURLEY SAID THAT THE CONDITIONS OF SALE CARRIED STRICT HYGIENE AND POLLUTION SAFEGUARDS WHICH WOULD HAVE TO BE OBSERVED WHEN THE SLAUGHTER-HOUSE COMES INTO OPERATION.
ONE SUCH CONDITION IS THAT THE OPERATOR MUST, AT HIS OWN EXPENSE, OPERATE-AND MAINTAIN SUITABLE TREATMENT WORKS TO TREAT EFFLUENT TO A REQUIRED SET OF GIVEN STANDARDS BEFORE DISCHARGE.
THE CONDITIONS ALSO SPECIFY A BUILDING COVENANT OF $3 MILLION TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN 30 CALENDAR MONTHS FROM MARCH 1 NEXT YEAR.
TENDER FORMS, TENDER NOTICE AND CONDITIONS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM AND SALE PLANS INSPECTED AT THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, HOUSING AUTHORITY BUILDING, 101 PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD, KOWLOON, AND AT THE SEVEN DISTRICT OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
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SRI LANKA GROUP HOLDS TALKS WITH P.W.D. OFFICIALS * * * *
A THREE-MAN DELEGATION FROM SRI LANKA GOVERNMENT HELD TALKS TODAY WITH SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ON URBAN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROBLEMS.
DURING THE THREE-HOUR MEETING, THE VISITORS WERE ALSO BRIEFED ON THE BACKGROUND OF DRAFTING LEGISLATION AND NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
REPRESENTING THE P.W.D. AT THE DISCUSSIONS WERE MR. C. S. CHAU, PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT TOWN PLANNER- MR. J. M. WIGGLESWORTH, GOVERNMENT TOWN PLANNER- MR. EDDIE SHORT, PROJECT MANAGER (TSUEN WAN)- MR. T. MILLS, CHIEF ESTATE SURVEYOR- MR. K. S. PUN, CHIEF TOWN PLANNER AND MR. P. C. CHAN, TOWN PLANNER (ADMINISTRATION).
THE VISITORS, LED BY MR. N. GUNARATNE, DIRECTOR OF THE COLOMBO MASTER PLAN PROJECT, ARRIVED LAST FRIDAY IN THE COURSE OF A TOUR OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES TO STUDY THE WORKINGS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN THESE COUNTRIES.
THE VISITS ARE FINANCED AND ARRANGED BY THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
.THE GROUP WILL LEAVE FOR BANGKOK ON THURSDAY AFTER A WEEK-LONG STAY.
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PHASE II REMODELLING OF MONG KOK RAILWAY STATION
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WORK ON PHASE TWO OF THE REMODELLING OF MONG KOK RAILWAY STATION WILL BEGIN SHORTLY.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE BEING INVITED BY THE RAILWAY DIVISION OF P.W.D.
MR. LEUNG MIN-SUN, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE RA ILWAY »lVIS ION, SAID THE WORK WOULD INVOLVE SITE FORMATION TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 14-STOREY BUILDING FOR USE AS STAFF QUARTERS.
IN ADDITION, THE PRESENT LANE CONNECTING MONG KOK STATION AND SAI YEE STREET WOULD BE WIDENED TO FORM A 1O-METRE WIDE ROAD WHICH WOULD PROVIDE ACCESS 'TO THE NEW STAFF QUARTERS AND EVENTUALLY TO THE NEW RAILWAY STATION.
MR. LEUNG SAID THAT A FOUL AND STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM 'WOULD ALSO BE LAID TO SERVE THE NEW STAFF QUARTERS.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEG IN IN AUGUST AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE WORK WAS DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE RAILWAY DIVISION OF THE P.W.D. ON BEHALF OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
NOTE TO EDITORS!
LETTERS OF APPOINTMENT FOR 30 NEWLY PROMOTED PRISON OFFICERS * * * *
EETTERS OF APPOINTMENT WILL BE PRESENTED TO 30 NEWLY PROMOTED PRISON OFFICERS OF THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT AT 2.30 P.M. TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AT THE DEPARTMENT’S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE, 47 TUNG TAU WAN ROAD, STANLEY.
THIS IS THE LARGEST SINGLE GROUP OF PROMOTIONS FROM THE RANKS IN THE HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT.
THE PRESENTATIONS WILL BE MADE BY THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR. CHAN WAH-SHEK, WHO WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PRESS INTERVIEW AFTERWARDS.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRESENTATIONS. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE FROM GUARDIAN HOUSE AT 32, 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI AT 2 P.M.
MONDAY, JULY 3, 1978
MUSIC MASTER CLASSES FOR HONG KONG YOUTHS ******
MR. CHIU SIN-TUNG, A WELL-KNOWN HONG KONG BORN VIOLINIST WHO HAS RECENTLY RETURNED HERE FROM THE UNITED STATES, WILL GIVE TWO MASTER CLASSES ON THURSDAY (JULY 6) AND FRIDAY.
THE TWO CLASSES, ARRANGED BY THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WILL BE HELD AT THE OFFICE IN THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE, 9TH FLOOR, 2 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, FROM 4.30 P.M. TO 6.30 P.M. ON THE TWO DAYS.
ABOUT 50 TRAINEES OF THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE WILL ATTEND.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE SAID MR. CHIU HAD SHOWN GREAT INTEREST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUSIC IN HONG KONG, ESPECIALLY IN THE FIELD OF TRAINING FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE. HE ALSO HOPED THAT HIS EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE COULD BE SHARED WITH LOCAL YOUNG VIOLINISTS THROUGH THE TWO CLASSES.
NOTE TO ED I TORSt
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE TWO MASTER CLASSES TO BE GIVEN BY WELL-KNOWN HONG KONG BORN VIOLINIST MR. CHIU SIN-TUNG ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FROM 4.30 P.M. TO 6.30 P.M. AT THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE, ARTS CENTRE, 9 TH FLOOR, WAN CHAI.
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MR. TSANG TAK-HANG, A WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR IN THE PRINTING DEPARTMENT OF THE KWUN TONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, HAS JUST LEFT HONG KONG ON A SIX-WEEK STUDY TOUR IN EUROPE.
MR. TSANG, WHO SPECIALISES IN GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION ARD DESIGN, WILL STUDY THE LATEST TECHNIQUES IN MAJOR PRINTING AND GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION ORGANISATIONS IN WEST GERMANY, BELGIUM AND HOLLAND.
MR. TSANG’S TRIP WAS AWARDED UNDER THE DAI NIPPON PRINTING STUDY TOUR SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME RECENTLY APPROVED BY THE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND COMMITTEE AND THE PRINTING INDUSTRIAL TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL.
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WATER CUT IN WONG TAI SIN
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF AREAS IN WONG TAI SIN WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR FIVE HOURS FRpM 1 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY (JULY 5) AND ON THURSDAY TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS.
THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED ON WEDNESDAY IS BOUNDED BY JUNCTION ROAD, TUNG TAU TSUEN ROAD, TUNG LUNG ROAD AND TUNG WOR ROAD INCLUDING TUNG TSI NG ROAD, MEI TUNG ESTATE AND BLOCK 5 OF TUNG TAU ESTATE.
ON THURSDAY BLOCKS 5 AND 14-20 OF TUNG TAU ESTATE WILL BE AFFECTED.
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ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL 5-233191
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DEBATE ON EDUCATION GREEN PAPER IN LEGCO TOMORROW ........ 1
LABOUR COMMISSIONER VISITS PRECISION INSTRUMENT FACTORY . 2
30 PRISONS DEPARTMENT CADETS PROMOTED TO OFFICER RANK ... 3
COOKED FOOD CENTRE FOR TSUEN WAN ......................... 3
TENDERS INVITED FOR TENANCY OF SITE IN KWUN TONG ......... 4
AKERS-JONES RETURNS FROM LEAVE ........................... 4
NEW BUILDING FOR PORT WORKS DEPOT ........................ 5
RE-ROUTING OF TUNG CHAU STREET ........................... 5
TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1978
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DEBATE ON EDUCATION GREEN PAPER IN LEGCO TOMORROW ******
AT LEAST 12 UNOFFICIAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS WILL SPEAK AT THE DEBATE ON THE GREEN PAPER ON +SENIOR SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION* AT THE COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
DEBATE ON THf GREEN PAPER WILL LATER BE ADJOURNED.
DURING QUESTION TIME, THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL RAISE A TOTAL OF 18 QUESTIONS ON VARIOUS MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST.
THE HON. SIR SZE-YUEN CHUNG WILL ASK WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT HAS ANY PLANS, BOTH SHORT AND LONG TERMS, TO IMPROVE THE TRANSPORT SITUATION ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF HONG KONG ISLAND.
THE HON. MRS. KWAN KO SIU-WAH WILL ASK IF THE GOVERNMENT IS AWARE OF THE INCONVENIENCES CAUSED BY ITS POLICY OF PROHIBITING PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES FROM ENTERING PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND IF IT WILL CONSIDER RELAXING THE BAN.
IN A SEPARATE QUESTION, THE HON. MRS. KWAN KO SIU-WAH WILL ASK WHY THE GOVERNMENT HAS CONSTRUCTED A TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA IN HA KWAI CHUNG, WHERE SOME RESIDENTS HAVE TO MOVE OUT AFTER ONLY THREE MONTHS AND THE REST WITHIN TWO YEARS BECAUSE THE SITE IS REQUIRED FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
THE HON. T.S. LEUNG WILL ASK IF THE GOVERNMENT WILL STEP UP THE CLEARING OF GULLIES AND SANDTRAPS ALONG PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES SO AS TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO BLOCKAGES TO CAUSE FURTHER FLOODINGS AFTER TORRENTIAL RAINS.
THE HON. JAMES WU WILL ASK THE GOVERNMENT TO COMMENT ON PUBLIC CRITICISM ON THE ALLEGED INADEQUACY OF ROAD SIGNS AND LANE ARRANGEMENTS ON THE NEW TUEN MUN ROAD FOR SAFE DRIVING.
DR. THE HON. HARRY FANG WILL ASK THE GOVERNMENT TO STATE WHAT PROTECTIVE AND PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES ARE IN EXISTENCE OR BEING DEVISED IN THE USE OF X-RAY IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS.
OTHER QUESTIONS TO BE RAISED BY THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS CONCERN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT STATISTICS, THE POSSIBILITY OF LAUNCHING A MAJOR ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN THIS FINANCIAL YAR, THE COMPENSATION OFFERED TO THOSE TO BE DISPLACED FROM SAI LAU KOK IN TSUEN WAN AND THE" REPROVISIONING OF THE MA TAU WEI GIRLS’ HOME.
A TOTAL OF NINE BILLS WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE COUNCIL FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS. THEY ARE THE AUDIT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978, THE INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT)(NO. 3) BILL 1978, THE TRAINING CENTRES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978, THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978, THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (AMENDMENT)(NO. 2) BILL 1978, THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY (LAND RESUMPTION AND RELATED PROVISIONS)(AMENDMENT) BILL 1978, THE ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT)(NO. 3) BILL 1978, THE BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978 AND THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1978>
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LABOUR COMMISSIONER VISITS PRECISION INSTRUMENT FACTORY ******
ESTABLISHMENTS THAT MANUFACTURE HIGH PRECISION PRODUCTS SUCH AS TOOLS AND DIES ARE MOST WELCOME TO HONG KONG AND REPRESENT THE HIGHER LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY NEEDED AS INDUSTRY DIVERSIFIES HERE, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. NEIL HENDERSON, SAID TODAY.
MR. HENDERSON MADE THIS COMMENT WHEN HE VISITED THE FACTORY OF KRAS ASIA LTD. IN KWUN TONG WHICH MANUFACTURES A RANGE OF PRECISION MOLDS, TOOLS, DIES AND SPECIAL MACHINERY FOR THE ELECTRONICS AND PLASTICS INDUSTRIES.
THE COMPANY ALSO SUPPLIES PREHEATERS, PREFORMERS, AND MOLDING PRESS FOR THERMOSETTS AS WELL AS SEMI-CONDUCTOR ASSEMBLY EQUIPMENT. THE PRODUCTS CATER FOR A WIDE SECTOR OF THE ELECTRONIC AND OTHER INDUSTRIES IN BOTH HONG KONG AND SOUTHEAST ASIA.
WHILE TOURING THE FACTORY, MR. HENDERSON ALSO COMPLIMENTED THE COMPANY’S EFFORTS IN TRAINING LOCAL STAFF IN TOOL AND MOLD MAKING TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE SHORTAGE OF TOOL AND DIE MAKERS IN HONG KONG.
DURING THE VISIT, MR. HENDERSON SAW THE FACTORY’S WORKSHOP AND ITS QUALITY CONTROL DEPARTMENT WHERE MACHINE PARTS ARE THOROUGHLY CHECKED AND INSPECTED WITH PRECISION INSTRUMENTS.
KRAS ASIA LTD., ONE OF THE PIONEERING FIRMS IN HONG KONG TO START THE MANUFACTURE OF SOPHISTICATED THERMO PLASTIC MOLDS, HAS A GOOD APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME AND EMPLOYS A STAFF OF ABOUT 100. AT PRESENT, THE COMPANY HAS 12 APPRENTICES AND ALL OF THEM ATTEND RELATED COURSES AT GOVERNMENT TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS ON A PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE EASIS.
THE FACTORY OCCUPIES TWO FLOORS OF A FACTORY BUILDING IN HUNG TO ROAD IN KWUN TONG.
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30 PRISONS DEPARTMENT CADETS PROMOTED TO OFFICER RANK ******
THIRTY NEWLY PROMOTED OFFICERS OF THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT RECEIVED THEIR LETTERS OF APPOINTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) FROM THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR. CHAN WAH-SHEK, AT A CEREMONY AT THE DEPARTMENT’S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN STANLEY.
THIS IS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PROMOTIONS OF OFFICER CADETS AT ONE TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT, AND IS LARGELY DUE TO THE INCREASES IN STAFF ESTABLISHMENT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. THE ESTABLISHMENT HAS RISEN FROM 1,668 IN 1972 TO THE PRESENT 4,114.
AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY, MR. CHAN STRESSED THE TREMENDOUS CAREER AND PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES NOW AVAILABLE IN THE DEPARTMENT FOR GOOD QUALITY AND SUITABLY QUALIFIED MEN AND WOMEN.
+1 CAN SAY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT, IF YOU ARE OF THE RIGHT CALIBRE AND WILL MAKE THE EFFORT, YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO A VERY SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN TODAY’S PRISON SERVICE+.
WITH PROPER QUALIFICATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE GAINED DURING THEIR SERVICE, ASSISTANT PRISON OFFICERS CAN BE APPOINTED AS CADETS AT ANY TIME DURING THEIR SERVICE, WITH THE PROSPECT OF BEING PROMOTED TO OFFICER RANK. THIS NORMALLY FOLLOWS ONE YEAR CADET TRAINING AND A PERIOD OF PROBATION.
THOSE WHO RECEIVED THEIR LETTERS OF APPOINTMENT TODAY ARE AGED FROM 22 TO 37.
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COOKED FOOD CENTRE FOR TSUEN WAN ******
CONSTRUCTION WORK WILL SOON START ON A NEW COOKED FOOD CENTRE AT CHAI WAN KOK, TSUEN WAN.
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS INVITED TENDERS FOR THE WORK ON THE CENTRE WHICH WILL ACCOMMODATE 26 LICENSED STALL HOLDERS.
AT PRESENT THE STALL HOLDERS ARE OPERATING AT A SITE WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR THE SECOND STAGE OF TUEN MUN ROAD.
TWO CONTRACTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND CARRIAGEWAY OF THE TUEN MUN ROAD HAVE BEEN LET, AND ANOTHER TWO WILL EE AWARDED IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
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THE P.W.D.’S CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE TENANCY OF A SITE IN KWUN TONG.
THE 2,416 SQUARE-METRE S-ITE, LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF HOI YUEN ROAD AND SHING YIP STREET, IS FOR OPEN STORAGE, INCLUDING THAT FOR VEHICLES.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR ACCEPTANCE OF TENDERS IS AT NOON ON JULY 14, 1978.
FORM OF TENDER, TENDER NOTICE AND CONDITIONS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, AT MURRAY BUILDING, 19TH FLOOR, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG, OR ON THE 1OTH FLOOR, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD.
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THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, HAS RETURNED FROM HIS ANNUAL LEAVE AND WILL BE BACK TO WORK TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
MR. JOHN TODD, WHO HAS BEEN ACTING SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, WILL NOW RESUME HIS POST AS DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
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NEW BUILDING FOR PORT WORKS DEPOT
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A DEPOT BUILDING WILL BE BUILT SHORTLY FOR THE PORT WORKS DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN CAUSEWAY BAY.
THE TWO-STOREY BUILDING WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING ONE WHICH WILL SOON BE DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STAGE ONE OF THE HONG KONG ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE BEING INVITED BY THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
DR. Y.L. CHOI, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE CONSULTANTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE, SAID WORK WOULD BEGIN IN AUGUST AND TAKE ABOUT 10 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
+0N COMPLETION, THE EXISTING PORT WORKS DEPOT FACILITIES WILL EE TRANSFERRED TO THE NEW BUILD ING,+ HE SAID.
+THIS WILL ENABLE THE SITE OF THE EXISTING BUILDING TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE SLIPROAD WHICH FORMS PART OF STAGE ONE OF THE EASTERN CORRIDOR.*
RE-ROUTING OF TUNG CHAU STREET
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT FROM 10 A.M. TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY), TUNG CHAU STREET, BETWEEN PEI HO STREET AND YEN CHOW STREET IN THE SHAM SHU I PO AREA WILL BE RE-ROUTED FROM ONE-WAY EASTBOUND TO ONE-WAY WESTBOUND.
MOTORISTS SHOULD ENTER THIS SECTION OF STREET EITHER THROUGH PEI HO STREET OR KWEILIN STREET.
THE ARRANGEMENT IS INTENDED TO FACILITATE THE RECLAMATION WORKS SOON TO START SOUTH OF TUNG CHAU STREET.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO INDICATE THE ARRANGEMENT.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG TEL: 5-233191
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1973
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
PAY ADJUSTMENT FOR CIVIL SERVANTS ................... 1
LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM PROPOSED FOR HONG KONG ISLAND .... 2
FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN MAGISTRATE COURTS ........ 3
LEGCO UNOFFICIALS COMMENT ON EDUCATION GREEN PAPER . 5
BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS (AMENDMENT) BILL .... 13
AUDIT (AMENDMENT) BILL............................. 14
CROWN LEASE (AMENDMENT) BILL BECOMES LAWS ......... 15
MAJOR ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN IN 1979 BEING CONSIDERED 16
ACCIDENTS IN TUEN MUN ROAD ........................ 17
COMPENSATION TO SAI LAU KOK BUILDING OWNERS ....... IB
CALL FOR PUBLIC CO-OPERATION TO KEEP ROADS CLEAR OF RUBBISH ........................................ 19
CHOICE OF TRANSPORT IN HOUSING ESTATES ............ 20
INEXPENSIVE HOLIDAYS FOR WORKERS .................. 21
NUMBER OF PLACES IN CHILD CARE CENTRES ............ 22
QUERY ON HA KWAI CHUNG TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA ..... 22
FLATTED FACTORIES’ ALLOCATION CRITERIA ............ 23
INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT)( NO. 3) BILL............. 24
PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS CONTAINING ALCOHOL EXEMPTED FROM DUTY ......................................... 25
QUERY ON JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE .................... 26
CONTROL OVER X-RAY APPARATUS ...................... 26
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TOURISM PROMOTION .................................... 27
SURVEY OF N.T. LAND REGISTRATION PROCEDURES .......... 27
NEW BUILDING FOR MA TAU WEI GIRLS’ HOME .............. 28
BUS SERVICES TO TING KOK ROAD ........................ 28
BILLS PASSED ....................................... 29
LEGCO TO CONTINUE MEETING TOMORROW ................... 29
SEWAGE PUMPING STATION EXTENSION ..................... 30
CONTRACT SIGNED FOR PASSENGER BOARDING BRIDGES ....... 30
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN NORTH POINT .................. 31
WATER CUT............................................. 31
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PAY ADJUSTMENT FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE ******
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A PAY ADJUSTMENT FOR 123,330 CIVIL SERVANTS. THE AVERAGE INCREASE IS ABOUT 8 PER CENT, RANGING FROM 10.34 PER CENT FOR APPRENTICES TC 5.11 PER CENT FOR TOP OFFICIALS IN THE DIRECTORATE.
THE ADJUSTMENT a ILL EE BACKDATED TO APRIL 1, AND ARREARS ..ILL BE PAID THIS MONTH (JULY). THE ESTIMATED COST FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE IS 3224 MILLION ANNUALLY.
A GOVERNMENT SECRETAR I AT'SPOKESMAN SAID APPROVAL FOLLOWED A DETAILED REVIEW OF PAY MOVEMENTS IX THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 1, 1P?8, CONDUCTED BY THE PAY INVESTIGATION UNIT AND DISCUSSIONS V. I TH THE THREE MAI?; STAFF ASSOCIATIONS. HE SAID THE ADJUSTMENT WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT’S POLICY CF FOLLOWING IN THE SHORT TERM TRENDS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND WERE NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE COST OF LIVING.
GIVING EXAMPLES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID STARTING PAY FOR AN APPRENTICE GOES UP FROM 3435 PER MONTH TO 3480 PER MONTH AT THE MINIMUM, AND FROM 3670 PER MONTH TO 3735 PER MONTH AT THE MAXIMUM.
POINT 1 ON THE MASTER PAY SCALE GOES UP FROM. .,755 PER MONTH TO .825 PER MONTH, WHILE POINT 48 GOES UP FROM 39,445 PER MONTH TO 313,103 PER MONTH.
THE MOD 1 PAY SCALE IS INCREASED FROM. A HIGH OF 9.39 PER CENT TO A LOW OF 8.5 PER CENT. AT THE MINIMUM SALARIES RISE FROM 0935 PER MONTH TO 3993 PER MONTH AND AT THE MAXIMUM FROM 31,365 PER MONTH TO 31,490 PER MONTH.
DISCIPLINED SERVICES a ILL RECEIVE COMPARABLE INCREASES.
SUBVENTED ORGANISATIONS ARE FREE TO APPLY TC THE GOVERNMENT FOR ASSISTANCE TOWARDS THE COST OF MAKING SIMILAR ADJUSTMENTS FOR THEIR OWN STAFF. THE APPROPRIATE HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS ..ILL EE IN TOUCH WITH THESE ORGANISATIONS.
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LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM PROPOSED FOR HONG KONG ISLAND
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A GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONED STUDY ON TRANSPORT SITUATION ON HONG KONG ISLAND PROPOSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MASS TRANSIT LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM WHICH IS 50 PER CENT FASTER THAN THE EXISTING TRAMS AND CAPABLE OF CARRYING HALF AS MUCH MORE PASSENGERS.
THIS WAS REVEALED BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON. DEREK JONES IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. SIR SZE-YUEN CHUNG.
MR. JONES SAID THE LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM WILL AT FIRST RUN ENTIRELY ON THE SURFACE MORE OR LESS ALONG THE ALIGNMENT OF THE PRESENT TRAMWAY AND WITH A LARGELY SEGREGATED RIGHT OF WAY. THEREAFTER, SECTIONS OF THE TRACK WILL BE PLACED UNDERGROUND WITH THE AIM, EVENTUALLY, OF CONSTRUCTING A FULLY UNDERGROUND MASS TRANSIT ISLAND LINE.
HE SAID: +THIS PHASED DEVELOPMENT ..-ILL ENSURE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN THE SHORT TERM, WHILE RETAINING THE OPTION OF DEVELOPING A FULLY UNDERGROUND MTR ISLAND LINE IN THE LONGER TERM,+
HE SAID AN UNDERGROUND SECTION WILL BE CONSTRUCTED THROUGH CENTRAL DISTRICT AT AN EARLY STAGE TO ENABLE PASSENGERS TO INTERCHANGE EASILY WITH THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY AT ADMIRALTY AND AT CHATER/PEDDER STATIONS.
+THE PLAN,+ HE CONTINUED, +ALSO INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED EXPRESS BUS ROUTES ALONG THE REW WATERFRONT ROADS, AS THEY ARE CONSTRUCTED, AS WELL AS THROUGH THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL.+
MR. JONES SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD APPROACHED THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION TO ASSIST IN THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDIES AND, IF IT WAS LATER DECIDED TO PROCEED, THE CORPORATION WOULD BE INVITED TO DEVELOP AND OPERATE THE SYSTEM AS AN EXTENSION OF THE MTR. »
ON THE OTHER.HAND, MR. JONES SAID, THE HONG KONG TRAMWAYS COMPANY HAS ALSO BEEN FORMALLY ADVISED THAT IF, FOLLOWING THE DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION STUDIES, IT IS DECIDED TO DEVELOP THE LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD THEN EXERCISE ITS OPTION, UNDER THE TRAMWAY ORDINANCE, TO PURCHASE THE TRAMWAY.
HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALREADY STARTED DISCUSSIONS WITH THE TRAMWAYS COMPANY ON HOW THIS MIGHT MOST SMOOTHLY BE CARRIED OUT WHILE MAINTAINING AN EFFICIENT SERVICE IN THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD.
MR. JONES ALSO STRESSED THAT VERY CAREFUL CONSIDERATION WOULD EE GIVEN TO THE POSITION OF TRAMWAYS STAFF AND THEY COULD EE ASSURED OF WELL TREATMENT. SUITABLE TRAINING ..ILL EE PROVIDED TO THOSE WHO ARE CHOSEN TO OPERATE THE LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES IF THE GO-AHEAD IS GIVEN, HE ADDED.
A SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS OF THE STUDY WAS TABLED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY AND MR. JONES SAID A PRESS BRIEFING TO PROVIDE A MORE DETAILED EXPLANATION OF WHAT IS PROPSED IN THE STUDY WOULD BE ARRANGED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
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FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN MAGISTRATE COURTS * * * *
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THE FUNDS FOR INTRODUCING A DUTY-LAWYER SCHEME TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE FACING CERTAIN CHARGES IN MAGISTRATE COURTS.
THIS WAS ANNOUNCED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON. JOHN HOBLFY WHO ALSO REVEALED THAT NEW ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN EMBODIED IN 1H£ MAGISTRATES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978 WHICH WILL ENABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE TO APPOINT CANTONESE SPEAKING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SIT WITH MAGISTRATES IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY.
MR. HOBLEY SAID THE DUTY-LAWYER SCHEME WAS RECOMMENDED BY A WORKING COMMITTEE UNDER HIS CHAIRMANSHIP AND WOULD EE ALONG THE LINES OF THOSE OPERATED BY LOCAL LAW SOCIETIES IN ENGLAND.
HE SAID THE CONCEPT OF A DUTY-LAWYER SCHEME IS THAT THERE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AT A MAGISTRACY, EACH DAY WHEN THE COURTS ARE SITTING, A LAWYER TO WHOM ACCUSED PEOPLE CAN TURN FOR BASIC LEGAL ADVICE WHEN THEY FIRST COME TO COURT.
+THE DUTY-LAWYER FOR THE DAY WOULD APPEAR IN COURT -- FOR EXAMPLE, TO SEEK BAIL, OR TO MAKE A PLEA OF MITIGATION IN THE CASE OF A DEFENDANT WHO WISHES TO PLEAD GUILTY. ' HE COULD ALSO CONDUCT THE DEFENCE FOR A DEFENDANT WHO PLEADS NOT GUILTY.+
MR. HOBLEY CONTINUED: +THE WORKING PARTY NEXT CONSIDERED THE CRIMINAL OFFENCES TO WHICH THE SCHEME SHOULD APPLY AND CONCLUDED THAT IN THE INITIAL EXPERIMENTAL STAGE SOME RESTRICTION IS NECESSARY ON THE RANGE OF OFFENCES TO WHICH THE SCHEME MIGHT IDEALLY APPLY, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ALSO THE LIKELY AVAILABLE RESOURCES OF THE LEGAL PROFESS ION.
+IN THE LIGHT OF THIS, THE WORKING PARTY RECOMMENDED THAT INITIALLY THE OFFENCES TO WHICH THE DUTY-LAWYER SCHEME SHOULD APPLY SHOULD EE MEMBERSHIP OF AND PROFESSING TO BE A MEMBER OF AN UNLAWFUL SOCIETY, LOITERING, LOITERING WITH INTENT, UNLAWFUL POSSESSION CONTRARY TO THE SUMMARY OFFENCES ORDINANCE, GOING EQUIPPED FOR STEALING AND OBSTRUCTING A POLICE OFFICER AND RESISTING ARREST, + MR. HOELEY SAID.
+THE SCHEME WILL ALSO EXTEND TO SIMPLE POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS DRUGS,+ HE ADDED.
MR. HOBLEY ALSO SARD THAT IT WAS THE VIEW OF THE’WORK I NG PARTY’ THAT THE SCHEME SHOULD NOT OPERATE AT THE OUTSET AT MORE THAN THREE MAGISTRACIES.
+1 AM HOPEFUL THOUGH THAT IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO EXTEND THE SCHEME TO A GREATER NUMBER OF MAGISTRACIES AS SOON AS WE HAVE EXPERIENCE OF ITS OPERATION,+ MR. HOBLEY SAID.
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ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SCHEME, MR. HOBLEY SAID IT WILL BE IN THE HANDS OF THE LAW SOCIETY, WHICH WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE EAR ASSOCIATION. IT WILL EE PAID FOR BY THE GOVERNMENT.
ON THE SCHEME TO APPOINT CANTONESE SPEAKING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SIT WITH MAGISTRATES IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY, MR. HOBLEY SAID IT IS HOPED THAT THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SCHEME WILL ALLAY THE FEAR SOMETIMES HELD BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT THEIR WORDS EXPRESSED IN CANTONESE OR OTHER LOCAL DIALECTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY UNDERSTOOD IN TRANSLATION BY THE MAGISTRATES AND IT WILL GENERALLY HELP TO BRIDGE A POTENTIAL COMMUNICATION GAP.
HE SAID THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS EXPERIMENTAL SCHEME HAS YET TO BE WORKED OUT AND ITS SCOPE WOULD INITIALLY BE LIMITED.
HOWEVER MR. HOBLEY SAID THE CHIEF JUSTICE FEELS THAT PRIORITY SHOULD EE GIVEN TO THE COURTS OF MAGISTRATES DURING THEIR FIRST TOUR OF DUTY.
TURNING TO THE- EFFECTIVENESS OF A COMPLAINTS SYSTEM AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE, MR. HOBLEY SAID A DEVELOPMENT DURING THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN THE PROVISION OF IMPROVED MACHINERY FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE POLICE FORCE, AND THE ICAC.
HE POINTED OUT THAT A PARTICULAR ALLEGATION WHICH HAS RECENTLY BEEN THE SUBJECT OF COMMENT IS THE ONE COMMONLY REFERRED TO BE A +FRAME-UP+, BY WHICH IS MEANT A PROSECUTION BASED ON FABRICATED EVIDENCE.
HOWEVER, MR. HOBLEY SAID THAT THE NUMBER OF ALLEGATIONS OF A ■+FRAME-UP+ IS VERY SMALL IN RELATION TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PROSECUTIONS EACH YEAR AND VERY FEW OF THESE ALLEGATIONS HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIATED.
HE ALSO NOTED THAT AN ALLEGATION CAM BE EASILY AND MALICIOUSLY MADE AGAINST AN INNOCENT OFFICER AND IT WOULD AFFECT HIS MORALE.
MR. HOBLEY BELIEVED THAT CRIMINAL JUSTICE IS IN GENERAL SATISFACTORILY ADMINISTERED BY ALL INVOLVED FROM ARREST TO THE CONCLUSION OF A TRIAL, AND THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF CONVICTED PERSONS ACCEPT THIS.
ON THE COMPLAINTS AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE POLICE FORCE AND THE ICAC, MR. HOBLEY SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAS ADOPTED THE PRINCIPLE THAT SUCH COMPLAINTS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY THEIR OWN OFFICERS — SUBJECT ONLY TO A POWERFUL MONITORING BODY, THE UMELCO GROUP.
FINALLY, -MR. HOBLEY SAID THAT THE INTEGRITY OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IS FUNDAMENTAL TO THE FAIR ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
+IN THIS END, THIS ELEMENT, AND THE STEPS WHICH HAVE BEEN TAKEN IN RELATION TO BOTH THE POLICE FORCE AND ICAC, PERHAPS OVERSHADOW ANY-OTHER PROTECTIVE MECHANISM WHICH MAY EE BUILT INTO THE LEGAL SYSTEM,+ MR. HOBLEY SAID.
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LEGCO UNOFFICIALS COMMENT ON EDUCATION GREEN PAPER < X * *
THREE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY COMMENTED IN DEPTH ON THE PROGRAMME OF DEVELOPMENT FOR SENIOR SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION PROPOSED IN THE GREEN PAPER.
TOMORROW (THURSDAY) ANOTHER NINE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL GIVE THEIR VIEWS ON THE GREEN PAPER.
AN AD HOC GROUP OF UNOFFICIALS WAS FORMED TO CONSIDER THE GREEN PAPER SOON AFTER IT WAS PUBLISHED LAST NOVEMBER. DURING THE COURSE OF THEIR DELIBERATIONS THEY MET REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL BODIES AND STUDIED NO LESS THAN 16 THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED PAPERS PRODUCED BY’THE UMELCC SECRETARIAT.
MOVING A MOTION TO DEBATE THE GREEN PAPER IN THE COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON, CONVENER OF THE AD HOC GROUP, THE HON. Q.W. LEE SAID MEMBERS OF THE GROUP HAVE EXAMINED IN DETAIL THE FULL RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED AND WHILE THERE wERE DIFFERENCES CF OPINION, THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ARRIVE AT A CONCENSUS ON A NUMBER OF MAJOR POINTS.
ALLOCATION AND PROVISION CF SENIOR SECONDARY PLACES
THE AD HOC GROUP WAS DIVIDED ON THE ORIGINAL SUGGESTION THAT THERE SHOULD EE A PUBLIC EXAMINATION FOR FORM III LEAVERS PROCEEDING TO FORK IV.
THE GOVERNMENT’S SUBSEQUENT DECISION LAST MAY NOT TO INTRODUCE A FULL-SCALE PUBLIC EXAMINATION BUT TO INSTITUTE A SYSTEM OF SELECTION AND ALLOCATION EASED MAINLY ON INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS SCALED EY A MONITORING TEST WAS WELCOMED AS A MORE ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE.
BUT AS THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE MONITORING TEST IS TO SCALE THE ASSESSMENTS OF THE SCHOOLS, ONE Oc TwO MEMBERS EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE DECISION TO RESTRICT THE TEST TO THE THREE EASIC SUBJECTS OF CHINESE, ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS wOULD LEAD TO THE SCHOOLS PUTTING MORE EMPHASIS ON THESE SUBJECTS AT THE EXPENSE jF OTHERS, THEREBY DEFEATING THE PURPOSE CF A MORE GENERALISED EDUCATION REQUIRED IN THE JUNIOR SECONDARY SECTOR.
THE GROUP ALSO FELT THAT WHILE UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES IT WOULD NOT EE POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SUBSIDISED SENIOR SECONDARY PLACES FOR ALL FORM III LEAVERS, UNIVERSAL PROVISION SHOULD EE THE LONG-TERM GOAL.
FORMS IV AND V CURRICULUM-
THE GROUP CONCURRED WITH THE PROPOSAL TO BROADEN THE CURRICULUM TO INCLUDE MORE EMPHASIS CN PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS. AND, TO THIS END, THEY ADVOCATED TnAT CENTRAL ..ORKSHOPS SHOULD BE SET UP TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES AND FACILITIES FC?. THCSE SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT HAVE THEM.
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PROVISION OF SUES ID I SEO FORMS IV AND V PLACES
GIVEN THE GOVERNMENT’S TARGET TO PROVIDE SUBSIDISED PLACES IN FOR!' IV FOR 53 PER CENT OF THE 15-YEAR-OLD AGE GROUP BY SEPTEMBER 1981, INCREASING TO 63 PER CENT EY 1986 AND RECOGNISING THAT THERE ..ILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT PLACES IN GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SCHOOLS, THE GROUP CONSIDERED THAT PLACES WHICH ARE BOUGHT TO MEET THESE TARGETS SHOULD EE IN SCHOOLS-OF ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS AND GENERALLY NON-PROFIT MAKING.
THE GROUP FURTHER RECOGNISED THAT THE TIME HAS COME FOR THOSE PRIVATE SCHOOLS v.HICH DO NOT MEET ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS TO EE REPLACED EY PROPERLY BUILT AND STAFFED GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SCHOOLS.
IN DOING SO, HOWEVER, THEY FELT THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD ENSURE THAT THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION OFFERED IN THE NEW PUBLIC SECTOR SCHOOLS REMAINS ATTRACTIVE TO PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS, SO THAT UNDER UTILISATION OF PLACES DOES NOT OCCUR.
THIS MAY MEAN THAT CAPUT SCHOOLS SHOULD BE BROUGHT ONTO FULL AID, IF THE PRINCIPLE OF EDUCATIONAL PARITY FOR ALL FREE-PLACE HOLDERS IS TO BE ATTAINED.
PROVISION OF FORM VI PLACES
THE GROUP AGREED THAT TO FIX THE OVERALL QUOTA OF FORM VI PLACES AT ONE THIRD OF THE NUMBER OF FORM IV PLACES WAS GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE.'
THEY FELT THAT THERE SHOULD ALSO EE AN INTEGRATED ONE YEAR CURRICULUM SO THAT THOSE WHO DO NOT INTEND TO PROCEED BEYOND LOWER VI WOULD BE ABLE TO RECEIVE ONE COMPLETE COURSE. STATISTICS IN THE PAST TWO YEARS SHOW THAT ONLY ONE-THIRD OF THE LOWER VI STUDENTS CONTINUED THEIR STUDIES IN UPPER VI. »
COLLEGES OF EDUCATION
SINCE SCHOOLS CAN ONLY BE AS GOOD AS THE TEACHERS WHO WORK IK THEM, THE GROUP ALSO EXAMINED THE PROPOSALS REGARDING THE TRAINING AND RE-TRAINING OF TEACHERS. THEY FELT THAT THE MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENT SHOULD EE RAISED TO UPPER FORM VI. DOUBTS ■..’ERE EXPRESSED THAT, SINCE THE STANDARD OF ENTRANTS RAD DECLINED, PARTICULARLY IN ENGLISH, THE COLLEGES MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TEACHERS OF THE RIGHT CALIBRE REQUIRED FOR THE EXPANSION AND BROADENING OF THE CURRICULUM OF SECONDARY EDUCATION.
LIKEWISE, THE GROUP WAS CONCERNED AT THE HIGH TURNOVER OF LECTURING STAFF AND RECOMMENDED THAT THOSE WHO HAVE ATTENDED OVERSEAS TRAINING COURSES SHOULD EE POSTED TO THE COLLEGES CN A MORE PERMANENT BASIS IK ORDER THAT MAXIMUM BENEFIT WILL BE OBTAINED FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE.
THE CURRICULUM OF IN-SERVICE COURSES SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE TRAINING IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF SCHOOLS FOR WHICH MANY TEACHERS ARE OTHERWISE UNPREPARED.
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ALTHOUGH THE GREEN PAPER MADE REFERENCE TO THE INCREASED BEF OF PLACES IN THE SCHOOLS OF EDUCATION OF THE TWO UNIVERSITIES, MEMBERS OF THE GROUP BELIEVED THAT, DESPITE THE INCREASE, THE RATE OF SUPPLY OF PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED GRADUATE TEACHERS aOULD NOT BE ADEQUATE TO MEET THE PROPOSED EXPANSION OF SENIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION AT THE TIME NEEDED.
TECHNICAL EDUCATION hND D.'Y-RELEASE COURSES
IT IS WITHIN THE FIELD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN GENERAL THAT THE aD HOC GROUP BELIEVED THAT SOME ADDITIONAL ATTENTION IS NEEDED. THE GROUP BELIEVED THAT THE PRESENT LEVEL OF TRAINING IN THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES IS TOO LOW AND THAT THE TEACHING STAFF ARE LESS QUALIFIED THAN THEY SHOULD BE.
THEY THOUGHT THAT LETTER TRAINING AND REFRESHER COURSES SHOULD BE ORGANISED AT REGULAR INTERVALS TO HELP THE STAFF TO LEARN, AND KEEP UP TO DATE ITH, THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RELEVANT FIELDS.
CENTRALISED TRAINING WORKSHOPS WITH UP-TO-DATE EQUIPMENT and Facilities should also be set up by government for use by both TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
THE GROUP FURTHER BELIEVED THAT DAY-RELEASE COURSES HAD NOT PROVED VIABLE AND THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD PLACE MORE EMPHASIS ON EXPANDING FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME EVENING COURSES.
POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES
THE GROUP TOCK NOTE OF THE PAST AND PRESENT CONTRIBUTION OF THE POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES TO EDUCATION IN HONG KONG AND SUGGESTED THAT AN ATTEMPT BE MADE TO PROVIDE SOME FORM OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THEM, INSOFAR AS THEY WOULD ?£ PREPARED TO ACCEPT FINANCIAL, QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE CONTROL EY GOVERNMENT BOTH IN REGARD TO THE CONTENT OF THEIR COURSES AND THE NUMBERS OF THEIR STUDENTS.
MEMBERS OF THE GROUP FAVOURED THE IDEA OF THE POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES PREPARING STUDENTS FOR DEGREES THAT WOULD BE GRANTED BY AN INDEPENDENT, DEGREE-CONFERRING BODY ALONG THE SAME LINES AS THE COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL ACADEMIC AWARDS IN THE UK.
THE AD HOC GROUP BELIEVED THAT, SINCE THE IDEA WAS MOOTED A FEW YEARS BACK AND HAD BEEN UNDER DISCUSSION SINCE THEN, THE TIME HAD NOW COME FOR MORE POSITIVE ACTION TO BE TAKEN.
IT WAS FELT THAT THIS .<AS THE PROPER LAY IN WHICH DEGREE-BEARING COURSES MIGHT IE CONDUCTED BY THE COLLEGES, SINCE IT >vOULD INVOLVE A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF THEIR TEACHING FACILITIES, STAFF CAPABILITIES AND STANDARDS OF COURSES.
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THE LENGTH OF CHINESE UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
MR. LEE SAID MUCH TIME WAS DEVOTED EY THE GROUP TO CONSIDERING THIS CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE. THEIR CONCLUSION WAS THAT IT WAS UNTIMELY TO REQUIRE THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY TO CUT EACK ITS FOUR-YEAR DEGREE COURSE TO THREE YEARS SO SOON AFTER ITS RECENT REORGANISATION, AND THAT THE MATTER SHOULD BE REVIEWED AGAIN IN A FEW YEARS TIME.
OTHER ASPECTS OF THE GREEN PAPER
THE GROUP AGREED THAT ADULT EDUCATION HAS AN IMPORTANT PART TO PLAY IN THE OVERALL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN HONG KONG AND THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD PLACE GREATER EMPHASIS ON ITS DEVELOPMENT.
THE GROUP ALSO REACHED CONCLUSIONS ON OTHER ASPECTS OF THE GREEN PAPER SUCH AS THE NEED TO STRENGTHEN VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE SERVICES FOR STUDENTS, THE NEED FOR GOVERNMENT TO ASSIST PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED STUDENTS TO DEVELOP FULLY THEIR POTENTIAL AND THE NEED TO BRING MUSIC INTO THE CURRICULUM AS A GENERAL CULTURAL SUBJECT AND AS AN OPTIONAL EXAMINATION SUBJECT.
MR. Q.W. LEE POINTED OUT THAT HONG KONG’S PRIME ASSET IS ITS POPULATION AND AN IMPORTANT DUTY OF THE GOVERNMENT IS TO PLAN TO CULTIVATE THIS ASSET TO THE BEST ADVANTAGE OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LIGHT OF THE DIRECTION OF OUR DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH WHICH IS CLEARLY DEPENDENT ON INDUSTRY AND TRADE.
IT FOLLOWS THAT FOR CUR FUTURE, EDUCATION SHOULD EE PLANNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THIS DEVELOPMENT.
+THIS MEANS THAT SUCH PLANNING MUST GIVE GREATER WEIGHT TO MANPOWER TRAINING FOR WHICH I THINK WE SHOULD NOT BE APOLOGETIC SO LONG AS BY DOING SO WE DO NOT NEGLECT THE MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL GOALS OF EDUCATION,+ HE SAID. »
HE POSED TWO QUESTIONS: HOW ARE WE TO FORECAST OUR MANPOWER a I TH SUCH ACCURACY THAT WE CAN SAY THAT WE NEED SO MANY PEOPLE TO BE EDUCATED IN SUCH A WAY AND TO SUCH A LEVEL IN TEN YEARS’ TIME, AND HOW EFFECTIVE THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE IN ENCOURAGING THE SELECTIVE ACQUISITION OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN ONE AREA RATHER THAN ANOTHER BY LIMITING THE PROVISION OF, AND THEREFORE RESTRICTING ACCESS TO PLACES.
ATTEMPTS TO ANSWER THEM IN OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE NOT BEEN ENCOURAGING.
+LABOUR SHORTAGES IN PROSPERITY AND REDUNDANCIES IN RECESSION HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO DISILLUSIONMENT WITH BOTH EDUCATION AND MANPOWER FORECASTS AND TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISCONTENT,* HE SAID.
EVEN IF IN HONG KONG MANPOWER FORECASTS ARE MORE ACCURATE, +SO LONG AS EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS LEAD TO BETTER JOBS AND HIGHER WAGES, THE ENERGIES OF PARENTS ANDTHEIR CHILDREN WILL BE DIRECTED TOWARDS OBTAINING THE RELEVANT CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA OR DEGREE.*
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FOR THIS REASON, NR. LEE SAID, PUELIC PRESSURE TO INCREASE PLACES IN FORMS IV AND V WILL CONTINUE UNLESS THE BENEFITS OF A CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION LINKED TO ONE’S EARNING POWER ARE ALTERED. THE SAME APPLIES TO A-LEVEL, POLYTECHNIC AMD UNIVERSITY EDUCATION.
RESTRICTING PUBLICLY FINANCED PLACES DOES NOT HALT THE GROWTH OF THOSE WHO SEEK TO QUALIFY IN THESE ACADEMIC FIELDS EUT MERELY FORCES THE ASPIRANTS INTO PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, HE ADDED.
SPEAKING AFTER MR. LEE, THE OTHER FIVE UNOFFICIAL COUNCILLORS PUT FORWARD THEIR INDIVIDUAL VIEWS AND IN PLACES SUPPLEMENTED HIS POINTS.
DR. RAYSON HUANG: BRING POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES INTO EDUCATION
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DR. THE HON. RAYSON HUANG WAS CONCERNED OVER THE POSITION IN THE LATER STAGES OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM, FROM FORM V ONWARDS, WHICH, HE SAID, IS THE POINT OF THE NOTORIOUS +BOTTLE-NECK+.
HE SAID THIS IS AN AREA IN WHICH THE POST-SECONDaRY COLLEGES COULD MAKE A USEFUL CONTRIBUTION, AND HE THOUGHT IT IS TIME THAT THESE COLLEGES BE BROUGHT INTO THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN ORDER THAT THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMON EFFORT.
HE SUGGESTED THEREFORE THAT THEY GEAR THEIR ENTRY POINT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION LEVEL, AND BROADEN THEIR EDUCATIONAL BASE EY OFFERING COURSES AT FORM VI LEVEL, LEADING TO A-LEVEL OR A COLLEGE QUALIFICATION AFTER T.vO YEARS’ STUDY, AND THAT THESE COURSES BE FOLLOWED BY HIGHER COURSES, ALSO OF TWO YEARS’ DURATION, LEADING TO ANOTHER COLLEGE QUALIFICATION.
THE COURSES' OFFERED WOULD BE MAINLY IM THE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCE AND IN COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS, BUT THERE COULD WITH ADVANTAGE BE DIVERSIFICATION INTO TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL FIELDS= FOR THESE POST-SECONDARY, SUE-DEGREE COURSES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT WOULD SEEM JUSTIFIED.
IN ORDER TO BRING ABOUT MOBILITY AMONG THE VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS OF TERTIARY EDUCATION, IT SHOULD EE POSSIBLE FOR STUDENTS I TH A-LEVEL QUALIFICATIONS TO GAIN DIRECT ENTRY INTO THE SENIOR COURSES IN THE COLLEGES, WHILE SOME OF THEIR GRADUATES MIGHT FIND THEIR NAY TO THE UNIVERSITIES, WHICH IT IS HOPED WOULD KEEP AVENUES OPEN FOR THEIR ADMISSION AT APPROPRIATE LEVELS.
DR. HUANG SAID IT CAN EE ACCEPTED THAT THESE COLLEGES MAY WISH TO WORK TOWARDS DEGREE COURSES IN A LIMITED NUMBER OF DISCIPLINES, ESPECIALLY THOSE NOT BEING PROVIDED FOR BY THE TWO UNIVERSITIES, AND SOME PUELIC SYSTEM OF VALIDATION OF SUCH COURSES WOULD HAVE TO BE ESTABLISHED TO ENSURE ADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS AND COMPARABILITY OF STANDARDS.
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DR. HUANG ALSO CALLED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EXPERT AND BROADLY EASED WORKING PARTY TO ASSESS THE ROLE AND NEEDS OF PRIVATE NON-PROFIT-MAKING SCHOOLS.
IN ORDER TO MEET THE TARGETS SET, GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE TO RELY HEAVILY UPON BOUGHT PLACES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. +WE MUST THEREFORE LOOK INTO THE POSITION OF THESE SCHOOLS AND ENSURE THE VALUE OF THEIR CONTRIBUTION IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM,* HE SAID.
HE SAID THAT THE GREEN PAPER PLANS TO PROVIDE A SET NUMBER CF PLACES TO MEET AN ESTIMATED PERCENTAGE OF NEED= AND ONE THING WHICH SHOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED IS THE DIFFERENCE WHICH COULD EXIST BETWEEN THE PERCENTAGE GIVEN AND THE ACTUAL NUMBERS INVOLVED.
IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT WHILE THE 1976 BY-CENSUS ANTICIPATES A DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF TEENAGERS RECEIVING EDUCATION IN THE 198O’S, THE MOST RECENT PROJECTIONS FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SHOW AN EVENTUAL UP-SWING OF THE PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION UNDER 15 YEARS OF AGE DURING THE 1’80’S, REACHING A NUMERICALLY LARGER NUMBER BY 1991.
BEARING IN MIND ALSO THE NATURAL ASPIRATIONS OF MANY YOUNG PEOPLE TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION, THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM WE ADOPT MUST HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO ABSORB AT THE VARIOUS STAGES RATHER LARGER NUMBERS THAN STATISTICALLY PROJECTED, HE EXPLAINED.
AN AREA, DR. HUANG NOTED, WHERE THE GREEN PAPER IS RETICENT IS THAT OF THE SUPPLY OF TEACHERS WHO WILL BE REQUIRED IN LARGE NUMBERS IF THE EDUCATIONAL INTENTIONS ARE TO BE ACHIEVED.
HE SAID: +WE NEED A PROJECTION OF THE NUMBER AND KINDS OF TEACHERS REQUIRED AND A POLICY OF TEACHER-TRAINING LINKED WITH A POLICY FOR TEACHER SUPPLY, WHICH WOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE KIND, QUALITY, AND'QUANTITY OF EDUCATION TO BE PROVIDED.
+OTHER QUESTIONS WHICH SHOULD BE CONSIDERED RELATE TO THE COMPETENCE OF TEACHERS IN THE LANGUAGE IN WHICH THEY ARE EXPECTED TO TEACH, THE RATIOS OF PUPILS TO TEACHERS, THE POLICIES TOWARDS PERMITTED TEACHERS, AND TOWARDS NON-GRADUATE/GRADUATE TEACHER COMPLEMENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.*
HE SUPPORTED-THE PROPOSAL TO UPGRADE THE LEVEL OF EDUCATION OF NON-GRADUATE TEACHERS BY RAISING THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS OR INCREASING THE LENGTH OF COURSES AT THE COLLEGES CF EDUCATION, BUT HE DID NOT ENCOURAGE ANY DRIFT TOWARDS A HIGHER PROPORTION OF NON-GRADUATE TEACHERS IN THE UPPER-SECONDARY SECTOR.
ANY PROPOSAL TO DILUTE THE GRADUATE TEACHING FORCE IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS BEYOND THE PRESENT SITUATION SHOULD BE RESISTED, SINCE THE CONSEQUENCE WOULD BE A DROP IN THE QUALITY OF TEACHING, HE SAID.
DR. HUANG SUPPORTED THE INTENTIONS OF THE GREEN PAPER WHICH, HE SAID, IS BOTH A PRACTICAL PROGRAMME TO IMPROVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND AN ATTEMPT AT EDUCATIONAL PLANNING.
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APART FROM INCREASING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND FORM III, NEW CURRICULA ARE TO EE DESIGNED TO GIVE A GENERAL EDUCATION TO BRING OUT THE NATURAL APTITUDES OF THE PUPILS, AND TO ENCOURAGE SUBSTANTIAL NUMBERS TO SEEK TRAINING IN CRAFT AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
WE MUST ENSURE THAT THE PROPOSALS ARE PROPERLY IMPLEMENTED. +TO THE EXTENT THAT EDUCATIONAL PROVISION IS BROUGHT INCREASINGLY UNDER THE CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT, SC MUST EVERY STAGE OF THE DEVELOPMENT EE CLOSELY MONITORED TC ENSURE FULL CONFIDENCE ON THE PART OF THE COMMUNITY,* HE SAID.
REV. JOYCE F. BENNETT
UNIFORM CURRICULUM AND EXAMINATION FOR
UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE
THE REV. THE HON. JOYCE M. BENNETT ASKED FOR EARLY INTRODUCTION OF A UNIFORM CURRICULUM AND EXAMINATION FOR UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE.
SHE SAID THE NEW EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE THIS AND IT MUST BE GIVEN CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS TO DO THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
HONG KONG COULD ADOPT THE SYSTEM FOUND HELPFUL IN THE U.K., BY WHICH STUDENTS APPLY TO A CENTRAL ORGANISATION, PERHAPS WITH CONNECTIONS WITH THE EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY, TO ENSURE A FAIRER DISTRIBUTION OF UNIVERSITY PLACES.
A BASIC POLICY MUST ALSO BE INTRODUCED FOR ADMISSIONS TO FORM VI FOR ALL SCHOOLS, WHATEVER THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION AND WHICHEVER UNIVERSITY THE STUDENT PREPARES TO ENTER. «
SHE FELT THAT THE GREEN PAPER GAVE INSUFFICIENT ATTENTION TO SIXTH FORM EDUCATION AND DISAGREED .<ITH IT THAT THE STANDARD OF ENTRY BE RAISED.
SHE POINTED OUT THAT SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN PREPARING THEIR SIXTH FORM STUDENTS FOR MANY CAREERS IN ADDITION TC PREPARING THEM FOR FURTHER STUDY AND THIS WAS RECOGNISED BY THE GREEN PAPER.
SHE THOUGHT THE SIXTH FORM SHOULD BE A TWO-YEAR COURSE AND ITS LENGTH SHOULD NOT EE CONFUSED KITH THE LENGTH OF THE UNIVERSITY COURSE. A ONE-YEAR COURSE, SHE SAID, IN FACT ONLY LASTS SEVEN MONTHS FROM SEPTEMBER TC MARCH.
ON FORM IV-V EDUCATION, MISS BENNETT THOUGHT THAT THE CURRICULUM SHOULD BE BROADENED TO INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE PRACTICAL SUBJECT FOR EACH STUDENT IN HIS CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION.
CERTAIN SUBJECTS DO NOT REQUIRE EXPENSIVE AND LARGE-SCALE EQUIPMENT. TEACHING OF OTHER SUBJECTS SHOULD BE POSSIBLE WITH THE SUGGESTED ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRAL WORKSHOPS.
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SHE PERSONALLY ACCEPTED THE 50 PER CENT TARGET OF GOVERNMENT SUBSIDISED PLACES, IN VIE.v OF THE OTHER PLACES IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND THE NUMBERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY WORKING AT THE AGE OF 15 AND OVER.
ALTHOUGH MORE STUDENTS ARE Ww TAKING THE CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION, THEIR OVERALL STANDARD HAS DROPPED. TO ENCOURAGE ALL STUDENTS TO'STUDY IN AN ACADEMIC SYSTEM FOR FORMS IV AND V WOULD HARM THEIR FUTURE POTENTIAL.
MISS BENNETT WANTED THE STANDARD OF ENTRY INTO THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION AND THE STAFFING OF THE COLLEGES TO EE IMPROVED.
IF THE ENTRANTS HAVE HAD A TWO-YEAR SIXTH FORM EDUCATION, SHE EXPLAINED, THEY WOULD ALREADY HAVE RECEIVED THE BASIC CONTENT OF WHAT THEY PLANNED TO TEACH SO THE COLLEGES COULD CONCENTRATE ON HOW TO TEACH.
THOSE LECTURERS IN SUBJECTS WHERE HONG KONG CANNOT PROVIDE DEGREE COURSES SHOULD EE SENT OVERSEAS FOR FURTHER STUDIES. THE QUALIFICATIONS AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED OF STAFF LECTURING IN THE MAJOR SUBJECTS WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE DRASTICALLY UPGRADED.
ON POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES, MISS BENNETT SAID THEY ARE CLEARLY MAKING A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND THEY SHOULD HAVE A PROPER STATUS.
SHE SUGGESTED THAT THEIR FOUR-YEAR DIPLOMA COURSES EE BROUGHT MORE FULLY-INTO THE SUBSIDISED PUBLIC SYSTEM AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO PROVIDE A FURTHER PRIVATELY-RUN FIFTH YEAR FOR THOSE DESIRING A DEGREE.
SHE THOUGHT HONG KONG WOULD NEED TO ESTABLISH IN ITS OWN RIGHT AN ORGANISATION COMPARABLE TO THE COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL ACADEMIC AWARDS IN BRITAIN FOR CONFERRING DEGREES.
TWO YEARS COMPLETED AT THE SIXTH FORM, THE POST SECONDARY COLLEGES, TECHNICAL INSTITUTES OR THE POLYTECHNIC SHOULD BE ACCREDITED FOR ENTRY INTO OTHER RELEVANT TERTIARY INSTITUTES.
SHE SUGGESTED THAT THE LENGTH OF THE UNDERGRADUATE COURSE AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY BE LEFT AS IT IS FOR THE TIME BEING.
HONG KONG COULD BE FLEXIBLE SO THAT AS IN ENGLAND, STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE WHETHER TO GO FOR A THREE-YEAR OR A FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY COURSE, SHE SAID.
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EOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS (AMENDMENT) BILL ******
A BILL DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FURTHER SAFEGUARD FOR INDUSTRIAL AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE USE OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT WAS INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, THE HON. NEIL HENDERSON.
MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978, MR. HENDERSON SAID THE BILL WAS THE RESULT OF A REVIEW OF THE MAIN ORDINANCE AND WAS AN EXERCISE IN UPDATING THE LAW IN THIS FIELD IN THE LIGHT OF PRACTICAL WORKING EXPERIENCE.
HE SAID THE BILL EXTENDS THE APPLICATION OF THE ORDINANCE TO VESSELS CONTAINING COMPRESSED INERT GASES WHICH IS CONNECTED WITH AN AIR OR GAS COMPRESSING PLANT BECAUSE OF THEIR POTENTIAL FOR DESTRUCTION.
IT ALSO CLARIFIES THE POWERS OF INSPECTORS OF LAND BOILERS= STIPULATES THAT THE ORDINANCE APPLIES TO BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS WHICH HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY EXEMPTED WHERE OWNERSHIP CHANGES FROM THE CROWN- CLARIFIES THE SCOPE OF EXEMPTION ACCORDED TO ANY PRESSURE EQUIPMENT FIXED ON A FLOATING CRAFT OR INTENDED FOR SUPPLY LOCOMOTIVE POWER TO A VEHICLE, WHICH ARE COVERED EY OTHER LEGISLATION- AND BROADENS THE POWER TO HOLD INQUIRIES INTO ALL ACCIDENTS IN OR TO BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS.
THE EILL FURTHER REQUIRES THAT TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTRAR OF BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS, IF WRITTEN IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH OR CHINESE, SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND THAT ALL APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF EQUIPMENT MUST BE MADE AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE THE EQUIPMENT IS PUT INTO USE. ‘
IT ALSO MAKES PRESSURE ACCUMULATION TESTS OBLIGATORY IN THE CASE OF EXAMINATION OF NEW EQUIPMENT- SPECIFIES THE PROCEDURE FOR CARRYING OUT PRESSURE ACCUMULATION TESTS ON BOILERS AND MORE REALISTIC TEST PRESSURES FOR HYDRAULIC TESTS OF EQUIPMENT- AND MAKES IT CLEAR THAT A PORTABLE GAS GENERATOR MAY REQUIRE EXAMINATION BEFORE PERMISSION IS GIVEN FOR IT TO EE USED.
MEASUREMENTS IN THE BILL ARE GIVEN IN IMPERIAL AS WELL AS METRIC UNITS, BECAUSE VERY OFTEN BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS HAVE BEEN IMPORTED WITH SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTRUMENTATIONS IN IMPERIAL UNITS. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO GO FULLY METRIC IN THIS FIELD AT PRESENT.
THE BILL FINALLY REMOVES SPENT PROVISIONS WHICH DEALT WITH THE APPLICATION OF THE ORDINANCE TO PRESSURE EQUIPMENT ALREADY IN USE AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE ORDINANCE IN MARCH 1963.
REFERRING TO CONTAINERS WHICH HOLD NON-INERT (FLAMMABLE) GASES UNDER PRESSURE, MR. HENDERSON SAID A REPORT WOULD EE COMPILED EY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ON THIS MATTER IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE DIRECTOR CF FJRE SERVICES AND OTHERS. RECOMMENDATIONS COULD THEN BE MADE AS TO WHETHER FURTHER AMENDMENTS WERE NEEDED OR NOT IN RESPECT OF THIS ORDINANCE OR OTHER LEGISLATION.
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COMMENTING ON THE BILL, SENIOR UNOFFICIAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, THE HON. SIR SZE-YUEN CHUNG SAID IF THE PRESENT CONTROL ON COMPRESSED NON-INERT GASES IS FOUND TO BE ADEQUATE, THE SAME CONTROL FOR COMPRESSED INERT GASES MUST BE ADEQUATE AND THERE IS NO NEED TO INTRODUCE FURTHER CONTROLS AS PROPOSED IN THE BILL.
+ON THE OTHER HAND, IF THE PRESENT CONTROL ON COMPRESSED NON-INERT GASES IS FOUND TO BE INADEQUATE AND ADDITIONAL CONTROL IS NECESSARY, THEN THE PRIORITY OF IMPOSING SUCH ADDITIONAL CONTROL SHOULD, WITHOUT DOUBT, BE GIVEN TO COMPRESSED NON-INERT GASES AND NOT TO COMPRESSED INERT GASES AS STIPULATED IN THE PRESENT BILL,+ HE SAID.
SIR SZE-YUEN ALSO POINTED OUT THAT AS MR. HENDERSON MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IS PRESENTLY CONSIDERING THE POSSIBILITY OF INTRODUCING A NEW FRAMEWORK OF LEGISLATION TO COVER COMPLETE PRESSURE SYSTEMS IN INDUSTRY AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE IN HONG KONG THAT THERE IS AN URGENT NEED FOR TIGHTENING THE CONTROL ON COMPRESSED INERT GASES. IT SEEMS MORE LOGICALLY THAT THIS PARTICULAR SECTION OF THE AMENDING BILL BE DEFERRED UNTIL THE SITUATION IN U.K. IS CLARIFIED.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS LATER ADJOURNED.
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AUDIT (AMENDMENT) BILL
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A BILL TO AMEND THE AUDIT ORDINANCE TO REFLECT THE CREATION AND THE ROLE OF 'THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE AS A STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE COUNCIL TODAY BY THE ACTING FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON. DAVID
JORDAN.
SPEAKING AT THE SECOND READING OF THE AUDIT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978 MR JORDAN SAID THE AMENDING LEGISLATION WAS THE LAST OF T*0 MEASURES REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE, THE FIRST BEING A RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON MAY 10.
THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED IN MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE DIRECTOR REPORTS TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE
THE BILL INCLUDE PROVISIONS TO OF AUDIT WILL SUMBIT HIS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
PROVIDES THAT THE GOVERNMENT’S
ANOTHER CLAUSE IN THE BILL
ANNUAL ACCOUNTS AND THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT’S REPORTS ON THEM WILL BE LAID’BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ALONG WITH THE REPORT
OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
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CROWN LEASE (AMENDMENT) BILL BECOMES LAW K * * *
THE CROWN LEASE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978 tyAS PASSED INTO LAW IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY AFTER SPECIFIC POINTS CONCERNING THE AMENDING LEGISLATION WERE RESOLVED IN MEETINGS BETWEEN AN UMELCO AD HOC GROUP AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
SPEAKING AT THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE BILL, THE HON. PETER C. WONG WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE AD HOC GROUP SAID THE SPECIFIC POINTS WERE RESOLVED AFTER IT WAS AGREED THAT THE. INTERIM VALUATIONS REFERRED TO IN THE BILL SHALL BE MADE IN RESPECT OF NEW OR REDEVELOPED BUILDINGS ONLY, AND WHERE A BUILDING STRADDLES TWO OR MORE LOTS, A TENEMENT IN THAT BUILDING SHALL BE DEEMED TO STRADDLE THE LOTS AND ITS RATEABLE VALUE SHALL BE CALCULATED ON THE PROPORTION THAT THE LOT BEARS TO THE AREA OF ALL THE LOTS ON WHICH THE BUILDING STANDS.
+THIS SOLUTION HAS TO A LARGE EXTENT SIMPLIFIED THE COMPLICATED CONCEPTS AND HENCE THE DRAFTING. THE GENERAL PROBLEM IS THUS RESOLVED,+ MR. WONG SAID.
IN REPLY, THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON. DEREK JONES, THANKED THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBER FOR HIS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE AND CLARIFY THE COMPLICATED LEGISLATION.
+THE EILL, AS IT WILL BE AMENDED, WILLIE MUCH BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL AND THIS DEMONSTRATES THE VALUE OF THIS COUNCIL AS A LEGISLATIVE BODY,+ MR. JONES SAID.
+1 WILL HAVE MUCH PLEASURE IN SUPPORTING THE AMENDMENTS WHEN THEY ARE MOVED IN COMMITTEE,* HE ADDED.
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GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER MOUNTING A MAJOR ROAD SAFETY CAMPGIAN NEXT YEAR
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THE SECRETARY'FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON. DEREK JONES, SAID TODAY THE GOVERNMENT WILL GIVE CAREFUL CONSIDERATION TO MOUNTING A MAJOR ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN NEXT YEAR.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY, MR. JONES SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD DECIDED EARLIER THIS YEAR NOT TO LAUNCH A MAJOR ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN IN THE 1978/79 FINANCIAL YEAR BECAUSE THERE HAD BEEN A MAJOR CAMPAIGN ON THIS THEME DURING EACH OF THE PREVIOUS FOUR YEARS AND IT WAS FEARED THAT +TOO MUCH REPETITION WOULD DULL THE EFFECT.+
HE SAID NEVERTHELESS .>200,030 WAS ALLOCATED FOR ROAD SAFETY PUBLICITY AND THIS WAS INCREASED LAST MONTH TO $350,000 IN RESPONSE TO CONCERN ABOUT THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FIGURES.
♦EXPENDITURE WILL DE CONCENTRATED MAINLY ON TELEVISION AND RADIC PUBLICITY,* HE SAID.
IN REPLY TO ANOTHER QUESTION FROM MR. CHEONG-LEEN , MR. JONES SAID THE PROVISIONAL FIGURES OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR WERE 7,279 AS COMPARED WITH 6,615 IN SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
OF THESE ACCIDENTS, 199 INVOLVED FATAL AND 2,741 SERIOUS INJURIES IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS THIS YEAR WHILE THE FIGURES FOR THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR WERE 187 AND 2,576 RESPECTIVELY.
THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 9,323 PEOPLE INVOLVED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS THIS YEAR, OF WHICH 239 WERE KILLED AND 3,132 SERIOUSLY INJURED.
THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR WERE 8,493 OF WHICH 201 WERE KILLED AND 2,905 SERIOUSLY INJURED. HE ADDED. ’
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SPEEDING AND ILLEGAL OVERTAKING LED TO ACCIDENTS ON TUEN MUN ROAD ******
THE ACCIDENTS WHICH HAVE OCCURRED TO DATE ON THE NEW TUEN MUN ROAD HAVE BEEN DUE MAINLY TO SPEEDING AND ILLEGAL OVERTAKING BY IMPATIENT DRIVERS, THE HON. DAVID MCDONALD, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION EY THE HON. JAMES WU, HE SAID THAT THE SIGNS AND MARKINGS ON THE NEW ROAD WERE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED AND ADOPTED EY THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS FOR THE PROJECT AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE AND WERE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE INADEQUATE.
IN ANSWER TO ANOTHER ^UESTICN EY THE HON. WONG LAM, MR.m> MCDONALD SAID THAT CVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS NINE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS WERE RECORDED ON THE SECTION OF CLEARWATER BAY ROAD NEAR THE GOOD HOPE GIRLS’ SCHOOL.
+THE EXISTING CARRIAGEWAY LAYOUT IS A TEMPORARY DIVERSION ARRANGEMENT TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENT WORKS TO CLEARWATER BAY ROAD,+ HE SAID.
+THESE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DUAL CARRIAGEWAY ON A NEW ALIGNMENT WITH MUCH FLATTER GRADIENTS AND EASIER CURVATURE.+
IN ADDITION, MR. MCDONALD SAID, THE OLD CLEARWATER BAY ROAD WAS BEING WIDENED TO PROVIDE AN EXTRA UPHILL LANE.
WORK ON THE LATTER WOULD BE FINISHED EY OCTOBER AND TRAFFIC WOULD THEN BE RE-DIVERTED TO THE OLD CARRIAGEWAY THUS REMOVING THE NEED TO NEGOTIATE’THE BEND ON THE TEMPORARY DIVERSION, HE SAID.
+EY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR, WORK ON THE' NEW CLEARWATER BAY ROAD ALIGNMENT WILL BE COMPLETED AND ALL THROUGH TRAFFIC WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONTO THIS SUPERIOR AND SAFER FACILITY LEAVING THE OLD CARRIAGEWAY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE ADJACENT HOUSING ESTATE AND OTHER PROPERTIES,* SAID MR. MCDONALD.
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COMPENSATION TO SAI LAU KOK BUILDING OWNERS ******
THE GOVERNMENT HOPES TO EE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH A SOLUTION TO THE COMPENSATION PROBLEMS FACED EY OWNER-OCCUPIERS OF SEVEN MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS AT SAI LAU KOK, TSUEN WAN, WHICH ARE TO BE DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY EXTENSION.
THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE HON. DAVID AKERS-JONES, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT REALISES THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION BEING BASED ON THE VALUE OF THEIR EXISTING PROPERTY MAY BE INSUFFICIENT TO ALLOW OWNER-OCCUPIERS TO PURCHASE ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN TSUEN WAN AND THAT THEY MAY NOT WISH TO MOVE TO PUBLIC HOUSING.
+THIS PROBLEM IS BEING CONSIDERED AND I HOPE THAT A SOLUTION CAN BE ANNOUNCED BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH,+ HE SAID REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. CHARLES YEUNG.
MR. AKERS-JONES SAID THAT ABOUT 3,000 PEOPLE IN SA I LAU KOK
WILL BE DISPLACED BY THE MTR DEVELOPMENT — WITH 231 OF THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND 11 OF THE SHOPS INVOLVED OWNER-OCCUPIERS.
THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY IN THE BUILDINGS WERE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION ACCORDING TO AN INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT OF THE VALUE OF THEIR PROPERTY, HE SAID.
OWNER-OCCUPIERS AND TENANTS OF THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS WERE ELIGIBLE FOR PUBLIC HOUSING. +THEY AND THE OPERATORS OF COMMERCIAL UNITS WITHIN THE BLOCKS ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR EX-GRATIA DISTURBANCE ALLOWANCES,* MR. AKERS-JONES ADDED.
+THE ACTUAL AMOUNTS TO BE OFFERED TO THE OWNERS ARE NOT YET KNOWN, OWING TO’THEIR RELUCTANCE TO ALLOW GOVERNMENT STAFF ACCESS TO THEIR UNITS FOR ASSESSMENT.
+THE AMOUNTS WILL, HOWEVER, BE ASSESSED AT FREE MARKET VALUE, AND THE OWNERS WILL HAVE THE RIGHT OF APPEAL TO THE LANDS
TR IBUNAL.+
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CALL FOR PUBLIC CO-OPERATION TO KEEP ROADS CLEAR OF RUBBISH * * * * *
THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, THE HON. DAVID MCDONALD, TODAY CALLED FOR MORE CO-OPERATION FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO KEEP THE ROADS CLEAR OF RUBBISH.
THE APPEAL CAME IN A REPLY IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY TO THE HON. LEUNG TAT-SHING WHO ASKED WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WOULD STEP UP THE CLEARING OF GULLIES AND SANDTRAPS ALONG PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES SO AS TO ENSURE THAT THERE WERE NO BLOCKAGES TO CAUSE FURTHER FLOODINGS AFTER TORRENTIAL RAINS.
MR. MCDONALD SAID, +IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THE RAINY SEASON EACH YEAR A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF ALL DRAINAGE INSTALLATIONS IS CARRIED OUT AND THIS IS FOLLOWED BY A STEPPED-UP PROGRAMME OF INSPECTION AND CLEARANCE ACTIVITIES WHICH IS MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE RAINY SEASON TO ENSURE AS FAR AS POSSIBLE THAT THE ROAD-SIDE DRAINAGE SYSTEM FUNCTIONS PROPERLY.+
NEVERTHELESS, HE SAID, GULLIES COULD STILL EE BLOCKED BY RUBBISH DEPOSITED IN THE INTERVALS BETWEEN CLEARINGS AND IF THIS COINCIDED WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN, LOCAL FLOODINGS COULD OCCUR.
+HOWEVER, PROBLEM AREAS ARE KNOWN TO THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT’S CLEANSING STAFF AND THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE ROAD GANGS AND BY PAYING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THESE, THE RISK OF LOCAL FLOODING CAN EE MINIMISED,+ MR. MCDONALD SAID.
+IN GENERAL, THEREFORE, IT IS FELT THAT THE FREQUENCY OF CLEARING AND CLEANSING OPERATIONS IS ADEQUATE ALTHOUGH THE SITUATION COULD BE IMPROVED WITH MORE CO-OPERATION FROM THE PUBLIC IN KEEPING THE ROADS CLEAR OF RUBBISH.+
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HOUSING ESTATES PROVIDED WITH BALANCE CHOICE OF TRANSPORT *****
THERE IS NO GENERAL POLICY OF PROHIBITING PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES FROM ENTERING PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, THE HON. DEREK JONES, SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
THERE ARE FACILITIES FOR THEM IN THE MAJORITY OF ESTATES, .MR. JONES SAID IN ANSWER TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. MRS. KWAN KO SIU-WAH.
+AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, THEREFORE, THE POLICY IS TO PROVIDE A BALANCED CHOICE OF SERVICES,+ HE ADDED.
MR. JONES SAID THE PRESENT POLICY WAS TO CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF PUBLIC LIGHT EUSES WITHIN ESTATES BY CONFINING THEM TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF PICK-UP POINTS, EITHER IN CENTRALLY LOCATED OFF-STREET TERMINI OR AT KERBSIDE STANDS OR LAY-BYS.
+THESE CONTROLS HAVE BEEN IMPOSED BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS UNRESTRICTED OPERATIONS OF THE PLBS WERE CAUSING CONGESTION AND FRUSTRATING THE MOVEMENT OF FRANCHISED BUSES. THIS, IN TURN, WAS DISCOURAGING THE BUS COMPANIES FROM IMPROVING THEIR SERVICES,* HE EXPLAINED.
HE ADDED THAT CIRCUMSTANCES VARIED FROM ESTATE TO ESTATE.
+IN A VERY FEW CASES, WHERE THERE ARE SUFFICIENT BUSES, PLBS ARE BANNED COMPLETELY FROM THE ESTATE.*
BUT, WHERE THERE WAS A HEAVY DEMAND FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT, AND LIMITED ROAD CAPACITY AND SPACE FOR PICK-UP POINTS, MORE PEOPLE COULD BE MOVED BY GIVING PREFERENCE TO THE MOST EFFICIENT CARRIERS, THAT WAS LARGE BUSES, HE ADDED.
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INEXPENSIVE HOLIDAYS FOR WORKERS * * * * *
THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THE HON. KENNETH TOPLEY SAID TODAY TWO TYPES OF SHORT, INEXPENSIVE HOLIDAYS FOR WORKERS ARE BEING ORGANISED THIS SUMMER.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. JAMES WU IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR. TOPLEY SAID THE FIRST TYPE IS A TWO TO FOUR DAYS HOLIDAY INVOLVING CAMPING EITHER AT A RECREATION CENTRE OR IN OTHER CAMPS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES OR ON LANTAU.
+DEPENDING ON THE VENUE A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES IS OFFERED INCLUDING HIKING, TREKKING, CANOEING AND HORSE-RIDING. SOME PARTICIPANTS IN THE HOLIDAYS AT THE SAI KUNG RECREATION CENTRE WILL EE AIR-LIFTED IN OR OUT EY HELI COPTER,+ HE SAID.
THE SECOND TYPE OFFERS ONE-DAY HOLIDAYS OR EXCURSIONS AND ALLOWS THE PARTICIPANTS TO CHOOSE FROM A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS.
MR. TOPLEY SAID THIS TYPE OF HOLIDAY ENABLES PEOPLE IN EMPLOYMENT, IF THEY WISH, TO MAKE UP A +PACKAGE+ OF SEVERAL DAYS, v I TH SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO DO EACH DAY.
BOTH TYPES OF HOLIDAYS ARE GEARED MAINLY FOR PEOPLE IN THE AGE RANGE OF 18 TO MID-4OS AND FAMILIES CAN EE TAKEN ALONG TO SOME OF THE CAMPS.
MR. TOPLEY ALSO SAID THAT THE IDEA OF THESE HOLIDAYS DEVELOPED FROM THE ALREADY ESTABLISHED AND HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMME OF FAMILY CAMPS HELD DURING THE HOLIDAY PERIODS, MAINLY FOR STUDENTS.
♦THEY ARE ORGANISED EY THE TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE WITH THE AVAILABLE. APPROXIMATELY 15,000 SUMMER, + HE SAID.'
RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE MANPOWER AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES PERSONS WILL PARTICIPATE THIS
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NUMBER OF PLACES IN * X
CHILD CARE CENTRES * * *
THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, THE HON. E.P. HO SAID TODAY A TOTAL OF 3,266 NEW PLACES IN CHILD CARE CENTRES OF ACCEPTABLE STANDARD BECAME AVAILABLE IN THE 22 MONTHS PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 1978 AFTER THE MORE STRINGENT CHILD CARE CENTRE REGULATIONS CAME INTO EFFECT ON JUNE 1, 1976.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE REV. THE HON. JOYCE M. BENNETT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR. HO SAID A MINIMUM OF 1,334 ADDITIONAL PLACES ARE EXPECTED TO BE PROVIDED IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR OF 1978/79.
HE ALSO SAID THAT SINCE THE CHILD CARE CENTRE REGULATIONS CAME INTO EFFECT THERE HAS BEEN A LOSS OF 1,493 SUB-STANDARD PLACES.
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MTR EXTENSION DECISION MADE AFTER TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA WAS BUILT *****
THE DECISION TO EXTEND THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY TO TSUEN WAN WAS TAKEN IN JULY LAST YEAR — SIX MONTHS AFTER THE HA KWAI CHUNG TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA WAS COMPLETED AND OCCUPIED.
THE SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, THE HON. ALAN SCOTT, SAID THIS TODAY IN REPLY TO THE HON. MRS. KWAN KO SIU-WAH WHO ASKED WHY THAT TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA WAS EUILT WHEN +SOME RESIDENTS HAVE TO MOVE OUT AFTER ONLY THREE MONTHS.+
WHEN THE DECISION WAS MADE, MR. SCOTT SAID THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT WAS INFORMED THAT THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA WOULD HAVE TO EE CLEARED IN FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR TO MAKE WAY FOR THE MTR KWAI FONG STATION AND A WORKS AREA.
A TOTAL OF 2,7OD RESIDENTS WOULD EE MOVED TO PUELIC HOUSING ESTATES. OF THESE, ONLY FOUR PEOPLE FROM TWO FAMILIES WOULD, BY THE TIME OF CLEARANCE, HAVE SPENT LESS THAN 11 MONTHS IL TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION, HE SAID.
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SAME ALLOCATION CRITERIA FCR SQUATTER FACTORIES AND ESTATE WORKSHOPS
* * * * *
THE CRITERIA GOVERNING THE ALLOCATION OF HOUSING AUTHORITY FLATTED FACTORY UNITS TO SQUATTER FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS ALREADY IN GOVERNMENT ESTATES ARE THE SAME AND THERE IS NO PRIORITY BETWEEN THEM, THE SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, THE HON. ALAN SCOTT, TOLD LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. S.L. CHEi., MR. SCCTT SAID THE CRITERIA WERE THAT THE TRADE TO EE OPERATED MUST EE ONE PERMITTED EY THE AUTHORITY AND THAT THE FLOOR LOADING AND ELECTRICAL LOADING MUST EE WITHIN THE DESIGNED CAPACITY.
THE QUESTION OF PRIORITY IN THE ALLOCATION OF FACTORY ACCOMMODATION DID NOT ARISE BECAUSE DIFFERENT PROGRAMMES OF IMPROVEMENT WERE INVOLVED AND DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE.
+OPERATORS OF SQUATTER FACTORIES ARE OFFERED EITHER FLATTED FACTORY UNITS BUILT FOR THE PURPOSE, IF AVAILABLE, OR CASH ALLOWANCES. WORKSHOPS AFFECTED EY THE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ARE OFFERED SPACE IN THE FLATTED FACTORY AT SHEK KIP MEI, OP. CASH COMPENSATION.
+AS ESTATE WORKSHOP OPERATORS ARE AUTHORISED HOUSING AUTHORITY TENANTS, REPROVISIONING REQUIREMENTS ARE KNOWN, AND THE NECESSARY FLATTED FACTORY SPACE IS PROVIDED. SURPLUS UNITS HAVE BEEN AND WILL EE OFFERED TO OPERATORS OF DISPLACED SQUATTER FACTORIES,* HE SAID.
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INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT)(NO. 3) BILL * * * *
A BILL WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY TO .. END THE EXISTING LEGISLATION BY EMPOWERING THE FINANCIAL StCRETARY TC SPECIFY TAX EXEMPTION RATES OF INTEREST PAYABLE BY THE GOVERNMENT, LICENSED BANKS AND CERTAIN SPECIFIED PUBLIC UTILITIES, SUBJECT TC AN UPPER LIMIT CF FIVE PER CENT PER YEAR.
MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL 1978, THE ACTING FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON. DAVID JORDAN, SAID THE AMENDING LEGISLATION, IF ENACTED, WOULD MEAN THAT CHANGES COULD EE MADE AT SHORT NOTICE TO COINCIDE PRECISELY WITH THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR A CHANGE IN THE RATE PAYABLE BY BANKS ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS.
+THE BILL IS DESIGNED MEPELY TO ENABLE THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO GIVE EFFECT MORE QUICKLY TO- ESTABLI SHED POLICY,* MR. JORDAN SAID.
+THERE IS NO INTENTION TO CHANGE THE POLICY NOR AT PRESENT TO ALTER THE EXEMPTION RATE APPLICABLE TO INTEREST PAID BY THE PUBLIC UTILITIES LISTED IN THE THIRD SCHEDULE TO THE ORDINANCE,* HE ADDED.
EXPLAINING THE PRESENT SITUATION, MR. JORDAN SAID THE INLAND REVENUE ORDINANCE PROVIDES FOR EXEMPTION FROM TAX CF INTEREST PAYABLE EY THE GOVERNMENT, LICENSED BANKS, AND CERTAIN SPECIFIED PUBLIC UTILITIES, PROVIDED THAT THE RATES OF INTEREST DO NOT EXCEED "ERTAIN PERCENTAGES.
+AS REGARDS INTEREST PAYABLE BY LICENSED BANKS, THIS PERCENTAGE RATE HAS FOR MANY YEARS BEEN VARIED TO ACCORD WITH THE RATE PAID BY BANKS ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS,* MR. JORDAN SAID.
MR. JORDAN ADDED THAT IN 1975, THE LAw WAS AMENDED TO GIVE POWERS TO THE GOVERNOR IM COUNCIL TO ALTER THE EXEMPTION RATE THUS AVOIDING SOME OF THE TIMING PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN ENSURING THAT THE EXY PTION RATE.REMAI NED THE SAME AS THE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS RATE.
+THE LAST CHANGE IN THE EXEMPTION RATE ON APRIL 27, WHICH WAS INCIDENTALLY THE FIRST ADJUSTMENT SI"CE 1975, -AS ERCUGHT INTO EFFECT BY A REVENUE PROTECTION ORDER,* MR. JORDAN SAID.
+THIS WAS A RATHER CUMBERSOME PROCEDURE, BUT WAS THE ONLY ONE AVAILABLE THAT WOULD ENABLE US TO SYNCHRONISE THE TIMING,* HE ADDED.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
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PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS CONTAINING ALCOHOL WILL BE EXEMPTED FROM DUTY ****** V.
A BILL TO EXEMPT FROM DUTY PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS CONTAINING ALCOHOL TODAY RECEIVED ITS SECOND READING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
MOVING THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, THE HON. WILLIAM DORWARD SAID THAT AS THE LAW NOW STOOD, DUTY WAS NOT NORMALLY CHARGED ON MIXTURES CONTAINING ALCOHOL WHERE THE GOVERNMENT CHEMIST CERTIFIED THAT THEY COULD NOT BE CONVERTED INTO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.
HOWEVER, AN EXCEPTION TO THIS WAS WHERE THE LIQUOR IS CONTAINED IN A TOILET PREPARATION, IN WHICH CASE DUTY IS LEVIED AT THE RATE OF 09.90 A GALLON ON THE TOTAL VOLUME OF THE PRODUCT.
+WHILST THIS IS A REASONABLE LEVY ON SUCH GOODS AS PERFUMES, SHAVING LOTIONS, HAIR SPRAYS AND THE LIKE, IT IS CONSIDERED INAPPROPRIATE THAT IT APPLIES TO COUGH SYRUPS, EYE LOTIONS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES -- EVEN BELIEVE IT OR NOT BABIES’ GRIPE WATER — WHICH CONTAINS ALCOHOL -- EUT ARE FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES.
+EUT BECAUSE OF THE PRESENT DEFINITION OF TOILET PREPARATIONS, WHICH IS A LEFTOVER FROM THE DAYS WHEN PROPRIETARY MEDICINES WERE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES IN THEIR OWN RIGHT AND NOT MERELY IF THEY CONTAINED ALCOHOL, THEY ARE SO LIAELE,+ MR. DORWARD SAID.
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WILL EXEMPT FROM DUTY THOSE SUBSTANCES WHICH ARE INTENDED FOR USEIN MEDICINE, VETERINARY MEDICINE AND CHIROPODY.
THE CONSEQUENT REDUCTION IN ANNUAL REVENUE IS ESTIMATED AT ROUGHLY 0600,OOO.
THE REVENUE’COLLECTED ON PERFUMERY PRODUCTS AND COSMETICS --WHICH AMOUNTS TOSOME $4.5 MILLION ANNUALLY — WILL BE UNAFFECTED.
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QUERY ON JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL APPROACH THE JUEILEE SPORTS CENTRE BOARD TO FIND OUT THE UP-TO-DATE POSITION ON THE BUILDING OF THE JUEILEE SPORTS CENTRE IN SHA TIN, THE DATE WHEN THE CENTRE WILL BE COMPLETED AND ITS ANTICIPATED OPENING DATE.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, ROBERTS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY IN FROM THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN.
THE HON. SIR DENYS REPLY TO A QUESTION
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X-RAY APPARATUS CONTROLLED BY LAW
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IRRADIATING APPARATUS PRODUCING X-RAYS FOR USE IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ARE CONTROLLED -BY THE RADIATION (CONTROL OF IRRADIATING APPARATUS) REGULATIONS.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR. THE HON. K.L. THONG, IN ANSWER TO A QUESTION BY AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER, DR. THE HON. HARRY FANG, AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TODAY.
DR. FANG HAD ASKED IF THE GOVERNMENT WOULD STATE WHAT PROTECTIVE, PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES WERE IN EXISTENCE OR BEING DEVISED IN THE USE OF X-RAYS IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAK INGS.
IN REPLY, DR. THONG POINTED OUT THAT EVERY EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED UNDER THE EXISTING REGULATIONS TO MAINTAIN A REGISTER OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN RADIATION WORK SO THAT THEY ARE MEDICALLY EXAMINED AT REGULAR INTERVALS DURING A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING 14 MONTHS.
IT IS ALSO COMPULSORY FOR PERSONS EMPLOYED IN RADIATION WORK TO WEAR MONITORING DEVICES WHICH ARE EXAMINED AT REGULAR INTERVALS NOT EXCEEDING 14 DAYS BY APPROVED LABORATORIES, HE ADDED.
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TOURISM PROMOTION * * * *
THE GOVERNMENT SEES NO NEED TO DUPLICATE EFFORTS OF THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION, ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE HON. DAVID JEAFFRESON, COUNCIL TODAY.
THE PROMOTIONAL
THE SECRETARY FOR
TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE
MR. JEAFFRESON WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. PETER C. WONG WHO ASKED WHAT OTHER STEPS GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN TO PROMOTE TOURISM IN HONG KONG APART FROM ESTABLISHING THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION.
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SURVEY OF N.T. LAND REGISTRATION PROCEDURES COMPLETED * * * *
„AMD1 the government is studying THE REPORT-ON a recently-in theTnewC?erritorfsE survey of land registration procedures
THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE HON. DAVID AKERS-JONES, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS AWARE THAT THERE WAS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN CERTAIN RESPECTS AND HOPED THAT SPECIFIC PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVING THE PROCEDURES CAN BE FORMULATED BEFORE THE END OF TH IS YEAR.
HE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION ON THE SUBJECT FROM THE HON. PETER C. WONG.
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NEW BUILDING FOR MA TAU *'E I GIRLS’ HOME *****
THE REPROVISIONED MA TAU WEI GIRLS’ HOME IS EXPECTED TO BE IN OPERATION BY MID-SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, THE HON. THOMAS LEE SAID TODAY.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE REV. THE HON. JOYCE M. BENNETT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR. LEE SAID THE BUILDING WOULD BE COMPLETED AND HANDED OVER TO THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT EEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH.
HE SAID THE HOME WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION AROUND MARCH AND APRIL THIS YEAR, BUT THIS WAS EXTENDED AND CONSTRUCTION WORK IS STILL GOING ON.
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BUS SERVICES TO TING KOK ROAD * * * *
THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT MR DEREK TODAY THERE ARE PLANS FOR MORE BUS SERVICES ALONG ™ "E" BUS ROUTES WOULD BE ESTABLISHED SERVE THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE.
JONES, SAID TING KOK ROAD SPECIFICALLY TO
LEGlSUT^EPLCVoJScltQTODSAT;?\"°jcIEHS SAID ALTHOUGH^THE^BU^SERV ICES
SlYNS?EDE?JEBE™jRTlEKRY|MPROVEDPOIiE’ G0VEfiNHENT INSIDERS THAT
u.__ POINTED OUT THAT CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN
^En^V^nTrE PAST SIX M0NTHS TO TWO BUS ROUTES, — NO. 75 FROM TAI PO MARKET TO TAI MEI TUK AND NO. 84 FROM TAI PO MARKET TO
""" “ PARTLY T0 MEET THE INCREASED DEMAND FOLLOWING
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA AT YUE KOK.
THESE INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT CF ALL ROUTE 84 BY DOUBLE DECKERS AND THE PARTIAL DECKERS ON ROUTE 75.
SINGLE DECKER BUSES ON CONVERSION TO DOUBLE
+PLANS ARE ALSO IN HAND TO DOUBLE THE FREQUENCY OF ROUTE 84 PP°N°NE BUS EVERY 40 MINUTES TO ONE EVERY 20 MINUTES AND ROUTE mp inLcEcA^kLY C0NVERTED To DOUBLE DECKERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, । 'IK • J L N t o o A I U a
BY PUBu£Dflm%slt'DHETADDED?E AREA 4LS° ®E'"G SERVEC
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BILLS PASSED
* * *
TODAYELEVEhl BILLS WERE PASSED INTO LAW IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
THEY WERE THE DETENTION CENTRES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978= THE p |R|E ioip ICES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978= THE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) f |L|L HCN'G KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (AMENDMENT)
M THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978“ THE
t i°FEih7oE0UTUb ICEN,CES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978= THE JURY (AMENDMENT) lHE CROWN LEASES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978= THE PUBLIC
AND URBAN SERVICES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) EILL 1978= THE WIDOWS’ AND CHILDREN’S PENSIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978 AND THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS PENSION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978.
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LEGCO TO CONTINUE MEETING TOMORROW
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THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE ITS MEETING AT 2.30 P.M. TOMORROW (THURSDAY) TO DISCUSS THE GREEN PAPER ON SENIOR SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION.
TODAY’S MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AFTER THREE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS — THE HON. Q.W. LEE, DR. THE HON. RAYSON HUANG AND THE REV. THE HON. JOYCE M. BENNETT — COMMENTED ON THE GREEN PAPER.
AT TOMORROW’-S SITTING, NINE OTHER UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE GREEN PAPER. THEY ARE: THE HON. ALEX WU, THE HON. MRS. KWAN KO SIU-WAH, THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, DR. THE HON. HENRY HU, THE HON. CHARLES YEUNG, THE HON. S.L. CHEN, THE HON. JAMES WU, THE HON. T.S. LO AND DR. THE HON. HARRY FANG.
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SEWAGE PUMPING STATION EXTENSION ******
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SEWAGE PUMPING STATION EXTENSION AT PAK KOK TSUI, TUEN MUN.
MR. CHE PING-DOON, ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER, DRAINAGE WORKS, CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE, SAID THAT THE PROJECT WHEN COMPLETED WILL PROVIDE PUMPING FAC IL ITIES*TC CARRY SEWAGE FROM TUEN MUN NEk TOWN TO THE PROPOSED SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS AT PILLAR POINT.
+THE ENGINEERING WORKS AT THE EXTENSION WILL CONSIST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SCREW PUMP CHAMBER, A CONTROL ROOM, AND AN ANCILLARY ROAD AND DRAINAGE WORKS,+ HE SAID.
THE WORK AT THE PUMPING STATION EXTENSION IS PART OF THE OVERALL SEWERAGE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN.
THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO COMMENCE IN AUGUST AND WILL TAKE ABOUT A YEAR TO COMPLETE.
A SCREENING PLANT WITH A SUBMARINE OUTFALL HAS ALREADY BEEN CONSTRUCTED AT PAK KCK.
THE PLANNED PERMANENT SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS AT PILLAR POINT WILL INCORPORATE MODERN SEWAGE PURIFICATION SYSTEMS AND COME INTO OPERATION BY 1979-80.
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CONTRACT FOR PASSENGER BOARDING BRIDGES
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY AWARDED A $6.18 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY OF FOUR PASSENGER BOARDING BRIDGES AT KAI TAK AIRPORT. IT IS ONE OF THE TERMINAL BUILDING MODIFICATIONS FOR BAY 1 AND 2.
SIGNING THE. CONTRACT TODAY WERE MR. T. TAKEMASA, CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MITSUBISHI CORPORATION (H.K.) LTD., THE CONTRACTOR, AND MR. G.J. OSBORNE, PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER, FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THE CONTRACT COVERS THE COMPLETE DESIGN, SUPPLY, DELIVERY, INSTALLATION, TESTING AND COMMISSIONING TWO SETS (TOTAL FOUR) OF PURPOSED DESIGNED PASSENGER BOARDING BRIDGES.
THE PASSENGER BOARDING BRIDGES WILL BE DESIGNATED AS NO. 1 AND NO. 3 BRIDGES ON EACH OF THE PARKING BAYS. THEY WILL PROVIDE THERMAL-INSULATED, WEATHER-PROOFED, COVERED PASSAGES BETWEEN THE TERMINAL BUILDING AND AIRCRAFTS OF VARIOUS SIZES.
TO PREVENT VERTICAL CIRCULATION IN THE TERMINAL BUILDING, TH- BUILDING END OF THE PASSENGER BRIDGES CAN EE MOVED IN A VERTICAL PLANE ON THE FRONT SURFACE CF THE BUILDING TO LOCATE WITH ANY ONE OF THE TWO DOORS CORRESPONDING TO THE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE FLOOR LEVELS, RESPECTIVELY.
ERECTION OF THE BRIDGES GN SITE IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE AROUND JULY 1979 AND THEIR OPERATION WILL BEGIN ABOUT SIX MONTHS LATER.
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TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN NORTH POINT
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT A NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL EE IMPLEMENTED IN NORTH POINT FROM 13 A.M. ON FRIDAY (JULY 7) TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE AREA.
UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS VEHICLES WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO TURN RIGHT FROM NORTH POINT ROAD INTO JAVA ROAD EASTBOUND, OR TURN RIGHT FROM TIN CHONG STREET INTO JAVA ROAD EASTBOUND. EASTBOUND VEHICLES ON JAVA ROAD ALSO WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO TURN RIGHT INTO TONG SHU I ROAD.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL EE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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WATER CUT IN TAI KOK TSUI ******
WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN Til kw tcih aoc*
“!LTILli d°» TO°ENA1BLE-S6BK"oNR!Sey^VER-lo?
THE PREMISES TO BE FUK TSUN STREET AND NOS
AFFECTED ARE NOS.
1 TO 7 AND 2 TO 8
1 TO 79 AND 2 TO 80 WALNUT STREET.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1978
CONTENTS PAGE N0>
' .............................................. 1
SIR DENYS ACTING GOVERNOR ......................... 13
PRESS CONFERENCE ON MASS TRANSIT LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM ......... 13
LANDSCAPING FOR COUNTRY PARKS .............................. 14
SOUTHERN DISTRICT’S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME ................. 15
YUEN LONG’S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME LAUNCHED ................ 16
THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1978
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MORE UNOFFICIALS COMMENT ON EDUCATION GREEN PAPER
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TEN UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL EXPRESSED THEIR VIEWS ON THE GREEN PAPER ON SENIOR SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION AT THE RESUMED COUNCIL MEETING TODAY.
HOWEVER THERE WERE ONLY NINE SPEAKERS BECAUSE THE HON. FRANCIS TIEN WAS INDISPOSED. HIS SPEECH WAS DELIVERED ON HIS BEHALF BY THE HON. ALEX WU WHO ALSO EXPRESSED HIS OWN VIEWS ON THE GREEN PAPER.
THE OTHER SPEAKERS WERE: THE HON. JAMES WU, THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, DR. THE HON. HARRY FANG, THE HON. MRS. KWAN KO SIU-WAH, THE HON. T.S. LO, THE HON. S.L. CHEN, DR. THE HON. HENRY HU AND THE HON. CHARLES YEUNG.
THE FOLLOWING ARE SUMMARIES OF THE COUNCILLORS’ SPEECHES:
MR. JAMES WU: MORE RELEVANCE TO LOCAL BUSINESS AND MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
THE HON.JAMES WU LISTED THE VARIOUS ADVANCES IN THE FIELD OF VOCATIONAL AND TERTIARY EDUCATION IN RECENT YEARS AND POINTED OUT THAT GRADUATES FROM THE UNIVERSITIES, THE POLYTECHNIC AND THE POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES IN THE 20-29 YEAR OLD AGE RANGE HAVE MARKEDLY BETTER EARNINGS THAN THOSE OF THEIR CONTEMPORARIES WHO HAVE NOT HAD THE SAME EDUCATION.
HE SAID HOWEVER THAT LOCAL BUSINESS AND MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BENEFITTED CORRESPONDINGLY FROM THE OUTPUT OF OUR OWN UNIVERSITIES, AS RELATIVELY FEW GRADUATES WORK IN THESE SPHERES.
+IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO THE CURRICULA HAVING BEEN DESIGNED TO CONFORM MORE TO FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL STANDARDS THAN FOR PREPARATION FOR LOCAL SERVICE AND EMPLOYMENT.+ HE SAID.
HE POINTED OUT THAT IN OVERSEAS UNIVERSITIES, SUCH AS IN THE UNITED STATES, ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES OF FACULTY MEMBERS NORMALLY REFLECT THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS OF THE COMMUNITIES.
+WITH HONG KONG HAVING BECOME ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST MANUFACTURING CENTRES IN TEXTILES, ELECTRONICS, PLASTICS-PROCESSING AND WATCH-MAKING AND WITH THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION OF POPULATION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, IT SHOULD BE FERTILE GROUND FOR APPLIED RESEARCH AND STUDIES IN THESE FIELDS, AND I AM SURE THAT PAPERS ON SUCH TOPICS WILL HAVE GREAT ATTRACTION IN BOTH DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE,* HE SAID.
/HE recommended......
THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1978
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HE RECOMMENDED THIS APPROACH TO THE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIONS AND HOPED THAT IT WOULD HELP TO SOLVE SOME OF OUR PROBLEMS AND REDUCE THE NEED TO HIRE SO MANY FOREIGN EXPERTS.
HE ALSO SUPPORTED THE IDEA OF A PILOT PROGRAMME OF PART-TIME DEGREES AT THE UNIVERSITIES.
ON VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, MR. WU FELT IT IMPORTANT THAT THE INSTITUTIONS WILL ACQUAINT THEIR STUDENTS WITH THE SLIGHTLY MORE ADVANCED THEORY AND PRACTICE IN THE OPERATION OF SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS AUTOMATED OR EVEN COMPUTER-CONTROLLED MACHINES OF WHICH MORE WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED IN HONG KONG.
HE WELCOMED THE PROPOSAL TO EXTEND THE PERIOD OF TRAINING AT THE TECHNICAL TEACHERS COLLEGE AND SUGGESTED THAT THE COLLEGE COULD TAKE IN HIGHER CERTIFICATE OR HIGHER DIPLOMA GRADUATES FROM THE POLYTECHNIC.
HE ALSO WELCOMED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CREDIT UNIT PROGRAMME OF STUDY IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES WHEREBY +COURSE UNITS+ MAY EE OBTAINED BY FULL-TIME, PART-TIME DAY OR BY EVENING STUDY, AND ENABLING THE STUDENT TO MOVE EVENTUALLY TO THE POLYTECHNIC WHERE THE +UNITS+ WOULD BE RECOGNISED.
HE REGRETTED THAT PLACES IN THE PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSES IN THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES ARE UNDER-UTILISED FOR THE STUDENTS FIND THE ONCE-A-WEEK INTERRUPTED MANNER OF ATTENDANCE DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW, ALTHOUGH THE EVENING CLASSES DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH PLACES FOR APPLICANTS. HE BELIEVED THAT THE SITUATION WOULD HAVE TO BE REALISTICALLY EVALUATED.
MR. WU STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF ADULT, OR CONTINUING EDUCATION. HE SAID THE DEMAND FOR EDUCATION THROUGHOUT LIFE CAN BE EXPECTED TO GROW. +RECURRENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR TECHNICAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES REGARDLESS OF MINIMUM FORMAL EDUCATIONAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS OR OF CURRENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS,+ HE SAID.
HE THOUGHT A GREATER NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAN NOW WOULD SEEK SUCH OPPORTUNITIES AND AS A SPIN-OFF, ENERGETIC YOUNG PEOPLE AFTER SCHOOL YEARS MAY BE ENCOURAGED TO EMBARK ON A USEFUL PURSUIT IN CAREER RATHER THAN SUCCUMB TO EVIL TEMPTATIONS.
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MR. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN : ENCOURAGE VOCATIONAL TRAINING
r>«. H2Ne H,LT0N CHEONG-LEEN ASKED FOR A CONSCIOUS GOVERNMENT POLICY TO ENHANCE THE SOCIAL STANDING, MENTAL WELL-BEING, AND THE SE'F-RESPECT OF THE SKILLED WORKER IN HONG KONG.
W0ULD HAVE T0 BE MADE M0RE ATTRACTIVE and REWARDING, AND MORE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVERS WOULD HAVE TO BE ACTIVELY ENCOURAGED TO RECEIVE SUCH TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN QUOTED THE EXAMPLE OF JAPAN WHERE THERE IS A NEW TREND TOWARDS VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND WHERE FUTURE CURRICULUM GUIDELINES HAVE JUST BEEN ANNOUNCED PERMITTING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS TO TRAIN STUDENTS IN SUCH FIELDS AS HOTEL MANAGEMENT, HAIR-DRESSING, TOURISM, PHOTOGRAPHY, COOKING, AND EVEN ACTING, BASEBALL PLAYING AND SUMO WRESTLING.
HE DID NOT ADVOCATE THAT WE SHOULD NECESSARILY FOLLOW THEIR EXAMPLE BUT STRESSED THAT, AS IN JAPAN, WE SHOULD ENSURE THAT OUR SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION, AS IT BECOMES MORE UNIVERSAL, + IS FLEXIBLY ADAPTED TO OUR ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CIRCUMSTANCES.*
+IN AIMING AT UNIVERSAL SENIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION, WE WILL BE PLANNING FOR A HIGHER STANDARD OF KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY" THIS IN TURN WILL EQUIP OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO MORE EASILY ADJUST TO THE TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES IN THE DECADE OF THE 8O’S,+ HE SAID.
ON THE ROLE OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY, MR. CHEONG-LEEN THOUGHT IT WOULD BE MISTAKEN ZEAL TO PRESS IT TO CUT BACK AT THIS TIME ITS FOUR-YEAR DEGREE COURSES. ITS ROLE IS TO FOSTER CHINESE THOUGHT AND CULTURE, AND IT SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO DO SO WITH FLEXIBILITY.
HE SAID IT WAS DISTRESSING THAT THERE IS A PAUCITY OF UP-TO-DATE TEXT-BOOKS IN THE CHINESE LANGUAGE SUITABLE FOR CHINESE SECONDARY .SCHOOLS AND SUGGESTED THAT EDUCATION TELEVISION COULD MAKE UP THE DISINTEREST SHOWN IN THE TEACHING OF MANDARIN, OR P’U-T’UNG HAU, IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN SUPPORTED THE GOVERNOR’S STATEMENT THAT THERE WILL BE A USEFUL AND HONOURABLE ROLE FOR THE APPROVED POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES WHEN THE PLANS ARE FINANLISED FOR SENIOR SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION.
HE FELT THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE NEED TO SET UP A CENTRAL BODY TO BETTER CO-ORDINATE THE GOVERNMENT AND THE NON-GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ADULT EDUCATION SERVICES AND TO CREATE A MEANINGFUL LONG-TERM PLAN. +GOVERNMENT’S ROLE IN THE GREEN PAPER SEEMS TO EE NARROWLY LIMITED TO IMPROVING THE OPERATING STANDARDS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT’S ADULT EDUCATION SECTION,* HE SAID.
THE SECOND-RATE +CAPUT+ SCHOOLS WHICH ARE ALLOWED TO REMAIN BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS SHOULD BE ABSORBED INTO THE CODE OF AID.
IF, ARISING FROM THE VARIOUS CONSTRUCTIVE PROPOSALS MADE BY THE PUBLIC TO FURTHER EXPAND FACILITIES AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF TEACHING, A FURTHER INCREASE IN EXPENDITURE IS CALLED FOR, MR. CHEONG-LEEN BELIEVED THAT THE COMMUNITY WILL GO ALONG WITH IT, EVEN IF IT MEANS INCREASES IN TAX RATES.
/DR. HARRY FANG
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DR. HARRY FANG : OPPORTUNITIES FOR HANDICAPPED STUDENTS
DR. THE HON. HARRY FANG SOUGHT ASSURANCE FROM THE GOVERNMENT THAT IT WILL MEET THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF HANDICAPPED STUDENTS WHO ARE CAPABLE OF RECEIVING HIGHER EDUCATION IN ITS FORWARD PLANNING OF SENIOR SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION.
HE WAS SURPRISED THAT THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THEM WAS ONLY CONFINED TO THREE SENTENCES IN THE GREEN PAPER.
+l AM REFERRING TO ACCESS AND TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS FACED BY THESE STUDENTS, THE NEED FOR SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, RESOURCE TEACHERS AND OTHER PERIPATETIC SERVICES REQUIRED BY THEM.
+IN SO FAR AS POSSIBLE, THE DISABLED STUDENTS SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND ORDINARY SCHOOLS BUT THE NEED TO PROVIDE SPECIAL SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR THE SEVERELY HANDICAPPED SHOULD BE KEPT UNDER CONSTANT REVIEW.
+THE DISABLED ARE ALREADY HANDICAPPED BY THEIR DISABILITY. IT IS HOPED THAT THEY CAN EE GIVEN THE FULL OPPORTUNITIES OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO ENABLE THEM TO EE BETTER EQUIPPED TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES IN LIFE,+ HE SAID.
MRS. KWAN KO SIU-WAH: PART-TIME UNIVERSITY COURSES
THE HON. MRS. KWAN KO SIU-WAH SUGGESTED THAT PART-TIME UNIVERSITY COURSES, MAINLY AT POST-GRADUATE LEVEL, COULD EE INTRODUCED TO TRAIN UP SPECIALISTS WHO AT PRESENT MUST BE RECRUITED FROM OUTSIDE HONG KONG.
SHE EXPLAINED THAT FOR ECONOMIC REASONS OR BECAUSE SUITABLE REPLACEMENTS ARE UNAVAILABLE, EMPLOYERS OFTEN HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN RELEASING THEIR EXPERIENCED STAFF FOR TRAINING OR FURTHER STUDY ON'A FULL TIME BASIS, AND EMPLOYEES MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD SUCH STUDY AS IT WOULD DEPRIVE THEM OF THEIR IMMEDIATE INCOME.
FOR THOSE WHO LEFT SCHOOL AFTER FORM VI, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY CHOSEN THEIR PARTICULAR SPHERE OF WORK WITHOUT LEAVING HONG KONG, SUCH PART-TIME COURSES WOULD PROVIDE SCOPE FOR FURTHER SELF FULFILMENT AND IMPROVEMENT.
SHE SUPPORTED FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR PART-TIME STUDIES AT ALL LEVELS FOR MATURE STUDENTS AND SHE STRESSED THAT THERE SHOULD ALWAYS BE HOPE FOR HARD WORKING OR EXCEPTIONAL INDIVIDUALS TO ATTAIN THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
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MRS. KWAN KO SIU-WAH ALSO THOUGHT IT VERY IMPORTANT THAT ALL OUR YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD BE GIVEN A GENERAL EDUCATION AT THE SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL, BOTH IN THE GRAMMAR SCHOOLS AND THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AS ONLY A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THEM WILL HAVE THE CHANCE OF A UNIVERSITY EDUCATION.
ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE THOUGHT UNDESIRABLE AT PRESENT ON SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND EDUCATION GROUNDS TO PROVIDE SUBSIDISED SENIOR SECONDARY PLACES FOR ALL STUDENTS, SHE THOUGHT UNIVERSAL SENIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION SHOULD BE THE LONG-TERM AIM OF THE GOVERNMENT.
SHE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE LIMITED NUMBER OF PLACES TO EE AVAILABLE IN POST FORM V COURSES WHICH SHE THOUGHT WOULD NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO MEET FUTURE NEEDS AS HONG KONG ADVANCES TO A MORE DEVELOPED STAGE OF INDUSTRIALISATION WITH A CORRESPONDING DEMAND FOR A HIGHER EDUCATION LEVEL IN THE LABOUR FORCE.
THE CURRICULA FOR THE SIXTH FORM, BOTH ONE YEAR AND TWO YEAR COURSES, SHOULD BE COMPLETE IN THEMSELVES AND THERE SHOULD BE ONE JOINT MATRICULATION EXAMINATION, EVEN THOUGH THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY MAY RETAIN ITS FOUR-YEAR COURSES.
SHE FULLY AGREED WITH WHAT THE GOVERNOR SAID RECENTLY, THAT THE TIME HAD COME TO DESIGN AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND THAT ANY PLAN WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE A PROPER USE OF THE REGISTERED POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES WOULD BE WASTING VALUABLE ASSETS.
SHE SUPPORTED THE VIEWS OF DR. THE HON. RAYSON HUANG ON THE NEED FOR POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES TO OFFER TWO OR FOUR YEAR COURSES AFTER FIFTH FORM LEVEL AND URGED THAT THE QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINABLE ON COMPLETION OF THESE COURSES BE TRANSFERABLE WITHIN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
SINCE A GREATER NUMBER OF STUDENTS WILL NOW PROCEED TO THE SIXTH FORM, SHE THOUGHT THOSE ENTERING COLLEGES OF EDUCATION SHOULD HAVE ATTAINED MATRICULATION STANDARD. PART-TIME COURSES FOR UNTRAINED SERVING TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATION AND REFRESHER COURSES, AS WELL AS COURSES IN SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK WOULD ALSO BE DESIRABLE.
AS TO ADULT’EDUCATION, SHE REGRETTED THAT THERE IS A LACK OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING, BOTH WITH REGARD TO QUALITY AND SCOPE, AND THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO FIRM COMMITMENT ON THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT.
HON. T.S. LO: DEVELOP FULL POTENTIAL OF INTELLIGENT YOUNG PEOPLE
THE HON. T.S. LO DEPLORED THE LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN HONG KONG FOR INTELLIGENT YOUNG PEOPLE AND WARNED OF THE CONSEQUENCES.
HE POINTED OUT THAT ONLY 2.5 PER CENT OF THOSE IN PRIMARY 6 TODAY WILL HAVE A CHANCE OF GOING TO A LOCAL UNIVERSITY.
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ACCORDINGLY MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SENDING THEIR CHILDREN ABROAD AND MANY MORE WHO CANNOT AFFORD IT HAVE HAD TO SUFFER THE FRUSTRATION OF KNOWING THAT THEIR CHILDREN WILL NEVER BENEFIT FROM A UNIVERSITY EDUCATION EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE THE NECESSARY INTELLIGENCE TO DO SO. MOREOVER, THE RECENT DRAMATIC INCREASE IN EDUCATIONAL COSTS ABROAD CAN ONLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF THOSE WHO WILL BE DENIED UNIVERSITY EDUCATION ON FINANCIAL GROUNDS.
+QUITE APART FROM THE OBVIOUS MORAL ISSUES INVOLVED, IT IS UNHEALTHY FOR ANY SOCIETY TO HAVE AN INCREASINGLY LARGE NUMBER OF FRUSTRATED AND INTELLIGENT PEOPLE WHO CAN SEE THAT GOVERNMENT AND QUASI-GOVERNMENT IN RECENT YEARS HAVE IMPORTED VAST NUMBERS FROM OVERSEAS ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR.HIGHER QUALIFICATIONS AND WHO KNOW THAT GIVEN THE CHANCE MANY LOCALLY COULD EASILY HAVE ACQUIRED SIMILAR QUALIFICATIONS,+ HE SAID.
ONE SOLUTION IS TO REMOVE THE PRESENT STATUTORY PROHIBITION AGAINST THE GRANTING OF DEGREES, AND THERE ARE THREE BASIC ARGUMENTS AGAINST THIS:
X IT WOULD RESULT IN LOWERING OF STANDARDS WHICH WOULD BE BAD EDUCATIONALLY’
X IT MIGHT TEND TO DEPRECIATE THE COINAGE OF A DEGREE GRANTED BY A GOOD LOCAL UNIVERSITY’ AND
* OUR SOCIETY NEEDS MANY MORE PEOPLE TRAINED IN HIGH TECHNOLOGY THAN HOLDING GENERAL DEGREES.
AGAINST THESE THREE ARGUMENTS, MR. LO REASONED THAT:
* PERMISSION TO GRANT DEGREES, IF ANYTHING, MUST TEND
TO IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF TEACHING AND FACILITIES OF POST-SECONDARY ESTABLISHMENTS, RATHER THAN THE OPPOSITE’
* WE COULD ADOPT THE AMERICAN SYSTEM OF ACCREDITING CERTAIN UNIVERSITIES OR CERTAIN COURSES WITHIN A UNIVERSITY SO THAT THE GENERAL COINAGE OF A DEGREE WOULD NOT ‘BE DEPRECIATED’ EESIDES DEPRECIATING THE COINAGE IS NO BAD THING IF IT ACTS AS A BRAKE ON OUR BRAIN-DRAIN, AND
* WE CAN hAVE MORE DEGREES FOR HIGH TECHNOLOGY’ INDEED IF THE ORIGINAL ARGUMENT IS TO BE PAID MORE THAN LIP SERVICE, THE POLYTECHNIC ORDINANCE SHOULD NOW HAVE BEEN AMENDED TO PERMIT THE POLYTECHNIC TO GRANT DEGREES.
MR. LO SAID THAT BY A NUMBER OF ORDINANCES, THE GOVERNMENT HAS GRASPED WIDE POWERS IN ORDER SEVERELY TO CONTROL THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ANY PLACE OF LEARNING AND SEVERELY TO RESTRICT THE RIGHT TO GRANT DEGREES. HE THOUGHT IT IS WRONG EDUCATIONALLY AND UNWISE POLITICALLY TO MAINTAIN THIS POSITION OF CONTROL WITHOUT HAVING THE WILL OR THE ABILITY TO EXERCISE IT PROPERLY.
♦ THE ADMINISTRATION MUST SELECT ONE OF TWO OPTIONS: IF IT INTENDS TO RETAIN THE STRANGLEHOLD THAT IT HAS ON EDUCATION THEN IT MUST REDOUBLE ITS EFFORTS AND DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE ITS PERFORMANCE. OTHERWISE IT SHOULD REDUCE CONTROL.+
HE WARNED: +ANY OUTDATED SYSTEM WHICH PREVENTS A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF INTELLIGENT PEOPLE FROM FULLY DEVELOPING THEIR TALENTS AND ABILITY WILL BUILD UP UNCONTROLLABLE PRESSURES WHICH ARE SOCIALLY DISRUPT IVE.+
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MR. ALEX WU ■ GREEN PAPER THINKING UNNECESSARILY UTILITARIAN
THE HON. ALEX WU NOTED THAT THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE SPECIFIC REFERENCE IN THE GREEN PAPER TO THE UNDESIRABILITY
OF EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE BEYOND THE CAPACITY OF THE ECONOMY TO EMPLOY THEIR TALENTS. THIS UNNECESSARILY UTILITARIAN THINKING REFLECTS AN IMPORTANT PRINCIPLE WHICH DESERVES EXAMINATION AND CLARIFICATION, HE SAID.
HE NOTED THAT CONTRARY TO CHINESE IDEAS ON EDUCATION SOME WESTERN SOCIETIES HAVE VIRTUALLY ABANDONED MORAL AND ETHICAL TEACHING AS A FEATURE OF FORMAL EDUCATION, BUT THERE IS NO REASON WHY WE SHOULD ASSUME THAT THERE IS NO PLACE FOR MORALS - OR CULTURE -IN OUR SYSTEM.
PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN TODAY HAVE RELAXED THEIR ATTITUDE TO TECHNICAL OR VOCATIONAL AS OPPOSED TO ACADEMIC EDUCATION. +BUT THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE CAN IGNORE THE DESIRE OR THE NEED FOR A BROAD EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS, WHATEVER THEIR ACADEMIC STATUS OR THEIR EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS,+ HE SAID.
PERHAPS IT WAS THOUGHT THAT WE COULD ONLY AFFORD TO EXPEND OUR EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ON INSTRUCTION WHICH YIELDS A DIRECT RETURN IN INCREASED SKILLS AT WORK. EVEN THIS STERILE APPROACH IS OPEN TO SERIOUS QUESTION ON ITS OWN TERMS. +IN A WORLD OF RAPIDLY CHANGING TECHNOLOGY THE MOST EFFECTIVE WORK-FORCE IS THAT WHICH IS ADAPTABLE, RECEPTIVE TO NEW IDEAS AND CAPABLE OF LEARNING NEW SKILLS. THE PREREQUISITE IS A BROAD EDUCATION RATHER THAN A NARROW ONE.
+WE MUST NOT THINK OF EDUCATION AS A VOCATIONAL PREPARATION FOR A PATTERN OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AT A POINT IN TIME, OR EVEN FOR A PREDICTABLE FUTURE. WE DO NOT HAVE A PREDICTABLE FUTURE. WE HAVE A FUTURE FULL OF CHALLENGE AND WE CAN ONLY SUCCEED BY BEING FLEXIBLE AND INNOVATIVE,* HE SAID.
HE ADDED THAT A SOUND GENERAL EDUCATION MUST LIE BEHIND ALL TECHNICAL INSTRUCTI ON, WITH A MUCH HIGHER STANDARD OF LANGUAGE SKILL, A MUCH WIDER BACKGROUND OF READING, AND FAMILIARITY WITH THE LEARNING PROCESS.
MR. WU DID’NOT DOUBT THE NEED FOR AN INCREASED AMOUNT
AND AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT TECHNICAL EDUCATION SHOULD BE THOUGHT OF AS A SECOND BEST FOR THE LESS GIFTED, WHICH WAS UNFORTUNATELY THE IMPRESSION WHICH CAME OVER FROM SEVERAL KEY PHRASES IN THE GREEN PAPER.
HE THOUGHT WE SHOULD BROADEN EVERY TYPE OF EDUCATION AND REGRETTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT DID NOT CONSIDER INTRODUCING ’LIBERAL STUDIES’ AS PART OF THE REGULAR CURRICULUM IN THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
HE DID NOT REGARD THE INTRODUCTION OF CLASSES IN ART AND DESIGN, DRESSMAKING AND COMMERCE AND SECONDARY IV AND V AS A SERIOUS ATTEMPT TO BROADEN EDUCATION AND DID NOT ACCEPT THE RELUCTANCE OF THE GREEN PAPER TO DEAL CONSTRUCTIVELY aITH THE EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF THE PURE ARTS AS OPPOSED TO THEIR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS.
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HE DOUBTED THE GREEN PAPER’S CLAIM THAT MUSIC IS WELL ESTABLISHED IN THE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS WHEN MOST TEACHERS IN THE SUBJECT ARE UNQUALIFIED AND MOST SCHOOLS POORLY EQUIPPED.
HE ONLY REFERRED TO MUSIC BECAUSE THE REFERENCES TO MUSIC TEACHING IN THE GREEN PAPER EXEMPLIFY ITS FAILURE TO TREAT EDUCATION AS A COMPLETE CULTIVATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL.
MR. FRANCIS TIEN : BALANCED PROGRAMME OF EDUCATION VITAL
THE HON. FRANCIS TIEN, WHO WAS INDISPOSED AND WHOSE COMMENTS ON THE GREEN PAPER WERE PRESENTED ON HIS BEHALF BY THE HON. ALEX wU, WAS CONCERNED ABOUT DECREASING SUPPORT FOR TECHNICAL COURSES AND ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR INDUSTRY.
HE SAID WITH THE INCREASE IN SUBSIDISED PLACES IN FORMS IV-V AND THE DROP IN THE SIZE OF THE 15 YEAR-OLD POPULATION, IN 1986 SOME 63 PER CENT OF FORM III LEAVERS WILL HAVE SUBSIDISED PLACES.
THE REMAINING 37 PER CENT, OR 27,700 YOUNG PERSONS WILL ENTER EMPLOYMENT ONLY IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO, BUT MORE LIKELY THEY WOULD CONTINUE FULL-TIME EDUCATION TO FORMS IV AND V AND BEYOND.
IF THE NUMBER OF FORM IV PLACES IN PRIVATE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS REMAINS AT THE CURRENT LEVEL, THERE WILL BE SUFFICIENT PLACES FOR ALMOST ALL FORM I I I LEAVERS.
MR. TIEN FORESAW, IN THE SHORT TERM, A DISRUPTION OF THE MANPOWER SUPPLY TO INDUSTRY AT THE OPERATIVE AND CRAFT LEVELS, AND IN THE LONG TE-RM, WITH ALL YOUNG PERSONS TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE FORMS IV-V, VERY FEW OF THEM WILLING TO TAKE UP SUCH JOBS.
HE STRONGLY. URGED THE GOVERNMENT TO EXPAND PREVOCATIONAL EDUCATION, WHICH HAS A CLOSER LINK WITH APPRENTICESHIP AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND IS HIGHLY REGARDED BY EMPLOYERS.
THE ANNUAL INTAKE WOULD HAVE TO BE EXPANDED FROM THE PRESENT 3,000 TO ABOUT 10,000 A YEAR, AS ESTIMATED BY THE COMMITTEE ON VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF THE TRAINING COUNCIL.
MR. TIEN AGREED WITH THE GREEN PAPER PROPOSAL THAT A SUBSTANTIAL PROPORTION OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WOULD NEED TO CONTINUE THEIR POST-FORM III EDUCATION ON A PART-TIME BASIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH EMPLOYMENT. HE WELCOMED THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF FIRST-YEAR POST FORM III PLACES IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
HE ALSO WANTED ADULT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES EXPANDED TO CATER FOR THOSE FORM III LEAVERS WHO WISH TO CONTINUE THEIR GENERAL EDUCATION.
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AT THE TERTIARY LEVEL, MR. TIEN HOPED THAT POSTGRADUATE PRACTICAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN INDUSTRY WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE ALONG THE LINES RECOMMENDED BY THE TRAINING COUNCIL.
THESE ARE NECESSARY IF THE GRADUATES ARE TO HAVE PRACTICAL VALUE TO INDUSTRY AND NOT MERE +PAPER+ ENGINEERS.
HE THOUGHT IT IS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A BALANCED GENERAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME GEARED TO THE DEVELOPING NEEDS OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE, IF WE ARE TO SUSTAIN OUR AMBITIOUS PROGRAMME OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
DR. HENRY HU: HIGHER EDUCATION SHOULD BE FLEXIBLE
DR. THE HON. HENRY HU OBSERVED THAT AS WE CANNOT PROVIDE EVERY YOUNG PERSON WITH UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, IT IS ADVISABLE THAT HIGHER EDUCATION SHOULD BE FLEXIBLE SO THAT STUDENTS MAY HAVE A CHANCE TO STUDY AT AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING OF COMPARABLE STANDARDS.
IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL IF CLOSE COORDINATION AND LIAISON OVER THE COURSE OF STUDY COULD BE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THE INSTITUTIONS AND THE UNIVERSITIES.
DR. HU ALSO THOUGHT THAT HIGHER EDUCATION SHOULD BE VARIED BECAUSE BOTH THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE INTERESTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE ARE MANIFOLD AND DIFFERENT.
HE WAS IN FAVOUR OF MAINTAINING THE STATUS QUO, IN SO FAR AS SENIOR AND TERTIARY EDUCATION IS CONCERNED, WHERE STUDENTS CAN HAVE MORE CHOICE TO SUIT THEIR INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
HE ADDED THAT- IT IS ADVISABLE TO MAINTAIN THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF PROVIDING A THREE-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE COURSE AT THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY AND A FOUR-YEAR ONE AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY.
WITH SUCH VARIED AND MANIFOLD FORMS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, THERE SHOULD BE A CENTRAL AND INDEPENDENT BODY SUCH AS THE HK EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY TO AWARD DEGREES AND ASSESS PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS.
DR. HU SAID THE AIMS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN HONG KONG SHOULD EE THREEFOLD:
* CULTIVATING VIRTUE AND A SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, AS A BASIS FOR DEVELOPING A PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE,
* PROMOTING FREEDOM OF LEARNING, TO ACHIEVE WORLDWIDE ACADEMIC DISTINCTION, AND
* MEETING THE ACTUAL NEEDS OF HONG KONG, BY TRAINING STUDENTS TO BE EFFICIENT AND WELL-BALANCED CITIZENS FOR VARIOUS SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY.
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HE FELT THAT THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECEIVED HIGHER EDUCATION BUT NOT AN ACADEMIC DEGREE SHOULD NOT BE BARRED FROM ENTERING CERTAIN PROFESSIONS IF THEY HAVE PROVED THEMSELVES TO BE COMPETENT BY ACTUAL SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
THIS WOULD MAKE OUR YOUNGER GENERATION MUCH MORE CONTENTED AND HARDER-WORKING.- THE DEMAND FOR ENTERING A UNIVERSITY AND OBTAINING A DEGREE WOULD ALSO BE LESSENED AND SOCIAL PRESSURE GENERATED FROM THE TREMENDOUS DEMAND FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION WOULD BE ALLEVIATED.
MR. S.L. CHEN: REDUCE NUMBER OF PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS
THE HON. S.L. CHEN CRITICISED THE EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR BEING TOO +EXAMINATION-RIDDEN+ AND SUGGESTED THAT THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION COULD BE ADOPTED TO SELECT STUDENTS FOR THE UNIVERSITIES TO DISPENSE WITH THE MATRICULATION EXAMINATION.
HE EXPLAINED THAT THE BASIC ARGUMENT FOR THIS IS THAT NEITHER LOWER FORM VI NOR UPPER FORM VI MEET THE PRESENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE TWO UNIVERSITIES FOR A COMBINED ENTRANCE EXAMINATION WHILE FORM V IS THE COMMONLY ACCEPTED TERMINAL POINT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION.
THOSE SELECTED FOR ENTRANCE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COULD BE GIVEN TWO FURTHER YEARS OF EDUCATION, WHILE THOSE FOR THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY COULD BE GIVEN ONE MORE YEAR, AND WITHOUT A FURTHER EXAMINATION, THEY AND THEIR TEACHERS WILL BE ABLE TO DEVOTE THEIR TIME TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLECTUAL FACULTIES AND CAPABILITIES.
ON THE EXPANSION OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, MR. CHEN STRESSED THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO COMPROMISE IN QUALITY MERELY BECAUSE TARGET FIGURES HAVE TO BE REACHED BY A CERTAIN COMMITTED DATE.
HE SUGGESTED THAT INSTEAD OF BUILDING MANY MORE GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS, PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO MAXIMISING THE EXPANSION OF AIDED SCHOOLS.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THEIR QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND OPERATION EFFICIENCY HAVE LONG BEEN PROVED AND GIVEN THE NECESSARY ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT, THEY WOULD LIKELY RESPOND TO CATERING FOR THE ADDITIONAL NEEDS. THE GOVERNMENT WOULD THEN CONCENTRATE ON SUPERVISION AND INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS TO ENSURE THAT STANDARDS ARE ACCEPTABLE.
MR. CHEN FELT THAT IN OUR SECONDARY EDUCATION THERE SHOULD BE MORE EFFORT TO INCULCATE THE UNDERSTANDING THAT NOT ONLY ARE WE LIVING IN A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY, WE ALSO RELY ON INDUSTRY TO CREATE THE WEALTH UPON WHICH OUR EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES DEPEND, LEADING STUDENTS TO TAKE AN INTEREST IN AN INDUSTRIAL CAREER.
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HE ASKED FOR A REALISTIC REVIEW OF THE NUMBER OF SUSESIDISED SENIOR SECONDARY PLACES TO BE PROVIDED FOR THE 15-YEAR-OLD.
HE ESTIMATED THAT IN 1981, THERE WILL BE 46,800 SUBSIDISED FORM IV PLACES AND 25,000 INDEPENDENT SCHOOL PLACES, THAT IS, OUT OF THE TOTAL 93,650 15-YEAR-OLD POPULATION, 21,850 WILL BE WITHOUT THESE PLACES.
IN 1986, THERE WILL EE 46,800 SUBSIDISED FORM IV PLACES AND 25,000 INDEPENDENT SCHOOL PLACES BUT WITH THE 15-YEAR-OLD POPULATION DROPPING TO 74,500, 2,700 WILL BE WITHOUT THESE PLACES.
FURTHERMORE, HE EXPLAINED, AS STATED IN THE GREEN PAPER, EDUCATION CARRIES A HIGH ESTEEM IN HONG KONG SOCIETY® MOST OF THE FORM I I I LEAVERS WOULD PREFER TO PROCEED TO FURTHER FORMAL EDUCATION RATHER THAN TO VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND LESS STILL TO INDUSTRY.
MOST PARENTS, HAVING SAVED THE COSTS OF PROVIDING PRIMARY AND JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION, WILL ALSO BE LIKELY TO ENCOURAGE THEIR CHILDREN TO PROCEED TO FORM IV-V REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY CAN BENEFIT FROM IT. MOST PROBABLY, BY 1986 OVER 96 PER CENT OF OUR 15-YEAR-OLD POPULATION WOULD AIM TO COMPLETE AT LEAST FORM V EDUCATION.
AS THERE WILL ONLY BE A LIMITED NUMBER OF PLACES AVAILABLE AFTER FORM V, THE MAJORITY OF THE GRADUATES WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO ENTER EMPLOYMENT IN INDUSTRY OR COMMERCE.
WHILE SOME MAY SAY THAT IT IS GOOD TO HAVE A BETTER EDUCATION WORK FORCE, THERE IS ALSO THE FACT THAT MANY OF THEM WOULD THINK, NOT WITHOUT SOME JUSTIFICATION, THAT THEY ARE TOO GOOD FOR THE LEVEL OF WORK IN WHICH MOST OF THEM WOULD BE EMPLOYED NAMELY CRAFT AND OPERATIVE.
AS THE BULK OF THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE COURSES ARE AT THE CRAFT LEVEL, ENTRY' TO WHICH IS FORM III, YOUNG PERSONS WHO HAVE COMPLETED FORM V MAY ALSO FEEL TOO GOOD FOR SUCH COURSES.
THE GREEN PAPER STATED THAT IN HONG KONG, FOR EVERY ONE PERSON WORKING At THE TECHNOLOGIST LEVEL THERE ARE MORE THAN FOUR AT THE TECHN-ICIAN LEVEL AND ABOUT 11 AT THE CRAFT LEVEL. MR. CHEN ASKED WHERE INDUSTRY IS TO FIND PEOPLE FOR CRAFT LEVEL TRAINING IF THE BULK OF OUR 15-YEAR-CLDS v. ILL CHOOSE TO CONTINUE SUBSIDISED SENIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION.
MR. CHARLES YEUNG: INTEGRATED APPROACH TO EDUCATION"
r„, THE H0N- CHARLES YEUNG CALLED FOR A REVIEW OF THE ENTIRE EDUCATION POLICY AND OBJECTIVES AS HE FELT THAT EVENTUALLY AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF EDUCATION WILL HAVE TO BE DEVISED.
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IE POINTED OUT WHITE PAPER, COVERS OPPORTUNITIES WHICH
THAT THE GREEN PAPER, LIKE THE 1974
ONLY ONE SECTOR OF THE OVERALL EDUCATIONAL ARE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE.
MR. YEUNG ALSO ASKED FOR A REORGANISATION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEAL CENTRALLY WITH THE FULL SPECTRUM OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE PRESENT DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY, WITH THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT LOOKING AFTER NURSERY SCHOOLS; THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AFTER THE PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, AND THE TWO UNIVERSITIES AND THE POLYTECHNIC BEING AUTONOMOUS BODIES.
ON SENIOR SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION, MR. YEUNG THOUGHT THAT FULL OPPORTUNITIES- SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE ACCORDING TO THE WISHES OF STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS AS LONG AS THE FULL EDUCATION BILL IS BORNE BY THEM AND NOT BY THE PUBLIC.
ON THE OTHER HAND, HE SAID, THE SAME OPPORTUNITY SHOULD NOT BE DENIED TO OTHER WORTHWHILE STUDENTS FOR WANT OF FINANCE, LEST THE COMMUNITY SHOULD SUFFER AS A WHOLE.
HE SUGGESTED THEREFORE THAT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, SUCH STUDENTS SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH TUITION FEES, LIVING AND SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE AND, IN CASES OF HARDSHIP, SPECIAL PAYMENTS TO HELP THEM SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES.
IN SUCH CASES, HOWEVER, THE CHOICE OF STUDY WOULD HAVE TO BE GUIDED, IF NOT DICTATED, BY THE NEEDS AND DEMANDS OF THE COMMUNITY, HAVING REGARD TO THE INDIVIDUAL INCLINATIONS AND APTITUDES OF THE STUDENTS CONCERNED.
ACCORDINGLY, MR. YEUNG THOUGHT THAT PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES AND POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS WHICH ARE NOT SUBVENTED BY PUBLIC FUNDS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED AND BE ALLOWED TO AWARD ACADEMIC DEGREES, TO EASE THE DEMAND ON SUBVENTED INSTITUTIONS AND UNIVERSITIES«SO THAT THERE CAN BE MORE PLACES FOR STUDENTS COMING FROM FAMILIES WITH MODEST MEANS.
HE WAS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECTS ON STUDENTS OF HAVING TO RECEIVE A GENERAL EDUCATION IN TWO LANGUAGES, ENGLISH AND CHINESE.
INADEQUATE TIME IS AVAILABLE FOR BOTH, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE HOME WORK AND THE NEED FOR PRIVATE TUITION, AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHER OBJECTIVES OF GENERAL EDUCATION, SUCH AS MOULDING OF. THE STUDENT’S CHARACTER, FOSTERING OF HIS SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY CONSCIOUSNESS, BUILDING UP OF HIS BODY AND CULTIVATION OF HIS APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE.
ONE POSSIBLE SOLUTION MR. YEUNG SUGGESTED IS TO CONCENTRATE ON ONE.LANGUAGE ONLY. IN ANY EVENT, HE THOUGHT A FULL EXAMINATION OF THE ISSUE IS URGENTLY NEEDED.
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SIR DENYS ACTING GOVERNOR
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SIR DENYS ROBERTS, HAS ASSUMED THE FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FROM YESTERDAY EVENING (JULY 5) FOLLOWING THE DEPARTURE FROM HONG KONG OF THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE.
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PRESS CONFERENCE ON MASS TRANSIT LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM
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THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, MR. DEREK JONES, WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) ON THE MASS TRANSIT LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM WHICH HE SPOKE ABOUT IN YESTERDAY’S SESSION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD IN THE G.I.S. THEATRE, FIFTH FLOOR AT 3 P.M.
ALSO ON THE PANEL WILL BE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, DR. RICHARD BUTLER-MR. BRIAN MARTIN, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MARTIN AND VOORHEES, TRANSPORTATION AND PLANNING CONSULTANTS- AND SENIOR ENGINEER ENVIRONMENT BRANCH, MR. KEN WOODHOUSE.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE.
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COMPLEX PLANNING FOR COUNTRY PARKS * * * *
HONG KONG’S 19 COUNTRY PARKS ARE BEING PLANNED AND LANDSCAPED TC SUIT THE INDIVIDUALITY OF EACH AREA, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR. TED NICHOLS SAID THIS EVENING.
+CONSIDER ING THE DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTRY PARKS OVER SUCH AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF MORE THAN 50 PER CENT OF OUR TOTAL LAND MASS, THERE IS A VERY REAL NEED TO IDENTIFY THE INDIVIDUALITY OF EACH COUNTRY PARK AND EVEN SUE AREAS WITHIN EACH PARK, OTHERWISE A VERY MONOTONOUS STANDARDISED PATTERN COULD DEVELOP WHICH WOULD MAKE THEM LOSE MUCH OF THEIP ATTRACTIVENESS,* MR. NICHOLS SAID AT A LIONS CLUE OF CASTLE PEAK DINNER AT THE PARK HOTEL.
AND, HE ADDED THAT THE INDIVIDUALITY OF A COUNTRY PARK COULD ONLY BE BROUGHT OUT BY A DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF THE CHARACTER AND RESOURCES OF EACH PARK — THE WORK OF A TRAINED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT-CUM-ECOLOGIST.
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES SUCH AS PICNIC AND BARBECUE SITES, CAMPING AREAS AND NATURE TRAILS WHICH APPEAR IN THE COUNTRY PARKS WERE THE END PRODUCT OF A VERY COMPLEX PLANNING PROCEDURE AND NOT THE RESULT OF HAPHAZARD SELECTION.
MR. NICHOLS SAID THERE WERE 3.6 MILLION VISITORS TO COUNTRY PARK MANAGED AREAS LAST YEAR AND THAT HALF OF THE POPULATION OF 4.7 MILLION WAS UNDER 25 YEARS OF AGE, ACTIVE AND KEEN TO BROADEN THEIR EXPERIENCE OF OUTDOOR LIFE AND IN A VERY REAL MEED FOR SPACE IN WHICH TC +LET OFF STEAM*.
+WE MUST THEREFORE ATTEMPT TO ANTICIPATE AND BUDGET FOR MEETING FUTURE NEEDS OF OUR COUNTRYSIDE VISITORS IF THEY ARE NOT TC DESTROY, BY SHEER WEIGHT OF NUMBERS THE VERY NATURAL RESOURCES AND FACILITIES WHICH THEY HAVE SET OUT TO ENJOY,* HE SAID.
BESIDES LEGAL PROTECTION TO PARK AREAS, MANAGEMENT CENTRES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED SO THAT CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, CLEANSING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COULD BECOME EFFECTIVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WITH INOR MODIFICATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS, 14 FORESTRY PROTECTION POSTS HAVE BEEN CONVERTED INTO MANAGEMENT CENTRES. AND WITH AN AMBITIOUS FOUR-YEAR CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME INITIATED RECENTLY, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MANAGEMENT CENTRES AND SUB-CENTRES, COMPLETE wITH STAFF, NOW TOTAL'-18. WO MORE WILL BE COMPLETED LATER IN THE YEAR.
MR. NICHOLS SAID THERE WERE THREE AIMS IN THE COUNTRY PARKS PROGRAMME:
* CONSERVATION TO SAFEGUARD THE SCENIC, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THE COUNTRYSIDE-
X RECREATION TO PROVIDE FOR INFORMAL OUTDOOR RECREATION FOR THE ORDINARY CITIZEN- AND
K EDUCATION TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC’S UNDERSTANDING AND THEREBY THEIR ENJOYMENT OF THEIR COUNTRYSIDE.
+EACH COUNTRY PARK PLAN IN ITSELF MUST REMAIN FLEXIBLE AND NOT ’STATUTORY’ IN NATURE- AND EACH IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMME MUST LIKEWISE BE AN ESSENTIALLY PRACTICAL WORKING GUIDELINE, CAPABLE OF ADAPTATION TO THE CHANGING NEEDS OF CHANGING GENERATIONS,* SAID MR. NICHOLS.
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME
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THIS YEAR’S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL START ON SUNDAY (JULY 9) IN ABERDEEN.
TO MARK THE OPENING CEREMONY A PARACHUTE DEMONSTRATION AND A-rARRIVAL WILL BE HELD. THERE WILL ALSO EE A MARCHING BAND DISPLAY, +MOSQUITO MATCHES*, A VARIETY SHO.., FOLK DANCE PERFORMANCE, AND AMONG OTHER INTERESTING GAMES, A RIDE ON AN HOT-AIR BALLOON.
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT’S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (SOCIAL WORK), MRS. EVELYN DOE, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
THE THREE-HOUR CEREMONY, STARTING AT 2.15 P.M. AT THE WONG CHUK HANG FOOTBALL PITCH, WILL EE FOLLOWED BY A CHINESE OPERA TO EE STAGED BY THE LUNG CHEUNG OPERA GROUP.
THIS YEAR’S SOUTHERN DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WILL COMPRISE MORE THAN 490 EVE'TS, JOINTLY SPONSORED BY 53 LOCAL VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AS '..ELL AS VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
THE WIDE RANGE OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AIM AT ENABLING LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN TO MAKE USE OF THEIR SUMMER LEISURE TIME TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIALS AND A HEALTHIER CHARACTER THROUGH GROUP LIFE.
THE PROGRAMMES WILL INCLUDE YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING, YOUTH WORKING CAMPS, PHYSICAL TRAINING, COMMUNITY SERVICES, VARIETY SHOWS AND VARIOUS COMPETITIONS.
ADMISSION TO SUNDAY’S OPENING CEREMONY IS FREE. TICKETS CAN EE OBTAINED AT THE COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICE (SOUTHERN) AT 52-64 ABERDEEN MAIN ROAD, THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (SOUTHERN) AT 22 ABERDEEN MAIN ROAD, OR AT ANY OTHER LOCAL YOUTH AND CHILDREN CENTRES.
NOTE TO EDITORS!
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT 2.15 P.M. AT THE WONG CHUK HANG FOOTBALL PITCH, wONG CHUK HANG ROAD, ABERDEEN.
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YUEN LONG’S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME GOT OFF TO A FLYING START TODAY (THURSDAY) WHEN MEMBERS OF THE WORLD FAMOUS +RED DEVILS+ PARACHUTE TEAM DELIGHTED MORE THAN 4,000 LOCAL STUDENTS WITH THEIR BREATH-TAKING DEMONSTRATION.
THE PARACHUTE DEMONSTRATION BY THE BRITISH FORCES WAS ONE OF THE MANY COLOURFUL PERFORMANCES AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY HELD AT THE YUEN LONG STADIUM.
OTHER PERFORMANCES INCLUDED BRASS BAND MUSIC, GYMNASTIC DISPLAY, SONGS AND DANCES, GAMES COMPETITION AND WORDPLAY BY 1,000 STUDENTS.
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. JOHN TODD, OFFICIATED AT THE CEREMONY.
IN HIS ADDRESS, MR. TODD SAID THIS WAS THE TENTH YEAR OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMES WHICH ARE NOW WELL ESTABLISHED THROUGHOUT HONG KONG.
+THEY INVOLVE A GREAT NUMBER OF DIFFERENT BODIES INCLUDING VOLUNTARY WELFARE AGENCIES, THE BRITISH FORCES, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND A VARIETY OF CLUES, SOCIETIES AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS.
+THIS CONCENTRATION OF RESOURCES ENABLES A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO BE PROVIDED WITH THE AIM OF ENCOURAGING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, HELPING THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE, SKILLS AND INTERESTS AND FOSTERING A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN DIFFERENT WAYS,+ HE SAID.
MR. TODD ADDED THAT THESE OBJECTIVES CONTINUE TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY IN YUEN LONG AS SHOWN BY THE IMPRESSIVE LIST OF ALMOST TWO HUNDRED DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES WHICH WOULD BE AVAILABLE DURING THE PROGRAMMED PERIOD.
YUEN LONG’S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME INCLUDES ALL FORMS OF SPORTS, CLASSES AND COMPETITION IN MUSIC, DANCING AND ART, CAMPING AND BOATING THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER HOLIDAY.
MR. TODD PRAISED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR. TAI KUEN, OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS, LOCAL SCHOOL HEADMASTERS AND RURAL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN ORGANISING THE PROGRAMME.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG TEL. 5-233191
FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1978
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
GOVERNMENT REVEALS DETAILS OF TRANSPORT PLAN FOR ISLAND CORRIDOR .........-.........■.................... 1
ASSESSORS TO SIT WITH MAGISTRATES IN ADVISORY CAPACITY PROPOSED .................................... 2
STAFF MOVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT ............... 4
WIDER RANGE OF LUCKY CAR NUMBERS NOW AVAILABLE ......... 5
WORK ON SHA TIN HOSPITAL AND POLYCLINIC TO BEGIN SOON ........................................... 6
FLYOVER IN CAUSEWAY BAY PROPOSED ....................... 7
PRESS CONFERENCE TO INTRODUCE RTHK’S NEW MUSICAL PRODUCTION ......................................... 8
PASSING-OUT PARADE OF PRISON RECRUITS .................. 8
ENGINEERS TO VISIT KWAI CHUNG INCINERATOR .............. 9
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GOVERNMENT REVEALS DETAILS OF TRANSPORT PLAN FOR ISLAND CORRIDOR *****
THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, MR. DEREK JONES, TODAY (FRIDAY) REVEALED MORE DETAILS OF GOVERNMENT’S SHORT AND LONG TERM STRATEGY FOR IMPROVING THE TRANSPORT SITUATION IN THE ISLAND CORRIDOR, WH I CH HE SPOKE ABOUT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY.
MR. JONES TOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE THAT THE IMMEDIATE TASK WAS TO GET UNDERWAY A SERIES OF DETAILED FEASIBILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION STUDIES. . • . • .
/ HE SAID IT WAS PROPOSED THAT THESE STUDIES WHICH WERE EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT JOINTLY BY THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THEY WOULD EE CO-ORDINATED BY A STEERING GROUP CHAIRED BY THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
+WHILE THE STUDIES ARE BEING CONDUCTED, AND IN ANTICIPATION OF THEIR CONFIRMING THAT THE STRATEGY IS FEASIBLE IN DETAIL, I WILL OPEN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE HONG KONG TRAMWAYS COMPANY WITH A VIEW TO THE GOVERNMENT EXERCISING ITS RIGHT UNDER SECTION 30 OF THE TRAMWAYS ORDINANCE TO PURCHASE THE TRAMWAY, +MR. JONES SAID.
+THESE NEGOTIATIONS WILL COVER THE PERIOD BETWEEN NOW AND THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES, THE COST OF ACQUIRING THE RELEVANT ASSETS OF THE HONG KONG TRAMWAYS COMPANY, AND THE POSITION OF THE COMPANY’S STAFF.+
HOWEVER, HE SAID, THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT PROPOSE TO ACQUIRE THE TRAM DEPOT IN SHARP'STREET EAST SINCE IT WAS NOT NEEDED FOR THE NEW LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM.
MR. JONES SAID ASSUMING THAT THE DETAILED ISSUES OF IMPLEMENTATION WERE SATISFACTORILY RESOLVED, AND ALSO ASSUMING THAT THE BOARD OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION AGREED TO DEVELOP AND OPERATE THE LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM, THE NEW VEHICLES COULD BEGIN TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG WITHIN THREE YEARS.
+THIS MEANS THAT, IF NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE HONG KONG TRAMWAYS COMPANY PROCEED SATISFACTORILY, THESE MODERN, SINGLE-DECKED, ARTICULATED VEHICLES COULD BE IN OPERATION BY MID-1981,+ HE SAID.
BY THIS TIME, ALSO, A GREAT DEAL OF THE SEGREGATED RIGHT OF WAY REQUIRED TO EXPLOIT THE POTENTIAL OF THE LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES WOULD BE IN EXISTENCE, TAKING THE FORM OF FENCES, RAISED KERBS, FLYOVERS AND SPECIAL PEDESTRIAN ACCESS FACILITIES, HE SAID. THIS TIMING EMPHASISED A MAJOR ADVANTAGE OF THE STRATEGY, NAMELY THAT IT WOULD RESULT IN EARLY IMPROVEMENT IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN THE CORRIDOR.
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+AT THE SAME TIME AS THE NEW LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES ARE BEING ORDERED, SPECIAL TUNNELS FOR THEM WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT CHAI WAN AND BETWEEN ADMIRALTY AND CHATER/PEDDER STATIONS OF THE MTR.+ NR. JONES SAID.
+THIS LATTER TUNNEL '..ILL PROVIDE A GOOD INTERCHANGE BETWEEN THE MODIFIED INITIAL SYSTEM OF THE MTR AND THE LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM. BY 1982 THE TSUEN WAN EXTENSION OF THE MTR WILL ALSO EE IN OPERATION AND THIS WILL RESULT IN AN INTEGRATED, RAIL-BASED SYSTEM STRETCHING FROM TSUEN" WAN TO CHAI WAN.+
HR. JONES SAID THAT DURING THE FEASIBILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION STUDIES A DECISION WOULD EE TAKEN ON WHETHER TO BUILD THE TUNNELS AT CHAI WAN AND AT CENTRAL TO THE DIMENSIONS NECESSARY TO TAKE THE BIGGER MTR COACHES. +IF THE DECISION TO DO SO WERE TAKEN, THEN, «HEN THE SYSTEM WENT FULLY UNDERGROUND, IT COULD CARRY 60,000 PASSENGERS AN HOUR IN EACH DIRECTION — BY CONTRAST WITH THE EXISTING TRAMWAY’S MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF 8,000 PASSENGERS AN HOUR,+ MR. JONES SAID.
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ASSESSORS TO SIT .. I TH MAGISTRATES IN ADVISORY CAPACITY PROPOSED ******
A BILL DESIGNED TO ENABLE MAGISTRATES TO HEAR AND DECIDE ON CASES WITH THE ADVICE OF LAY ASSESSORS WHO ARE LOCAL PEOPLE, NOT QUALIFIED IN LAW, BUT FLUENT IN CANTONESE AND ENGLISH, WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THESE LAY ASSESSORS PROPOSED UNDER THE MAGISTRATES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978, WOULD BE GENERALLY FAMILIAR WITH CHINESE CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS AND INVOLVED AT ALL STAGES OF CASES COMING BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES WITH WHOM THEY WERE SITTING. »
THE SPOKESMAN'SAID THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE WOULD VERY OFTEN HELP THEM TO FOLLOW EVIDENCE DIRECTLY — THOUGH THE COURT INTERPRETATION WOULD OF COURSE REMAIN PARAMOUNT -- AND ALSO TO FOLLOW DIRECTLY REPRESENTATIONS AND POINTS BEING MADE EY UNREPRESENTED DEFENDANTS.
THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO ASSIST IN ASSESSING THE CREDIBILITY OF WITNESSES AND BE EXPECTED TO PUT FORWARD TO MAGISTRATES VIEWS OF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT PARTICULAR OFFENCES IN THE CONTEXT OF SENTENCING.
THEIR ROLE AS ADVISERS TO MAGISTRATES WOULD MEAN THAT THEY WOULD NOT THEMSELVES PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCEEDINGS. UNLESS INVITED TO DO SO BY A MAGISTRATE.
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GENERALLY, THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION WAS SUCH AS TO PERMIT MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS NEW IDEA, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THE BILL HAD BEEN DRAFTED IN GENERAL TERMS TO ENABLE IT TO BE APPLIED FLEXIBLY ON THE DIRECTIONS OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE.
+IT IS ENVISAGED THAT THE CHIEF JUSTICE WILL ARRANGE FOR AN ASSESSOR TO SIT WITH ALL EXPATRIATE MAGISTRATES DURING THEIR FIRST TWO AND A HALF YEARS OF SERVICE,+ HE SAID.
HE SAID AN ASSESSOR WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO ADVISE THE. MAGISTRATE, WHO WOULD NOT BE BOUND HOWEVER TO ACCEPT THE ADVICE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID ASSESSORS WOULD BE SELECTED BY THE REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT FROM A PANEL APPOINTED BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS.
HE SAID A TENTATIVE LIST OF POTENTIAL LAY ASSESSORS HAD ALREADY BEEN DRAWN UP BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS TOTALLING 354 PERSONS, OF WHOM 62 WERE UNOFFICIAL JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, 94 WERE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT BOARDS OR COMMITTEES, 143 WERE PERSONS IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH THE HOME AFFAIRS AND INFORMATION BRANCH AND THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND 55 WERE MEMBERS OF TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.
HE SAID THE LIST EXCLUDED MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE AND URBAN COUNCILS AND MEMBERS OF THE L,EGAL PROFESSION. IT WAS ENVISAGED THAT THE LIST MIGHT BE EXTENDED AT A LATER DATE IF THE SCHEME WAS TO BE EXPANDED TO COVER PERSONS ON THE LIST OF JURORS AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS. IF AN ASSESSOR WAS ABSENT DURING A TRIAL THE MAGISTRATE COULD STILL HEAR THE CASE.
THE BILL ALSO CONTAINS TWO AMENDMENTS TO THE MAGISTRATES ORDINANCE RELATING TO COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THERE WERE OCCASIONS WHERE, ONCE COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS HAD STARTED, IT WAS DESIRABLE TO USE WRITTEN STATEMENTS OF WITNESSES’ EVIDENCE RATHER THAN CALL THEM TO GIVE EVIDENCE ORALLY.
BUT A RULE*REQUIRING DELIVERY OF WRITTEN STATEMENTS 10 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE FIXED FOR THE HEARING PREVENTED THIS, WHICH HAD SOMETIMES RESULTED IN PROCEEDINGS BEING UNNECESSARILY PROLONGED.
HE SAID THE AMENDMENT PROVIDED THAT, WHERE WRITTEN STATEMENTS WERE TO BE TENDERED IN COURT BY THE PROSECUTOR, COPIES MUST BE DELIVERED TO THE MAGISTRATE AND THE ACCUSED 10 DAYS PRIOR TO TENDERING. THIS WOULD MEAN THAT STATEMENTS COULD NOW BE TENDERED WHILE COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS WERE IN PROGRESS.
THE OTHER AMENDMENT WILL MEAN THAT MINOR DEVIATIONS FROM PROCEDURE WILL NOT RENDER WRITTEN STATEMENTS INADMISSIBLE.
AT PRESENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, ANY VARIATION OF PROCEDURE HAD THIS EFFECT AND COULD RESULT IN COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS HAVING TO BE STARTED AFRESH.
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STAFF MOVEMENT 1N GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT
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THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION, MR. IAN LIGHTBODY, LEFT HONG KONG YESTERDAY (THURSDAY) ON PRE-RETIREMENT LEAVE. HE IS DUE TO RETURN IN EARLY SEPTEMBER TO TAKE UP THE POST OF CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION.
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY (MANAGEMENT), MR. HUGH ARDLEY, VwILL ACT AS SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION.
THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR. DAVID JEAFFRESON, GOES ON LEAVE NEXT TUESDAY (JULY 11). DURING HIS ABSENCE, MR. DAVID T.K. WONG, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, WILL ACT AS SECRETARY.
IN OTHER SENIOR STAFF MOVEMENT IN THE -GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THE COMMISSIONER OF BANKING, MR. A.D. OCKENDEN, CEASED TO BE COMMISSIONER WITH EFFECT FROM YESTERDAY ON COMPLETION OF HIS AGREEMENT. HE IS TAKING UP. A JOB WITH THE MONETARY AUTHORITY IN SWAZILAND. MR. C.D.W. MARTIN, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF BANKING, WILL ACT AS COMMISSIONER.
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WIDER RANGE OF LUCKY CAR NUMBERS NOW AVAILABLE ******
MOTORISTS CAN NOW BID FOR A MUCH WIDER RANGE OF LUCKY VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS UNDER NEW REGULATIONS MADE BY-THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL.
THE NEW REGULATIONS, KNOWN AS THE ROAD TRAFFIC (REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES) (AMENDMENT)(NO. 2) REGULATIONS 1978 WERE PUBLISHED IN TODAY’S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
PREVIOUSLY ONLY SPECIAL REGISTRATION NUMBERS LISTED IN THE SIXTH SCHEDULE TO THE ROAD TRAFFIC (REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES) REGULATIONS WERE CONSIDERED LUCKY AND SOLD EY AUCTION.
BUT UNDER THE NEW REGULATIONS THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT IS EMPOWERED TO SELL BY AUCTION AT A RESERVE PRICE OF $1,000 ANY NON-SCHEDULED NUMBER APPLIED FOR OR WHICH THE COMMISSIONER CONSIDERS SUITABLE FOR AUCTION.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE NEW REGULATIONS STEM FROM FREQUENT REQUESTS BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR REGISTRATION NUMBERS WHICH WERE NOT ON THE LIST OF LUCKY NUMBERS, SUCH AS THOSE WITH A COMBINATION OF NUMBERS WHICH MEAN LUCK OR PROSPERITY, OR COINCIDING WITH THEIR HOUSE NUMBERS OR THE MODEL OF THEIR CARS.
AS A RESULT OF THE NEW REGULATIONS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN NOW APPLY FOR ANY NUMBER AS YET UNASSIGNED IN THE CURRENT SERIES BY PAYING A DEPOSIT OF $1,000.
THE NUMBER WILL THEN BE PUT UP FOR AUCTION AND IF THERE ARE NO OTHER BIDDERS THE APPLICANT WILL BE ALLOCATED THE NUMBER. HOWEVER, IF THERE ARE OTHER BIDDERS FOR THAT PARTICULAR NUMBER AND IF THE APPLICANT IS UNSUCCESSFUL IN THE BIDDING HE WILL HAVE HIS $1,000 DEPOSIT RETURNED.
THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT RESERVED THE RIGHT TO DECIDE ON THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY REGISTRATION NUMBER BEING APPLIED FOR.
HE SAID: +IN PRACTICE THIS WILL MEAN THAT ONLY UNASSIGNED REGISTRATION NUMBERS FROM THE SERIES AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED.+
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^ORK CN SHA TIN HOSPITAL AND POLYCLINIC TO BEGIN SOON ******
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SHA TIN HOSPITAL AND POLYCLINIC.
WORK IN THE FIRST PHASE, WHICH COMPRISES SITE PREPARATION AND CAISSON FOUNDATION WORK, IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN OCTOBER AND TAKE ABOUT 10 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE SITES FOR THE HOSPITAL AND OTHER CONNECTED FACILITIES ARE LOCATED ON RECLAIMED LAND.
WHEN FULLY COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER 1982, THE REGIONAL HOSPITAL WILL HAVE 1,400 BEDS AND SERVE 700,030 PEOPLE IN THE EASTERN AREA OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
IT WILL ALSO EE THE TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR THE PROPOSED MEDICAL FACULTY OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
THE NEW HOSPITAL WILL PROVIDE A FULL RANGE OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH FACILITIES WITH GENERAL AND’SPECtAL 1ST SERVICES, INCLUDING OUT-PATIENTS AND CASUALTY SERVICES AND TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS BEFORE AND AFTER ANY HOSPITALISATION.
THE HOSPITAL COMPLEX WILL INCLUDE A MAIN WARD BLOCK, A SPECIAL WARD BLOCK, AN ANNEX FOR PROFESSIONAL AND A TEACHING POLYCLINIC ATTACHED TO THE HOSPITAL.
RESIDENTIAL QUARTERS FOR MEDICAL STAFF AND STUDENTS WILL ALSO EE BUILT CONCURRENTLY WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HOSPITAL.
THE HOSPITAL WILL BE FINANCED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTERED BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WITH THE TEACHING STAFF EMPLOYED AND PAID EY THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY.
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FLYOVER IN CAUSEWAY BAY PROPOSED
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THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO BUILD A FLYOVER ALONG LAU SIN STREET IN CAUSEWAY BAY TO PROVIDE A MORE DIRECT ACCESS FROM TIN HAU TEMPLE ROAD TO HING FAT STREET.
THE PROPOSED FLYOVER WILL BE A TWO-LANE ELEVATED CARRIAGEWAY OF WHICH A SECTION WILL SPAN ACROSS KING’S ROAD.
A FOOTBRIDGE ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE FLYOVER WILL BE PROVIDED THUS FAC ILITATING PEDESTRI ANS CROSSING KING’S ROAD AT THIS LOCATION.
THE GROUND LEVEL ROAD NETWORK IN THE VICINITY OF THE FLYOVER WILL ALSO BE MODIFIED UNDER THE PROJECT TO PROVIDE MORE SMOOTH TRAFFIC CIRCULATION.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SA IDs +EECAUSE OF INTENSIVE BUILDING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TIN HAU TEMPLE ROAD AND BRAEMAR HILL ROAD AREAS, LARGE VOLUMES OF TRAFFIC ARE GENERATED AT THE JUNCTIONS OF TIN HAU TEMPLE ROAD/K ING’S ROAD/CAUSEWAY ROAD/HING FAT STR-EET, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE CONGESTION.
THE PROPOSED WORKS WILL INVOLVE ALTERATION TO THE ALIGNMENTS AND WIDTHS OF LAU SIN STREET, ELECTRIC ROAD AND HING FAT STREET.
A NOTICE TO THIS EFFECT WAS PUBLISHED IN TODAY’S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSED UNDERTAKING MUST SEND HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC /ORKS SO AS TO REACH HIS OFFICE NOT LATER THAN AUGUST 7, 1978.
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NOTE TO EDITORS
PRESS CONFERENCE TO INTRODUCE RTHK’S NEW MUSICAL PRODUCTION *****
RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE TO INTRODUCE ITS NEW CH INESE-MUS I CAL PROGRAMME, +SONGS ALIVE+ AT TELEVISION PRODUCTION CENTRE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS ETV HOUSE) AT BROADCAST DRIVE AT 11 A.M. ON SUNDAY (JULY 9).
THE CONFERENCE WILL BE CHAIRED BY MR. LUN SIU-MING, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING AND MISS CHEUNG MAN-YEE, THE CONTROLLER OF TELEVISION DIVISION.
WELL-KNOWN PERSONALITIES IN THE MUSICAL FIELD HAVE BEEN INVITED TO ATTEND THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
TWO EPISODES OF THE PROGRAMME -- +FUNG YANG DRUM SONG+ AND +MOONLIGHT+ -- WILL BE SCREENED DURING THE CONFERENCE.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
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NOTE TO EDITORS
PASSING-OUT PARADE OF PRISON RECRUITS * * * *
THE SECRETARY- FOR SECURITY, MR. LEWIS DAVIES, WILL TOMORROW (SATURDAY) TAKE THE SALUTE FROM 130 PRISON RECRUITS AT THEIR PASSING-OUT PARADE AT THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT’S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE AT STANLEY. »
MR. DAVIES W.ILL ALSO ADDRESS THE GRADUATES. I
THE RECRUITS, COMPRISING 17 OFFICERS AND 83 ASSISTANT OFFICERS, HAVE JUST COMPLETED SIX MONTHS TRAINING AND WILL SOON BE POSTED TO VARIOUS PRISONS INSTITUTIONS.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER THE EVENT WHICH WILL START AT 11 A.M. TOMORROW. A VAN WILL TAKE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO STANLEY LEAVING THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT FEADQUARTERS AT 32 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT 10.15 A.M.
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NOTE TO EDITORS:
ENGINEERS TO VISIT KWAI CHUNG INCINERATOR
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MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS WILL TOMORROW VISIT_THE $150_ M I LLI ON KWAI CHUNG INCINERATOR NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTIOS[.r. '
IT IS ONE OF THEIR MANY VISITS TO VARIOUS MAJOR GOVERNMENT PROJECTS IN RECENT YEARS.
THE VISITORS WILL ARRIVE AT THE INCINERATOR’S SITE ON KWAI CHUNG RECLAMATION NEAR THE CONTAINER TERMINAL AT 3 P.M. TOMORROW.
YOU ARE INVITED TO 3E.ND A REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER THE VISIT. OFFICERS OF THE P..,/.D.’S PUBLICITY UNIT WILL EE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE PRESS.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL 5-233191
SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1978
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
WORK ON EASTERN APPROACHES OF. AIRPORT TUNNEL ROAD TO BEG I N SOON ......................................
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NEW PENAL INSTITUTIONS TO REPLACE VICTORIA AND MA HANG PRISONS .................................................. 2
FLYOVER IN CLEARWATER BAY ROAD PROPOSED ................ 3
REMOVAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUPREME COURT’................. 3
YOUNG PEOPLE URGED TO USE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN N.T. 4 CALL FOR NEW WAYS OF DEVELOPING SCHOOL CURRICULA ......... 5
VACANCIES FOR CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN APPRENTICES ......... 6
ENGINEERS VISIT KWAI CHUNG INCINERATOR ................. 7
CHUNG HOM KOK FIRE STATION OFFICIALLY OPENED ........... 8
SITE VISIT BY DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT ...... 8
OPERATING HOURS OF CMB ROUTE 82 EXTENDED ............... 9
WATER CHARGE COLLECTION CENTRES IN N.T.................. 10
TRAINING COURSE FOR YOUTH WORKERS ...................... 10
FOUNDATION STONE LAYING FOR AGED WOMEN’S HOME .......... 11
ROAD CLOSURE IN KOWLOON TONG ........................... 11
WATER CUT............................................... 12
FIRING PRACTICE
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WORK ON EASTERN APPROACHES OF AIRPORT TUNNEL ROAD TO BEGIN SOON ******
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EASTERN APPROACHES OF THE AIRPORT TUNNEL ROAD.
THE WORK INVOLVES CONNECTING THE EASTERN PORTAL OF THE AIRPORT TUNNEL WITH AN ALREADY CONSTRUCTED SECTION OF ROAD ON THE KOWLOON BAY RECLAMATION, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 260 METRES DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY AND A THREE-LANE THREE SPAN OVERBRIDGE TOGETHER WITH APPROACH AND SLIP ROADS REQUIRED FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF KOWLOON BAY.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 21 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
MR. IAN MILLER, ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE’S CONSULTANTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION, SAID THE PROJECT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE MAIN TRAFFIC ROUTE BETWEEN THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL AND KWUN TONG VIA THE WESTERN APPROACHES AND THE AIRPORT TUNNEL ROAD.
+THE WESTERN APPROACHES, WHICH ARE AT PRESENT UNDER CONSTRUCTION, CONSIST OF AN INTERCHANGE AT WUHU STREET/CHATHAM ROAD, AN ELEVATED ROADWAY ALONG CHATHAM ROAD AND KOWLOON CITY ROAD TOGETHER WITH AN INTERCHANGE AT SAN SHAN ROAD TO ENABLE EAST KOWLOON TRAFFIC TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE AIRPORT TUNNEL,* HE SAID.
„ *THE A,RP0RT TUNNEL, WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED WITH ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT YET TO BE INSTALLED. RUNS FROM KOWLOON CITY ROAD AND EXTENDS UNDER PART OF KOWLOON CITY ROAD, MAIN AIRPORT RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON, TO SURFACE ON THE KOWLOON BAY RECLAMATION.*
n "R:.M'LLER‘3A,D THAT KWUN T0NG WOULD BE LINKED TO THE TUNNEL ROUTE VIA THE PROPOSED EASTERN APPROACHES AND ASSOCIATED ROAD WORKS.
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NEW PENAL INSTITUTIONS TO REPLACE VICTORIA AND
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MA HANG PRISONS
THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR. LEWIS DAVIES SAID TODAY THREE NEW PENAL INSTITUTIONS WILL BE OPENED IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS TO REPLACE THE VICTORIA AND MA HANG PRISONS WHICH HAVE OUTLIVED THEIR USEFULNESS.
SPEAKING AT THE PASSING-OUT PARADE OF 17 PRISON OFFICERS AND 83 ASSISTANT OFFICERS AT THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT’S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN STANLEY, MR. DAVIES SAID THESE INSTITUTIONS ARE THE TRAINING CENTRE AT LAI KING WITH A CAPACITY FOR 260, THE SHEK PIK MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISONS FOR 480 AND AN ANNEX AT STANLEY PRISON FOR 250.
THE LAI KING CENTRE WILL OPEN SHORTLY WHILE THE OTHER TWO NEW PENAL INSTITUTIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1980.
MR. DAVIES ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT HAS ACHIEVED ITS PRIMARY OBJECTIVE — THE SECURE CUSTODY OF OFFENDERS — THROUGH STAFF EXPANSION, CONSTRUCTION OF MODERN INSTITUTIONS, DEVELOPMENT OF PRISON INDUSTRIES, AND IMPROVEMENT OF DRUG TREATMENT, AFTER-CARE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES DURING RECENT YEARS.
HE SAID.THESE DEVELOPMENTSHAVE EASED THE OVER-CROWDING PROBLEMS AND IMPROVED THE RATIO OF STAFF TO PRISONERS, THEREBY ALLOWING FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN METHODS.
♦FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS THERE IS ROOM TO BREATH AND TO RECEIVE AN INCREASE IN POPULATION WITHOUT IMMEDIATE OVER-CROWD I NG,+ HE ADDED.
MR. DAVIES ALSO STRESSED THAT WELL ORGANISED AND PRODUCTIVE PRISON INDUSTRIES ARE OF THE GREATEST IMPORTANCE TO THE SECONDARY OBJECTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT TO PREPARE PRISONERS FOR THEIR RETURN TO SOCIETY BY ENCOURAGING RESPECT FOR LAW AND ORDER, AND PROMOTING A HEALTHY WORK HABIT. »
POINTING OUT THAT THE AVERAGE DAILY POPULATION IN ALL INSTITUTIONS HAS DROPPED BY 2,000 SINCE 1976, HE SAID THERE HAS BEEN A DECREASE IN DRUG ADDICTION AMONG NEW ADMISSIONS, AND THAT THE NUMBER OF YOUNG OFFENDERS UNDER 21 HAS FALLEN SINCE 1974.
HOWEVER HE WARNED THAT THE BUILD-UP OF.LIFE AND LONG SENTENCE PRISONERS WILL POSE PROBLEMS FOR THE STAFF IN CHARGE OF THEM.
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FLYOVER IN CLEARWATER BAY ROAD PROPOSED
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THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO BUILD A FLYOVER AND SLIP ROADS TO CONNECT THE EXISTING CLEARWATER BAY ROAD NEAR GOOD HOPE SCHOOL AT NGAU CHI WAN AND THE NEW CLEARWATER BAY ROAD NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THE PROPOSED WORK WILL OF THE EXISTING CLEARWATER
INVOLVE CHANGES IN LEVEL AND ALIGNMENT BAY ROAD IN THIS AREA.
AS A RESULT OF THIS, THE WESTERN SECTION BELOW
THE EXISTING ROAD WILL BE CUT OFF FROM J ATS INCLINE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID THAT DURING EX^ST?NGTROAD10N °F ™E FLY0VER» TRAFFIC WOULD CONTINUE TO USE THE
+HOWEVER, WHEN THE ROAD IS CUT OFF AFTER COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR, TRAFFIC TRAVELLING BETWEEN KOWLOON AND SAI KIJNG WILL USE THE NEW CLEARWATER BAY ROAD WITH THE EXISTING CLEARWATER BAY ROAD SERVING ONLY AS A LOCAL ROAD.+
THE NEW FLYOVER, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED, WOULD ,PROV IDE A CONVENIENT LINK FOR TRAFFIC FROM THE NEW CLEARWATER BAY ROAD INTO THE NEW NGAU CHI WAN HOUSING ESTATE.
A NOTICE CONCERNING THE PROPOSED ALTERATION YESTERDAY GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
APPEARED
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ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSAL SHOULD SEND HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SO AS TO REACH HIS OFFICE NOT LATER THAN AUGUST 7, 1978.
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REMOVAL ARRANGEMENTS' FOR SUPREME COURT * * * *
THE REGISTRAR OF SUPREME COURT, HR. SIMON MAYO TODAY REMINDED THE PUBLIC THAT THE SUPREME COURT WILL START OPERATING AT VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT AT BATTERY PATH ON MONDAY (JULY !□).
THE REMOVAL OF THE SUPREME COURT IS NOW TAKING PLACE AND WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW. FROM NEXT MONDAY THE PRESENT VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT WILL BE KNOWN AS THE SUPREME COURT AT- BATTERY PATH.
DURING THIS WEEKEND THE OFFICES OF THE REGISTRARS OF THE SUPREME COURT EXCLUDING MR. MAYO, THE SUPREME COURT REGISTRY, THE PROBATE REGISTRY, THE ACCOUNTS OFFICE AND THE LIBRARY WILL REMOVE TO FIRE BRIGADE BUILDING IN CENTRAL. MR. MAYO’S OFFICE WILL REMOVE TO VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT AT BATTERY PATH.
ARRANGEMENTS. HAVE BEEN MADE FOR NOTIFYING PARTIES CONCERNED OF THE CHANGE. IN ADDITION PROMINENT NOTICES ARE DISPLAYED AT THE PRESENT SUPREME COURT BUILDING TO ENSURE THAT SUFFICIENT INSTRUCTIONS AND DIRECTIONS ARE PROVIDED TO PERSONS HAVING RECOURSE TO THE COURTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY KNOW WHERE TO ATTEND.
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YOUNG PEOPLE URGED TO FULLY
UTILISE SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN NT
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THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. JOHhf TODD, TODAY (SATURDAY) URGED STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO FULLY UTILISE EXISTING AND PLANNED SPORTS AND RECREATION FACILITIES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
SPEAKING AT THE NEW TERRITORIES SCHOOLS SPORTS ASSOCIATION’S ANNUAL PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY, MR. TODD SAID THE ABSENCE OF SUITABLE VENUES FOR STAGING EVENTS HAD BEEN A CONSIDERABLE PROBLEM IN THE NEW TERRITORIES IN THE PAST.
+1 AM HOWEVER PLEASED TO SAY THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT BE WITH US FOR LONG FOR A WHOLE RANGE OF SPORTING FACILITIES IS BEING PROVIDED FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
+MORE SPORTING STADIA, RUNNING TRACKS, FULL SIZE AND MINI SIZE SOCCER PITCHES, SQUASH AND TENNIS COURTS, BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL COURTS, INDOOR GAMES HALLS, SWIMMING POOLS AND A LOT MORE WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
♦THESE ADDITIONAL OUTLETS FOR SPORTS AND RECREATION SHOULD BE PROPERLY UTILISED,+ SAID MR. TODD.
HE ADDED THAT IT WAS MOST IMPORTANT THAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY SHOULD RECEIVE A BALANCED EDUCATION IN THE WIDEST SENSE, INCLUDING HOW TO USE THEIR LEISURE TIME IN SPORTS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
MR. TODD PRAISED MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION INVOLVED IN ORGANISING REGULAR INTER-DISTRICT COMPETITIONS IN VARIOUS SPORTS AND PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING AND SPORTSMANSHIP IN LARGE-SCALE ANNUAL EVENTS WHICH BRING TOGETHER YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ALL THE DISTRICTS IN THE.NEW TERRITORIES.
+IT IS THEREFORE MOST PLEASING TO SEE A REMARKABLE GROWTH IN THE STRENGTH AND STATURE OF YOUR ASSOCIATION FROM SMALL BEGINNINGS 25 YEARS AGO INTO AN ORGANISATION WITH NINE DISTRICT BRANCHES AND MORE THAN 400 MEMBER SCHOOLS TODAY,+ MR. TODD SAID.
THE ASSOCIATION’S PRESIDENT, MR. LAU WONG-FAT, IN HIS WELCOMING SPEECH, SAID MORE THAN 20,Cj0 STUDENTS HAD PARTICIPATED IN THE ASSOCIATION’S DIVERSIFIED SPORTS AND ATHLETIC EVENTS DURING THE PAST YEAR.
THESE EVENTS INCLUDED FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, TABLE TENNIS, BADMINTON, ATHLETICS AND GYMNASTICS MEETINGS, SWIMMING AND CROSS-COUNTRY RACES.
MR. TODD LATER PRESENTED TROPHIES AND PRIZES TO THE WINNERS.
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CALL FOR NEW WAYS OF DEVELOPING SCHOOL CURRICULA *****
THE ASSISTANT DJRECTOR OF EDUCATION (CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS) MR. ARTHUR BROWN, TODAY CALLED_F0R NEW METHODS OF DEVELOPING SCHOOL CURRICULA IN VIEW OF SO MANY CHANGES TAKING PLACE IN THE STRUCTURE OF EDUCATION.
SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION , MR. BROWN SAID THERE WERE A NUMBER OF WAYS OF DEVELOPING A CURRICULUM, AND THE METHODS CHOSEN FOR HONG KONG HAD BEEN LARGELY DICTATED BY CIRCUMSTANCES.
HE OUTLINED THE HIGHLIGHTS OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN MATHEMATICS, THE INTRODUCTION OF ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AND THE INTEGRATED SCIENCE PROJECT.
HE EXPLAINED HOW IN A BIG STEP FORWARD SHORTLY AFTER ITS FORMATION, THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE DEVISED A COMPLETELY NEW CURRICUMLUM FOR FORMS I TO III.
MR. BROWN ALSO DISCUSSED CURRENT PRIORITIES IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND FELT THAT THE GREATEST NEEDS WERE IN LANGUAGE TEACHING IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND IN JUNIOR SECONDARY CURRICULA SPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR LESS ABLE CHILDREN.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE AIDED SECTOR HAD LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN TEACHING LESS ABLE CHILDREN. THE NEXT PRIORITY WAS FOR BROADENING THE FORM IV-VI CURRICULUM.
MR. BROWN LOOKED AT A NUMBER OF POSSIBLE WAYS OF IMPROVING CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. HE SUGGESTED THAT SUBJECT COMMITTEES MADE UP OF GROUPS OF TEACHERS FROM SCHOOLS COMMITTED TO CHANGE SHOULD WORK OUT A NEW CURRICULUM AMONG THEMSELVES AND APPLY IT TO THEIR OWN SCHOOLS ON A PILOT BASIS, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF MEMBERS FROM COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ACTING PRIMARILY IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY.
MR. BROWN ALSO DISCUSSED THE NEED FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN SOME AREAS, BUT POINTED OUT THAT THERE WERE MANY DEMANDS FOR FUNDS AND MUCH COULD BE DONE WITH RELATIVELY LIMITED RESOURCES.
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VACANCIES FOR CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN APPRENTICES * * * * *
MORE THAN 2,000 VACANCIES FOR CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN APPRENTICES NOW EXIST IN HONG KONG’S 10 MAJOR INDUSTRIES AND ALL YOUNGSTERS INTERESTED IN THE JOBS WERE TODAY INVITED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE INDUSTRIES NEEDING APPRENTICES WERE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING. CLOTHING. ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONICS, BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING, MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING, PLASTICS, PRINTING, SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP REPAIRS, AND TEXTILES.
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT’S TRAINING COUNCIL DIVISION RUNS AN APPRENTICE PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WISH TO PURSUE A CAREER IN INDUSTRY THROUGH AN. APPRENTICESHIP.
THE ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR CRAFT APPRENTICESHIP IS
COMPLETION OF FORM 3 SCHOOLING AMD FOR TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP IT IS COMPLETION OF FORM 5 « I TH, PASSES IN FOUR RELEVANT SUBJECTS IN THE CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID: +THE DURATION OF AN APPRENTICESHIP IS USUALLY FOUR YEARS AND IN THIS PERIOD THE APPRENTICE IS GIVEN PLANNED PRACTICAL ON-THE-JOB TRAINING A.ND, AT THE SAME TIME, AN OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE RELATED TECHNICAL EDUCATION ON A PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE BASIS AT A TECHNICAL INSTITUTION.
+0N COMPLETION OF THE APPRENTICESHIP, THE APPRENTICE IS AWARDED A CERTIFICATE WHICH SERVES AS A YARDSTICK OF HIS COMPETENCE IN THE TRADE OR OCCUPATION HE IS ENGAGED IN,+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
ANY SUITABLY QUALIFIED YOUNGSTER INTERESTED IN BEING TRAINED THROUGH AN APPRENTICESHIP AND PLACED INTO A PROPER SCHEME SHOULD ENQUIRE AT THE TRAINING COUNCIL DIVISION, LABOUR DEPARTMENT, 12TH FLOOR, ASIAN HOUSE, 1 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI.
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ENGINEERS VISIT KWAI CHUNG INCINERATOR ******
ABOUT 30 MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS SPENT THIS AFTERNOON VISITING THE $150 MILLION KWAI CHUNG INCINERATOR NOW NEAR COMPLETION.
THEY WERE'CONDUCTED ON A TOUR OF THE PLANT BY THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER, MR. GRAHAM OSBORNE-MR. MICHAEL HUTTON, GOVERNMENT ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND SEVERAL ENGINEERS FROM THE P.W.D.’S ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE.
MR. OSBORNE SAID THAT THE INCINERATOR, THE LARGEST MODERN REFUSE DISPOSAL PLANT IN HONG KONG WOULD BEGIN OPERATION IN OCTOBER.
THE PLANT HAD A 150-METRE TALL CHIMNEY - THE TALLEST IN HONG KONG AND MR. OSBORNE SAID THE REASON FOR BUILDING THIS TALL CHIMNEY WAS TO ACHIEVE BETTER DISPERSION OF FUMES SO AS TO MINIMISE POLLUTION.
+ALSO, THE INCINERATOR PLANT ITSELF IS EQUIPPED WITH EFFICIENT DUST EXTRACTION EQUIPMENT TO REDUCE DUST EMISSION,+ HE SAID.
MR. OSBORNE EMPHASISED THAT DISPOSAL OF REFUSE BY THE PROCESS OF INCINERATION HAD TWO MAJOR BENEFITS.
+ONE OF THEM IS THE REDUCTION OF THE VOLUME OF THE ORIGINAL WASTE BY 15 TIMES AFTER INCINERATION,* HE SAID.
+THE OTHER BENEFIT IS THAT THE HEAT PRODUCED BY COMBUSTION OF THE REFUSE CAN BE USED TO PRODUCE STEAM FOR THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY WHICH WILL BE USED TO OPERATE THE INCINERATION PLANT.*
MR. OSBORNE POINTED OUT THAT THE NEW INCINERATOR WOULD BE CAPABLE OF HANDLING SOME 900 TONNES OF REFUSE A DAY.
IT WOULD NORMALLY OPERATE 24 HOURS A DAY AND WOULD PROVIDE A SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL MEANS OF COPING WITH THE GROWING AMOUNT OF REFUSE COLLECTED EACH DAY.
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THE NEW CHUNG HOM KOK FIRE STATION WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED TODAY (SATURDAY) BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STANLEY/SHEK 0 AREA COMMITTEE, MR. CHAM PING-KWAN.
THE STATION, EUI LT AT A COST OF fl. 8 MILLION AND HOUSED IN A VILLA-TYPE BUILDING ON A 1/400 SQUARE METRES SITE IN CHUNG HOM KOK ROAD CAME INTO OPERATION IN MAY.
AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, MR. R. HOLMES, CHIEF FIRE OFFICER CF HONG KONG, NARINE AND OFF-SHORE ISLANDS COMMAND, SAID THAT THE STATION WAS PARTICULARLY DESIGNED TO BLEND WITH THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT.
HE SAID THAT THE CALL-OUT SYSTEM AT THE STATION WILL BE EY MEANS OF MUSICAL CHIMES AND LOUDSPEAK SYSTEM WHICH IS NORMALLY ACTUATED FROM THE FIRE CONTROL IN CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON WHERE IT IS PLANNED FOR THE NEAR FUTURE TO HAVE A SINGLE FIRE CONTROL FOR THE ENTIRE AREA OF HONG KONG.
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HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT AT PRESENT SOME 40 CALLS FOR EMERGENCIES AND 560 CALLS FOR AMBULANCES WERE RECEIVED DAILY.
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DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT TO INSPECT P.W.D. SITES
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MR. DAVID STEAD, P.W.D.’S DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT, WILL INSPECT A NUMBER OF SITES IN KOWLOON ON MONDAY (JULY 10) TO SEE FOR HIMSELF THE PROGRESS OF VARIOUS P.W.D. PROJECTS.
olh1? BE .ACCOMPANIED ON THE VISIT BY CHIEF ENGINEERS OF VARIOUS OFFICES CONCERNED. AMONG THE SITES TO BE VISITED WILL BE THE BEACON HILL TUNNEL.
NOTE TO EDITORS!
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER MR. STEAD’S VISIT. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WHO WISH TO MAKE USE OF THE FACILITY SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE OPEN CAR PARK OUTSIDE THE RECEPTION OFFICE. MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD AT 3.10 P.M. A NINE-SEATER VAN WILL LEAVE MURRAY BUILDING AT 3.15 RtM. SHARP.
TO ASS^ST^THF P-W’D-’S PUBLICITY UNIT WILL BE ON HAND
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OPERATING HOURS OF CMB ROUTE 82 EXTENDED
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT FROM MONDAY (JULY 10) A 22-HOUR SERVICE WILL BE OPERATED BY CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY ON ROUTE 82 BETWEEN CHAI WAN (ON YIP STREET) AND NORTH POINT FERRY FROM 4.30 A.M. UNTIL 2.30 A.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE FREQUENCY ON THIS ROUTE WILL BE INCREASED FROM SIX TO FIVE MINUTES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID THIS IS A FURTHER IMPROVEMENT SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NO. 82 BUS ROUTE IN APRIL THIS YEAR.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE EXTENSION IN THE OPERATING HOURS OF ROUTE 82 IS AIMED AT MEETING THE TRANSPORT NEEDS OF THOSE RESIDENTS AND WORKERS WHO EITHER TRAVEL HOME LATE OR WORK LATE IN FACTORIES IN THE ON YIP STREET AREA.
SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE PLB PROHIBITION IN THE SECTION OF CHAI WAN ROAD EAST OF WAN TSUI ROAD IN APRIL, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED REQUESTS FROM RESIDENTS AND FACTORY OWNERS TO EXTEND HOURS OF BUS SERVICES.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TWO ALL-NIGHT CROSS HARBOUR ROUTES 121 AND 122, ROUTE 82 OPERATING ON A 22-HOUR BASIS WILL HAVE THE LONGEST OPERATING HOURS OF ALL CMB SERVICES.
THIS EXPERIMENTAL SERVICE WILL LATER BE ASSESSED TO SEE IF IT IS OFFERING A USEFUL FACILITY TO THE COMMUNITY.
THERE ARE NOW EIGHT BUS SERVICES OPERATING DAILY IN THE CHAI WAN AREA LINKING WITH OTHER DISTRICTS. IN THE PEAK HOURS, 74 BUS DEPARTURES PER HOUR ARE OPERATED CARRYING A MINIMUM OF 8,640 PASSENGERS IN EACH DIRECTION.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE NEED FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT FACILITIES IN CHAI WAN AND, IN FACT, IN ALL OTHER HOUSING ESTATES, IS REGULARLY REVIEWED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SO THAT ANY FUTURE DEMAND GENERATED BY NEW DEVELOPMENTS CAN BE ADEQUATELY MET.
SINCE APRIL THIS YEAR, PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES HAVE BEEN PROHIBITED FROM THE SECTION OF CHAI WAN ROAD EAST OF WAN TSUI ROAD. THE PICKING UP AND SETTING DOWN ACTIVITIES ARE NOW CONTAINED IN A PROPER OFF-STREET PLB TERMINUS IN LEE CHUNG STREET WHERE THEY CAN CONVENIENTLY SERVE PASSENGERS WITHOUT CAUSING ANY UNNECESSARY CONGESTION.
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WATER CHARGE COLLECTION CENTRES IN N.T. *****
THE GOVERNMENT WILL SET UP TEMPORARY COLLECTION CENTRES AT SHEUNG SHU I AND FAN LING NEXT WEEK TO FACILITATE PAYMENTS CF WATER CHARGES FOR THE FIRST PERIOD OF THIS YEAR EY LOCAL RESIDENTS. •»
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TAI PC DISTRICT OFFICE SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THE TWO TEMPORARY COLLECTION CENTRES WILL BE LOCATED AT THE SHEUNG SHU I PUBLIC ENQUIRY CNETRE AT SHEK WU HUI AND AT THE FAN LING RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE AT LUEN WO HUI.
+THE SHEUNG SHU I COLLECTION CENTRE WILL OPERATE ON JULY 11 AND 12 WHILE THE FAN LING CENTRE WILL RECEIVE WATER CHARGES PAYMENTS ON JULY 13 AND 14,+ HE SAID.
+DURING THESE PERIODS, PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE AT THE TWO CENTRES FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M.+
APART FROM THE TWO TEMPORARY COLLECTION OFFICES, THE ACCOUNTS OFFICE OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE AT TAI PO MARKET ALSO RECEIVES PAYMENTS TO GOVERNMENT INCLUDING WATER CHARGES, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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TRAINING COURSE FOR WONG TAI SIN VOLUNTEERS * * *
A TRAINING COURSE FOR VOLUNTEERS OF WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT TO HELP RUN THIS YEAR’S SUMMER YOUTH ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD LATER THIS MONTH.
THE COURSE, ORGANISED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT’S WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE, IS GEARED TO DEVELOP THE LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL OF THE 60 PARTICIPANTS.
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THE WARDEN OF THE CENTRE, MRS. MABLE 0, SAID TODAY THE COURSE WOULD BE CONDUCTED BY PEOPLE EXPERIENCED IN YOUTH WORK.
+STARTING WITH AN INTRODUCTORY LECTURE ON THE GENERAL PATTERN OF SUMMER ACTIVITIES AND THE ROLE OF VOLUNTEERS, THE PROGRAMME WILL PROVIDE AN INSIGHT INTO CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, GROUP PROCESS, PROGRAMME PLANNING AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN OUTDOOR PURSUITS+, SHE SAID.
IN ADDITION, SHE ADDED, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE TRAINED IN BASIC KNOWLEDGE IN SILK-SCREEN PRINTING HANDICRAFT AS WELL AS WAYS TO LEAD SONGS AND GAMES WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL FOR PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION.
THE COURSE IS OPEN TO PERSONS AGED 15 OR ABOVE WITH A MINIMUM OF FORM III STANDARD. APPLICATIONS CAN BE MADE AT THE GROUP WORK UNIT OF THE WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE AT 104, CHING TAK STREET, KOWLOON.
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FOUNDATION STONE LAYING FOR AGED WOMEN’S HOME
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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE FOUNDATION-STONE-LAYING CEREMONY OF A $3 MILLION HOME FOR AGED WOMEN IN CLEARWATER BAY ON MONDAY (JULY 10). '
THE HO KING HOME FOR THE AGED, TO BE BUlLT WITH A $1 MILLION GRANT FROM THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND, IS A COMMUNITY PROJECT BY THE SIK SIK YUEN, A BUDDHIST WELFARE ORGANISATION.
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THE HOME WILL OCCUPY A GOVERNMENT-ALLOCATED SITE OF OVER 54,000 SQ. FT. AND WILL CATER FOR A CAPACITY OF 100 AGED WOMEN.
THE FOUNDATION-STONE-LAYING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 3.30 P.M. ON MONDAY IN TAI AU MUN, CLEARWATER BAY ROAD, NEAR THE TAI AU MUN BUS TERMINUS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE,WELCOME TO ATTEND THE CEREMONY AND TO MAKE USE OF THE SPECIAL TRANSPORT TO BE PROVIDED BY THE ORGANISERS OF THE CEREMONY. COACHES WILL LEAVE AT 2.30 P.M. FROM THE PLAYGROUND OF HO LAP COLLEGE AT 15, TSEUK LUK STREET, SAN PO KONG, KOWLOON.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE ACCESS ROAD LEADING FROM EDE ROAD TO WATERLOO ROAD IN KOWLOON TONG WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 10 A.M. CM MONDAY'(JULY ID) FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS.
THE CLOSURE IS TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CORNWALL STREET/WATERLOO ROAD/JUNCTION ROAD GRADE SEPARATED ' INTERSECTI ON.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP IN THE AREA TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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WATER CUT IN KOWLOON CITY *****
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN KOWLOON CITY-WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SIX HOURS FROM MIDNIGHT ON MONDAY (JULY 10) TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS IN THE AREA.
THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY MA TAU CHUNG ROAD, ARGYLE STREET, FU NING STREET, FUK CHEUNG STREET AND MA TAU KOK ROAD. SHING TAK STREET, MA TAU WEI ESTATE AND CHUN SEEN MEI ESTATE WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED.
FIRING PRACTICE * * *
FIVE DAYSNNEXTAWEEk5'W,LL PLACE AT CASTLE PEAK RANGE 0N
. PUBLIC ARE REMINDED THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO ENTER THE
-HEN the red flags are flying during the time of firing iIahU I I •
THE PRACTICE TIMES ARE: DATE HOURS
JULY 10 (MONDAY) 8.33 A.M. - 6 P.M.
JULY 11 (TUESDAY). 8.30 A.M. - 10.30 P.M.
JULY 12 (WEDNESDAY) S.30 A.M. - 6 P.M.
JULY 13 (THURSDAY) 8.39 A.M. - 10.30 P.M.
JULY 14 (FRIDAY) 8.33 A.M. - 5 P.M.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1978
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GOVERNMENT TO LAUNCH MASSIVE MUSIC TRAINING PROGRAMME ........ 1
MULT I-MILL I ON DOLLAR SCHEME TO IMPROVE CLEARWATER BAY ROAD. 2
SOUTHERN DISTRICT’S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME .................. 4
NEW TRAFFIC LIGHTS FOR WEST KOWLOON .......................... 5
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF ROAD IN CASTLE PEAK .................... 6
REGISTRATION TEAM TO OPERATE IN NGAU TAU KOK................. 6
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GOVERNMENT TO LAUNCH MASSIVE MUSIC TRAINING PROGRAMME
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THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL LAUNCH A HONG KONG-WIDE TRAINING PROGRAMME IN INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC FOR YOUNG STUDENTS IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR.
UNDER THE PROGRAMME, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AS WELL AS YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER 23 YEARS OF AGE WILL BE SELECTED AND TRAINED IN INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC BY THE OFFICE.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT 1,500 PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, AGED BETWEEN SIX AND 11, AND 1,000 SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WILL RECEIVE TRAINING ON BOTH CHINESE AND WESTERN ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTS.
THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MR. GORDON SIU SAID: +MANY YOUNG MUSICIANS IN HONG KONG ARE NOT ONLY GIFTED BUT ALSO DEDICATED AND HARDWORKING. GIVEN SUITABLE TRAINING, THEY WILL MATURE INTO MUSICIANS OF THE HIGHEST STANDARD AND THEIR MUSIC WILL BRING JOY TO MANY.*
HE EXPECTS THAT THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE TAKING PART IN THE TRAINING PROGRAMME WILL BE DOUBLED NEXT YEAR.
MUSIC TRAINING CLASSES WILL BE HELD AT. SCHOOLS IN URBAN AND NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICTS AND IN THE FOUR OFFICES OF THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE IN WAN CHAI, TSUEN WAN, MONG KOK AND KWUN TONG.
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+FOR TALENTED YOUNG, MUSICIANS, SPECIAL TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED AT BOTH LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MUSIC INSTITUTIONS. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ADVANCED COURSES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE,+ MR. SIU SAID.
THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE, ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 1977, NOW RUNS THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY BAND AND THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA. IT INTENDS TO FORM DISTRICT YOUTH ORCHESTRAS AND BANDS WHEN THE MASSIVE TRAINING. PROGRAMMES HAVE BEGUN.
TO PAVE THE WAY FOR THE HONG KONG-WIDE MUSIC TRAINING PROGRAMME, THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE IS HOLDING A SERIES OF +MUSIC-FOR-THE-MILLIONS+ CONCERTS EVERY SATURDAY IN BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. SIMILAR CONCERTS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO FACTORIES AND COMMUNITY CENTRES.
+APART FROM CREATING A SUITABLE ATMOSPHERE FOR LAUNCHING THE TRAINING PROGRAMME, THESE CONCERTS WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE A LIVE CONCERT AND TO LEARN ABOUT THE VARIOUS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,* MR. SIU SAID.
THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE WILL ALSO ORGANISE A SERIES OF INTERNATIONAL MUSIC EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC EXCHANGE ACTIVITIES AND TO PROVIDE YOUNG MUSICIANS IN HONG KONG WITH THE OPPORTUNITY OF LEARNING FROM YOUNG MUSICIANS FROM OTHER TERRITORIES.
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A YOUTH ORCHESTRA FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG IN AUGUST THIS YEAR AND WILL JOIN LOCAL YOUTH ORCHESTRAS IN GIVING PERFORMANCES. IN NOVEMBER, HONG KONG WILL SEND A TEAM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SECOND ASIAN YOUTH MUSIC CAMP IN SINGAPORE.
FOR NEXT YEAR, TWO MAJOR FUNCTIONS ARE BEING PLANNED — THE HOSTING OF THE THIRD ASIAN YOUTH MUSIC CAMP HERE, AND THE VISIT OF HONG KONG’S YOUTH ORCHESTRA TO THE UNITED KINGDOM.
IN ADDITION, OVERSEAS,MUS ICI AN PASSING THROUGH HONG KONG WILL BE INVITED TO HOLD CLASSES AND SEMINARS FOR STUDENTS TO BROADEN THE OUTLOOK AND EXPERIENCE OF LOCAL YOUTH MUSICIANS.
$72 MILLION SCHEME TO IMPROVE CLEARWATER BAY ROAD , ■, X X X X
MAJOR IMPROVEMENT WORK ON CLEARWATER BAY ROAD ESTIMATED TO COST MORE THAN $72 MILLION, IS WELL UNDERWAY.
THE WORK IS BEING CARRIED OUT IN STAGES AND THE LENGTH OF ROAD UNDER IMPROVEMENT MEASURES ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.
MR. AU CHI-LAU, ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE P.W.D.’S HIGHWAYS (N.T.) DIVISION, SAID TODAY THAT THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF ROAD WAS DIVIDED INTO FIVE SECTIONS.
+WORK IS PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY ON THREE SECTIONS WHILE WORK FOR THE REMAINING TWO SECTIONS WILL BEGIN TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR,* HE SAID. T
THE SECTION ADJOINING NGAU CHI WAN ESTATE, ABOUT HALF A KILOMETRE IN LENGTH, IS BEING WIDENED TO A SINGLE THREE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY. THE WORK WILL BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER.
MR. AU SAID A NEW ALIGNMENT WAS CHOSEN FOR ANOTHER SECTION OF THE ROAD FROM PING SHEK ESTATE TO ANDERSON ROAD, WHICH WAS ON A VERY STEEP GRADIENT.
+THE NEW CLEARWATER BAY ROAD IS CONSTRUCTED IN A ’LOOP’ AND CROSSES OVER ITSELF AT SHUN LEE TSUEN WHERE THERE WILL BE FOUR BRIDGES OR FLYOVERS,+ HE ADDED.
+THE LOWER SECTIONS OF THE NEW ROAD WILL HAVE DUAL-CARRIAGEWAYS WITH THREE UPHILL LANES AND TWO DOWNHILL LANES WHILE THE UPPER SECTIONS WILL HAVE A SINGLE THREE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY.*
WORK ON THIS SECTION, DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED BY THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SHUN LEE TSUEN DEVELOPMENT, IS EXPECTED TO EE COMPLETED IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR.
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IN ADDITION, A NEW TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY IS BEING BUILT ALONGSIDE A 1.5-KILOMETRE SECTION OF THE ROAD BETWEEN PIK UK AND HIRAM’S HIGHWAY. * •
+THIS TOGETHER WITH THE EXISTING ROAD WILL FORM A DUAL TWO-LANE CARR I AGEWAY.+
WORK ON THIS SECTION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT YEAR.
+IMPROVEMENTS TO THE TWO REMAINING SECTIONS OF THE ROAD, EACH MEASURING ABOUT 2.5 KILOMETRES, ARE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR,+ SAID MR. AU.
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ONE OF THESE SECTIONS FROM ANDERSON ROAD TO PIK UK WILL BE IMPROVED TO DUAL TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAYS ALONG THE EXISTING ALIGNMENT.
A PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY WILL ALSO BE BUILT AT THE VILLAGE OF TSENG LAN SHUE.
DETAILED DESIGN WORK ON THE OTHER SECTION BETWEEN HIRAM’S HIGHWAY AND HANG HAU TOWN IS IN HAND.
A PORTION OF THIS LENGTH BETWEEN HIRAM’S HIGHWAY AND SHAWS STUDIO WILL BE WIDENED TO A 7.3 METRE CARRIAGEWAY ON IMPROVED ALIGNMENT AND THE REMAINING PORTION WILL ALSO BE IMPROVED TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL CLIMBING LANE.
MR. AU SAID: +TO FACILITATE PEDESTRIANS, NEW FOOTPATHS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED THROUGH THE ENTIRE 10 KILOMETRE SECTION.
+LANDSCAPING TO ROADSIDE AREAS AND SELECTED MEDIAN STRIP WILL ALSO BE CARRIED OUT AS PART OF THE ROAD PROJECT.+
THE ENTIRE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY 1980.
MR. AU SAID THAT WITH INCREASING DEVELOPMENTS IN SAI KUNG AND CLEARWATER BAY AREAS, TRAFFIC ON CLEARWATER BAY ROAD HAD BECOME VERY CONGESTED PARTICULARLY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN THE RECREATION TRAFFIC DURING THE WEEKENDS AND GENERAL 'HOLIDAYS ‘ WAS EXTREMELY HEAVY.
HE EMPHASISED THAT THE NEW ROAD, ON COMPLETION, WOULD CATER FOR NOT ONLY THE PRESENT TRAFFIC CONDITION BUT ALSO THE TRAFFIC GENERATED FROM FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS.
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME
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THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY PARTICIPATED IN A WIDE RANGE OF ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS EVENTS AT THE GRAND OPENING OF THIS YEAR’S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME-FOR HONG KONG ISLAND’S SOUTHER# DLSTR ICT AT THE WONG CHUK HANG FOOTBALL GROUND IN ABERDEEN.
THE YOUNG PEOPLE HAD FUN IN GAMES STALLS, WENT FOR A THRILLING RIDE ON A HOT-AIR BALLOON, WATCHED A MARCHING BAND AND FOLK DANCE PERFORMANCE, AND TOOK PART IN VARIOUS COMPETITIONS.
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY’S EVENTS WAS A DISPLAY OF THE SKILLS IN STYLISH PARACHUTING BY MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG PARACHUTE CENTRE.
THE THREE-HOUR FUN-PACKED OPENING CEREMONY WAS ORGANISED BY THE 1978 SOUTHERN DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE. J * ,
ADDRESSING THE CEREMONY, THE':SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT’S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (SOCIAL WORK), MRS. EVELYN DOE, SAID THAT MORE THAN HALF OF HONG KONG’S POPULATION WERE YOUNG PEOPLE AND IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT THEY WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROPERLY DEVELOP THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL POTENTIALS.
MRS. DOE SAID THE WIDE VARIETY OF EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR THIS YEAR’S SOUTHERN DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH.PROGRAMME HAD BEEN ARRANGED TO MEET SUCH NEEDS, COMPRISING NOT ONLY ENTERTAINING AND RECREATIONAL BUT ALSO ADVENTUROUS ACTIVITIES.
+THROUGH GROUP ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CAMPING, OUTDOOR PHYSICAL TRAINING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, THE YOUNG PEOPLE WOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIALS AND TO SPEND THEIR SUMMER HOURS IN A MORE MEANINGFUL WAY,+ SHE SAID.
AT THE GRAND OPENING A GROUP OF LOCAL COMMUNTIY LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED WITH SUMMER YOUTH ACTIVITIES PERFORMED A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY.
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME OF MORE THAN 400 EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS, IS BEING SPONSORED BY MORE THAN 50 LOCAL COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.
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TRAFFIC SIGNALS IN WEST KOWLOON
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SIX MORE ROAD JUNCTIONS IN WEST KOWLOON WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH TRAFFIC SIGNALS LATER THIS YEAR.
THESE SIGNALS ARE IN ADDITION TO THE SIX WHICH WERE RECENTLY INSTALLED AT JUNCTIONS IN SHAM SHU I PO. THE SIGNALS ARE NECESSARY AS A RESULT OF VARIOUS TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS TO FACILITATE WORKS ON MASS TRANSIT TSUEN WAN EXTENSION.
THE NEW SIGNALS, LIKE THOSE RECENTLY INSTALLED IN SHAM SHU I PO WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH HIGH INTENSITY POLYCARBONATE TRAFFIC SIGNAL HEADS WHICH ARE BEING USED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HONG KONG.
THE NEW SIGNAL HEADS INCORPORATE A SPECIAL OPTICAL SYSTEM WHICH IS DESIGNED TO GIVE A MUCH HIGHER LIGHT OUTPUT THAN THE PREVIOUS TYPES.
MOST OF THE SIGNAL HEADS ARE ALSO BEING EQUIPPED WITH BLACK BACKING BOARDS TO MAKE THE GIVEN INDICATION STAND OUT MORE AGAINST THE BACKGROUND.
THESE TWO FEATURES GREATLY INCREASE THE SIGNAL VISIBILITY AND HENCE ENHANCE THE EFFICIENCY OF TRAFFIC CONTROL.
THE HOODS OF THE SIGNALS ARE MADE OF A STRONG PLASTIC SUBSTANCE WHICH IS TOUGH AND RESISTANT TO CORROSION, AND HENCE ARE EXPECTED TO REDUCE MAINTENANCE COSTS AND INCREASE RELIABILITY.
THE NEW SIGNALS ARE ALL CONNECTED TO THE WEST KOWLOON AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL.SYSTEM.
COMMENTING ON THE NEW INSTALLATIONS, MR. A.A. THOMPSON, P.W.D.’S OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE TRAFFIC CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE UNIT, SAID THAT THE BENEFITS OF THE AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL ARE BEING APPLIED IN THE SHAM SHUI PO AREA TEL-EASE THE PROBLEMS CREATED FROM DIVERSIONS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
+TRAFFIC ENGINEERS FROM OUR UNIT PAY FREQUENT SITE VISITS TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPUTER IS CONTROLLING TRAFFIC IN THE OPTIMUM FASHION.
+IF A CHANGE IS NECESSARY IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TELEPHONING THE CONTROL CENTRE TO IMMEDIATELY CHANGE THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMINGS AND EASE THE SITUATION.+ HE SAID.
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TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF SECTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE SECTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD BETWEEN ROUTE TWISK AND HIP HING STREET IN TSUEN WAN WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO ALL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FOR SIX HOURS FROM MIDNIGHT ON TUESDAY (JULY 11).
THE CLOSURE IS TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STEEL FOOTBRIDGE ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD NEAR TAI CHUNG NULLAH, TSUEN WAN.
DURING THE CLOSURE PERIOD, THE WESTBOUND VEHICLES ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD EXCEPT THOSE GOING TO ROUTE TWISK WILL BE DIVERTED VIA TAI HO ROAD AND SHA TSUI ROAD TO REJOIN CASTLE PEAK ROAD NEAR CHAI WAN KOK.
IN ADDITION, THE EASTBOUND VEHICLES ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD EXCEPT THOSE INTENDING TO GO TO HIP HING STREET WILL BE DIVERTED TO SHA TSUI ROAD AND TAI HO ROAD AND TO REJOIN CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
MOREOVER, VEHICLES COMING FROM ROUTE TWISK WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TURN RIGHT INTO CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND NO LEFT TURN WILL BE PERMITTED FOR VEHICLES ENTERING CASTLE PEAK ROAD FROM HIP HING STREET.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP AND POLICE WILL BE ON DUTY TO GUIDE MOTORISTS DURING THE CLOSURE PERIOD.
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A TEAM FROM-THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE WILL CONDUCT REGISTRATIONS IN NGAU TAU KOK ESTATE OFFICE FOR RESIDENTS AND PERSONS LIVING NEARBY FOR FIVE DAYS FROM JULY 17.
REGISTRATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN 9.30 A.M. AND 4.30 P.M. DAILY.
THE VISIT IS TO ENABLE PARENTS/GUARDI ANS TO REGISTER THEIR CH ILDREN/WARDS BETWEEN 11 AND 17 YEARS OF AGE FOR JUVENILE IDENTITY CARDS AND HOLDERS OF JUVENILE IDENTITY CARDS TO REGISTER FOR ADULT IDENTITY CARDS ON REACHING 18 YEARS OF AGE.
ALL PERSONS LIVING IN THIS AREA ARE REMINDED OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REGISTER THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN FOR IDENTITY CARDS AND TO REPORT CHANGES OF EMPLOYMENT OR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES, MARITAL STATUS, OR ANY OTHER PARTICULARS WHICH HAVE CHANGED SINCE REGISTERING FOR THEIR IDENTITY CARDS.
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ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG TEL. 5-233191
MONDAY, JULY 10, 1978
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
DECISION MADE ON FUTURE USE OF VICTORIA BARRACKS ............ 1
IMPROVEMENTS TO SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING WATER FROM EAST RIVER ....................................................... 4
RESULTS OF CAREERS OPINION POLL ............................. 5
POLICE TEAMS POSTED AT ACCIDENT DLACKSPOTS .................. 6
SITE VISIT BY DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING ....................... 7
REMINDER TO RATEPAYERS .........'............................ 3
CALL FOR EARLY RETURN OF■EMPLOYMENT SURVEY‘CARDS ............ 9
NEW HONE FOR THE AGED TO OPEN THIS YEAR .................... 10
PART-TIME EVENING TECHNICAL COURSES ................'....... 11
MONDAY, JULY 10, 1978
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DECISION MADE ON FUTURE USE OF VICTORIA BARRACKS
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AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF CONSIDERING THE REPORT OF THE VICTORIA BARRACKS PLANNING COMMITTEE AND OTHER VIEWS ON THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF THE BARRACKS, THE GOVERNMENT HAS TODAY (MONDAY) PUBLISHED PLANNING PROPOSALS ON HOW THE BARRACKS SITE SHOULD BE DEVELOPED AFTER IT IS HANDED BACK BY THE ARMY NEXT MARCH AS PART OF THE DEFENCE COSTS AGREEMENT.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT THE WESTERN HALF OF THE BARRACKS -WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES WHILE THE EASTERN HALF WILL BE PLANNED FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, WITH ONE GOVERNMENT SITE ON THE QUEENSWAY FRONTAGE.
HE SAID THAT THE RELEASED AREA OF VICTORIA BARRACKS TOTALLED SOME 18 HECTARES, BUT PART OF IT IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER HAD BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE ORIGINAL PLANNING EXERCISE, BECAUSE IT WAS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY THE REALIGNMENT OF KENNEDY ROAD.
THE PLANNING EXERCISE THUS COVERED A TOTAL OF 16.8 HECTARES.
OF THIS A TOTAL OF 9.72 HECTARES, MAINLY IN THE WESTERN END OF THE BARRACKS, WOULD BE USED FOR RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES.
NO PART OF THIS AREA WOULD BE USED F.OR NEW GOVERNMENT OR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND IT WOULD BE ENTIRELY FREE OF TRAFFIC.
THIS AREA IS ABOUT ONE AND A HALF TIMES THE SIZE OF THE ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANIC GARDENS AND ITS USE FOR LEISURE AND RECREATION WOULD RESULT IN THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT BEING EXCEPTIONALLY WELL ENDOWED WITH AMENITY AREAS.
THE AREA IS WELL PROVIDED WITH TREES AND SHADE BUT BECAUSE OF THE HILLY TERRAIN AND THE PRESENCE OF SO MANY EXISTING BUILDINGS AND ROADWAYS, THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE BARRACKS GROUNDS FOR LEISURE PURPOSES WILL NEED TO BE CAREFULLY AND EXPERTLY PLANNED AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS THEREFORE DECIDED TO COMMISSION A SPECIAL CONSULTANTS’ STUDY ON HOW IT CAN BE USED TO THE BEST ADVANTAGE, NOT ONLY BY THOSE LIVING AND WORKING IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD BUT ALSO BY PEOPLE FROM OTHER PARTS OF HONG KONG.
THE WAN CHAI END OF THE BARRACKS, WHICH IS ALREADY HEAVILY BUILT-OVER, HAS BEEN RESERVED FOR SALE FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE COMMERCIAL SITES WILL ENCIRCLE A PUBLIC SQUARE ENTERED FROM QUEENSWAY.
GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS THE PLANNING COMMITTEE’S' RECOMMENDATION THAT TO ENSURE HARMONIOUS ARCHITECTURE THE COMMERCIAL COMPLEX SHOULD PREFERABLY BE BUILT BY A SINGLE DEVELOPER, AND THAT IT SHOULD HAVE- PEDESTRIAN LINKS WITH THE ADMIRALTY STATION AREA.
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SOME HILLSIDE SITES AT THE SOUTH-EASTERN END OF THE BARRACKS WILL EE RESERVED FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE GOVERNMENT SITE FACING QUEENSWAY WILL BE USED FOR A NEW SUPREME COURT AND ANOTHER HIGH OFFICE BUILDING. THE GOVERNMENT THINKS THIS PREFERABLE TO SITING A LARGE SECRETARIAT BUILDING IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE BARRACKS, WHICH WILL BE ENTIRELY RESERVED FOR LEISURE PURPOSES.
THE FINAL PLAN ALSO PRESERVES THE CONCEPT IN THE VICTORIA BARRACKS PLANNING COMMITTEE’S REPORT THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO THROUGH-ROAD BISECTING THE "AREA WHICH WOULD TEND TO BE USED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TRAFFIC ROUTE, AND WHICH WILL SPOIL THE AMENITY VALUE OF THE NEW PARK.
THIS ALSO MEANS THAT THERE WILL BE NO NEED FOR TRAFFIC ACCESS INTO, AND A FLYOVER OVER, COTTON TREE DRIVE FROM THE RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE AREA.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE PLANNING AREA, OR IN THE VICTORIA BARRACKS SITE, IS ANOTHER MINISTRY OF DEFENCE LOT, SHORTLY TO BE SURRENDERED, SOUTH OF KENNEDY ROAD, WHERE IT LOOPS NORTHWARDS INTO THE BARRACKS SITE.
IT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED THAT KENNEDY ROAD SHOULD BE STRAIGHTENED AT THIS POINT AND THIS COULD PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL AREA BETWEEN THE OLD AND THE NEW ROADS. BUT THE AREA INVOLVED IS EXTREMELY STEEP AND IS MOSTLY CROWN LAND .COVERED BY WOODS AND UNDERGROWTH. UNTIL, THEREFORE, IT IS KNOWN HOW AND WHEN THE STRAIGHTENED STRETCH OF ROAD WILL BE FORMED AND HOW MUCH USABLE LAND IT WILL PRODUCE, IT WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE TO INCORPORATE THIS AREA INTO THE PLANNING SCHEME.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD PICKED THE BEST FEATURES OF A NUMBER OF APPROACHES PREPARED BY THE VICTORIA BARRACKS PLANNING COMMITTEE AND BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AND HAD TAKEN ACCOUNT OF THE STRONGLY HELD VIEWS EXPRESSED IN SOME QUARTERS THAT A REASONABLE PROPORTION OF THE LAND SHOULD BE SOLD FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT.
THE GOVERNMENT ALSO HAD BEEN CONCERNED THAT THE RELEASE OF LAND IN VICTORIA BARRACKS SHOULD PRODUCE BENEFITS FOR THE POPULATION OF HONG KONG AT LARGE AS WELL AS FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT ENJOY THE ADDITIONAL AMENITY WHICH WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR CENTRAL DISTRICT AND WAN CHAI.
+BY RESERVING SOME LAND FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT IN THE BARRACKS AREA,* THE SPOKESMAN SAID, +IT IS ESTIMATED THAT A SUM APPROACHING $700 MILLION MIGHT BE RAISED IN SALES AND, BY RESITING THE PROPOSED GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING FROM THE MURRAY BARRACKS AREA TO QUEENSWAY, SITES IN THE FORMER AREA WHICH WOULD THEN BE RELEASED FOR SALE COULD RAISE AN ADDITIONAL SUM IN EXCESS OF $400 MILLION.*
REFERRING TO THE PROPOSED CONSULTANCY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE FUTURE USE OF FLAGSTAFF HOUSE, THE RETENTION OF WHICH WAS FAVOURED BY THE GOVERNMENT, WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE STUDY.
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THE URBAN COUNCIL’S ADVICE WOULD BE SOUGHT ON THE TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE CONSULTANCY IN VIEW OF THE COUNCIL’S EXPERIENCE AND INTEREST IN THIS FIELD AND BECAUSE THE AREA WOULD SUPPLEMENT FACILITIES ALREADY PROVIDED BY THE COUNCIL.
COMMENTING ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT, THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, MR. DEREK JONES, EXPRESSED THE GOVERNMENT’S APPRECIATION OF THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY THE VICTORIA BARRACKS PLANNING COMMITTEE, MANY OF WHOSE BEEN EMBODIED IN THE FINAL PLAN.
IDEAS, HE SAID, HAD
THE PLANNING COMMITTEE’S FINAL REPORT TODAY.
COPIES OF THE APPROVED PLAN AND PRESS EXHIBITED IN CITY DISTRICT OFFICES.
IS ALSO PUBLISHED
RELEASE ARE BEING
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IMPROVEMENTS TO WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM IU ** IU
THE GOVERNMENT WILL IMPROVE THE EXISTING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING WATER FROM EAST RIVER.
THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR. TOM TOMLINSON, TODAY SAID: +AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE SCHEME INVOLVES THE LAYING OF A 1,600 MILLIMETRE DIAMETER PIPELINE ALONGSIDE THE EXISTING TWIN 1,200 MILLIMETRE DIAMETER PIPELINE BETWEEN THE MUK WU AND RIVER INDUS PUMPING STATIONS.
+ALSO PROVIDED WILL BE ALTERNATING LENGTHS OF 2,000 MILLIMETRE DIAMETER PIPELINE AND TUNNELS BETWEEN THE PUMPING STATION AND THE EXISTING INTAKE POINT AND TUNNEL SOUTH OF NAM CHUNG, WHICH DISCHARGES INTO THE PLOVER COVE RESERVOIR AT CHUNG MEI.+
THE COST OF THE PROJECT IS IN THE REGION OF $10 MILLION, HE SAID, ADDING THAT ENGINEERING WORK IS SCHEDULED TO START NEXT MONTH.
THE NEW PIPELINE BETWEEN MUK WU AND THE PUMPING STATION IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE OCTOBER NEXT YEAR, WHILE THE WHOLE PROJECT WILL TAKE 24 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
MR. TOMLINSON SAID THE PIPELINE BETWEEN MUK WU AND THE PUMPING STATION MEASURES 2.9 KILOMETRES. PARTS OF THE PIPELINE WILL REST ON PILES AND PIERS.
THE ALTERNATING LENGTHS OF THE 2,000 MM DIAMETER PIPELINE AND TUNNELS MEASURE ABOUT TEN KILOMETRES.
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+THE COMBINED CAPACITY OF THE THREE PIPELINES IS 553,000 CUBIC METRES OF WATER PER DAY,+ HE SAID.
TO FACILITATE THE WORK ON THE PROJECT, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD RESUME A TOTAL OF 77,190 SQUARE METRES OF PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL LAND IN SHEUNG SHU I AND FAN LING AREAS. ONE MONTH’S NOTICE OF THE LAND RESUMPTION WAS PUBLISHED IN LAST FRIDAY’S (JULY.7) GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. CLIVE OXLEY, SAID THE RESUMPTION WILL INVOLVE THE CLEARANCE OF 43 TEMPORARY DOMESTIC STRUCTURES OCCUPIED BY 32 FAMILIES. OF THE 43 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES, 22 ARE ON CROWN LAND.
IN ADDITION, A TOTAL OF 175 OTHER TEMPORARY STRUCTURES INCLUDING A SHOP, WORKSHOPS AQUARIUM, PIGSTIES AND POULTRY SHEDS WILL HAVE TO BE CLEARED.
DEPEND I NG-'ON THEIR ELIGIBILITY, DISPLACED FAMILIES WILL EE OFFERED EITHER PUBLIC HOUSING OR TEMPORARY PUBLIC HOUSING IN FAN LING, MR. OXLEY SAID.
. GENUINE CULTIVATOR FAMILIES MAY OPT FOR A RESITE ALONG WITH AN EX-GRATIA REHABILITATION ALLOWANCE OF $5,000, BUT WILL FORFE-IT THEIR PRIORITY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING.
OWNERS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND WILL BE OFFERED LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENTS OR CASH COMPENSATION, HE ADDED.
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RESULTS OF CAREERS OPINION POLL
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HONG KONG YOUNG PEOPLE RATE + INTEREST IN THE WORK ITSELF+"SND--+STABILITY+ AS THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT CRITERIA WHEN IT COMES TO CHOOSING A CAREER.ACCORDING TO A REPORT ON A CAREERS OPINION POLL PUBLISHED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY.
THE POLL WAS SPONSORED BY THE DEPARTMENT’S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE AND CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL STUDIES OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.
IT WAS CARRIED OUT ON 2,009 RESPONDENTS CHOSEN IN A ONE-IN-FIFTY SAMPLING OF SOME 113,000 YOUNG PEOPLE WHO VISITED LAST YEAR’S 10—DAY CAREERS EXHIBITION STAGED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AT THE KOWLOON RAIL TERMINUS IN-HUNG HOM.
ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE YOUNG PEOPLE ATTACHED ONLY SECONDARY IMPORTANCE TO +INCOME+ AND +PROSPECTS+.
NEARLY HALF OF THE RESPONDENTS WOULD PREFER TO WORK IN THE SERVICES SECTOR, WITH SOCIAL WORK, TEACHING AND NURSING BEING AMONG THE MOST POPULAR JOBS. ABOUT 30 PER CENT PREFERRED INDUSTRY, WITH THE MAJORITY OF THESE CHOOSING ELECTRONICS, MACHINE AND METAL WORKING, AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. WORKING IN COMMERCE AND THE CIVIL SERVICE WAS LESS POPULAR.
BY OCCUPATION, 43 PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS ASPIRED TO BEING SERVICE OR TECHNICAL WORKERS AND ABOUT ONE-THIRD PROFESSIONAL WORKERS.
CONCERNING THE CHOICE OF A CAREER, ABOUT HALF OF THE RESPONDENTS FELT THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS, WHILE MORE THAN ONE-THIRD WERE PREPARED TO BE INFLUENCED BY THEIR PARENTS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY.
OF THE RESPONDENTS ALREADY WORKING, ABOUT 70 PER CENT WERE SATISFIED WITH THEIR JOBS, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION FACTORS SUCH AS NATURE OF WORK, SALARY, WORKING ENVIRONMENT, HOURS OF WORK, OTHER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (WELFARE, HOLIDAYS), STAFF RELATIONS AND PROSPECTS. AMONG THE FACTORS CONSIDERED, THEY WERE MORE SATISFIED WITH THEIR WORKING HOURS THAN WITH THE PROSPECTS OF THEIR JOBS.
THE POLL ALSO ATTEMPTED TO FIND OUT THE PLANS OF WOULD-BE FORM V SCHOOL LEAVERS — WHETHER THEY PLANNED TO CONTINUE THEIR STUDIES OR GO INTO EMPLOYMENT. MORE THAN 89 PER CENT OF THE STUDENTS INDICATED THAT THEY PLANNED TO CARRY ON WITH THEIR STUDIES BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO ACQUIRE MORE KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS TO ATTAIN PROFESSIONAL STATUS. • ri
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES AND DISLIKE OF STUDYING WERE THE MAIN REASONS FOR THE SMALL PROPORTION OF STUDENTS WHO PLANNED TO GO INTO EMPLOYMENT AFTER FORM V.
THE FINDINGS OF THE POLL ALSO RE-AFFIRMED THE VALUE OF THE ANNUAL CAREERS EXHIBITION. ABOUT 75 PER CENT .OF THE VISITORS TO LAST YEAR’S CAREERS EXHIBITION HAD COME SPECIALLY FOR CAREERS INFORMATION AND THE MAJORITY WAS SATISFIED WITH THE WIDE RANGE OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
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POLICE TEAMS POSTED AT ACCIDENT BLACKSPOTS ******
SPECIAL TRAFFIC POLICE TEAMS HAVE BEEN POSTED AT ALL ACCIDENT BLACKSPOTS THROUGHOUT HONG KONG TO EDUCATE PEDESTRIANS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ROAD SAFETY,
DURING THE NEXT SIX WEEKS, THESE POLICE TEAMS WILL BE OPERATING AT ALL 24 ACCIDENT BLACKSPOTS WHERE WARNING SIGNS WERE ERECTED LAST WEEK. THEY WILL USE LOUDHAILERS TO URGE PEDESTRIANS TO USE ROAD CROSSING AND WARN THEM ABOUT THE DANGER OF JAY WALKING.
ROAD SAFETY LEAFLETS ADVISING PEDESTRIANS TO USE SUBWAYS AND FLYOVERS TO CROSS THE ROAD AND TO PAY ATTENTION TO TRAFFIC SIGNALS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO PEDESTRIANS CROSSING THE ROAD AT THESE TRAFFIC BLACKSPOTS.
THE OPERATION IS PART OF AN ON-GOING ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN ON THE THEME OF +IMPATIENCE K ILLS*-LAUNCHED BY THE GOVERNMENT LAST MONTH.
IN THE CAMPAIGN WHICH AIMS AT BOTH PEDESTRIANS AND MOTORISTS, TELEVISION COMMERCIALS, RADIO ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND POSTERS ARE ALSO USED TO BRING HOME THE ROAD SAFETY MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC.
IN ADDITION ROAD SAFETY ACTIVITIES ARE ORGANISED CONCURRENTLY WITH FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGNS IN 13 DISTRICTS.
THE CAMPAIGN IN EACH DISTRICT INCLUDES ROAD SAFETY DAYS, MOBILE EXHIBITIONS, COMPETITIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT SHOWS.
IN THE CAMPAIGN POLICE INSPECTORS WILL ALSO GIVE TALKS ON ROAD SAFETY TO STUDENTS AND DRIVERS.
CHIEF STAFF OFFICER, TRAFFIC POLICE, MR. KEITH LOMAS SAID TODAY: +A RECENT SURVEY OF PUBLIC OPINION INDICATED THAT IMPATIENCE IS GENERALLY THOUGHT TO BE THE MAIN CAUSE OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PEDESTRIANS OR DRIVERS.*
+WE ARE TRYING IN EVERY WAY TO MAKE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF ROAD SAFETY AND WE HOPE OUR EFFORTS WILL HELP CUT DOWN THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT RATE,* HE ADDED.
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DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING VISITS PWD WORK SITES *****
THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT, MR. DAVID STEAD, TODAY VISITED SOME OF THE P.W.D. WORK SITES IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES TO SEE THE PROGRESS OF VARIOUS PROJECTS.
HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY MR. WONG KWOK-CHOY, CHIEF ENGINEER, CONSULTANTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION, CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE” MR. AU CHI-LAU, CHIEF ENGINEER, HIGHWAYS (NEW TERRITORIES) DIVISION, AND MR. LEUNG MIN-SUN, CHIEF ENGINEER, RAILWAY DIVISION.
AMONG THE PROJECTS INSPECTED WERE THE CLEARWATER BAY ROAD IMPROVEMENT, THE FIRST LION ROCK TUNNEL REFURBISHING, TEXACO ROAD/CASTLE PEAK ROAD GRADE SEPARATED INTERSECTION, BEACON HILL TUNNEL DOUBLE TRACKING AND MONGKOK RAILWAY STATION REMODELLING PHASE ONE.
THE NEW 2.3-KILOMETRE DOUBLE TRACK BEACON HILL RAILWAY TUNNEL, COSTING A TOTAL OF ABOUT $97 MILLION, WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING SINGLE TRACK TUNNEL. IT IS BEING BUILT TO THE WEST OF THE EXISTING TUNNEL.
MR. STEAD SAID THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MULT I-MILLI ON-DOLLAR TUNNEL HAD MADE GOOD PROGRESS.
+S0 FAR, OPEN EXCAVATION NEAR THE SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN PORTALS HAS BEEN COMPLETED,+ HE SAID.
+AT EACH PORTAL THERE ARE TWO PILOT TUNNELS EACH MEASURING ABOUT 3.5 METRES BY 4 METRES IN SIZE. ABOUT 200 METRES OF TUNNEL HAVE BEEN DRILLED AT THE SOUTHERN PORTAL IN KOWLOON TONG AND 36 METRES AT THE NORTHERN PORTAL. +
MR. STEAD ADDED THAT THE TUNNEL, DUE TO BE COMPLETED BY MID-1980, WOULD BE LINED THROUGHOUT WITH CONCRETE VARYING IN THICKNESS FROM 550 MM NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO 300 MM OVER MOST OF ITS LENGTH.
+THE ROUTE FOR THE TUNNEL WILL IMPROVE THE ALIGNMENT OF THE KCR AND SI GN IF ICANTLY INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE RAILWAY, PARTICULARLY F'OR GOODS TRAFFIC,* HE REMARKED.
EARLIER, THE DIRECTOR VISITED THE SITE OF THE MULTI-MILLIONDOLLAR FLYOVER COMPLEX AT THE JUNCTION OF TEXACO ROAD AND CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
WORK IS IN PROGRESS ON THE FOUNDATION AND RETAINING WALL FOR THE FLYOVER.
THE 230-METRE-LONG FLYOVER WILL CARRY FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC OVER CASTLE.PEAK ROAD WHILE THE SLIP ROADS WILL LINK CASTLE PEAK ROAD WITH TEXACO ROAD AND KWOK SHU I ROAD.
ALSO INSPECTED TODAY WAS THE REFURBISHING WORK BEING CARRIED OUT AT THE FIRST LION ROCK TUNNEL.
•THE WORK INCLUDES IMPROVEMENTS OF THE TWO APPROACH ROADS AND ALTERATIONS TO THE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS.
MR. STEAD SAID THAT ALL THE WORKS WOULD EE COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER AND THE TUNNEL WOULD BE RE-OPENED TO TRAFFIC SOON AFTERWARDS.
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RATEPAYERS WERE TODAY REMINDED THAT RATES FOR THE QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER 30 MUST BE_ PAID BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TREASURY SAID ANY RATEPAYER WHO HAD NOT RECEIVED A DEMAND NOTE SHOULD APPROACH THE RATES SECTION OF THE TREASURY AT ROOM 203, HANG CHONG BUILDING, 5, QUEEN’S ROAD CENTRAL.
+NON-RECEIPT OF THE DEMAND NOTE DOES NOT ALTER THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE RATES MUST BE PAID BY 4 P.M. ON JULY 31,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT A FIVE PER CENT SURCHARGE WILL BE IMPOSED IF THE RATES ARE NOT PAID BY THAT DATE.
A FURTHER TEN PER CENT SURCHARGE MAY BE ADDED TO AMOUNTS, INCLUDING THE NORMAL FIVE PER CENT SURCHARGE, WHICH REMAIN UNPAID SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DUE DATE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
RATEPAYERS ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID IS INDICATED ON THE DEMAND NOTE BY AN ARROW-HEAD IN THE ’TOTAL AMOUNT NOW DUE’ BOX.
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THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT RATES ARE PAYABLE ON VACANT PROPERTIES BUT ARE REFUNDABLE UNDER CONDITIONS•SPEC IF I ED IN THE RATING ORDINANCE.
HOWEVER, NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE IN THE CASE OF A VACANT TENEMENT LAST USED OR INTENDED TO BE USED WHOLLY OR PRIMARILY FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES, UNLESS VACANT BY REASON OF AN ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT.
RATEPAYERS ARE URGED TO PAY BY CHEQUE OR MONEY ORDER BY POST TO AVOID THE POSSIBLE INCONVENIENCE OF QUEUING. IF THEY ARE PAYING IN PERSON THEY ARE REQUESTED TO DO SO EARLY AT ANY OF THE OFFICES LISTED ON THE BACK OF THE DEMAND NOTE.
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CALL FOR EARLY RETURN OF EMPLOYMENT SURVEY CARDS *****
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY URGED MANAGEMENTS OF MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED FOR THE EMPLOYMENT SURVEY FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS YEAR TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THE SURVEY CARDS TO THE DEPARTMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE SURVEY CARDS WERE FIRST SENT TO ABOUT 16,700 SELECTED MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS LAST MONTH FOR INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED AND EXISTING VACANCIES AS AT JUNE 15. THE CARDS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEPARTMENT EARLY THIS MONTH.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT UP TO NOW, ABOUT 11,000 ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE NOT YET RETURNED THEIR SURVEY CARDS.
+INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE SURVEY WILL PROVIDE ESSENTIAL DATA FOR ANALYSING EMPLOYMENT LEVELS AND TRENDS IN VARIOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES,* THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+PROMPT REPORTING FROM MANAGEMENTS WILL AVOID FURTHER FOLLOW-UPS AND FACILITATE THE EARLY RELEASE OF SURVEY RESULTS,* HE ADDED.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO CARRYING OUT AN EMPLOYMENT SURVEY ON THE IMPORT/EXPORT, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES, RESTAURANTS, HOTELS, BANKS, INSURANCE COMPANIES, AND OTHER SELECTED TRADES AND SERVFCES. .
THE SPOKESMAN APPEALED TO ALL THE SELECTED ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THEIR CO-OPERATION IN THE SURVEY. HE STRESSED THAT INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS WOULD BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND .WOULD BE USED SOLELY FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES.
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NEW HOME FOR THE AGED TO OPEN THIS YEAR ******
THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, TODAY LAID THE FOUNDATION STONE FOR A $3 MILLION HOME FOR THE AGED. IN CLEARWATER BAY — A PROJECT DES IGNED TO MEET THE INCREASING NEED FOR INSTITUTIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE ELDERLY.
MR. LEE SAID AT THE FOUNDATION STONE-LAYING CEREMONY, THERE WAS GROWING DEMAND FOR MORE RESIDENTIAL PLACES FOR THE AGED, PARTICULARLY CARE AND ATTENTION HOMES.
THE NEW HOME WOULD HELP EASE THE DEMAND FOR SUCH FACILITIES WHEN IT BECAME OPERATIONAL.
THE HO KING HOME FOR THE AGED IS A PROJECT OF THE BUDDHIST CHARITABLE ORGANISATION, SIK SIK YUEN, FINANCED PARTIALLY WITH A 31 MILLION GRANT FROM THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND MADE THROUGH THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
COVERING A SITE OF OVER 54,000 SQ. FT. ALLOCATED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN TA I A'U MUN, THE NEW HOME WOULD PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES AS WELL AS GENERAL AND NURSING CARE FOR 100 AGED WOMEN BY OCTOBER THIS YEAR.
MR. LEE PAID TRIBUTE TO SIK SIK YUEN FOR PROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICES SINCE IT WAS SET UP IN 1921.
+IT IS COMMENDABLE THAT SIK SIK YUEN, KEEPING IN LINE WITH ITS TRADITIONAL SPIRIT, HAS NOW EXTENDED ITS SERVICES TO THE FIELD OF WELFARE FOR THE ELDERLY.
+IT STARTED RAISING FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT AS EARLY AS IN 1972. NOW WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SITE ALLOCATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT, IT IS GRATIFYING TO LEARN THAT THE NEW HOME, A TWO-STOREY BUILDING WITH BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS, IS TO BECOME A REALITY,* HE SAID.
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PART-TIME EVENING COURSES IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES X- * X- X- X- *
ABOUT 30,000 PEOPLE HAVE APPLIED TO ATTEND PART-TIME EVENING CLASSES IN MORE THAN 60 COURSES DUE TO BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER AT HONG KONG’S FOUR TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS.
THIS IS 14 PER CENT MORE' THAN THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED LAST YEAR.
THE 66 COURSES COVER 10 DISCIPLINES — CLOTHING INDUSTRIES" COMMERCIAL STUDIES- CONSTRUCTION- ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING- GENERAL STUDIES- HOTEL-KEEPING AND TOURISM- MARINE AND FABRICATIONMECHANICAL ENGINEERING- PRINTING- AND TEXTILE INDUSTRIES -- TO BE CONDUCTED AT POST-FORM 5 TECHNICIAN LEVEL AND POST-FORM 3 CRAFT LEVEL.
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL BE NOTIFIED BY POST THIS WEEK.
THE RATIO OF THE NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS. TO THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED IS ABOUT 4 TO 1, BUT FOR A FEW POPULAR COURSES, THE RATIO EXCEEDS 10 TO 1.
APPLICANTS FOR TECHNICIAN LEVEL COURSES WHO SAT THE 1978 HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND A SELECTION INTERVIEW SHORTLY AFTER THEIR EXAMINATION RESULTS ARE ANNOUNCED.
APPLICATIONS FOR FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME DAY RELEASE COURSES AT THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES WILL BE INVITED LATER THIS MONTH AND A SECOND ENROLMENT FOR A FEW HALF-YEARLY COURSES WILL BE CONDUCTED IN LATE DECEMBER.'•
IF SUFFICIENT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE, APPLICATIONS WILL BE INVITED IN OCTOBER FOR MORE THAN 80 SHORT COURSES DESIGNED TO MEET THE DEMAND OF LOCAL INDUSTRY.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG TEL: 5-233191
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CONTENTS PAGE NO.
APPOINTMENTS OF DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND TRANSPORT
COMMISSIONER .............................................. 1
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BAN ON NOISY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AT NIGHT .............. 2
HUNG HOM CAR PARK SPORTS CENTRE TO OPEN SOON ................ 3
WEATHER IN JUNE -- DRIEST IN 15 YEARS ..................... *
SCHOOL FOR CEREBRAL PALSIED CHILDREN PRAISED ................ 5
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF NEW STREET ............................. 6
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APPOINTMENTS OF DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER *******
MR. IAN MACPHERSON, AT PRESENT COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, WILL ASSUME DUTY AS DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT IN OCTOBER. THE NEW COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT WILL BE MR. ALAN ARMSTRONG-WRIGHT, WHO IS NOW ACTING AS DEPUTY FINANCIAL SECRETARY.
THE POST OF DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AS SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION AND WAS HELD BY MR. IAN LIGHTBODY UNTIL HIS RECENT RETIREMENT FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE. THE NEW TITLE OF THE POST HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO REFLECT ITS EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES MORE ACCURATELY.
MR. MACPHERSON IS AGED 48 AND SERVED IN TANGANYIKA BEFORE COMING TO HONG KONG AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN 1962. HE HAS WORKED IN THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, WHERE HE WAS DEPUTY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER. HE HAS BEEN COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT SINCE 1974.
MR. ARMSTRONG-WRIGHT IS AGED 49 AND JOINED THE PUBLIC
WORKS DEPARTMENT AS AN ENGINEER IN 1953. HE ROSE TO BE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT CIVIL ENGINEER BEFORE BEING APPOINTED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE CLASS IN 1974. HE HAS SINCE BEEN A DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ENVIRONMENT AND A PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT FINANCIAL SECRETARY.
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BAN ON NOISY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AT NIGHT ******
THE SUMMARY OFFENCES (NIGHT WORK) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1978, PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE RECENTLY, WILL EXTEND THE EXISTING 8 P.M. - 6 A.M. BAN ON PILE DRIVING TO COVER ALL NOISY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT.
THE NEW LAW WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON JULY 1 NEXT YEAR TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ADEQUATE TIME TO COMPLETE MOST EXISTING CONTRACTS, AND THE BAN WILL BE IN FORCE EVERY DAY BETWEEN 7 P.M. AND 7 A.M. AND ALL DAY ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
THE BAN, WHICH EXCEPTS HAND HELD TOOLS OF UP TO ONE HORSEPOWER, WAS FIRST ANNOUNCED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN JUNE LAST YEAR.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID, WHILE THE BAN ON PILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HAD REMOVED A MAJOR SOURCE OF NOISE NUISANCE FROM CONSTRUCTION SITES DURING THE SPECIFIED TIMES, OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORK NOISE CREATED BY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS AIR COMPRESSORS AND PNEUMATIC DRILLS, ALTHOUGH LESS OFFENSIVE THAN PILING, REMAINED AN IRRITANT AT NIGHT AND ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, PARTICULARLY IN CONGESTED URBAN AREAS.
HE SAID THE BAN ON USING NOISY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AT NIGHT HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (EPCOM). THE COMMITTEE HAD FELT THAT, AT THE PRESENT PACE OF DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG, THE NOISE PROBLEM WAS BECOMING MORE CRITICAL AND WAS OF GROWING PUBLIC CONCERN. THE EPCOM RECOMMENDATION HAD BEEN ACCEPTED AS AN INTERIM MEASURE PENDING DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE CONTROL OF CONSTRUCTION NOISE BY THE GOVERNMENT’S CONSULTANTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL.
HE SAID THE DECISION THAT THE RESTRICTIONS SHOULD COME INTO EFFECT TWO YEARS AFTER THEIR INTRODUCTION INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WAS TAKEN BECAUSE IT WAS FELT THAT THEIR IMMEDIATE APPLICATION COULD CAUSE DIFFICULTIES IN CONNECTION WITH BUILDING CONTRACTS ALREADY ENTERED INTO.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID FURTHER MEASURES PROPOSED BY EPCOM TO COUNTER PROBLEMS CREATED BY CONSTRUCTION NOISE INCLUDE THE INTRODUCTION OF A CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WHICH WOULD LAY DOWN REQUIRED STANDARDS STIPULATING THE USE OF NOISE-REDUCED CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OR THE ATTACHMENT OF MUFFLING DEVICES.
+THIS PROPOSAL IS NOW BEING STUDIED IN THE ENVIRONMENT BRANCH AND PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS HAVE BEEN HELD WITH REPRESENTATIVES. OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY,+ HE ADDED.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID AN EXPERT IN TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF NOISE ABATEMENT IS EXPECTED TO JOIN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION UNIT OF THE ENVIRONMENT BRANCH IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND ONE OF HIS PRIORITY AIMS WOULD BE TO PRODUCE A CODE OF PRACTICE WHICH WOULD BE WORKABLE IN HONG KONG.
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HUNG HOM CAR PARK SPORTS CENTRE TO OPEN SOON *****
THE SPORTS CENTRE OCCUPYING THE TOP THREE FLOORS OF THE HUNG HOM MULTI-STOREY CAR'PARK IS EXPECTED TO OPEN IN AUGUST.
IT WILL BE OPEN TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FROM 7 A.M. TO
10 P.M. DAILY. • *
THE 2,800 SQ.-METRE CENTRE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE LATEST INDOOR GYMNASIUM FACILITIES, INCLUDING AN ARCHERY RANGE AND BADMINTON COURTS. IT CAN ACCOMMODATE ABOUT 400 PEOPLE.
A TECHNICAL AND PLANNING OFFICER OF THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, MR. DAVID MAK, SAID A $25,000 PHYSICAL TRAINING SYSTEM ORDERED FROM THE UNITED STATES WILL FORM THE MAIN FEATURE OF THE CENTRE’S MINI-GYMNASIUM FACILITY FOR FITNESS TRAINING PROGRAMMES.
+THE LATEST SYSTEM COMPRISES 16 COMPONENTS OF WEIGHTS, PULLEYS AND SPRINGS TO ENABLE FULL BODY EXERCISES.
+EACH PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS DESIGNED AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH INTO HUMAN BODY MOVEMENTS+, MR. MAK SAID.
A 20-METRE INDOOR ARCHERY RANGE IS ALSO BEING SET UP ON THE TOP FLOOR SURROUNDED WITH NYLON NETTING TO PREVENT STRAY SHOTS.
MR. MAK SAID, THE INDOOR ARCHERY AREA IS A WELCOME ADDITION TO THE WIDE RANGE OF SPORTING FACILITIES PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR PUBLIC USE.
IT WILL PARTICULARLY BE APPRECIATED BY ARCHERS AS THEY CAN PRACTISE MORE REGULARLY INDOORS THAN IN THE OPEN, WHERE UNSTABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS' CAN AFFECT THEIR PRACTICE.
OTHER SPORTING FACILITIES PROVIDED ARE BADMINTON, TRAMPOLINI NG, TABLE TENNIS, GYMNASTICS, AND POTTED SPORTS.
MR. MAK SAID THAT APART FROM PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC, THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE ALSO INTENDS TO HOLD TRAINING COURSES AND SEMINARS IN THE CENTRE FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF SPORTS.
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LAST MONTH WAS THE DRIEST JUNE IN THE LAST 15 YEARS, ACCORDING TO THE MONTHLY WEATHER SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY TODAY.
THE TOTAL RAINFALL RECORDED DURING THE MONTH AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY WAS 242.4 MM WHICH IS ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THE NORMAL FIGURE. HOWEVER RAINFALL IN TAI RO AREA WAS PARTICULARLY HEAVY WITH MORE THAN 700 MM RECORDED.
THE MONTH WAS ALSO SUNNY AND HOT WITH THE MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 31.4 DEGREES -- THE THIRD HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR JUNE, WHILE THE MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 28.4 DEGREES AND THE MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 26.3 DEGREES' WERE BOTH THE FIFTH HIGHEST FOR JUNE.
DURING THE MONTH THREE TROPICAL CYCLONES WERE REPORTED OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA BUT NONE OF THEM CAME NEAR HONG KONG.
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE STAYED OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DURING THE FIRST EIGHT DAYS OF THE MONTH AND THE WEATHER IN HONG KONG WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FLOODINGS WERE REPORTED IN SOME PLACES DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN.
FROM JUNE 9 TO 14 THE WEATHER BECAME BRILLIANTLY FINE AND SUNNY AS SOUTH CHINA WAS COVERED BY A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE PACIFIC. BUT ON JUNE 15 AND 16 A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHED HONG KONG AND THE WEATHER WAS CLOUDY WITH SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THE WEATHER IMPROVED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND ON THE AFTERNOON OF JUNE 20, THE TEMPERATURE ROSE TO A MAXIMUM OF 33.4 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST RECORDED SINCE SEPTEMBER 19 LAST YEAR.
CONDITIONS BECAME CLOUDY ON JUNE 21 AND SOME LIGHT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE REPORTED DURING THE FOLLOWING THREE DAYS. SHOWERS BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND HEAVIER BETWEEN JUNE 25 AND 27 WHEN THE SUMMER MONSOON BECAME ACTIVE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WERE EXPERIENCED ON JUNE 26 AND 27 AND THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL REMAINED HOISTED FOR 34 HOURS. A WATERSPOUT WAS SIGHTED OFF THE SOUTHERN COAST OF HONG KONG ISLAND ABOUT 4 P.M. ON JUNE 27.
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE COVERED SOUTH CHINA DURING THE LAST THREE DAYS OF THE MONTH AND THE WEATHER IN HONG KONG WAS FINE AND SUNNY.
DURING THE MONTH NO AIRCRAFT WERE DIVERTED FROM HONG KONG DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER AND NO FIRE DANGER WARNINGS WERE ISSUED.
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SCHOOL FOR CEREBRAL PALSIED CHILDREN PRAISED ******
THE PRINCIPAL EDUCATION OFFICER (SPECIAL EDUCATION), MISS J.E. ROWE, TODAY PRAISED THE EFFORTS MADE BY THE TING HSIUNG CHAO SCHOOL AT KWAI FONG ESTATE, TSUEN WAN, TO PROVIDE SPECIAL SCHOOLING FACILITIES FOR CEREBRAL PALSIED CHILDREN.
SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL SPEECH DAY OF THE SCHOOL, MISS ROWE SAID THE SCHOOL HAD EXPANDED GREATLY SINCE IT OPENED IN SEPTEMBER 1974, AND WAS NOW OPERATING 10 CLASSES FOR 100 PUPILS.
MISS ROWE ALSO PRAISED THE CLOSE LINK BUILT UP BETWEEN STAFF AND PARENTS. +FREQUENT HOME VISITS ARE; PAID BY THE TEACHERS, THERAPISTS AND THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS SO THAT A PUPIL’S PROGRESS AT HOME CAN BE WATCHED AND PARENTS CAN 'BE HELPED WITH INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR CHILDREN,+ SHE SAID.
+THROUGH THE MONTHLY PARENT AND TEACHER ASSOCIATION MEETINGS PARENTS ARE ABLE TO DISCUSS THEIR CHILDREN’S PROBLEMS WITH THE STAFF OF THE SCHOOL,+ SHE SAID.
MISS ROWE SAID THE EDUCATION PROGRAMME AT TING HSIUNG CHAO SCHOOL WAS ORGANISED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE BALANCE BETWEEN THE PUPILS’’ INTELLECTUAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT WAS MAINTAINED.
+TEACHERS, PHYSIOTHERAPISTS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS HOLD REGULAR MEETINGS TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS AND SHARE DIFFERENT PROFESSIONAL OPINIONS,+ SHE SAID.
♦THIS MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH IS ESSENTIAL IN THE EDUCATION OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN BECAUSE A CHILD’S LEARNING IS OFTEN AFFECTED BY HIS PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND HIS SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT.
+T0 BE EFFECTIVE, EDUCATION MUST TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS OF THE CHILD AS WELL AS INTELLECTUAL NEEDS,+ SHE SAID.
EQUALLY IMPORTANT IN THE LEARNING PROCESS, MISS ROWE SAID, WAS THE PROVISION OF EXTRA-CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES. »
+ HAND(CAPPED-CHILDREN NEED AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND HAVE AS MANY WIDE AND VARIED EXPERIENCES AS POSSIBLE AND I NOTE THAT TING HSIUNG CHAO HAS NOT NEGLECTED THIS IMPORTANT ASPECT,+ SHE SAID.
+A VARIETY OF INTEREST GROUPS HAVE BEEN ORGANISED, INCLUDING HORSE RIDING, PICNICS, VISITS TO EXHIBITIONS AND SHOPPING AS WELL AS MEMBERSHIP OF JUNIOR POLICE CALL.+
AT THE CEREMONY A SCOUT GROUP OF THE SCHOOL WAS INAUGURATED TO PROVIDE A NEW AREA IN WHICH PUPILS CAN LEARN FROM A VARIETY OF NEW EXPERIENCE AND LEARN TO SERVE OTHERS AS WELL AS HELPING THEMSELVES.
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THC TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT A SECTION OF NEW STREET BETWEEN HOUSE NO. 3 AND QUEEN’S ROAD WEST WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM JULY 13 TO 19 BETWEEN 10 P.M. AND 6 A.M.
THE CLOSURE IS TO ENABLE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SAI YING PUN EASTERN TUNNELS.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP IN THE AREA TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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IN A PRESS RELEASE HEADLINED +1MPROVEMENTS TO WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM* ISSUED YESTERDAY (MONDAY) IT WAS INCORRECTLY STATED THAT OWNERS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND AFFECTED BY THE LAYING OF NEW PIPELINES AND TUNNELS IN SHEUNG SHU I AND FAN LING AREAS WOULD BE OFFERED CASH COMPENSATION OR LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENTS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT OWNERS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND WOULD IN FACT BE OFFERED CASH COMPENSATION ONLY BECAUSE THEIR LAND DOES NOT FALL WITHIN AN APPROVED OUTLINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE ERROR IS REGRETTED.
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG, TEL: 5-233191
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1978
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
SWD CONDUCTS MASSIVE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME .................. 1
RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE FOUND JOBS THROUGH LABOUR DEPARTMENT LAST MONTH ........................................ 2
FIRST INTERNATIONAL YOUTH MUSIC EXCHANGE SCHEME .............. 3
ATTITUDE MORE IMPORTANT THAN LEARNING ........................ 3
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN CAUSEWAY BAY AND WAN CHAI ............ 4
PHOTOGRAPHS OF DEPARTMENT HEADS .............................. 4
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1978
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MASSIVE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CONDUCTED BY SWD
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A MASSIVE PROGRAMME COMPRISING NEARLY 1,000 ITEMS OF ACTIVITY DESIGNED TO MEET THE VARYING NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF 120,000 YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE SUMMER IS BEING CONDUCTED THROUGH 30 UNITS OF THE SOCIAL' WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
CO-ORDINATED BY THE DEPARTMENT’S GROUP AND COMMUNITY WORK DIVISION, THE PROGRAMME IS PART OF THE HONG KONG-WIDE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME TO ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE TO SPEND THEIR SUMMER MONTHS IN A CONSTRUCTIVE WAY.
MR. HENRY AU, HEAD OF THE GROUP AND COMMUNITY WORK DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT THE 1978 PROGRAMME WAS IN LINE WITH THE PRINCIPLE OF LEARNING THROUGH RECREATION.
+INTEREST GROUPS, VISITS AND EXCURSIONS, STUDY AND
TRAINING COURSES ON A WIDE SPECTRUM OF TOPICS RELATED TO THE FINE ARTS, PUBLIC UTILITIES, COMMUNITY FACILITIES, MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES WILL TOP THE LIST IN TERMS OF PARTICIPATION IN THIS YEAR’S PROGRAMME,+ HE SAID.
WHILE THE ENRICHMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE THROUGH LEISURELY PURSUITS CONTINUE TO RECEIVE DUE EMPHASIS, MR. AU NOTED THAT ACTIVITY ORGANISERS HAVE IN RECENT YEARS PLACED MORE ATTENTION ON YOUTH PLANNING AND SERVICE.
LOOKING BACK TO THE EARLY YEARS OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, MR. AU SAID THE EVOLUTION OF THIS ANNUAL PROJECT IN THE PAST HAD REFLECTED IN PART THE GROWING CONSCIOUSNESS AND RECOGNITION OF YOUNG PEOPLE’S NEED TO ASSUME A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN THE PLANNING OF COMMUNITY SERVICES.
WORKING TOWARDS THIS GOAL HE SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAS ORGANISED A TOTAL OF 85 COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS INVOLVING 13,000 YOUNGSTERS IN THIS. YEAR’S PROGRAMME.
MR. AU SAID THAT SOME OF THESE PROJECTS WOULD INVOLVE DIRECT SERVICE, SUCH AS VISITS TO AGED HOME, ARRANGING SHOWS AND PARTIES FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN, STUDENT GUIDANCE SCHEMES, WORK CAMPS OR FORESTRY CAMPS TO ASSIST THE RURAL POPULATION, AND HOME HELP SERVICE FOR THE ELDERLY.
ANOTHER CATEGORY OF ACTIVITIES BEGINNING TO GAIN POPULARITY, HE ADDED, IS COMMUNITY STUDY WHICH AIMED AT ASSESSING THE ADEQUACY OF EXISTING FACILITIES AND SERVICES IN RELATION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SPECIFIC TARGET GROUPS.
+APART FROM THESE ITEMS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP THE VOLUNTARY SPIRIT.AND SOCIAL EXPERIENCE, VENTURES LIKE OVERNIGHT EXPEDITIONS, CAMPING, WATER SPORTS, GAMES AND MATCHES ARE ALSO FAVOURITES WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO ARE IN GREAT NEED OF HEALTHY OUTLETS,* HE SAID.
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TURNING TO THE PARTICIPATING GROUPS, MR. AU STRESSED THAT ALTHOUGH A MAJORITY OF PARTICIPANTS ARE STUDENTS, PROGRAMME ORGANISERS HAVE MADE STRENUOUS EFFORTS TO ATTRACT MORE WORKING YOUTH TO JOIN IN THE SUMMER FUN.
HE SAID THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF PROGRAMMES HAD BEEN ARRANGED TO TAKE PLACE IN THE EVENING, SO THAT YOUNGSTERS AT WORK COULD ALSO PARTICIPATE. .
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RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE FOUND JOBS THROUGH LABOUR DEPARTMENT
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A RECORD NUMBER OF 2,251 JOB SEEKERS WERE FOUND EMPLOYMENT BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT’S LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE AND ITS SPECIAL REGISTER LAST MONTH.
AMONG THOSE PLACED WAS AN EXPERIENCED EXECUTIVE IN A $5,500 A MONTH MANAGERIAL POST.
OF THE 2,251 SUCCESSFUL JOB SEEKERS, 11' SOUGHT AND OBTAINED PROFESSIONAL AND EXECUTIVE POSTS WHILE 614 WERE PLACED IN SUMMER JOBS.
REFERRING TO THE SPECIAL REGISTER, A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THIS SERVICE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1973 TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS GRADUATES AND THOSE FROM POST SECONDARY COLLEGES.
HE SAID THAT AT THE END OF JUNE THERE WERE ABOUT 1,000 GRADUATES ON THE REGISTER, MOST OF WHOM HAD OBTAINED THEIR DEGREES FROM UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CANADA. THE MAJORITY OF THESE HAD SPECIALISED IN EITHER ENGINEERING OR COMMERCE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID EMPLOYERS WANTING TO RECRUIT PROFESSIONAL AND EXECUTIVE STAFF SHOULD CONTACT THE OFF ICER-1N-CHARGE OF THE SPECIAL REGISTER, MR. LAI KING-KAY, AND MAKE USE OF THE FREE SERVICE. THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE 5-282523 EXT. 21 AND 5-282039.
FOR RECRUITMENT OF OTHER GRADES, EMPLOYERS SHOULD CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT’S LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE ON 5-270276, 3-265121 OR 12-420154-6.
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'FIRST INTERNATIONAL YOUTH MUSIC EXCHANGE
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THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS INVITED THE COUNTY OF AVON SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM FOUR CONCERTS IN HONG KONG AT THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL YOUTH MUSIC EXCHANGE.
YOUNG HONG KONG MUSICIANS WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN TWO OF THE FOUR CONCERTS.
THE FIRST CONCERT, WHICH IS TO RAISE FUND FOR THE COMMUNITY CHEST, WILL BE HELD AT THE OCEAN PARK AT 7.30 P.M. ON JULY 30 (SUNDAY).
THE ORCHESTRA WILL PLAY +RADESTSKY MARCH* BY STRAUSS, SELECTIONS FROM +CARMEN+ SUITE NO. 1 BY BIZET AND FROM +PEAR GYNT+ SUITE NO. 1 BY GRIEG AS WELL AS OTHER LIGHT CLASSICAL FAVOURITES.
TICKETS FOR THE CONCERT AT $15 FOR ADULTS AND $7 FOR CHILDREN UNDER 12 ARE NOW ON SALE AT THE TOM LEE PIANO CO. AND THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE, 9TH FLOOR, HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE, WAN CHAI.
WITH THESE TICKETS, AUDIENCE MAY ALSO TOUR THE OCEAN PARK WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE FROM 9 A.M. ON JULY 30..
FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE CONCERTS IS OBTAINABLE AT 5-283257.
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_ FACTS AND BOOK-LEARNING WERE NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT &PE?TSOF SCHOOL LIFE» THE PRINCIPAL EDUCATION OFFICER (SPECIAL EDUCATION), MISS J.E. ROWE, SAID TODAY.
„ AT THE J0INT GRADUATION AND PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY
^SJ(-VAT ON ARMY KINDERGARTENS, SHE SAID: +THE MOST IMPORTANT iAca!EIStARE THE CHILD’S ATTITUDES TO HIMSELF AND TO LIFE THAT HE AND INTELLECTUALHNF?nqEL°PMENT °F HIS PHYSICAL’ EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL
+LEARNING FROM BOOKS IS NOT THE ONLY WAY A CHILD LEARN*? A<?I!V‘T,ES’ OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORETHE IR ENVIRONMENT
T? PLAY AND FIND 0UT thINGS FOR THEMSELVES ARE LIKE THE SUNLIGHT, AIR AND WATER A PLANT NEEDS.*
BUT SHE WARNED PARENTS THAT PRESSING CHILDREN TO LEARN CHARACTERS AND NUMBERS BEFORE THEY WERE ABLE COULD HAVE A DETRIMENTAL AFFECT ON A CHILD’S LEARNING PROCESS.
PRA,SED THE CURRICULUM AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ™ZutuT^SDn£?,V1DED AT SALVATION ARMY SCHOOLS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL bKUwIn Or PUPILS.
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TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED IN CAUSEWAY BAY AND WAN CHAI DURING CERTAIN PERIODS IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS TO FACILITATE ANTI-SKID WORK ON TWO FLYOVERS IN THE AREAS, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE INSIDE LANE OF THE FLYOVER ON WATERFRONT ROAD LEADING TO CANAL ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 6 A.M. ON SUNDAY (JULY 16) TILL 6 A.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY.
THE OUTSIDE LANE OF THE SAME FLYOVER WILL BE CLOSED FOR 24 HOURS FROM 6 A.M. ON JULY 23.
ALSO AFFECTED BY THE WORK IS THE FLYOVER ON VICTORIA PARK ROAD LEADING TO GLOUCESTER ROAD. TRAFFIC WILL NOT BE ALLOWED BETWEEN 6 A.M. ON JULY 30 AND 6 A.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT DURING THE 24-HOUR CLOSURE OF THE VICTORIA PARK ROAD FLYOVER, FOUR CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL BUS ROUTES ON THEIR HONG KONG BOUND JOURNEYS WILL BE DIVERTED. ROUTES 102 AND 106 WILL BE DIVERTED TO CANAL ROAD, LEIGHTON ROAD, PENNINGTON STREET, YEE WO STREET AND CAUSEWAY ROAD. ROUTE 103 WILL BE DIVERTED TO CANAL ROAD, LEIGHTON ROAD, PENNINGTON STREET AND YEE WO STREET^ AND ROUTE 170 WILL BE DIVERTED TO CANAL ROAD, MORRISON HILL ROAD AND QUEEN’S ROAD EAST.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP IN THE AREAS TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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PHOTOGRAPHS OF DEPARTMENT HEADS
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COPIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, MR. DAVID MCDONALD AND THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING, MR. DONALD LIAO, HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED IN G.I.S. PRESS BOXES TODAY FOR YOUR COLLECTION.
THESE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE FOR YOUR RECORD AND EDITORIAL USE. IT WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED IF, WHEN THE OCCASION ARISES, THE NEW PHOTOGRAPHS ARE USED INSTEAD OF THE OLD ONES.
MORE PHOTOGRAPHS OF DEPARTMENT HEADS WILL BE SENT TO YOU WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES
BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1978
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES ABOLITION OF TUITION FEES FOR F.l-3 PLACES IN PUBLIC SECTOR ..................... 1
PROPOSALS TO EXPAND CODES OF AID FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION BEING EXAMINED ......I................................. 2
SHA TIN TAU CLEARED FOR DEVELOPMENT.................... 4
FIELD STUDIES CENTRE T6 BE BUILT AT.SAI KUNG........... 5
SUMMER YOUTH.PROGRAMME | nN WAN CHAI BEGINS ON SATURDAY .............11.............................. 5
CLEAN HONG KONG VARIETY! SHOW.......................... 6
PRINCIPAL OF TECHNICAL ^JsTITUTE RETIRES .............. 6
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GO-AHEAD FOR ABOLITION OF TUITION FEES
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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THE ABOLITION OF TUITION FEES FOR ALL PRIMARY 6 LEAVERS WHO HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED A FORM 1 PLACE - THROUGH THE SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION (SSPA) SYSTEM.
AS A RESULT, ALL FORM 1 TO 3 PUPILS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR WILL NO LONGER BE REQUIRED TO PAY TUITION FEES FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 1978. THIS APPLIES EQUALLY TO PLACES .IN GOVERNMENT, AIDED AND PRIVATE NON-PROFIT-MAKING SCHOOLS AND TO BOUGHT PLACES IN PRIVATE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS.
ONLY THREE TYPES OF PUPILS WILL CONTINUE TO PAY FEES. THEY ARE:
* FORM 2 AND 3 PUPILS IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS WHO ARE NOT OCCUPYING BOUGHT PLACES"
* PUPILS WHO, HAVING ATTENDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS NOT TAKING PART IN THE SSPA SYSTEM, ARE PROCEED.ING TO INDEPENDENT PRIVATE SCHOOLS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC SECTOR" AND
* PUPILS ATTENDING ENGLISH-SPEAKING SCHOOLS, WHICH HAVE A DIFFERENT MODE OF FINANCING.
THE ABOLITION OF FEES WILL COST THE GOVERNMENT AN ESTIMATED $39.1 MILLION IN THE 1978-9 FINANCIAL YEAR, RISING TO $73.3 MILLION IN 1982-3.
BECAUSE OF THE APPROACHING RECESS IN THE CURRENT SESSION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNMENT AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAVE DEFERRED UNTIL THE NEXT SESSION A DECISION ON TONG FAI OR SIMILAR CHARGES FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY FORMS.
THE EDUCATION- DEPARTMENT WILL INFORM ALL SCHOOLS IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS ABOUT THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS RESULTING FROM THE ABOLITION OF TUITION FEES.
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PROPOSALS TO EXPAND CODES OF AID FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION BEING EXAMINED ******
THE GOVERNMENT IS EXAMINING PROPOSALS TO EXPAND THE CODES OF AID FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION TO ALLOW SPECIAL SCHOOLS TO HAVE A WIDER RANGE OF MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CARE WITHIN SCHOOLS AND-BETTER RESOURCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
MR. IAN STRACHAN, PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY IN THE SOCIAL SERVICES BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, SAID THIS TODAY (THURSDAY) AT THE SPEECH DAY OF THE HONG KONG SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.
HE SAID: +1 ANTICIPATE THAT THIS PROPOSAL WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE EDUCATION SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE REHABILITATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS TIME AND, IF THESE PROPOSALS ARE SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THEY WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON APRIL 1 NEXT YEAR.+
MR. STRACHAN ALSO POINTED OUT THAT DEAF CHILDREN MUST BE
GIVEN AN EDUCATION WHICH IS AT LEAST AS GOOD AS NON-HEARING
IMPAIRED CHILDREN HAVE SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO FULLY UTILISE
THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM ONCE THEY LEAVE SCHOOL.
HE. SArlD-SOME DEAF CHILDREN WOULD, OF COURSE, GO
STRAIGHT INTO EMPLOYMENT AFTER NINE YEARS OF EDUCATION, WHILST OTHERS WOULD CONTINUE EDUCATION EITHER IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING OR IN FORMS IV AND V.
+THE GOVERNMENT MUST ENSURE THAT THE RESOURCES ARE THERE TO ENABLE DISABLED CHILDREN TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE AT THE END OF FORM 3 COMPATIBLE WITH THEIR ABILITIES,+ MR. STRACHAN SAID.
HE SAID THERE WERE AT PRESENT NINE EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CLINICS AND THERE WERE PROPOSALS TO INCREASE THIS NUMBER TO 12 BY 1984.
HE ALSO DISCLOSED THAT THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES IS IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF SERVICE IN CLINICS AND THE NUMBER OF CONSULTATIONS AND SESSIONS IS BEING INCREASED SO THAT DOCTORS CAN SPEND MORE TIME IN EXAMINING INDIVIDUAL CASES.
ONE SPECIFIC PROPOSAL TO IMPROVE SERVICES MADE THIS YEAR HAD BEEN TO ASK THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO CONSIDER PROVIDING SPECIAL CLINICS FOR CHILDREN AT EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CLINICS.
+THE ADDITION OF THESE SESSIONS WOULD ALLOW TEACHERS WHO USUALLY ACCOMPANY CHILDREN FOR TREATMENT WITH PARENTS TO BE ABLE TO UTILISE THEIR TIME BETTER® SECONDLY, IT WOULD BE EASIER TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN DURING SCHOOL HOURS TO CLINICS® AND, THIRDLY, SPECIALISTS WITH A FLAIR FOR TREATING CHILDREN COULD BE ALLOTTED TO SUCH SESSIONS.*
MR. STRACHAN SAID THE REQUIREMENT FOR AUDIOLOGISTS TO PROVIDE ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING OF HEARING IMPAIRED CHILDREN WOULD BE MET IN FULL THIS YEAR.
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IN ADDITION, HE SAID, AUDIOMETRIC SCREENING PROGRAMMES NOW COVERED ABOUT 55 PER CENT OF PRIMARY 1 STUDENTS IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS AND SOME AIDED SCHOOLS, AND BY 1981 IT IS PLANNED TO PROVIDE UNIVERSAL COVERAGE FOR PRIMARY 1 STUDENTS.
HE SAID SPEECH SCREENING PROGRAMMES WERE ALSO EXPANDING AND BEGINNING THIS YEAR A SPECIAL CLASS SPEECH SCREENING PROGRAMME WAS BEING WIDENED TO PROGRESSJVELY COVER ALL SPEECH IMPAIRED CHILDREN IN SPECIAL AND RESOURCE CLASSES IN GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
MR. STRACHAN SAID THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE DEAF WAS AT PRESENT LOOKING AFTER 10 PRE-SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN ITS CENTRE; AT HOSPITAL ROAD. THE PROGRAMME PLAN RECOMMENDED THAT PRE-SCHOOL CARE FOR PROFOUNDLY DEAF CHILDREN IN SPECIAL CENTRES BE EXPANDED IN 1979 AND THAT PLACES FOR PARTIALLY DEAF CHILDREN BE EXPANDED BY 24 PLACES IN 1978 AND 1979 IN ORDINARY CHILD CARE.CENTRES. - *•'«-—------------------------------- _ - - - . ---------- - ---
THERE WAS ALSO A NEED, HE SAID, TO PROVIDE MORE RESOURCES FOR SPEECH AND AUDITORY TRAINING FOR HEARING IMPAIRED CHILDREN IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CENTRES OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BETWEEN NOW AND 1984.
THE NUMBER OF ROOMS DESIGNED WITH ACCOUSTICAL TREATMENT WOULD BE EXPANDED FROM THREE TO FIVE AND THE NUMBER OF STAFF PROVIDING SPEECH AND AUDITORY TRAINING SERVICES WOULD BE EXPANDED FROM THREE TO 16.
MR. STRACHAN SAID MORE THAN HALF THE DEAF PEOPLE IN HONG KONG WERE AGED OVER 60 YEARS AND THE PROGRAMME PLAN HAD PROPOSED THAT A CENTRE FOR DEAF ADULTS BE ESTABLISHED BY THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE DEAF DURING 1979.
+IN ADDITION, WE RECOGNISE THE NEED TO HAVE MORE SOCIAL WORKERS TRAINED IN DEALING WITH DEAF PEOPLE AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WILL BE CONDUCTING SPECIAL COURSES FOR ITS FAMILY CASE WORKERS SO THAT THERE IS AT LEAST ONE TRAINED CASE WORKER IN EACH FAMILY SERVICE CENTRE BY 1980,+ HE SAID.
ON HOUSING FOR THE DISABLED, MR. STRACHAN SAID MOST PEOPLE DID NOT REALISE THE PARTICULAR PROBLEMS WHICH DEAF PEOPLE FACED IN OBTAINING HOUSING. THE HOUSING SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE REHABILITATION DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE (R.D.C.C.) IS NOW REVIEWING THE PROVISION IN PUBLIC HOUSING FOR DISABLED PEOPLE INCLUDING THE COMPASSIONATE HOUSING QUOTA, THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME, INTERNAL TRANSFERS AND THE HOUSING OF SINGLE DISABLED PEOPLE.
+THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE EXAMINED BY THE FULL R.D.C.C. SHORTLY AND THE NEEDS OF THE DEAF WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THIS EXAMINATION,+ HE SAID.
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SHA TIN TAU CLEARED FOR HOUSING AND NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT ******
THE SECOND PHASE OF THE SHA TIN TAU CLEARANCE WAS COMPLETED TODAY (THURSDAY) TO MAKE MORE LAND AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AND NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT.
ABOUT $2.5 MILLION IN EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES WAS PAID BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ELIGIBLE SHOP AND WORKSHOP OPERATORS AS WELL AS FOR PIGSTIES, POULTRY SHEDS AND CROPS.
A NEW ESTATE, SUN TIN WAI HOUSING ESTATE, WILL BE BUILT ON THE CLEARED AREA TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR ABOUT 20.000 PEOPLE BY THE END OF 1981. A NEW TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA FOR 2,000 PEOPLE WILL ALSO BE BUILT BY APRIL NEXT YEAR.
TODAY’S CLEARANCE INVOLVED 428 STRUCTURES WHICH WERE DEMOLISHED BY HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION WORKMEN.
A TOTAL OF 1,969 PERSONS (416 FAMILIES) AFFECTED BY THE CLEARANCE HAVE MOVED INTO PUBLIC HOUSING WHILE ANOTHER 284 PERSONS (116 FAMILIES) HAVE MOVED INTO TEMPORARY PUBLIC HOUSING.
A NUMBER OF FAMILIES HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY WISH TO BE ALLOCATED PUBLIC HOUSING OUTSIDE SHA TIN AND THEIR REQUESTS ARE BEING PROCESSED BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.
A TOTAL OF 47 ELIGIBLE WORKSHOP OPERATORS WERE EITHER GIVEN EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE OR FLATTED FACTORY UNITS.
THE FIRST PHASE OF THE CLEARANCE WAS IMPLEMENTED ON JULY 4.
A TOTAL OF 1,303 PERSONS AFFECTED BY AN EARLIER PHASE OF THE CLEARANCE HAVE MOVED INTO PUBLIC HOUSING AND ANOTHER 70 INTO TEMPORARY PUBLIC HOUSING.
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FIELD STUDIES CENTRE TO BE BUILT AT SAI KUNG
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FIELD STUDIES CENTRE AT THE SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE TO CHIU. KAN KEE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
THE CONTRACT, WORTH JUST OVER S7OO,OOO, WAS RECENTLY SIGNED BY MR. S.S. MAK, P.W.D.’S CHIEF ARCHITECT, AND MR. CHIU KAN, OF THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
MR. K. KRUMINS, PROJECT ARCHITECT, SAID THAT THE SITE FOR THE FIELD CENTRE WAS SITUATED AT THE EAST END OF THE SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE NEAR THE SAI KUNG MARKET.
HE SAID THAT THE STUDIES CENTRE WOULD BE HOUSED IN A TWO-STOREY BLOCK WITH AN AREA OF ABOUT 470 SQUARE METRES.
THE CENTRE WILL HAVE A LECTURE ROOM, LABORATORY, PREPARATION ROOM, LIBRARY, EXHIBITION AREA, OFFICE AND COMMON ROOM.
WORK WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK AND WILL TAKE ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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WAN CHAI DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME STARTS ON SATURDAY
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A VARIETY
__ SHOW FOR 3,000 LOCAL RESIDENTS AND CHlinRFN wim
BE HELD ON SATURDAY (JULY 15) EVENING AT SOUTHERN Pl aycpdiimd
I T.HE. S0C» AE WELFARE DEPARTMENT’S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ’ MRS* EVELYN DOE, WILL ADDRESS THE GATHERING AFTER PERFORMING A RIBBON—CUTTI NG CEREMONY WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. REPRESENTATIVES
OPENING CEREMONY AND VARIETY SHOW ARE BEING ORGANISED Sm™tTe£" CHAI D,STRICT Y0UTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATINGGAN SED
THESE PROGRAMMES WILL FEATURE LION DANCE FOI k naiurc KARATE DEMONSTRATION AND CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS*DISPLAY. * ° „„„„ ™IS YEAR’S WAN CHAI DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME7 .OOMPR ISES MORE THAN 200 EVENTS PLANNED AND SPONSORED BY 80 LOCAL COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.
EVENTS WILL INCLUDE A WIDE RANGE OF SPORTS RFCRFATinwAi StmceSUDES IGNEDVTOlrNk|Y?U|T5ri1EAK;'iSHlp ™INING COMMUNITVL suhmer^months^Yh^a^ore'constructi ve^way^0PL^ T0 spe"d their
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CLEAN HONG KONG VARIETY SHOW
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A VARIETY SHOW WILL BE HELD AT CAUSEWAY BAY TYPHOON SHELTER TOMORROW (FRIDAY) FROM 8 P.M. TO 10 P.M. AS PART OF THE CAMPAIGN TO URGE BOAT USERS NOT TO FOUL THEIR ANCHORAGES WITH RUBBISH.
THE +CLEAN HONG KONG SHOW+, WHICH WILL INCLUDE SONGS, DRAMA AND THE APPEARANCE OF FOUR WINNERS OF THE MISS HONG KONG PAGEANT WILL BE STAGED ON THE DECK OF'A FLOODLIT MARINE DEPARTMENT LAUNCH.
URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR. HOWARD YOUNG, WILL ATTEND THE SHOW AND PRESENT PENNANTS TO PERFORMERS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE +CLEAN HONG KONG SHOW+ AT 8 P.M. TOMORROW (FRIDAY). >
MARINE LAUNCH NO. 58 WILL BE AVAILABLE AT QUEEN’S PIER, CENTRAL, TO TAKE REPORTERS AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHERS TO CAUSEWAY BAY. THE LAUNCH WILL LEAVE QUEEN’S PIER AT 7.45 P.M. TOMORROW.
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PIONEER OF TECHNICAL TEACHER TRAINING RETIRING
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MR. LINCOLN LIEU, PRINCIPAL OF KWAI CHUNG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, IS RETIRING SOON AFTER 19 YEARS SERVICE WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
DURING HIS CAREER IN THE DEPARTMENT, MR. LIEU PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN THE EARLY STAGE OF TECHNICAL TEACHER TRAINING IN HONG KONG.
HE JOINED THE DEPARTMENT AS AN ASSISTANT EDUCATION OFFICER IN 1959 AND BECAME AN EDUCATION OFFICER (TECHNICAL) IN 1964.
IN 1969, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE COMBINED POST OF VICE-PRINCIPAL AND HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL TEACHER AND WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR TRAINING AT THE THEN NEWLY-FOUNDED MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
HE BECAME THE PRINCIPAL OF MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IN 1974 AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO KWAI CHUNG IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL 5-233191
FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1978
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
INTERIM REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF ENQUIRY ON THE PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL ....................... 1
PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBI LEE’ SECONDARY SCHOOL INSPECTION OF
ACCOUNTS BY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR
OF EDUCATION ON THE SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND SUBSEQUENT ACTION ...................................................... 1
PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL, STATEMENT
BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION ON CHANGE OF SPONSOR ........... 6
PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL, MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR THE SECOND SCHOOL ............................. 9
NEW PROCEDURES AND COMPENSATION RATES FOR LAND RESUMED IN NT. 10
PREVENTION OF BRIBERY (AMENDMENT) BILL ..................... 12
IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL FOR RETIRED GOVERNMENT TELEPHONE OPERATOR ................................................. 12
GOVERNMENT INCREASES SUBVENTIONS TO REHABILITATION AGENCIES . 13
HOUSING CHIEF INVITED TO VISIT ITALY ....................... 14
RECLAMATION IN NORTH POINT ................................. 15
SCHEME TO IMPROVE JUNCTION OF BLUE POOL ROAD AND TAI HANG ROAD ..................................................... 16
KWUN TONG SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME ........................... 17
CLEAN UP OF CAUSEWAY BAY TYPHOON SHELTER ................... 18
SCHOOLS DANCE TEAM GIVES FAREWELL PERFORMANCES ............. 18
DRAGON DANCE ON WHEELCHAIRS ................................ 19
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INTERIM REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF ENQUIRY ON THE PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL ******
THE INTERIM REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF ENQUIRY INTO THE PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL IS PUBLISHED TODAY.
THE COMMITTEE HAS RECOMMENDED THAT A SECOND SCHOOL BE ESTABLISHED. THE GOVERNMENT HAS ACCEPTED THE RECOMMENDATION AND IS TAKING ACTION. THE GOVERNMENT, OF COURSE, ACCEPTS THE VIEW THAT PARENTS SHOULD HAVE THE CHOICE OF WHICH SCHOOL THEIR CHILDREN SHOULD ATTEND AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEM TO DO THIS ARE BEING MADE. FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY.
THE COMMITTEE HAS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT STATEMENTS OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD SCHOOL ACCOUNTS AND OF THE CHANGE OF SPONSORSHIP OF THE ST. TERESA SCHOOL SHOULD BE PUBLISHED. THESE WILL BE ISSUED LATER TODAY. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THESE STATEMENTS IS DRAWN FROM RECORDS THAT WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMITTEE OF ENQUIRY. HOWEVER, THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT COMMENT ON OTHER MATTERS CONTAINED IN THE INTERIM REPORT UNTIL THE FINAL REPORT IS RECEIVED.
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PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL INSPECTION OF ACCOUNTS EY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STATEMENT EY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
ON THE SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND SUBSEQUENT ACTION
INTRODUCTION
THE PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL IS FULLY SUBSIDIZED BY THE'EDUCAT I ON DEPARTMENT UNDER THE CODE OF AID.
2. UNDER THE CODE OF AID EACH SCHOOL IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN TWO SEPARATE BANK ACCOUNTS: ONE FOR THE RECEIPT AND DISBURSEMENT CF GOVERNMENT GRANT-IN-AID FUNDS, THE SECOND FOR THE RECEIPT CF NCN-GRANT SCHOOL FUNDS (E.G. TONG FAI) AND THE DISBURSEMENT OF OTHER PERMITTED EXPENDITURE.
3. THE CODE OF AID ALSO REQUIRES EACH SCHOOL TO MAINTAIN SEPARATE LEDGER ACCOUNTS FOR EACH CATEGORY OF GRANT RECEIVABLE (E.G.
SALARIES GRANT, CAPITATION GRANT, ADMINISTRATION GRANT, JANITOR STAFF AND CLEANING GRANT, ETC.), AND TONG FAI OR SUBSCRIPTIONS ACCOUNT.
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4. TRADING OPERATIONS UNDERTAKEN EY A SCHOOL ARE SUBJECT TO A CODE OF PRACTICE ISSUED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AFTzR CONSULTATIONS WITH THE CONSUMER COUNCIL IN 1974. THIS PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO SCHOOLS IN RESPECT OF SALES TO PUPILS Of TEXTBOOKS, EXEP<~' 3E BOOKS, UNIFORMS, STATIONERY, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ITEMS FOR .HEIR COURSE OF STUDY. THE FOLLOWING FOUR GENERAL PRINCIPLES ARE IDENTIFIED:
(A) NO SUPERVISOR, MANAGER, STAFF OR EMPLOYEE OF THE SCHOOL MAY DERIVE ANY ADVANTAGE, FINANCIAL OF OTHERWISE, FROM SUCH ACTIVITY WITHOUT THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION’
(B) PROPER ACCOUNTS MUST BE MAINTAINED’
(C) NO SALE SHOULD BE COMPULSORY (I.E. PARENTS AND PUPILS SHOULD BE AT LIBERTY TO MAKE THEIR PURCHASES ELSEWHERE)’
(D) PRICES SHOULD BE CLEARLY MARKED AND KEPT AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION, THE CODE OF AID (SEE PARAGRAPH 3) FURTHER PROVIDES THAT ANY PROFIT OR LOSS ARISING OUT OF ITEM (E) SHALL EE REFLECTED IN THE TONG FAI OR SUESCF. I PT IONS ACCOUNT.
5. THE INSPECTION OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL ACCOUNTS TOOK PLACE FROM 19 APRIL TO 18 MAY 1977. THE PERIOD COVERED WAS FROM THE OPENING OF THE SCHOOL IN 1973 TO 31 MARCH 1977. THE RESULTS OF THE FINDINGS WERE SENT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON 1 JUNE 1977.
6. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT’S FILE FOR THE PRECIOUS ELOOD GOLDER JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL, INCLUDING A COPY OF THE REPORT SENT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, WAS SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE OF ENQUIRY.
7. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THOSE FINDINGS.
GENERAL
8. THE PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL WAS COMPLETED IN 1973 AT A TOTAL COST OF 54,170,300.02, OF WHICH $185,504.75 WAS IN RESPECT OF LIVING QUARTERS FOR THE CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD (THE SPONSORS) AND PAID FOR BY THEM. THE COST OF THE SCHOOL PORTION WAS THUS 53,984,795.27. GOVERNMENT CAPITAL ASSISTANCE, COMPRISING BUILDING GRANT AND LOAN, TOTALLED $3,701,400 AND THE DIFFERENCE OF $283,395.27, BEING COST OF ABOVE-STANDARD FACILITIES PROVIDED (E.G. LIFE, SPECIAL FLOORING, ETC.), WAS ADVANCED BY THE SPONSORS SUBJECT TO REPAYMENT BY THE SCHOOL.
9. IN ADDITION TO THE TWO BANK ACCOUNTS REQUIRED TO EE MAINTAINED IN THE SCHOOL’S NAME UNDER THE CODE OF AID (SEE PARAGRAPH 2 ABOVE), IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE /-ERE TWO OTHER BANK ACCOUNTS (ONE CURRENT AND ONE SAVINGS) AND TEN FIXED DEPOSITS, ALL IN THE NAME OF ’’PRECIOUS BLOOD SISTERS”, OPENED EY THE FORMER PRINCIPAL AND SUPERVISOR, SISTER LEUNG, AND NOT REFLECTED IN THE SCHOOL’S BOOKS OF ACCOUNT.
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10. THE SCHOOL’S ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD TO 31 MARCH 1974, AND THE YEARS TO 31 MARCH 1975 AND 31 MARCH 1976, WERE AUDTTED BY A FIRM OF ^IrtTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. THERE WAS NO QUALIFICATION ON ANY OF THESE AUDIT CERTIFICATES. THE AUDITED ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEARS TO 31 MARCH 1977 AND 31 MARCH 1978 HAVE NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED EY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
GOVERNMENT GRANT ACCOUNT
11. LEDGER ACCOUNTS OF GRANT TRANSACTIONS WERE MAINTAINED IN THE REQUIRED FORM (SEE PARAGRAPH 3 ABOVE) BUT THE FOLLOWING ERRORS OR OMISSIONS WERE DISCOVERED:
(A) INCOME FROM HIRE OF SCHOOL PREMISES NOT CREDITED
TO CAPITATION GRANT ACCOUNT $ 3,362.12
(B) AMOUNT INCORRECTLY CHARGED TO JANITOR STAFF
GRANT ACCOUNT (SEE PARAGRAPH 20 BELOW) 63,980.00
(C) AMOUNT INCORRECTLY CHARGED TO ADMINISTRATION
GRANT ACCOUNT 18,210.00
TOTAL AMOUNT DUE TO GOVERNMENT GRANT ACCOUNTS
$85,252.12
OTHER SCHOOL FUNDS
12. LEDGER ACCOUNTS OF ’’TONG FAI” RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS THEREFROM WERE MAINTAINED IN THE REQUIRED FORM (SEE PARAGRAPH 3 ABOVE).
13. DURING EARLIER INSPECTIONS OF THE SCHOOL’S ACCOUNTS EY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STAFF ON 4 DECEMBER 1974 AND 25 JUNE 1976, THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES WERE ASKED, INTER ALIA, THE FOLLOWING TWO QUESTIONS ON EACH OCCASION:
(A) DID THE SCHOOL OPERATE SALES OF EXERCISE BOOKS, TEXTBOOKS OR SCHOOL.UNIFORMS?
(B) DID THE SCHOOL OPERATE A TUCKSHOP?
ON EACH OCCASION THE THEN PRINCIPAL AND SUPERVISOR, SISTER LEUNG, ALLEGED THAT EXERCISE BOOKS AND BADGES WERE SOLD EY THE SPONSORS AND NOT THE SCHOOL. SHE ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE TUCKSHOP WAS SIMILARLY OPERATED BY THE SPONSORS AND NOT THE SCHOOL, AND THAT ALL ELECTRICITY WAS SEPARATELY METERED AND PAID.
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14. IN CONNECTION WITH THE AUDIT OF THE SCHOOL’S ACCOUNTS TO 31 MARCH 1974, 31 MARCH 1975 AND 31 MARCH 1976, RESPECTIVELY, THE THEN PRINCIPAL AND SUPERVISOR, SISTER LEUNG, FURNISHED A CEr iFICATE TO THEIR PROFESSIONAL AUDITORS ON EACH OCCASION PURPORTING TO SHOW THAT NO PROFIT OR LOSS AROSE TO THE SCHOOL FROM ANY SALE OF TEXTBOOKS, EXERCISE BOOKS OR UNIFORMS, ETC. (SEE PARAGRAPH 10 ABOVE).
15. PRIOR TO THE INSPECTION OF THE SCHOOL’S ACCOUNTS IN 1977, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAD NO REASON TO QUESTION THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE POSITION INDICATED ABOVE. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO DID NOT HAVE THE POWER TO REQUIRE THE SPONSORS TO PRODUCE (OR TO MAINTAIN) ACCOUNTS OF ANY TRADING OPERATIONS CONDUCTED BY THEM. (NOTE: SINCE 21 JUNE 1973, UNDER THE CODE OF AID, THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT HAS
THE POWER TO EXAMINE SPONSORS’ ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS). NOTWITHSTANDING
THE FOREGOING, AND IN THE LIGHT OF THE EXTRA BANK ACCOUNTS AND
DEPOSITS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 8, AND THE ERRORS AND OMISSIONS
SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 11 ABOVE, THE INSPECTION TEAM PROCEEDED
ON THE PREMISE THAT THE TRADING TRANSACTIONS HAD INDEED BEEN CARRIED
OUT BY THE SCHOOL INSTEAD OF THE SPONSORS. THE SPONSORS DID NOT
DISSENT FROM THIS ASSUMPTION.
16. NO ACCOUNTS OR RECORDS WERE KEPT OF SALES OF TEXT-BOOKS,
EXERCISE BOOKS OR UNIFORMS (BADGES) ETC., SOLD BY THE SCHOOL, OR
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OF TRANSFERS OF MONEY BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND THE SPONSORS.
HOWEVER, THE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS RECONSTRUCTED BY THE SISTERS WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTION TEAM. THESE RECONSTRUCTED ACCOUNTS TOGETHER WITH THE SISTERS’ FURTHER EXPLANATIONS, ENTRIES IN THE VARIOUS EANK STATEMENTS, AND INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE ALLEGATIONS MADE BY A DELEGATION CF TEACHERS TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ENABLE RELEVANT CONCLUSIONS TO BE DRAWN. THESE CONCLUSIONS ARE INCLUDED IN PARAGRAPHS 17-19 BELOW.
17. PAYMENTS OF TWO SUMS WERE MADE TO THE SPONSORS, NAMELY, 370,000 IN 1975 AND 360,000 IN 1976 (A TOTAL OF ^130,000), IN PART REPAYMENT OF THEIR ADVANCE CF 3283,395.27 TOWARDS THE SCHOOL’S BUILDING COST REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 8 ABOVE, LEAVING AN OUTSTANDING BALANCE OF 0153,395.27 (SEE PARAGRAPH 21 BELOW).
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18. IT WAS ESTABLISHED THAT AS AT 31 MARCH 1977 THE TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE EXTRA ACCOUNTS AND FIXED DEPOSITS<(SEE PARAGRAPH 9 ABOVE) BUT NOT BROUGHT TO ACCOUNT WAS J319.879.4O, THIS SUM BEKS INCLUSIVE OF THE SUM OF 385,252.12 DUE, AS SHOWN IN PARAGRAPH 11 ABOVE, TO GOVERNMENT GRANT ACCOUNT. IT WAS FOUND THAT INCLUDED IN THIS 3319,879.40 WAS 314,740.87 DUE TO THE SPONSORS. THIS WAS CALCULATED AS THE TOTAL OF SALARIES PAYABLE FROM SEPTEMBER 1973 TO MARCH 1977, LESS THE SUM ALREADY CORRECTLY REMITTED TO THE SPONSORS AND LESS SALARIES INCORRECTLY CLAIMED IN RESPECT OF TWO SISTERS SERVING AS TEACHERS IN THE SCHOOL ABOVE THE PERMITTED ESTABLISHMENT, .AND WITH THE ADDITION OF PART OF A SPECIFIC DONATION FROM AN OVERSEAS BENEFACTOR WHICH WAS MEANT FOR OTHER SCHOOLS.
19. THE AMOUNT TO EE REFLECTED IN THE SCHOOL’S ACCOUNTS WAS THEREFORE AS FOLLOWS:
BALANCE OF FUNDS IN EXTRA ACCOUNTS AND FIXED DEPOSITS
ADD INTEREST EARNED IN RESPECT OF DEPOSITS
LESS AMOUNT DUE TO SPONSOR
3319,879.40
16,208.99
3336,987.49
14,740.87
3321,346.62
SUBSEQUENT ACTION
20. SISTER LEUNG, THE FORMER PRINCIPAL AND SUPERVISOR WAS PROSECUTED ON TEN CHARGES OF FALSIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS INVOLVING A TOTAL OF 327,930. THIS SUM WAS PART OF THE ERRORS INCLUDED UNDER ITEM (B) IN PARAGRAPH 11 ABOVE. SISTER LEUNG PLEADED GUILTY TO THESE CHARGES AND WAS SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS’ IMPRISONMENT SUSPENDED FOR TwO YEARS, AT THE CENTRAL MAGISTRATE COURT ON 23 FEBRUARY 1978.
21. FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF POLICE INVESTIGATIONS AND COURT PROCEEDINGS ALL FINANCIAL IRREGULARITIES WERE RECTIFIED ON
2 MARCH 1978 ON WHICH DATE REIMBURSEMENT WAS CREDITED TO THE VARIOUS ACCOUNTS OF THE SCHOOL IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
(A) GOVERNMENT GRANT ACCOUNTS $85,252.12
(B) SCHOOL’S SUBSCRIPTIONS ACCOUNT 236,094.50
3321,346.62
IN PAYING THE 3236,994.50 INTO THE SCHOOL’S SUBSCRIPTIONS ACCOUNT, THE SPONSORS WAIVED THEIR CLAIM T? THE 3153,395.27 WHICH WAS THE OUTSTANDING BALANCE OF THEIR ADVANCE TOWARDS THE BUILDING COST OF THE SCHOOL.
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PRECIOUS ELOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL STATEMENT EY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION ON CHANGE OF SPONSOR
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS STATEMENT IS DRAWN
FROM RECORDS WHICH WERE MADE AVAILABLE EY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO THE COMMITTEE OF ENQUIRY.
2. IN A LETTER DATED 12 APR-IL 1977, THE SISTERS OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD INFORMED THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION THAT. WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE SUPERIOR-GENERAL OF THE ORDER AND HER COUNCIL, THEY WISHED TO GIVE UP SPONSORSHIP OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL, AND THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR RUNNING IT, AT THE END OF THE 1977 SCHOOL SESSION.
3. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN BISHOP W'U, HIS VICAR-GENERAL, AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE SISTERS AGREED TO THE BISHOP’S REQUEST THAT THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE SCHOOL UNDER A NEV. SUPERVISOR, A RECONSTITUTED MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WHICH WOULD INCLUDE AN OFFICER OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, AND A NEW PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL.
4. ON 18 APRIL 1977, THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE SCHOOL ..AS MADE UP AS FOLLOWS :-
SR. FAN LING-CHI, MANAGER AND SUPERVISOR
SR. TERESA CHOW YIN-HAR, MANAGER
SR. LUI YIN-KAM, MANAGER
MR. P.C. FUNG, MANAGER, APPOINTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION UNDER SECTION 41 OF THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE.
SR. AGNES SIU LAI-FONG WAS APPOINTED AS ACTING PRINCIPAL, TO HOLD OFFICE UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST. SHE WAS SUCCEEDED AS ACTING PRINCIPAL, ON 2 AUGUST 1977, BY MISS HILDA KWAN WAI-YIN WHO HAD BEEN NOMINATED EY BISHOP WU, PROPOSED EY THE MANAGEMENT OF THE"SCHOOL AND APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION.
5. BY AGREEING IN APRIL 1977 TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE PRECIOUS ELOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL, THE SISTERS OF THE PRECIOUS ELOOD WERE ABLE TO MEET THEIR OBLIGATIONS IN TERMS OF THE CONTRACTS ALREADY SIGNED BY THE SCHOOL TEACHERS, TO OFFER OR NOT TO OFFER RENEWAL OF CONTRACTS TO THE TEACHERS IN RESPECT OF THE SCHOOL YEAR 1977-78, AND TO ENSURE THAT THE SCHOOL WOULD OPEN IN SEPTEMBER 1977.
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6. ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF El SHOP WU, SUPPORTED BY THE SISTERS OF THE PRECIOUS ELOOD, AND APPROVED EY THE DIRECTOR OF E’-'U. -NON, THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WAS FURTHER RECONSTITUTED IN SEPTEMBER 1977, TO EE MADE UP AS FOLLOWS :-
SR. LORRAINE TURCOTTE, MANAGER AMD SUPERVISOR
(ORDER OF THE MISSIONARY SISTERS
CF 'll ’C I AHV TUF AIJCH C OF
OF OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS OF LENNOXVILLE)
SR. FAN LING-CHI, MANAGER
SR. TERESA CHOW YIN-HAR, MANAGER
SR. SIU LAI-FONG, MANAGER
MR. P.C. FUNG, MANAGER, APPOINTED EY THE DIRECTOR OF
EDUCATION UNDER SECTION 41 OF THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE
7. IN JANUARY 1978, THE SISTERS OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD INFORMED BISHOP WU OF THEIR FIRM INTENTION TO RELINQUISH SPONSORSHIP OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL, EFFECTIVE FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 1978, AND TO HAND IT OVER TO THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE TO SPONSOR.
8. BISHOP WU THEN APPROACHED THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO ASCERTAIN ITS ATTITUDE TO A CHANGE IN SPONSORSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOL, AND IN PARTICULAR TO FIND OUT THE EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS WITH THE TEACHERS IN THE PRECIOUS ELOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL.
9. AFTER TAKING ADVICE WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION EXPLAINED TO BISHOP WU THAT IF ALL THE EXISTING MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE SCHOOL WERE TO RESIGN AT THE END OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR, I.E. MID-JULY 1978, THE REGISTRATION OF THE SCHOOL WOULD HAVE TO BE CANCELLED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE. THIS WOULD CAUSE SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS IN CONTRACTS MADE BY THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER 1977, SINCE THE TEACHERS HAD TO EE INFORMED EY 31 MAY 1978, WHETHER OR NOT THEIR CONTRACTS WERE TO EE RENEWED. IT WOULD ALSO MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR A NEa SPONSOR TO ARRANGE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF A NEW SCHOOL WITH A NEW MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND FOR STAFF TO BE APPOINTED IN TIME FOR THE OPENING OF THE NEW SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER.
10. IN ORDER TO KEEP THE SCHOOL IN BEING AS A LEGAL ENTITY UNDER THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE, IT WAS PUT TO THE BISHOP FOR HIS CONSIDERATION THAT THE EXISTING MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHOULD EE ENLARGED BY INCLUDING PERSONS RECOMMENDED BY THE BISHOP AND THE EXISTING MANAGERS. THIS ENLARGED MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE COULD DEAL WITH TEACHERS’ CONTRACTS, MATTERS RELATING TO THE CHANGE IN SPONSORSHIP, AND THE NAMING OF THE NEa SCHOOL BEFORE 31 MAY 1978. IT WAS FURTHER SUGGESTED TO THE EISHOP THAT A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CHANGES SHOULD EE MADE IN EARLY MAY.
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11. ON 1 MAY 1978, AFTER CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN THE BISHOP, HIS ADVISERS, THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL, AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, BISHOP WU INFORMED THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION THAT WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SEC' -ARY SCHOOL, THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE WOULD TAKE OVER THE PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL WITH EFFECT FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 1978.
12. IN ORDER TO EFFECT THIS CHANGE OF SPONSOR AND TO DEAL WITH TEACHERS’ CONTRACTS, BISHOP WU AND THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL AGREED TO ASK THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION TO ENLARGE THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE BY ADDING TWO MORE MANAGERS TO IT.
13. ON 1 MAY 1978 THE SUPERIOR-GENERAL OF THE SISTERS OF THE PRECIOUS ELOOD ASKED THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION TO APPROVE THEIR RELINQUISHMENT OF THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE SCHOOL, IN FAVOUR OF THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE WITH EFFECT FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 1978, AND THE NAMING OF THE NEW SCHOOL AS THE ST. TERESA SECONDARY SCHOOL. SHE ALSO INFORMED THE DIRECTOR THAT SISTERS FAN, TERESA CH0», AND SIU WOULD RESIGN AS MANAGERS WITH EFFECT FROM 31 AUGUST 1978.
14. THE TWO ADDITIONAL MANAGERS WERE REGISTERED ON 9 MAY 1978. THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE PRECIOUS ELOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL THEN CONSISTED OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONS:-
SISTER LORRAINE TURCOTTE, MANAGER AND SUPERVISOR
SISTER FAN LING-CHI, MANAGER
SISTER TERESA CHOW YIN-HAR, MANAGER
SISTER SIU LAI-FONG, MANAGER
MR. P.C. FUNG, MANAGER APPOINTED BY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION UNDER SECTION 41 OF THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE
MR. GEORGE HSUEH
REV. FATHER MATTHEW BROSNAN.
15. IT WAS INTENDED TO MAKE A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CHANGE OF SPONSORSHIP AND OF THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (WITH THE REASONS FOR IT) IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REGISTRATION OF THE ADDITIONAL MANAGERS, EUT EVENTS AT THE SCHOOL FROM 7 MAY ONWARDS OVERTOOK SUCH AN ANNOUNCEMENT. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE RE-OPENING OF THE SCHOOL UNDER ITS NEa SPONSORSHIP AND ITS NEW NAME WERE MADE SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CLOSURE OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL ON 14 -Y 197''.
16. THE QUESTION OF THE CHANGE OF SPONSORSHIP OF THE SCHOOL /.AS RAISED AND RESOLVED BETWEEN JANUARY AND 1 MAY, BEFORE THE ONSET OF THE EVENTS WHICH ;;EPE TO LEA- TC THE CLOSURE OF THE PRECIOUS ELOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SEC2 1,Y SCHOOL ON 14 MAY 1978.
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FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS MORNING OF GOVERNMENT’S ACCEPTANCE OF THE HUANG COMMITTEE’S RECOMMENDATION FOR A SECOND SCHOOL TO BE ESTABLISHED SO THAT PARENTS COULD HAVE THE CHOICE OF WHICH SCHOOL THEIR CHILDREN SHOULD ATTEND, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION HAS GAINED THE AGREEMENT OF FIVE PEOPLE TO FORM A MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR THE SECOND SCHOOL. THEY ARE:-
(A) MR. CHAN PAK-MAN (SUPERVISOR)
(B) MR. LAM SZE-HIN
(C) MR. HUI YIN-FAT
(D) MR. LI SZE-BAY
(E) MR. YEUNG PO-KWAN.
THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE HAS ASKED THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION TO FACILITATE RECRUITMENT OF TEACHERS (WHOSE CONTRACTS WERE NOT RENEWED BY THE MANAGERS OF THE ST. TERESA SECONDARY SCHOOL) BY WITHDRAWING THE WARNING LETTERS ADDRESSED TO THESE AND OTHER TEACHERS IN JUNE 1977. AS A GESTURE OF GOODWILL AND TO ENABLE TEACHERS TO MAKE A FRESH START, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION HAS AGREED TO THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE’S REQUEST.
THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE HAS FURTHER PROPOSED THAT MIDDLE 1 STUDENTS ALLOCATED TO ST. TERESA’S SCHOOL UNDER THE SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACEMENT ALLOCATION SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE THE CHOICE, WITH THEIR PARENTS’ AGREEMENT, OF ENTERING THE NEW SCHOOL IF THEY SO WISH. THE GOVERNMENT HAS AGREED TO THIS PROPOSAL.
THE NEW SCHOOL WILL BE FULLY AIDED AND THE PREMISES FOR THE NEW SCHOOL WILL BE IN THE HOK YUEN STREET BRANCH OF THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION. CONVERSION WORK WILL BE PUT IN HAND IMMEDIATELY TO BRING THE SCHOOL UP TO A FULL STANDARD OF FACILITIES.
THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WILL ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE NEW SCHOOL IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
(1) MR. CHAN PAK-MAN (ALSO KNOWN AS MR. PALMAN CHAN) IS THE PRINCIPAL OF MUNSANG COLLEGE.
(2) MR. LAM SZE-HIN (ALSO KNOWN AS DR. DANIEL H. LAM) IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, H.K. BAPTIST COLLEGE, SUPERVISOR OF MUNSANG COLLEGE AND A MANAGER OF NINE OTHER SCHOOLS.
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(3) MR. HUI YIN-FAT IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, AND SUPERVISOR AND MANAGER OF FOUR OTHER SCHOOLS.
(4) NR. LI SZE-BAY (ALSO KNOWN AS MR. ALBERT S.B. LI) IS THE PRINCIPAL OF THE LOK SIN TONG YU KAN HING SCHOOL, AND MEMBER OF THE RED CROSS SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
(5) MR. YEUNG PO-KWAN IS THE PRINCIPAL OF MING YIN COLLEGE AND MANAGER OF YING WA GIRLS SCHOOL.
NEW PROCEDURES AND COMPENSATION RATES FOR LAND RESUMED IN NT *******
THE GOVERNMENT HAS ACCEPTED RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE WORKING GROUP ON NEW TERRITORIES URBAN LAND ACQUISITION ON NEW PROCEDURES AND RATES OF PAYMENT FOR LAND RESUMED IN THE NEW TOWN AND MARKET TOWN DEVELOPMENT AREAS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE:-
* OWNERS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND WILL BE OFFERED COMPENSATION AT THE RATE OF $27 PER SQUARE FOOT FOR HALF THE LAND THEY SURRENDER"
* FOR THE OTHER HALF, THE OWNERS WILL HAVE THE CHOICE OF EITHER $27 PER SQUARE FOOT OR THE RIGHT TO A FUTURE LAND EXCHANGE AT A RATIO OF 5:2 IN WHATEVER PROPORTION THEY DESIRE. THE CREDIT VALUE OF THE EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENT WILL BE $13.50 PER SQUARE FOOT.
* OWNERS OF BUILDING LAND WILL CONTINUE TO BE OFFERED COMPENSATION BASED ON PROFESSIONAL VALUATION, BUT IN ADDITION WILL BE OFFERED $55 PER SQUARE FOOT OR A 1:1 EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENT.
* THE NEW RATES FOR BOTH AGRICULTURAL AND BUILDING LOTS ARE TO BE UPDATED HALF-YEARLY BY RELATING THEM TO AN INDEX OF AVERAGE LAND VALUES.
THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, ANNOUNCED THE SETTING UP OF THE WORKING GROUP — HEADED BY SIR YUET-KEUNG KAN -- IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 10 LAST YEAR.
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THE GROUP, WHICH COMPRISED UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE HEUNG YEE KUK AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, SUBMITTED ITS REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR ON ,APR IL 20 THIS YEAR AND THE NEW +PACKAGE+ OF PAYMENTS AND PROCEDURES WILL APPLY FRO. THAT DATE. THE FIRST REVIEW OF THE RATES WILL BE ON OCTOBER 1.
THE NEW PACKAGE WILL REPLACE THE OLD SYSTEM WHICH OFFERED AGRICULTURAL LAND OWNERS THE CHOICE OF A LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENT AT A 5:2 RATIO OR CASH COMPENSATION AT THE RATE OF $17 PER SQUARE FOOT.
OWNERS OF BUILDING LAND WERE PREVIOUSLY OFFERED COMPENSATION BASED ON PROFESSIONAL VALUATION, BUT WITHOUT AN EX-GRATIA ELEMENT.
AS IN THE PAST, THOSE OWNERS DISSATISFIED WITH AN OFFER MAY TAKE THEIR CASE TO THE LANDS TRIBUNAL FOR ARBITRATION.
MR. AKERS-JONES SAID TODAY THAT THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, AS WELL AS INTRODUCING THE NEW RATES, WOULD BE OFFERING TO BUY IN ANY LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENT DOCUMENTS --KNOWN AS LETTER B -- AT $27 A SQUARE FOOT AND WILL BE PREPARED TO OFFER ANYONE WHO ACCEPTED LETTER B AFTER APRIL 20 THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAND IT IN AND EXCHANGE IT FOR LETTER B UNDER THE MEW SYSTEM.
+THE ADMINISTRATION WILL BE OFFERING THE BALANCE OF $27 TO THOSE WHO HAVE ACCEPTED $10 OR 317 CASH COMPENSATION IN THE PAST INSTEAD OF LETTER B,+ HE SAID.
MR. AKERS-JONES NOTED THAT THE WORKING GROUP HAD BEEN SET UP BECAUSE THE SCALE OF LAND RESUMPTION BEING IMPLEMENTED AND REQUIRED IN THE FUTURE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES HAD PLACED THE EXCHANGE SYSTEM UNDER SEVERE STRAIN.
+THE TIME HAD ARRIVED FOR WHAT THE GOVERNOR HAD DESCRIBED AS ’FRESH THINKING’ ON THIS SUBJECT AND THE WORKING GROUP HAS SUBSEQUENTLY PROVIDED THIS,+ HE ADDED.
MR. AKERS-JONES SAID LAND RESUMPTION ANYWHERE IS A COMPLEX MATTER, AND HE WAS VERY GLAD THAT THE WORKING PARTY HAD BEEN ABLE TO PRODUCE ITS RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD.
MEMBERS OF SIR YUET-KEUNG KAN’S WORKING GROUP WERE: THE HON. LI FOOK-WO, THE HON. PETER C. WONG, THE HON. CHARLES YEUNG SIU-CHO, ALL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL- SIR DONALD LUDDINGTON, CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION-MR. CHAN YAT-SAN, MR. CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, MR. TSANG LIN, MR. LAU WONG-FAT, ALL SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK= MR. J.W. CHAMBERS, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES- MR. G. BARNES, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT- MR. MICHAEL M.Y. SUEN, PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT (SECRETARY).
COPIES OF THE WORKING GROUP’S REPORT, IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $10 PER COPY.
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PREVENTION OF ERIEERY (AMENDMENT) BILL
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A BILL WHICH SEEKS TO FACILITATE PROOF OF OFFICIAL EMOLUMENTS OF A PUBLIC SERVANT CHARGED UNDER SECTION 10 OF THE PREVENTION OF BRIBERY ORDINANCE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.
THE PREVENTION OF BRIBERY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978, IF ENACTED, a ILL ENABLE OFFICIAL EMOLUMENTS PAID TO A CIVIL SERVANT TO BE PROVED BY THE PRODUCTION 0F A CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY.
SUCH A CERTIFICATE COULD ALSO RELATE TO THE CIVIL SERVANT’S LENGTH OF SERVICE AND POSTS DURING HIS CAREER IN GOVERNMENT.
EXPLAINING THE PURPOSE OF THE AMENDING LEGISLATION, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID SECTION 13 OF THE PREVENTION OF ERIEERY ORDINANCE MAKES IT AN OFFENCE FOR A PERSON WHO IS, CR HAS BEEN A CIVIL SERVANT, TO MAINTAIN A STANDARD OF LIVING NOT COMMENSURATE WITH, OR POSSESS PROPERTY DISPROPORTIONATE TO, HIS OFFICIAL EMOLUMENTS.
+EUT IN MOST SECTION 10 CASES, THE ACCUSED HAS BEEN A CIVIL SERVANT FOR VERY MANY YEARS AND, NOT INFREQUENTLY, IN THE EARLY PART OF HIS SERVICE HIS EMOLUMENTS WERE PAID IN CASH,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, HE ADDED, IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE PROSECUTION TO CALL A WITNESS TO TESTIFY, FROM THEIR OWN KNOWLEDGE, AS TO THE AMOUNT OF OFFICIAL EMOLUMENTS RECEIVED BY THE ACCUSED THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE OF HIS GOVERNMENT SERVICE TO THE DATE OF THE CHARGE, AS REQUIRED BY THE LAW OF EVIDENCE.
WITH THE AMENDMENT EILL, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, ANY COURT WOULD BE BOUND TO ACCEPT AS TRUE ANY FACTS STATED IN A CERTIFICATE UNLESS THE DEFENCE COULD PROVE TO THE CONTRARY.
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IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL FOR RETIRED GOVERNMENT TELEPHONE OPERATOR * * * * *
A GOVERNMENT TELEPHONE OPERATOR WHO RETIRED IN MAY THIS YEAR AFTER 30 YEARS SERVICE, HAS BEEN AWARDED THE IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL BY THE QUEEN.
HE IS MR. CHAN WING-SAM AGED 57.
MR. CHAN JOINED THE GOVERNMENT AS A TELEPHONE OPERATOR IN 1948. HE WORKED IN THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE FOR TWO Y^ARS BEFORE HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO' GOVERNMENT HOUSE TO WORK AS TELEPHONE OPERATOR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT.
MR. CHAN WAS ALSO A CONSTABLE IS THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE FOR 23 YEARS. HE RETIRED FROM THE FORCE TWO YEARS AGO.
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GOVERNMENT INCREASES SUBVENTIONS TC REHABILITATION AGENCIES ******
THE GOVERNMENT’S COMMITMENT TC THE EXPANSION OF REHABILITATION SERVICES -OR THE DISABLED CA.' EE DEMONSTRATED EY THE SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE II SUBVENTIONS FOR THIS FINANCIAL YEAR, THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, MR. IAN STRACHAN SAID TODAY.
SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE JOINT COUNCIL FOR THE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DISABLED, MP. STRACHAN SAID SOCIAL REHABILITATION SUBVENTIONS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION SUBVENTIONS HAVE BEEN INCREASED EY 40 PER CENT AND 47 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN 1973 AS COMPARED . I TH THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
♦EXPANSION ». ILL CONTINUE, THOUGH PERHAPS NOT WITH THESE DRAMATIC INCREASES, IN ORDER THAT OUR POLICY OBJECTIVES CAN BE MET,+ MR. STRACHAN SAID.
HOWEVER, MR. STRACHAN SAID THAT PRE-SCHOOL CARE FOR THE DISABLED CHILDREN HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT NEGLECTED.
HE SAID ALTHOUGH IT IS PROPOSED TC PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 120 PLACES FOR LESS SEVERELY DISABLED YOUNG CHILDREN IN SUEVENTED DAY CARE CENTRES IN 1979 AND TO EXPAND SPECIAL CENTRES FOR THE VERY SEVERELY DISABLED, MUCH REMAINS TO BE DONE OVER THE NEXT DECADE ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG MODERATELY RETARDED CHILDREN.
+ 1 HOPE THAT MANY AGENCIES ..ILL EE PREPARED TO OPEN THEIR DOORS TO INTEGRATE THE LESS SEVERELY DISABLED CHILDREN WITHIN THEIR CENTRES AND THAT THEY WILL ALSO EE WILLING TC PROVIDE NEW SPECIAL CENTRES, IN PARTICULAR FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED,* MR. STRACHAN SAID.
MR. STRACHAN ALSO REVEALED THAT SCHOOL PLACES FOR DISABLED CHILDREN WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN THE NEXT YEAR WITH THOSE FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED GROUP TO EE DOUBLED IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.
MR. STRACHAN SAID A LARGER PROVISION OF CARE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE DISABLED HAS BEEN PROPOSED DURING THIS YEAR’S REVIEW OF THE PROGRAMME PLAN, IN PARTICULAR FOR THE MENTALLY ILL AND MENTALLY RETARDED.
HE SAID A NEW PROPOSAL IS THE PROVISION OF LONG-STAY NURSING HOME AND BOARDING HOUSE CARE FCR THE MENTALLY ILL.
FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED, MR. STRACHAN SAID, IT IS PROPOSED TO EXPAND CARE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE SEVERELY RETARDED BOTH IN RESIDENTIAL AND DAY CARE.
HE ALSO REVEALED THAT A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE COMPUTERISATION OF A CENTRAL REGISTRY FOR THE DISABLED POPULATION WILL START IN JUNE NEXT YEAR.
ON MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CARE FCR THE DISABLED, MR. STRACHAN SAID A GOVERNMENT WORKING PARTY HAS EEGUN REVIEWING HOW TO EXPAND SUCH CARE IN HONG KONG AND THAT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS WILL EE SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES BEFORE THE EMD OF THIS YEAR FOR CONSIDERATION.
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HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT'S REVIEW OF PROGRAMME PLAN -OR THE DISABLED IN THE COMING YEA? ’..ILL COVER THE NEEDS OF HOUSING FOR THE DISABLED, TRANSPORT, THE -OLE OF SHELTERED '..OP..K, EMPLOYMENT SERV'ES, AND THE EXP,- SIGN OF ’.'.'CATION L T: -ININ'G.
BUT HE ADDED THAT THE "Al ' CONSTRAINT TO PROVIDING SUCH CARE IS A LACK OF SUFFICIENTLY TRAILED =-.OFESS IC? AL STAFF.
+ 30 I AN PLEASED THAT THE HC’’G KONG POLYTECHNIC WILL CCMHENCE LOCAL TRAINING COURSES IN OCCUPATIONAL AMD PHYSIOTHERAPY LATE- THIS YEAR. OVER THE EXT T'.C YEARS I BELIEVE YORE HONG KONG EASED TRAINING COURSES I .'I ■ ERAE IL ITATIO- . ILL EE ESTAEL I SHED, + YR. STRACHAN SAID.
+ F ..ILL 7CGETHEr, - IF ..E CAN ,<CCEPT THAT NEIT-ER T-.E LEVER1 E'.T THE VOLU.-T "Y SEC-'" O.+ M INDEPENDENTLY FULFIL T £ ASPIRATIONS OF DISABLED PEOPLE, T-.E' I BELIEVE THAT THE FUTURE OF REHABILITATION IN HONG KONG IS EXCELLENT,+ HE ADDED.
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HOUSING CHIEF INVITED TO VISIT ITALY * * * *
THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING, MR. DONALD LIAO, W ILL LEAVE THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING FOR ITALY FOR A WEEK’S VISIT AS GUEST OF THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A SENIOR HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL HAS EVER BEEN INVITED TO VISIT THE COUNTRY.
MR. LIAO WILL BE SEEN OFF AT THE AIRPORT BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, MR. ALAN SCOTT, AND THE CONSUL GENERAL OF ITALY, DR. MICHELANGELO PISANI MASSAMORMILE.
IN ROME, MR. LIAO WILL MEET HIGH-RANKING ITALIAN OFFICIALS, INCLUDING MR. PIETRO PADULA, THE UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR PUBLIC WORKS WHO IS ALSO THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN HOUSING INSTITUTE (CASA POPULAR I).
BESIDES MEET.ING OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR HOUSING POLICIES, MR. LIAO WILL ALSO BE SEEING VARIOUS HOUSING PROJECTS.
HIS ITINERARY INCLUDES VISITING +MILANO 2+ IN MILAN -- A NEW TOWN CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT — AND INSPECTING RELATED BUILDING INDUSTRIES IN THE REGION.
+1 AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE VISIT TO SEE WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED IN THE HOUSING FIELD L. ITALY IN RECENT YEARS,* MR. LIAO SAID.
ON THE CONCLUSION OF HIS VISIT, MR. HOLIDAY ON THE CONTINENT.
LIAO >. ILL SPEND A BRIEF
MR. E.V. WILLIAMS, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION), /.ILL EE THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF HOUSING DURING MR. LIAO’S ABSENCE.
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THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO RECLAIM AECUT 4.4 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEA LED BETWEEN ..ATSQN ROAD AND OIL STREET, NORTH POINT.
THE RECLAMATION IS PART OF THE HONG KONG EASTERN CORRIDOR HIGHWAY PROJECT.
THE EXTENT OF THE AREA OF FORESHORE AND SEA BED INVOLVED IS DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE PUBLISHED TODAY.
ANYONE ;,HO OBJECTS TO THE PROPOSAL SHOULD SUBMIT SUCH OBJECTIONS IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SO AS TO REACH HIS OFFICE NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 14.
THE NOTICE, IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE, WITH ITS RELATED PLAN CAN EE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITE.
THE PLAN SHOEING THE AREA OF FORESHORE AND SEA BED INVOLVED MAY ALSO BE SEEN AT THE PORT WORKS DIVISION, 1ST FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG OR THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 19TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.
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SCHEME TO IMPROVE JUNCTION OF ELUE POOL ROAD AND TAI HANG ROAD ******
.HE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO BUILD A GRADE SEPARATED INTERSECTION AT THE JUNCTION OF ELUE POOL ROAD AND TAI HANG ROAD TO IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC IM THE AREA.
THE WORKS a ILL INVOLVE MAINLY THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DECKING ON THE NORTH OF THE EXISTING JUNCTION TO PROVIDE DIRECT LINK BETWEEN THE ..ESTERN SECTION OF TAI HANG ROAD AND BLUE POOL ROAD.
IN ADDITION, A ONE-WAY FLYOVER ABOVE ELUE POOL ROAD RUNNING EASTWARD FROM THE NEW DECKING TO JOIN WITH THE EAST-BOUND CARR I AGE.. AY OF TAI HANG ROAD WILL ALSO EE BUILT.
THE EXISTING GROUND LEVEL ROADS WILL BE MODIFIED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID THAT AT PRESENT TRAFFIC AT THE JUNCTION OF BLUE POOL ROAD AND TAI HANG ROAD BECAME SATURATED DURING PEAK HOURS, RESULTING IN LONG QUEUES OF VEHICLES ON ELUE POOL ROAD AND TAI HANG ROAD.
+INTERIM IMPROVEMENTS TO THE JUNCTION CONSISTING OF MINOR LOCAL WIDENING TO PROVIDE VEHICLE ’WAITING SPACE’ AND INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNALS WERE IMPLEMENTED IN EARLY 1977,+ HE SAID.
♦NEVERTHELESS, BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED STACKING LANES AT THE APPROACHES AND STEEP GRADIENT OF BLUE POOL ROAD, THESE INTERIM wCRKS ONLY CONTRIBUTE A LITTLE TO RELIEVING TRAFFIC CONGESTION AT THE JUNCTION.*
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT UPON COMPLETION OF THE ROAD IMPROVEMENT SCHEME, TRAFFIC CONGESTION AT THE JUNCTION WOULD EE GREATLY RELIEVED.
THE PROPOSED WORKS WILL INVOLVE ALTERATIONS TO THE ALIGNMENT AND WIDTH OF THE SECTIONS OF TAI HANG ROAD AND BLUE POOL ROAD AT THE APPROACHES TO THE JUNCTION.
A NOTICE CONCERNING THE PROPOSED UNDERTAKING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.
ANY ONE WHO HAS OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL SHOULD SUBMIT HIS OBJECTIONS IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SO AS TO REACH HIS OFFICE NOT LATER THAN AUGUST 14.
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KWUN TONG SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME * * * * *
KWUN TONG DISTRICT’S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME FOR THIS YEAR WILL EE OFFICIALLY OPENED AT KWUN TONG SwIMMING POOL, TSUI PING ROAD AT 4 P.M. TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
THE PROGRAMME FOR THE DISTRICT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED EY MORE THAN 130 LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTRES, YOUTH ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
THERE WILL EE OVER 900 EVENTS IN THE PROGRAMME INCLUDING CAMPING, GAMES, TRAINING COURSES, AND VARIOUS COMPETITIONS.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT CVEF 53,333 YOUNG PEOPLE IN KWUN TONG ..ILL TAKE PART IN THE EVENTS.
THE OPENING CEREMONY TOMORROW WILL EE JOINTLY OFFICIATED EY THE CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER (KOWLOON EAST), MR. HAROLD KWOK-THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES, MRS. EVELYN DOE= THE HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE, MR. WONG LAM= AND THE CITY DISTRICT •OFFICER (KWUN TONG), MR. LEUNG CHIN-MAN.
AQUATIC GAMES COMPETITIONS AND SWIMMING AND DIVING DEMONSTRATIONS WILL FOLLOW THE OPENING CEREMONY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE KWUN TONG SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME AT KWUN TONG SWIMMING POOL, TSUI PING ROAD AT 4 P.M. SATURDAY.
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CLEAN UP OF CAUSEWAY EAY TYPHOON SHELTER * * * * *
TEAM OF 24 URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WORKERS JLL CLcAp. UP THE EMBANKMENT OF CAUSEWAY BAY TYPHOON SHELTER FROM 13 A.M. TO NOON TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AS A FOLLOW-UP OPERATION TO THE CLEAN HONG KONG VARIETY SHOW TO EE HELD THIS EVENING.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, MRS. GRACE HO AND THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR. H.M.A. ERISTCW WILL ALSO EE PRESENT AT THE CLEAN UP OPERATION.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CLEAN UP OPERATION AT CAUSEWAY EAY TYPHOON SHELTER.
MARINE LAUNCH NO.58 WILL EE AVAILABLE AT QUEEN’S PIER, CENTRAL, TO TAKE REPORTERS AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHERS TO CAUSEWAY EAY. THE LAUNCH WILL LEAVE QUEEN’S PIER AT 10 A M SHARP TOMORROW. ’ ‘
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SCHOOLS DANCE TEAM GIVES FAREWELL PERFORMANCES ******
THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS CHINESE DANCE TEAM SCHEDULED TO TAKE PART IN THE COMMONWEALTH CARNIVAL IN EDMONTON, CANADA, NEXT MONTH ..ILL PERFORM AT AN EVENING OF ORIENTAL DANCE IN THE CITY HALL THEATRE TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
THE SPECIAL TWO-HOUR SHOW ALSO WILL FEATURE TOP TEAMS WHICH TOOK PART IN LAST YEAR’S HONG KONG SCHOOLS DANCE FESTIVAL.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CITY HALL PERFORMANCE, THE CANADA BOL TEAM .v ILL STAGE A. SPEC I AL SHOW AT THE KOWLOON WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION ANNUAL BALL.
THESE WILL EE THE LAST PERFORMANCES BY THE TEAM BEFORE THE CANADIAN VISIT.
THE TEAM, MADE UP OF 15 GIRLS AMD FIVE EOYS AGED BETWEEN 14 AND 20, WILL LEAVE FOR EDMONTON, ALBERTA, ON JULY 21 TO TAKE PART IN THE COMMONWEALTH CARNIVAL, A MAJOR CULTURAL EVENT ORGANISED TO COINCIDE WITH THE 11TH COMMONWEALTH GAMES.
ABOUT 433 ARTISTS FROM MC?E THAN' 23 COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES WILL TAKE PART IN THE CAR' IVAL.
THE VISIT IS THE THIRD OVERSEAS TRIP MADE BY A HONG KONG DAKC TEAM IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. I197c AND 1973, HONG KONG DANCE TEAMS MADE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL TOU-S OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
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DRAGON DANCE CN ..HEELCHAIRS * * *
HONG KONG’S FIRST DRAGON DANCE ON WHEELCHARIS WILL BE PERFORMED BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN TOMORROW (SATURDAY) TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE NEW HEADQUARTERS OF THE SPORTS ASSOCIATION FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED.
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR. OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. JIMMY SWEETMAN, ..ILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY AT 11 A.M. AT BLOCK 25, SAU NAU PING ESTATE, KWUN TCNC.
AFTER THE NEW HEADQUARTERS HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY OPENED, GROUPS OF ABOUT 30 PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED ADULTS AMD CHILDREN ..ILL DISPLAY THEIR SKILLS AND STA INA IN ..EIGHT-LIFTING, FENCING AND TABLE-TENNIS -- ON WHEELCHAIRS.
THE NEW HEADQUARTERS OF THE SPORTS ASSOCIATION FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED HAS BEEN PROVIDED WITH A GRANT OF $70,30 FROM THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND ARRANGED THROUGH THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
FORMED IN 1972, THE ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN DEVOTED SOLELY TO FOSTERING SPORT AND PHYSICAL RECREATION FOR THE HANDICAPPED.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NEW HEADQUARTERS OF THE SPORTS ASSOCIATION FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, WHICH WILL EE HELD AT 11 A.;.. TOMORROW (JULY 15) AT BLOCK 25, SAU MAU PING ESTATE, KWUN TONG.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL 5-233191
SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1978
CONTENTS RAGE NO.
VALUE OF SPORTS FOR THE DISABLED............................ 1
LUGARD ROAD BRIDGE TO BE REBUILT.......................... 2
WORKERS URGED TO OBSERVE SAFETY MEASURES ................... 3
SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME IN WAN CHAI BEGINS .................. 4
TOWN PLAN LISTS ............................................ 5
OPENING OF TUEN MUN SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME 1............... 5
BUILDING CLEAN-UP OPERATION ................................ 6
WATER CUT IN KOWLOON CITY ................................. 6
FIRING PRACTICE
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1
VALUE OF SPORTS FOR THE DISABLED ******
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. JIMMY SWEETMAN, TODAY STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORTS IN HELPING REHABILITATE THE DISABLED AND SAID THE GOVERNMENT PLANNED TO EXPAND THESE ACTIVITIES.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE NEW HEADQUARTERS OF THE SPORTS ASSOCIATION FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED IN SAU MAU PING ESTATE, HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD RECOGNISED THE NEED OF THE DISABLED TO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPORTS.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE RECENTLY-PUBLISHED WHITE PAPER ON REHABILITATION LAID STRESS ON A WELL-ROUNDED APPROACH TO THEIR REHABILITATION.
CONTINUED ASSISTANCE, HE SAID, IS GUARANTEED TO VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS PREPARED TO PROVIDE THE DISABLED WITH THESE SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES.
AS PROOF OF ITS COMMITMENT, MR. SWEETMAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD AGREED TO SUPPORT HONG KONG’S BEING HOST TO THE 3RD FAR EAST AND SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES IN 1982.
+HOLDING THESE GAMES IN HONG KONG WILL SERVE AS A NEW SPUR TO THE REHABILITATION EFFORTS TO BE SHARED BY WORKERS IN THE FIELD AND BY THE DISABLED THEMSELVES,* HE SAID.
EXPLAINING THE VALUE OF SPORTS FOR THE DISABLED HE SAID THAT APART FROM COMPLEMENTING CONVENTIONAL PHYSIOTHERAPY IN DEVELOPING THEIR RESIDUAL ABILITIES, SPORTS COULD BE EFFECTIVELY USED TO INSTIL CONFIDENCE IN THE DISABLED AND INTEGRATE THEM INTO THE COMMUNITY.
WITH COMPETENCE IN SPORTS, HE SAID, THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WEAKNESS CAN BE REPAIRED AND CONFIDENCE REGAINED.
THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS, HE ADDED, THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CAN ALSO WIDEN THEIR SOCIAL CONTACTS AND BECOME MORE CAPABLE OF BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS.
MR. SWEETMAN ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO THE SPORTS ASSOCIATION FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED FOR THEIR WORK IN FOSTERING SPORT AND PHYSICAL RECREATION IN A SYSTEMATIC WAY FOR THE HANDICAPPED.
THE OPENING CEREMONY OF NEW HEADQUARTERS OF THE SPORTS ASSOCIATION FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED SAW HONG KONG’S FIRST DRAGON DANCE ON WHEELCHAIRS PERFORMED BY A GROUP OF PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.
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1978
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LUGARD ROAD BRIDGE TO EE REBUILT ******
THE EXISTING BRIDGE ALONG LUGARD ROAD ON THE VICTORIA PEAK WILL BE REBUILT SHORTLY.
MR. LO CHI-KONG, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE P.W.D.’S HIGHWAYS (H.K.) DIVISION, SAID THE BRIDGE, BUILT BEFORE THP WAR WAS CONSIDERED TO BE EEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR.
,TtJ!SERS F0R the '■•ORK, INVOLVING THE RECONSTRUCTION OF AEOUT 4-20 METRES OF THE BRIDGE, ARE BEING INVITED.
rr>, THE?‘0RK ALS0 INCLUDES THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING ER IDG; DECKS AND COLUMNS.
L0 SAID: +LUGARD ROAD, FORMING PART OF THE SCENIC CIRCULAR ROUTE ROUND VICTORIA PEAK, IS VERY POPULAR WITH LOCAL PEOPLE AS WELL AS TOURISTS.
u *'T HAS IN THE PAST EEEN PRESERVED AS A PEDESTRIAN ONLY aALKWAY.
+IT IS THEREFORE PROPOSED THAT THE EXCLUSIVE ACCESS PEDSETRIANS EE RETAINED AFTER ITS RECONSTRUCTION./
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aORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN MONTHS TC COMPLETE.
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THE PROJECT HAS EEEN DESIGNED AND SUPERVISED DY THE HIGHWAYS (D..K.') DI VI r.lGH..AYS OFFICE.
CONSTRUCTION WILL SION OF THE P....D.
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WORKERS URGED TO OBSERVE SAFETY MEASURES * * * *
THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. DAVID LIN, TODAY URGED FACTORY PROPRIETORS AND WORKERS TO OBSERVE SAFETY REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE SAFER WORKING CONDITIONS.
MR. LIN MADE THE APPEAL THIS EVENING AT THE JOINT GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE THREE Y.W.C.A. EVENING SCHOOLS, HELD AT THE Y.W.C.A. ANNE BLACK CENTRE.
HE POINTED OUT THAT IN 1977, THERE WERE 49,854 CASES OF OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS. THESE ACCIDENTS NOT ONLY INTERRUPTED PRODUCTION BUT ALSO CAUSED PERMANENT DISABILITY OF WORKERS OR DEATH, BRINGING MISERY AND FINANCIAL PROBLEMS TO THEIR DEPENDENTS.
MR. LIN ALSO SAID THAT, ACCORDING TO LABOUR DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATIONS, ABOUT 45 PER CENT OF THE OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN DEATH WERE CAUSED PARTLY OR SOLELY BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE WORKERS.
REFERRING TO THE RECENT STRICTER ENFORCEMENT OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (GUARDING AND OPERATING OF MACHINERY) REGULATIONS BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, MR. LIN SAID THAT THE MAIN CAUSE OF INJURIES TO NEARLY 10,000 WORKERS BY POWER-DRIVEN MACHINES WAS DUE TO UNGUARDED OR IMPROPERLY GUARDED MACHINES.
HE POINTED OUT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL ENFORCE THE SAFETY REGULATIONS AND HAS CONDUCTED A SERIES OF PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS TO USE PROPERLY GUARDED MACHINES.
MR. LIN PARTICULARLY CALLED FOR THE CO-OPERATION OF WORKERS IN THE GARMENT AND FOOTWEAR INDUSTRIES TO USE SEWING MACHINES WITH GUARDS IN ORDER TO PREVENT INJURIES.
+AT THE INITIAL STAGE, SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY IN GETTING USED TO SEWING MACHINES WITH GUARDS OR MAY EVEN HAVE LOWER PRODUCTION RATE AND AFFECT THEIR EARNINGS. BUT WITH PRACTICE FOR A SHORT WHILE, THEIR PRODUCTION RATE SHOULD IMPROVE OR RETURN TO NORMAL.
+REMEMBER THAT ONE ACCIDENT WILL BRING REGRET FOR A WHOLE LIFE. FOR EXAMPLE, INJURED FINGERS NOT ONLY JEOPARDISE WORKERS’ OPERATIONAL ABILITY FOR GOOD, BUT ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT APPEARANCE, ESPECIALLY FOR FEMALE WORKERS,+ MR. LIN ADDED.
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4
WAN CHAI SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME STARTS IN ST.YLE
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A GALA PERFORMANCE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE ARTS WAS HELD BEFORE AN AUDIENCE OF 3,000 AT THE SOUTHORN PLAYGROUND THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING TO MARK THE START OF THIS YEAR’S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME FOR WAN CHAI.
TWO PAIRS OF VIVACIOUS +NORTHERN+ AND +SOUTHERN+LIONS STARTED THE SHOW WITH THEIR AUSPICIOUS DANCE ACCOMPANIED BY GONGS AND DRUMS, AFTER WHICH A CHILDREN’S CHOIR FILLED THE AIR WITH THEIR REPERTOIRE OF NURSERY RHYMES.
CLASSICAL AND FOLK DANCES OF THE ORIENT PERFORMED BY DAINTY LADIES IN COLOURFUL COSTUMES WERE INTERLACED WITH DISPLAYS OF CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS AND KARATE DURING THE TWO-HOUR PERFORMANCE.
WATCHING THE SHOW WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS WERE A PANEL OF HONORARY GUESTS COMPRISING MRS. EVELYN DOE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE’ MR. BOWEN LEUNG, CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, WAN CHAI = MISS BETTY MAIR, CHIEF RECREATION AND SPORTS OFFICER’ MR. LAM HOW PANG, URBAN SERVICES OFFICER, WAN CHAI AND MR. E.F. MCWILLIAMS, ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL POLICE SUPERINTENDENT, WAN CHAI.
MRS. DOE, ADDRESSING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, EXPRESSED APPRECIATION OF THE CONTRIBUTION BY THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE WHICH JOINED HANDS WITH 80 COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN ARRANGING A COMPREHENSIVE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME OF OVER 200 EVENTS.
+IT IS INDEED GRATIFYING TO SEE THAT PROGRAMME ORGANISERS, IN DESIGNING ACTIVITIES TO HELP YOUNGSTERS MAKE CONSTRUCTIVE USE OF LEISURE, HAVE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THEIR ABILITY AND POTENTIAL TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT ACTIVITIES,+ SHE SAID.
SHE POINTED OUT THAT THIS SPIRIT OF +YOUTH SERVING YOUTH+ WAS A POSITIVE RESULT OF THE TEN-YEAR DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, AND SHOULD RECEIVE CONTINUAL ENCOURAGEMENT.
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TOWN PLAN LISTS * * * *
A LIST OF PLANS PREPARED BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD IS
PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE FOR GENERAL INFORMATION.
THE LIST, PUBLISHED TWICE YEARLY, INCLUDES APPROVED PLANS, PLANS REFERRED EACK TO THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD FOR AMENDMENT OR REPLACEMENT, AND DRAFT PLANS EXHIBITED BY THE BOARD FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.
CERTIFIED COPIES OF THE APPROVED PLANS ARE AVAILABLE FOR I'DPECTION FREE OF CHARGE AT THE LAND OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT UFrIC’$ (..EST WING).
PRINTED COPIES OF THE APPROVED PLANS AND DRAFT PLANS MAY ALSO EE PURCHASED FROM THE CROWN LANDS AMD SURVEY OFFICE, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.
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THOMAS LEE TO OPEN TUEN MUN SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME *******
A FUN FAIR WITH A VARIETY OF STALL GAMES FOR 500 LOCAL CHILDREN WILL MARK THE START OF THIS YEAR’S TUEN MUN DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME ON MONDAY (JULY 17) MORNING.
THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, WILL CUT THE RIBBON TO START THE 106-ITEM PROGRAMME AND PRESENT SOUVENIRS TO PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS.
THE OPENING CEREMONY, ORGANISED BY THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, WILL BE HELD AT 9.45 A.M. AT THE ST. SIMON’S LUI MING CHOY TECHNICAL SECONDARY SCHOOL AT HEUNG TZE WUI ROAD.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY AND THE FUN FAIR. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. A GOVERNMENT VAN, AM 2088, WILL LEAVE FROM BEHIND THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AT 8.45 A.M.
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BUILDING CLEAN UP OPERATION ******
A THREE-WEEK-LONG CAMPAIGN TO CLEAN UP ENTRANCE HALLS, LIFTS, STAIRWAYS, ROOFS AND CORRIDORS IN 120 MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS IN WAN CHAI DISTRICT WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY (JULY 17).
TO MARK THE START OF THE CAMPAIGN, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPA I GN’ COMM ITTEE, MRS. GRACE HO, WILL PRESENT PENNANTS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS INVOLVED IN THE CLEAN UP OPERATION AT A CEREMONY OUTSIDE 16, HAVEN STREET.
AT 9.30 A.M. ON MONDAY.
AFTER THE CEREMONY, MORE THAN 100 URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WORKERS , COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB MEMBERS AND KAIFONG LEADERS WILL START CLEANING UP SIX MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS BOUNDED BY HAVEN STREET, LEIGHTON ROAD AND CAROLINE HILL ROAD.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY AND CLEAN UP OPERATION.
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WATER CUT IN KOWLOON CITY
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WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN KOWLOON CITY WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SIX HOURS FROM MIDNIGHT ON MONDAY (JULY 17) TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS.
THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY KOWLOON CITY ROAD, MA TAU KOK ROAD, SHING TAK STREET, FU NING STREET, FUK CHEUNG STREET, TAM KUNG ROAD, MOK CHEONG STREET, INCLUDING MA TAU CHUNG ROAD, PAK TAI STREET, PAU CHUNG STREET, MA TAU WAI ESTATE AND CHUN SEEN MEI ESTATE.
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FIRING PRACTICE
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FIRING PRACTICE WILL TAKE PLACE AT CASTLE PEAK RANGE ON FIVE DAYS NEXT WEEK.
THE PUBLIC ARE REMINDED THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO ENTER THE AREA .'.'HEN THE RED FLAGS ARE FLYING DURING THE TIME OF FIRING PRACTICE.
THE PRACTICE TIMES ARE:
DATE HOURS
JULY 17 (MONDAY) 8.30 A.M. - 5 P.M.
JULY 18 (TUESDAY) 9 A.M. - 10.30 P.M.
JULY 19 (WEDNESDAY) 8.30 A.M. - 6 P.M.
JULY 20 (THURSDAY) 9 A.M. - 10.30 P.M.
JULY 21 (FRIDAY) 9 A.M. - 6 P.M.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1973
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
OVER 103,000 PRIMARY 6 LEAVERS ALLOCATED FORM 1 PLACES .... 1
FIRST NAVIGATIONAL LIGHT BEACON POWERED BY SOLAR ENERGY ... 3
CALL FOR GREATER USE OF MACHINES IN BUILDING INDUSTRY .. 4
CENTURIES OLD CHINESE TEMPLE REOPENED .................. 6
COURSES FOR TRADE INSTRUCTORS .......................... 7
WATER CUT IN SAI KUNG .................................. 7
SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1978
1
OVER 103,000 PRIMARY 6 LEAVERS ALLOCATED FORM 1 PLACES
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ALL OF THE 133,122 PRIMARY 6 LEAVERS TAKING PART IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION SYSTEM FOR THE FIRST TIME HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED FORM 1/MIDDLE 1 PLACES IN GOVERNMENT, AIDED OR PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID ALL THE SECONDARY PLACES WERE OF THREE YEARS’ DURATION FOR WHICH NO TUITION FEES WOULD BE CHARGED.
PUPILS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR INDIVIDUAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS TOMORROW (JULY 17) TO FIND OUT IN WHICH SECONDARY SCHOOL THEY HAD BEEN ALLOCATED A PLACE. THEY SHOULD TAKE WITH THEM THEIR PRIMARY 6 IDENTIFICATION FORMS TO WHICH INDIVIDUAL ALLOCATION SLIPS WILL BE ATTACHED.
ALL PUPILS SHOULD REPORT TO THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED DURING THE FIRST REGISTRATION PERIOD ON THE DATES AND TIMES SPECIFIED FOR INDIVIDUAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN SUPPLIED TO ALL PRIMARY SCHOOLS TAKING PART IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION SYSTEM.
PUPILS WHO FAIL TO REPORT TO THEIR ALLOCATED SECONDARY SCHOOLS DURING THE FIRST REGISTRATION PERIOD — NORMALLY ON JULY 25, 26 OR 27, 1978 — WILL EE TAKEN TO HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO TAKE UP THE PLACES ALLOCATED THEM.
PUPILS OR PARENTS WHO HAVE GENUINE DIFFICULTY REPORTING TO ALLOCATED SECONDARY SCHOOLS DURING THE FIRST REGISTRATION PERIOD ARE THEREFORE URGED TO CONTACT THE SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BEFORE JULY 27 SO THAT SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR THEM.
THE SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION SECTION HAS TWO OFFICES. THEY ARE LOCATED AT ROOM 529, FIFTH FLOOR, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, HONG KONG (TELEPHONE 5-794679, 5-794630, 5-794774 AND 5-794775) AND AT FOURTH FLOOR, CAROLINE HILL MANSION, 8, YUN PING ROAD, HONG KONG (TELEPHONE 5-779106, 5-779107, 5-792993 AND 5-793042).
A SECOND REGISTRATION PERIOD ON AUGUST 4, 5 AND 8 WILL EE HELD MAINLY FOR PUPILS WHO WANT TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER SCHOOL NET OR DISTRICT AS A RESULT OF THEIR MOVING HOUSE RECENTLY. THEY OR THEIR PARENTS SHOULD THEREFORE CONTACT THE DISTRICT COUNCIL SECRETARY OF THE NET TO WHICH THEY HAVE RECENTLY MOVED. GENUINE CASES MAY THEN BE HELPED TO SECURE A PLACE IN THE NET CONCERNED.
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ALTERNATIVELY, PUPILS OR PARENTS MAY CONTACT A SECONDARY SCHOOL OF THEIR CHOICE IN THE NET TO WHICH THEY HAVE MOVED. THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SHOULD THEN SEEK APPROVAL FROM THE DISTRICT 0F THAT NET 0N BEHALF 0F THE PUPILS BEFORE ADMITTING THEM.
nic.TnT^ NAMES» TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND OFFICE ADDRESSES OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL SECRETARIES AND THE 24 SCHOOL NETS THEY REPRESENT ARE :—
HK 1, HK 3, S.K. LEE GARDENS
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FIRST SOLAR POWERED NAVIGATIONAL LIGHT BEACON
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THE MARINE DEPARTMENT HAS STARTED A PILOT SCHEME USING SOLAR ENERGY TO OPERATE NAVIGATIONAL LIGHT BEACONS WHICH HAS BEEN PROVED TO BE RELIABLE AND ECONOMICAL IN EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED BY MARITIME AUTHORITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, BRITAIN AND JAPAN.
THE FIRST LIGHT BEACON IN HONG KONG TO USE SOLAR POWER FOR ITS ELECTRICITY CAME INTO OPERATION IN MAY AND IS LOCATED AT KI YAN SIAK, WEST OF HIGH ISLAND ON SAI KUNG PENINSULA.
MR. JIMMY DEAKIN, SUPERINTENDENT OF LIGHTS OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT SAID : +THIS SOLAR ENERGY UNIT COSTS $6,000 AND IT WILL PAY OFF WITHIN TWO YEARS BY REDUCING EXPENSES ON MAINTENANCE, PARTICULARLY ON BATTERIES.+
EXPLAINING THE ADVANTAGES OF THIS UNIT OVER THE CONVENTIONAL LIGHT BEACON OPERATED BY BATTERIES, MR. DEAKIN SAID : + IT IS MORE ECONOMICAL TO OPERATE AND NO FUEL IS REQUIRED.
+THE ONLY RUNNING COST INVOLVED IS IN MAKING PERIODIC CHECKS ON THE UNIT WHICH WE INTEND TO DO ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS AT THE BEGINNING AND GRADUALLY REDUCE IT TO ONCE A YEAR.
+0N THE OTHER HAND BATTERIES OF CONVENTIONAL LIGHT BEACONS HAVE TO BE CHECKED EVERY MONTH,+ HE ADDED.
THE SOLAR ENERGY BEACON AT KI YAN SIAK IS OF AN INTENSITY SUCH THAT ITS LIGHT CAN BE SEEN FIVE MILES AWAY. IT CONTAINS MODULI OF PHOTO-VOLTAIC-CELLS AND POWER STORAGE PACKS.
+EACH OF THE MODULI,* EXPLAINED MR. DEAKIN, +CONSISTS OF 16 PHOTO-VOLTAIC-CELLS- CONNECTED IN SERIES. THE FUNCTION OF THESE PHOTO-VOLTAIC-CELLS IS TO CONVERT SUN RAYS INTO ELECTRICITY WHICH IS STORED IN THE POWER STORAGE PACKS.
+THE MODULI ARE BUILT INSIDE PROTECTIVE GLASS WHICH CAN ELIMINATE ULTRA VIOLET AND INFRA RED RAYS THAT WOULD DAMAGE THE PHOTO-VOLTAIC-CELLS. THE PROTECTIVE GLASS ALSO ENABLES THE UNIT TO WITHSTAND ROUGH WEATHER.*
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE POWER SUPPLY TO THE LIGHT BEACON WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY WET WEATHER.
+ANOTHER SPECIAL FEATURE THAT ENABLES MINIMUM MAINTENANCE ON THE UNIT IS THAT THE LIGHT BULB CAN BE AUTOMATICALLY REPLACED BY SPARE BULBS IN THE UNIT IN CASE OF FAILURE,* MR. DEAKIN SAID.
THE SOLAR ENERGY LIGHT BEACON AT KI YAN SIAK IS PART OF THE MORE THAN $1 MILLION PROJECT OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE A SAFER, FASTER AND EASIER PASSAGEWAY FOR FISHING BOATS AND PLEASURE CRAFT IN SAI KUNG AREA.
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SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1978
STRESS ON GREATER USE OF MACHINES IN BUILDING INDUSTRY
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THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, MR. DAVID MCDONALD, TODAY REITERATED THAT +THE LABOUR FORCE AT OUR DISPOSAL IS LIMITED AND THAT GREATER USE MUST BE MADE OF MECHANISATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.*
HE SAID ■ +THIS HAS BECOME EVEN MORE IMPERATIVE DUE TO THE HIGHER LEVEL OF ACTIVITY AND TO THE LARGER AND MORE SOPHISTICATED STRUCTURES NOW BEING PROMOTED.*
MR. MCDONALD WAS SPEAKING AT A DINNER GIVEN BY THE BUILDING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION TO MARK LO PAN FESTIVAL.
REFLECTING ON HIS FORECAST MADE AT LAST YEAR’S FESTIVAL HE SAID THAT WITH A FAIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROJECTS LIKELY TO COMMENCE DURING THE YEAR, IT DID NOT REALLY NEED ANY GREAT AMOUNT OF FORESIGHT ON HIS PART TO TELL THAT IT WOULD BE A PROSPEROUS ONE FOR THE INDUSTRY.
BUT HE POINTED OUT THAT +HONG KONG’S CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMMES CAN BE VERY EASILY DISRUPTED WHEN PROBLEMS ARISE IN OTHER COUNTRIES ON WHICH WE DEPEND SO HEAVILY FOR OUR SUPPLY OF MATERIALS.*
AS FOR THE COMING YEAR, MR. MCDONALD SAID, HE COULD NOT SEE 1'1 IT ANY DIMINUTION IN THE LEVEL OF BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EITHER THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SECTORS.
+AND THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT THAT, EARRING ANY UNFORESEEN PROBLEMS SUCH AS IN THE SUPPLY OF MATERIALS WHICH I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE ONLY LIMITING FACTOR WILL EE THAT OF THE CAPACITY OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TO UNDERTAKE THE VOLUME OF WORKS WITHIN REQUIRED TIME SCALES,* HE ADDED.
MR. MCDONALD REFERRED TO THE INTRODUCTION OF A NEW CLAUSE IN PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS FOR PROJECTS ESTIMATED TO COST 613 MILLION OR MORE REQUIRING CONTRACTORS TO EMPLOY TECHNICIAN APPRENTICES.
HE SAID IT WAS HOPED THAT THIS FORM OF TEACHING WOULD ENSURE THAT THE SKILLS WHICH THE CONTRACTORS POSSESSED WOULD BE PASSED ON TO THE NEW GENERATION OF CONTRACTORS AND SO CONTINUE THE TRADITION OF LO PAN, A MASTER CRAFTSMAN AND A TEACHER OF HIS CRAFT.
THE DIRECTOR SAID THAT A FURTHER CHANGE WOULD, IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE, BE INTRODUCED AND WOULD HAVE MARKED SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE.
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HE RECALLED THAT SOME YEARS AGO LEGISLATION WAS ENACTED TO PROHIBIT PILING AT NIGHT OR ON ANY SUNDAYS OR OTHER PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
+THIS GIVE US SOME MEASURE OF RELIEF FROM NOISE DURING THE TIMES WHEN WE NEED REST,+-HE SAID.
IN MAY THIS YEAR A FURTHER AMENDMENT OF THE SUMMARY OFFENCES ORDINANCE WAS ENACTED PROHIBITING THE USE OF ANY MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ON CONSTRUCTION SITE BETWEEN 7 P.M. AND 7 A.M. OR ON SUNDAYS OR OTHER PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
ALTHOUGH THE NEW LAW WILL NOT BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL JULY 1979, MR. MCDONALD SAID, IT WOULD BE ADVISABLE TO TAKE HEED OF IT NOW AS IT WOULD INEVITABLY MEAN AN ADJUSTMENT OF WORKING HABITS AND PROJECT COSTING AND PROGRAMMING.
MR. MCDONALD COMMENDED THE BUILDING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION ON ITS EFFORTS TO-DATE TO COMPLY WITH THE LEGISLATION ON SAFETY ON CONSTRUCTION SITES WHICH, HE ADDED, WOULD BE FURTHER STRENGTHENED IN FUTURE.
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CENTURIES OLD TEMPLE REOPENED
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MORE THAN 800 TING KOK VILLAGERS IN TAI PO TODAY (SUNDAY) CELEBRATED A SPECIAL EVENT — THE RE-OPENING OF THE VILLAGE’S CHINESE TEMPLE +HIP TIN KUNG+ WHICH HAS A HISTORY STRETCHING OVER MORE THAN TWO CENTURIES."
A RELIGIOUS CEREMONY WAS HELD TO MARK THE COMPLETION OF SIX MONTHS’ RESTORATION AND RENOVATION WORK ON THE TEMPLE AT
A COST OF *-120,000.
THREE-QUARTERS OF THE SUM CAME FROM GRANTS FROM THE CHINESE TEMPLES COMMITTEE AT THE REQUEST OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE, WHILE THE REMAINDER WAS CONTRIBUTED BY LOCAL VILLAGERS.
THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENTS SECTION, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, DR. SOLOMON BARD, WHO SUPERVISED THE RESTORATION WORK, DESCRIBED THE RENOVATION AS +A VERY GOOD THING+.
+IN VIEW OF DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENTS OF NEW AND MARKET TOWNS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE COMPLIMENTED FOR ITS EFFORTS IN RESTORING A TEMPLE OF GREAT HISTORICAL VALUE.
+LOCAL PEOPLE ATTACH GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE TEMPLE,+ DR. BARD SAID.
, HE SAID : +HIP TIN KUNG’S+ HISTORY PROBABLY GOES BACK TO 300 YEARS. BUT THE EXACT DATE THE TEMPLE WAS BUILT IS NOT KNOWN.
+IN THE 50TH YEAR OF CHIEN LUNG (1785) THE TEMPLE WAS EXTENSIVELY RENOVATED,+ HE SAID, ADDING THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL RESTORATIONS IN THE YEARS THAT FOLLOWED.
THE TEMPLE IS DEDICATED TO +KWAN TAI+, THE FAMOUS CHINESE WARRIOR WHO HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY LOCAL FARMERS AS THEIR PATRON GOD.
+IT WAS IN GOOD SHAPE UNTIL ABOUT 1945, BUT SINCE THEN IT HAS GRADUALLY DETERIORATED MAINLY THROUGH LACK OF FUNDS FOR ITS MAINTENANCE,+ HE SAID.
A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY TO OPEN THE TEMPLE WAS JOINTLY PERFORMED BY THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. CLIVE OXLEY= THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TAI PO RURAL COMMITTEE, MR. STEPHEN WONG YUEN-CHEUNG AND A MEMBER OF THE CHINESE TEMPLES COMMITTEE, MR. TONG KWOK-WAH.
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COURSES FOR INDUSTRIAL TRADE INSTRUCTORS
* X * * *
BE HELD IN
THREE COURSES FOR TRADE AND WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS ORGANfSED BY THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS’ COLLEGE WILL LATE SEPTEMBER.
THE COURSES PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TRADE INSTRUCTORS TO IMPROVE THEIR TEACHING METHODS AND EDUCATION THEORY AND EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY.
AND WORKSHOP TO STUDY
THE THREE COURSES WILL BE HELD ON A BLOCK RELEASE. THE PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE AND THE PART-TIME EVENING BASIS.
THE COURSES ARE OPEN TO ALL EMPLOYED TRADE OR WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS WITH ADEQUATE SECONDARY EDUCATION. APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FROM THOSE INTERESTED AND WILL CLOSE ON JULY 29.
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WATER CUT IN SAI KUNG
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN SAI KUNG WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SIX HOURS FROM MIDNIGHT ON TUESDAY (JULY 18) TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS.
ALL PREMISES IN SAI KUNG TOWN WILL BE AFFECTED.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG TEL 5-233191
MONDAY, JULY 17, 1978
CONTENTS PAGE NO
GOVERNMENT’S COMPENSATION POLICY IN NT -- FAIR AND REASONABLE ..................................................... !
TENDERS FOR 300 URBAN TAXI LICENCES ...................... ... 2
INTEREST UP TO 2-1/2 PER CENT PER ANNUM EXEMPT FROM TAX .... 3
CONTRACT ON FURTHER STUDY INTO LANTAU FIXED CROSSING ........... 3
120 DISABLED PEOPLE FOUND JOBS IN LAST THREE MONTHS ............ 4
KOWLOON CAR LICENSING OFFICE TO MOVE TO NEW PREMISES ........... 5
PWD MASS TRANSIT OFFICE SETS UP SUB-OFFICE ..................... 5
TUEN MUN SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME STARTS ......................... 6
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SNT TO OPEN SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME IN TA I PO .................. 7
WATER CUT IN TAI KOK TSUI
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GOVERNMENT’S COMPENSATION POLICY IN NT IS TO BE +FAIR AND REASONABLE+, SAYS SNT ******
THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, TODAY DESCRIBED THE GOVERNMENT’S COMPENSATION POLICY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AS A VERY SIMPLE CNE -- IT IS TO EE AS FAIR AND REASONABLE AS POSS I ELE TO THE PEOPLE AFFECTED EY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES.
EUT WHILE THE POLICY MAY" BE CLEAR, HE ADDED, THE REAL DIFFICULTY LIES IN ESTABLISHING FORMULAE AND RATES IN SOMETIMES EXTREMELY COMPLICATED CIRCUMSTANCES.
SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. AKERS-JONES SAID THE POLICY MUST ALSO HAVE REGARD TO THE WIDER PUBLIC INTEREST — TO BE FAIR TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.
HE SAID: +IT IS NOT EASY TO ARRIVE AT A SOLUTION THAT IS SATISFACTORY TO ALL, AND IN A PROGRAMME SUCH AS THE ONE IN WHICH WE ARE NOW ENGAGED, WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE MOVED TO IMPLEMENT IT, OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE GOING TO EE CASES WHERE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO BE ENTIRELY HAPPY WITH WHAT HAS BEEN OFFERED.
+BUT LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT THE OFFICIALS INVOLVED ARE MOST CONCERNED TO GET THE BALANCE RIGHT OF WHAT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE.+
MIR. AKERS-JONES ADDED THAT SENSIBLE ADVICE, OPINION AND INFLUENCE OF COMMUNITY LEADERS PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART AND ARE VERY WELCOME.
OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, MR. AKERS-JONES SAID, SOME 100,□□□ PEOPLE OR MORE MUST EE CLEARED FROM THEIR HOMES ON THE LAND SO THAT THE COMMITMENT OF OUR SOCIETY TO PROVIDE DECENT HOUSING FOR ALL THOSE WHO NEED IT CAN EE MET IN TIME.
+THESE ARE YEARS OF GREAT CHANGE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THEY ARE YcARS OF EXCITEMENT AND CHALLENGE AS THE VERY NATURE CF LIFE IN RURAL AREAS SHIFTS FROM THE COUNTRY PATTERN OF HUNDREDS OF YEARS TO THAT CF A COMPLEX DEVELOPED INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY.
+THESE CHANGES INVOLVE PEOPLE - THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE -PEOPLE AND LAND, PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO FORSAKE THEIR HOMES AND LAND FOR HIGH-RISE FLATS AND WORK IN INDUSTRY,+ HE SAID.
HE SAID HE BELIEVED THAT THE NEV. RATES AND PROCEDURES RECOMMENDED EY A WORKING GROUP HEADED EY SIR YUET-KEUNG KAr. AND ADOPTED EY THE GOVERNMENT LAST WEEK WERE IN LINE WITH THE GOVERNMENT’S POLICY OF BEING FAIR AND REASONABLE.
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;/R. AKERS-JONES SPOKE OF THE NEED TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TC COME FORWARD NOT TO TAKE THE PLACE OF EXISTING ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS THE RURAL COMMITTEES EUT TO INVOLVE THE NEW ARRIVALS IN THE NEW TOWNS AND' COMMUNITIES CF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
+AS A MOVE IN THIS DIRECTION AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, ADVISORY BOARDS WERE ESTABLISHED IN EACH DISTRICT.
+ l AN GLAD TO EE AELE TO’TELL YOU THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY GIVEN MUCH VALUABLE ADVICE AND MADE MANY SENSIBLE SUGGESTIONS FOR USE OF THE FUNDS ALLOCATED TO THEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
+IT IS EARLY YET EUT I CAN SAY THAT THESE FIRST STEPS IN THE LIFE OF THE ADVISORY BOARDS ARE VERY ENCOURAGING AND WE SHOULD WATCH THEIR DEVELOPMENT WITH INTEREST,* MR. AKERS-JONES SAID.
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TENDERS FCR 300 MORE TAXI LICENCES
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT a ILL EE OFFERING A FURTHER 333 HCXG KONG AND KOWLOON TAXI LICENCES FCR TENDER EARLY NEXT MONTH.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THIS FURTHER ISSUE OF 330 URBAN TAXI LICENCES IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED POLICY.
TRE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT FULL DETAILS OF THE TENDER WOULD EE ANNCUNCED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE AND IN THE NEWS MEDIA ON AUGLST 4, 1978.
TENDER FORMS FOR THESE LICENCES ..'ILL BE AVAILABLE FROM AUGUST 4 AT THE DEPARTMENT’S LICENSING OFFICES ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND IN KOWLOON.
TRE SPOKESMAN REMINDED THAT THE KOWLOON LICENSING OFFICE WILL BE MOVING THIS WEEKEND FROM PUI CHING ROAD TO THE PARK-IN CENTRE IN DUNDAS STREET, MONG KOK.
TRE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE 3'30 TAXI LICENCES WOULD BE ISSUED TO SUCCESSFUL TENDERERS AT THE FATE OF 133 A MONTH STARTING FROM OCTOBER.
TRE LAST TAXI LICENCE TENDER WAS CALLED IN APRIL THIS YEAR a'HEN 3C0 TAXI LICENCES WERE ALLOCATED TO SUCCESSFUL TENDERERS WHO HAI BID BETWEEN £236,513 AND £212,860 FOR EACH LICENCE.
TRIE SPOKESMAN SAID FURTHER SIMILAR CALLS FOR TAXI TENDERS MAY BE MADE IN ABOUT EVERY FOUR MONTHS.
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INTEREST UP TO 2-1/2 PER CENT PER ANNUM EXEMPT FROM TAX ******
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT INTEREST PAYA-E BY LICENSED BANKS AND EY THE GOVERNMENT AT RATES OF UP TO 2-1/2 PER CENT PER ANNUM WOULD EE EXEMPTED FROM INTEREST TAX WITH EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
THIS REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF 1/4 PER CENT IN THE EXEMPTION LIMIT AND FOLLOWS THE ANNOUNCEMENT EY THE EXCHANGE BANKS’ ASSOCIATION LAST FRIDAY THAT THE RATE OF INTEREST PAYABLE ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS v.CULD EE SIMILARLY RAISED TO 2-1/2 PER CENT ALSO WITH EFFECT FROM TODAY.
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PROPOSED LANTAU FIXED CROSSING CONTRACT * * *
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND MOTT, HAY AND ANDERSON •AR EAST a ILL SIGN AN AGREEMENT TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO CARRY OUT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROPOSED LANTAU FIXED CROSSING.
THE SIGNING WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE P.W.D.’S CONFERENCE ROOM, 21ST FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, AT 11 A.M.
COTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TC SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY AT 11 A.M.. ON THE 21ST FLOOR OF MURRAY BUILDING. TELEVISION CREWS ARE ASKED TO ARRIVE EARLY SC THAT THEY a ILL HAVE AMPLE TIME TO SET UP THEIR CAMERAS.
AFTER THE SIGNING CEREMONY, MR. DAVID STEAD, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT, AND MR. C.K. CHOv,, GOVERNMENT HIGHWAY ENG INEER/mANAGEMENT, WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW.
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120 DISABLED FOUND JOBS IN LAST THREE MONTHS *******
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT’S JOB PLACEMENT UNIT LAST MONTH HELPED FIND JOBS FOR 39 DISABLED, BRINGING TO 120 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO FOUND WORK WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE UNIT DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS FINANCIAL YEAR.
THE GROUP WHO FOUND JOBS IN JUNE INCLUDED 10 BLIND, 15 PHYSICALLY DISABLED, SIX DEAF, FOUR EX-MENTAL PATIENTS AND FOUR MENTAL RETARDATES.
COMMENTING ON LAST MONTH’S FIGURES, MR. CHAN SHIU—WING, OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF THE UNIT SAID TODAY THAT WHILE THE MAJORITY WERE PLACED IN JOES OF A GENERAL NATURE, SUCH AS PACKING, ASSEMBLING AND ROUTINE OFFICE WORK, OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DISABLED TO JOIN SPECIALISED TRADES AS SKILLED PERSONNEL HAD SHOWN SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT.
+IN THE MONTH OF JUNE, A PHYSICALLY-HANDICAPPED YOUNG MAN JOINED A PUBLICATION FIRM AS AN ASSISTANT ARTIST, TWO MENTALLY RETARDED YOUNG PERSONS BECAME TAILORING ASSISTANTS WHILE ANOTHER WAS EMPLOYED AS A JEWELLERY APPRENTICE.+ HE SAID.
THIS IMPROVEMENT, MR. CHAN SAID, HAS RESULTED FROM AN INCREASING AWARENESS BY PROPRIETORS OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE POTENTIAL ABILITY OF THE DISABLED.
THOSE FOUND JOBS LAST MONTH ARE PAID EITHER AT DAILY RATES RANGING FROM $20 TO $28 OR ON A MONTHLY BASIS BETWEEN $450 AND $990.
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KOWLOON CAR LICENSING OFFICE MOVING TO NEW PREMISES ******
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT’S KOWLOON LICENSING Cfi^F ICE AND ITS '.t IV ING TEST APPOINTMENTS AND WRITTEN TESTS UNITS, SITUATED AT PUI CHING ROAD, KOWLOON, WILL BE MOVING TO THE PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, NINTH FLOOR, 56 DUNDAS STREET, MONG KOK, ON JULY 22. THE PUI CHING ROAD OFFICES WILL THEREFORE BE CLOSED ON JULY 22 AND 24, 1978.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ADVISED APPLICANTS FOR DRIVING LICENCES, VEHICLE LICENCES AND OTHER PERMITS TO MAKE USE OF THE HONG KONG LICENSING OFFICE AT MURRAY ROAD CAR PARK ON JULY 22 AND 24.
THE NEW KOWLOON LICENSING OFFICES WILL BE IN OPERATION ON JULY 25, AND THE NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER WILL BE 3*317826.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT WRITTEN TESTS SET FOR JULY 24 WOULD BE HELD AS SCHEDULED IN THE NEW OFFICE AT PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE. CANDIDATES SHOULD NOTE THIS CHANGE OF ADDRESS AND TO REPORT TO THE NEW CENTRE AT tHE DATE AND TIME ORIGINALLY ALLOCATED.
ENROLMENT FOR THE INDOOR DRIVING INSTRUCTION COURSE WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE NEW OFFICE ON AUGUST 15, 1978.
THE DRIVING TEST HEADQUARTERS AND THE INDOOR INSTRUCTION CENTRE WILL REMAIN AT PUI CHING ROAD, KOWLOON.
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PWD MASS TRANSIT OFFICE SETS UP SUB-OFFICE ******
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT’S MASS TRANSIT OFFICE HAS SET UP A SUB-OFFICE IN TSUEN WAN TO FACILITATE NEGOTIATIONS WITH TENANTS/OWNERS OF THE SEVEN BUILDINGS AT SAI LAU KOK AFFECTED BY THE MTR TSUEN WAN EXTENSION.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS PROPOSED TO RESUME THE LAND OCCUPIED BY THE SEVEN BUILDINGS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MTR DEPOT FOR THE TSUEN WAN EXTENSION.
THE SUB-OFFICE IS LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF TSUEN KING BUILDING AT 91-93, HOI PA STREET, TSUEN WAN.
IT WILL BE OPEN FROM 8.45 A.M. TO 5.15 P.M. ON WEEKDAYS AND 9 A.M. TO NOON ON SATURDAYS.
THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON SATURDAY AFTERNOONS, SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
MONDAY, JULY 17, 1978
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TUEN MUN SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME STARTS
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TH S YEAR’S TUEN MUN DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME GOT OFF TO > START IN CARNIVAL ATMOSPHERE THIS (MONDAY) MORNING.
Fl'E HUNDRED LOCAL CHILDREN AND YOUTHS WERE ENTERTAINED IN A FUN F/ IR COMPRISING A VARIETY OF STALL GAMES HELD AT THE ST. SIMON’S LUI MING CHOY TECHNICAL SECONDARY SCHOOL IN TUEN MUN.
THE; DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, OFFICIATED
AT THC OPENING CEREMONY WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS TO MARK
THE START OF THE MASSIVE PROGRAMME OF 106 ACTIVITIES ORGANISED EY THE "UEN MUN DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE AND LCC \L VOLUNTARY GROUPS.
THIS YEAR’S PROGRAMME FEATURES A NUMBER OF ADVENTUROUS ACTIVITIES — ACADEMIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOURS TO THE CITY HALL MUSCUM, CHEUNG CHAU, LUNG KWU TANG IN TUEN MUN AND TO ANCIENT TEMPLES AND GRAVES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THESE SPECIAL VISITS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AN ACADEMIC AND RECREATIONAL OUTLET FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN ARCHAEO.OGY.
OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE VARIETY SHOWS, PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL TRAINING COURSES AND PICNICKING.
ADDRESSING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE SAID THIS YEAR’S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WAS THE FIFTH ORGANISED FOR TUEN MUN YOUTH, WITH THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS INCREASING EACH YEAR.
+THIS YEAR, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT SOME 35,000 YOUNG PERSONS WILL JCIN THE PROGRAMME WHICH, I UNDERSTAND, IS GEARED TO THE VARYING INTERESTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN VARIOUS AGE GROUPS,* MR. LEE SAID.
HE SAID IT WAS PARTICULARLY GRATIFYING TO LEARN THAT THE PROGRAMME HAD BEEN FINANCED WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS, THE ROYAL HONG KCNG JOCKEY CLUB AND THE GOVERNMENT.
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SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME IN TAI PO ******
THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, AND THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, "R. CLIVE OXLEY, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE TAI PO S IX'“D I STR ICTS SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME 1978 TO BE HELD AT THE SHENG KUNG HUI BISHOP MOK SAL TSENG SECONDARY SCHOOL, TAI PO MARKET AT 9.45 A.M. ON THURSDAY (JULY 20).
THE CEREMONY WILL INCLUDE A GAMES COMPETITION TO BE PARTICIPATED EY MORE THAN 1,500 CHILDREN FROM THE SIX DISTRICTS — TAI PO, FAN LING. SHEUNG SHU I, TA KWU LING, SHA TAU KOK AND SAI KUNG (NORTH).
NOTE TC EDITORS:
YCU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE TAI PO SIX DISTRICTS SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.
OFFICIAL TRANSPORT WILL EE PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS OF THE PRESS. A GOVERNMENT VAR (AM 3274) ILL LEAVE THE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER, TSIM. SHA TSUI FOR TAI PO MARKET AT 8.15 A.M. ON THURSDAY (JULY 23) AND WILL RETURN FROM TAI PC MARKET AT 11.15 A.M.
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VATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN TAI KOK TSUI WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM MIDNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY (JULY 19) TO 6 A.M. ON THURSDAY (JULY'20) FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS.
THE AREA TO EE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY TAI KOK TSUI ROAD, LARCH STREET, WALNUT STREET, BEDFORD ROAD, LIME STREET, TUNG CHAU STREET, TONG MEI ROAD, FUK TSUN STREET, PINE STREET, IVY STREET, BEECH STREET INCLUDING FIR STREET.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG. TEL 5-233191
TUESDAY, JULY 1g, 1978
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
CONSULTANTS SIGNED UP TO INVESTIGATE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING 1
HONG KONG TO ATTEND TRANSPORT SEMINAR IN TOKYO ............... 2
LEGCO MEETS TOMORROW ......................................... 3
12TH BRANCH OFFICE OF LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE TO OPE’'1 SOON .......................................................
TSUEN WAN’S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME STARTS WITH A SPLASH ... 5
EXHIBITION ON CHINESE LANGUAGE EXPERIMENT .................... 6
EDUCATING PEOPLE TO USE THEIR LEISURE TIME ................... 7
FIVE SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT STAFF RETIRING .................... Q
WATER CUT..................................................... q
TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1978
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PROPOSED LANTAU FIXED CROSSING
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THE POSSIBILITY OF LINKING LANTAU ISLAND WITH THt KOWLOON MAINLAND MOVED ONE STEP CLOSER TO REAL ISAT+GJ^TODAY.
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SIGNED UP CONSULTANTS TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER GOVERNMENT COULD EMBARK ON WHAT WOULD EE THE LARGEST AND MOST AMBITIOUS HIGHWAYS PROJECT EVER IN HONG KONG.
THE AGREEMENT WAS FORMALLY SIGNED TODAY BY MR. DAVID STEAD, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT, ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT AND MR. GRAHAM SHUTTER, RESIDENT PARTNER OF MOTT, HAY AND ANDERSON FAR EAST.
MOTT, HAY AND ANDERSON FAR EAST IN ASSOCIATION WITH PER HALL CONSULTANTS LTD., HARRIS AND SUTHERLAND FAR EAST AND L.G. MOUCHEL AND PARTNERS (ASIA) MAKE UP THE ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP OF HONG KONG WHICH HAS BEEN FORMED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PROJECT.
BETWEEN NOW AND FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP OF HONG KONG WILL BE STUDYING THE FEASIBILITY OF LINKING THE MAINLAND AT TSUEN WAN WITH TSI NG Yl ISLAND, AND THEN TO MA WAN, AND FINALLY LANTAU.
THE PROPOSAL IS TO PROVIDE ROAD ACCESS' TO AN AREA THAT CONTAINS, IN THE WORDS OF THE GOVERNOR IN HIS ADDRESS TO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN 1973, +AMPLE ROOM FOR BADLY NEEDED ADDITIONAL SITES FOR INDUSTRY AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.*
THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT IS ENORMOUS.
INITIALLY IT IS A FOUR-LANE FIXED CROSSING LINKING LANTAU WITH THE MAINLAND. IT COMPRISES:
* A BRIDGE ACROSS RAMBLER CHANNEL TO TSING Yl ISLAND-
* A BRIDGE, OR TUNNEL, FROM TSING Yl TO MA WAN ISLAND- AND
* A ERIDGE’BETWEEN MA WAN AND LANTAU ACROSS KAP SHU I MUN
THERE WOULD ALSO BE:
* CONNECTIONS FOR THE FIRST STAGE ONTO THE ROAD SYSTEM AT TSUEN WAN-
* A ROAD ON TSING Yl ISLAND LINKING THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN TSUEN WAN AND TSING Yl AND TSING Yl AND MA WAN-
* A ROAD ACROSS MA WAN JOINING THE LINK BETWE.EN TSING Yl AND MA WAN, AND LANTAU ISLAND- AND
* APPROACHES TO THE MA WAN-LANTAU ERIDGE, INCLUDING CONNECTIONS TO THE FUTURE ROAD NETWORK OF NORTHERN LANTAU.
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THE TOTAL PROJECT WOULD EXTEND OVER 7.8 KM, AND THE LENGTH 'OF WATER CROSSING ALONE WOULD BE 2.7 KM.
WHILE ALL FACTORS WOULD DEPEND ON THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS’ REPO’ , AFTER THE INVESTIGATION STAGE, IT WOULD SEEM LIKELY THAT SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE PROJECT WOULD INCLUDE:
* THE FIRST MAJOR SUSPENSION BRIDGE TO EE CONSTRUCTED IM A TYPHOON-PRONE AREA= AND
* IF THE SPAN OF THE SUSPENSION ERIDGE WAS TO BE IN THE 1200 - 1303 METRE RANGE, IT WOULD BE ONE OF THE LARGEST SPAN BRIDGES IN THE WORLD.
TC COPE WITH THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF LANTAU, THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS’ BRIEF WILL COVER THE POSSIBILITY OF EXPANDING THE LANTAU-MA JAN LINK FROM A FOUR-LANE FACILITY TO EIGHT-LANE.
IT WOULD ALSO COVER THE POSSIBILITY OF INCREASING FROM FOUR LANES TC SIX LANES THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MA WAN AND TSUEN WAN, AND FINALLY THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-LANE ERIDGE BETWEEN MA WAN AND THE MAINLAND IN THE VICINITY OF SHAN TSENG.
WHILE IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PREDICT PROJECT SCHEDULES AT THIS STAGE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID CONSTRUCTION COULD POSSIBLY BEGIN IN 1981.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE PART IN AN INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON URBAN TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION TO BE HELD IN TOKYO FROM JULY TO SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.
MR. ERNEST S.W. LEE, SENIOR TRANSPORT OFFICER, WILL REPRESENT THE DEPARTMENT AT THE SEMINAR, WHICH INCLUDES A TRAINING COURSE CONDUCTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN AS PART OF ITS TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION PROGRAMMES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
AT THE SEMINAR, MR. LEE WILL PRESENT A PAPER ENTITLED +URBAN TRANSPORT PLANNING IN HONG KONG.+
THE TRAINING COURSE WILL CONSIST OF LECTURES, DISCUSSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF URBAN TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING THE PLANNING OF TRANSPORT PROJECTS, FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SUCH PROJECTS, MANAGEMENT OF THE TRANSPORT INDUSTRY, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING STUDIES, PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IN TRANSPORT OPERATIONS.
MR. LEE IS A MEMBER OF THE U.K. CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT (C.l.T.) AND IS THE HON. SECRETARY — DESIGNATE OF THE HONG KONG SECTION OF THE C.l.T. HE STUDIED IN QUEEN’S COLLEGE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
MR. LEE WILL LEAVE FOR TOKYO ON THURSDAY.
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LEGCO MEETS TOMORROW * * *
UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL RAISE A TOTA_ OF 15 QUESTIONS ON VARIOUS MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST AT THE COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW.
THE HON. JAMES WU WILL ASK THE GOVERNMENT TO COMMENT ON THE CURRENT VALUE OF THE HONG KONG DOLLAR IN RELATION TO THE CURRENCIES OF OUR MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS, AND ITS EFFECT ON OUR TR^DE AND ECONOMY.
THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN WILL ASK WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WILL T*KE STEPS TO INTRODUCE MAXIMUM WORKING HOURS FOR PUBLIC OMNIBUS DRIVERS IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
THE HON. WONG LAM WILL QUERY ON THE STEPS THE GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE OF ACCIDENTS SIMILAR TO TWO RECENT TRAGEDIES INVOLVING TWO WORKERS AND FIVE HONG KONG SEAMEN WHILE WORKING IN A FUEL TANK.
DR. THE HON. HARRY FANG WILL RAISE THREE SEPARATE QUEST)DNS ON THE SUBJECT OF AIR POLLUTION. HE WILL ASK ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT’S CONTROL OVER THE EMISSION OF NOXIOUS FUMES BY VEHICLES APART FROM PENALISING MOTORISTS FOR ALLOWING THEIR VEHICLES TO EMIT EXCESSIVE SMOKE.
DR. FANG WILL ALSO ASK WHETHER THE LEVELS OF NOXIOUS FUMES EMITTED BY VEHICLES INSIDE THE NEW LION ROCK TUNNEL ARE ACCEPTABLE AND, WHETHER IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE MADE TO THE VENTILATION SYSTEMS OF THE TWO LION ROCK TUNNELS AND OF THE ‘ COVERED FRONTAGE AREA OUTSIDE THE BUFFER HALL OF THE KAI TAK AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING USED BY TOURIST COACHES AS A PICK-UP POINT.
OTHER QUESTIONS TO BE RAISED BY UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS CONCERN A SPECIAL LOAN SCHEME TO ASSIST SMALL FACTORY OPERATORS TO PURCHASE THEIR OWN FACTORY PREMISES, THE COMPUTERISED TRAFFIC MONITORING SYSTEM, THE MALPRACTICE OF CERTAIN TAXI DRIVERS AND THE EXTENSION OF POSTAL SERVICES FOR REGISTERED MAIL.
THREE BILLS — THE INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) (NO.4) BILL 1978, THE MAGISTRATES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978 AND THE PREVENTION OF BRIBERY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978 — WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE COUNCIL FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS.
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12TH LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE BRANCH OFFICE TO OPEN ******
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT’S 12TH BRANCH OFFICE OF THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED ON JULY 25 AT YUE Oil HOUSE, YUE WAN ESTATE, CHAI WAN.
THE NEW OFFICE WILL BE LINKED WITH ALL OTHER BRANCH OFFICES OF THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE THROUGH A FACSIMILE SYSTEM TO FACILITATE PEOPLE IN CHAI WAN AREA TO KNOW WHAT JOBS ARE AVAILABLE IN OTHER DISTRICTS.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. NEIL HENDERSON, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY ”WI TH FOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OPENING OF THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE’S 12TH BRANCH OFFICE AT 4 P.M. ON JULY 25 AT YUE ON HOUSE, YUE WAN ESTATE, CHAI WAN.
PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE REAR OF G.I.S., BATTERY PATH AT 3 P.M.
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TSUEN WAN’S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME STARTS WITH A SPLASH ******
TSUEN WAN’S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME STARTED WITH A'?+SPLASH+ THIS EVENING WHEN MORE THAN l-,000 YOUNGSTERS ATTENDED A WATER SPORTS CARNIVA- AT THE KWAI CHUNG SWIMMING POOL, KWAI SHING CIRCUIT.
EVENTS OF THE EVENING INCLUDED DIVING AND LIFE-SAVING DEMONSTRATIONS, WATER-POLO MATCHES AND INVITATION SWIMMING RELAYS.
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. JOHN TODD, OFFICIATED AT THE POOL-SIDE RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY.
MR. TODD TOLD THE GATHERING THAT THE TSUEN WAN SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WHICH STARTED TEN YEARS AGO ON A SMALL SCALE HAS NOW BEEN DEVELOPED INTO A MAJOR ANNUAL RECREATION PROGRAMME.
+THIS YEAR’S PROGRAMME PROVIDES FOR 600 ITEMS WITH ACTIVITIES RANGING FROM EXCURSIONS AND SPORTS COMPETITIONS TO LEADERSHIP TRAIN INS CAMPS AND OTHER USEFUL COMMUNITY SERVICES,* MR. TODD SAID.
MORE THAN 100,000 LOCAL STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAMME WHICH RUNS UNTIL MID-SEPTEMBER.
THIS YEAR’S PROGRAMME IS DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: RECREATION CAMPS, RECREATION CLUB AND CENTRE, STUDY AND TRAINING, INTEREST GROUPS, VISITS AND EXCURSIONS, OUTINGS, PHYSICA. ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS, GAMES, COMPETITIONS AND MATCHES, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS VARIETY SHOW AND FUN FAIR.
TH- PROGRAMME IS JOINTLY ORGANISED EY ABOUT 120 PARTICIPATING AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE TSUEN WAN COMMUNITY AND'YOUTH OFFICE.
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EXHIBITION TO SHOW PROGRESS OF CHINESE LANGUAGE EXPERIMENT * * * *
PROGRESS MADE IN AN EXPERIMENT AIMED AT RAISING CHINESE LANGUAGE STANDARDS THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF PUPILS’ INTEREST IN CHINESE SUPPLEMENTARY READING WILL BE SHOWN AT A SPECIAL EXHIBITION TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
THE EXHIBITION IS ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE QHINESE SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT’S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE AND THE TWO SCHOOLS TAKING PART IN THE EXPERIMENT — BEL IL IOS PUBLIC SCHOOL AND CLEMENTI MIDDLE SCHOOL.
IT WILL BE HELD AT THE BEL IL IOS SCHOOL IN TIN HAU TEMPLE ROAD FROM 10 A.M. TO 4.30 P.M. TOMORROW FOR PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
ON DISPLAY AT THE EXHIBITION WILL BE REFERENCE MATERIAL USED IN THE EXPERIMENT AND A SELECTION OF WORK DONE BY PUPILS AT THE TWO PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.
THE EXPERIMENT, KNOWN IN EDUCATIONAL CIRCLES AS THE CHINESE SUPPLEMENTARY READING SCHEME, WAS INTRODUCED IN FORM 1 CLASSES AT THE BEL IL IOS AND CLEMENTI SCHOOLS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 1977-78 ACADEMIC YEAR.
THE SCHEME WILL BE EXTENDED TO FORM 2 CLASSES IN 1978-9.
THE SCHEME STEMS FROM A SURVEY OF LIBRARY BOOKS AND SUPPLEMENTARY RAD I NG MATERIALS IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS CARRIED OUT BY THE CHINESE SECTION OF THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE IN 1976.
THE DEPUTY CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS, MRS. LOUISE MOK, WILL OPEN THE EXHIBITION AT 10 A.M. TOMORROW.
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EDUCATING PEOPLE TC USE THEIR LEISURE TIME
* * K It H K
♦EDUCATION FOR LEISURE* IS THE BEST WAY OF COMBATING THE STRAIN J AND STRESSES OF CITY LIFE, ACCORDING TO THE ACTING PR INC I ’AL OF THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, MR. KONG YUN-FUN.
S’EAKI NG AT THE 27TH GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE COLLEGE, MR. KOJG SAID THERE WAS A NEED IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FOR TEACHERS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF INTERESTS.
+ ^PART FROM FAMILIARITY WITH HIS SUBJECT, A.GOOD TEACHER SHOULD HAVE SOME BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE OF LITERATURE, ART OR SCIENCE,* HE SAID.
♦AND IT WOULD BE BETTER STILL IF HE COULD DEVELOP A LIKING FOR MUSIC AND ART AND BE GOOD AT SPORT.
+ IN HONG KONG TODAY, AS A RESULT OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN A HARD AND FAST DEMARCATION BETWEEN DIFFERENT SUBJECTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY INTEGRATED.
+FROM A PRACTICAL VIEWPOINT, WHEN IT COMES TO STAFF RECRUITMENT MOST SCHOOL SUPERVISORS AND PRINCIPALS PREFER TEACHERS WHO CAN ORGANISE EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN ADDITION TO TEACHING REQUIRED SUBJECTS.*
BECAUSE OF THIS, MR. KONG SAID, COLLEGE HAD, IN THE PAST ' YEAR, 5RGANISED FOR STUDENTS SOME 20 DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING MUSIC APPRECIATION, PRACTICAL DRAMA, ELOCUTION, BALL GAMES, PHOTOGRAPHY FOR BEGINNERS, GARDENING, CHESS, WORKING WITH ACRYLI 3, SHADOW BOXING AND DESIGN FOR LIVING.
+APART FROM IMPARTING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, WE BELIEVE IN EDUCATION FOR LEISURE BECAUSE THIS IS THE BEST ANTIDOTE TO THE STRAINS AND STRESSES OF CITY LIFE,* HE SAID.
+WE THINK WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS TO MAINTAIN THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND AT THE SAME TIME COME TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEMSELVES THROUGH APPRECIATION OF LITERATURE, MUSIC, ART AND DRAMA, i-
CJMMENTING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE COLLEGE DURING THE PAST YEAR, 1R. KONG SAID THAT, TO KEEP PACE WITH CURRICULUM DEVELO’MENT, IT WAS PLANNED TO OPEN A RESEARCH AND RESOURCES CENTRE TO CO-ORDINATE THE PLANNING AND EQUIPPING OF THE COLLEGE
6 LIBRARY AND AUDIO-VISUAL COMPLEX.
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RETIREMENT OF SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT STAFF ******
FIVE STAFF MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT WILL RETIRE FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE SHORTLY AFTER A TOTAL OF 115 YEARS’ SERVICE.
THE RETIRING MEMBERS ARE: MR. A.J. MOONEY, SENIOR SUPPLIES OFFICER- MR. CHEUNG WING, DRIVER- MR. LEUNG PING-TUNG, WATCHMAN-MR. HO CHUNG-SANG, WATCHMAN AND MR. PUN WAH, WATCHMAN.
THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES, MR. F.J. YOUNG, WILL PRESENT THEM WITH RETIREMENT GIFTS ON BEHALF OF THEIR COLLEAGUES AT A CEREMONY ON THURSDAY (JULY 20) AT 4 P.M. IN THE DEPARTMENT’S CANTEEN, TOP FLOOR, OIL STREET, NORTH POINT.
NOTE TO EDITORS;
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE RETIREMENT GIFT PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT 4 P.M. ON THURSDAY (JULY 20) AT THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT CANTEEN, TOP FLOOR, OIL STREET, NORTH POINT.
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.VATER CUT II' SHAM SHU I PO * * *
THE ..ATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT ..ATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN SHAM SHU I PC '..ILL BE TURNED OFF FROM MIDNIGHT ON FRIDAY (JULY 21) TO 6 A.". ON SATURDAY TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS IN THE AREA.
THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY LAI CHI KOK ROAD. KWEILi:. STREET, TUNG CHAU STREET, KIU KIANG STREET INCLUDING YEN CHAU STREET, YEE KUK STREET AND HOI TAN STREET.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
.EDNESDAY; JULY 19, 1978---------------------------
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG TEL. 5-233191
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
VALUE OF THE HONG KONG DOLLAR .............................. 1
MORE COMPENSATION FOR OWNERS-OCOUPIERS OF POST-JAR RESIDENTIAL FLATS RESUMED FOR DEVELOPMENT .................. 2
REGISTRATION TIMES FOR NEW SCHOOLS ......................... 4
POLICE PROBING WALL COLLAPSE ............................... 5
MAGISTRATES (AMENDMENT) BILL TO ENABLE INTRODUCTION OF ASSESSOR SCHEME ............................................ 5
AUDIT (AMENDMENT) BILL TO REFLECT CREATION OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE PASSED .................................. 8
NEW LEGISLATION BEING CONSIDERED TO CONTROL VEHICLES’ GAS EMISSIONS .............................................. 9
TRAFFIC FLOW IN WEST KOWLOON IMPROVED ..................... 11
QUERY ON TAXI DRIVERS'PRACTICE ............................ 11
;<ORK SAFETY STRESSED .................................... 12
BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS (AMENDMENT) BILL BECOMES LAW ...................................................... 12
WORKING HOURS OF BUS DRIVERS .............................. 14
MONEY-LENDERS ORDINANCE ADEQUATE TO PROTECT BORROWERS ... 14
LEGCO APPROVES FACTORIES REGULATIONS ...................... 15
NO AID TO FACTORY OWNERSHIP ............................... 15
TIME FOR COLLECTING REGISTERED MAIL TO BE EXTENDED ........ 16
METHODS OF CALCULATING LIQUIDATED DAMAGES ................. 17
USD TO MANAGE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL ......................... 18
BOATING ON .ONG NE I CHUNG RESERVOIR ...................... 18
FEDERATION OF HK INDUSTRIES (AMENDMENT) BILL PASSED ....... 19
BILLS PASSED .............................................. 2C
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS ...................................... 2D
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1973
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VALUE OF HONG KONG DOLLAR * * * *
THE HO'IG KONG DOLLAR HAS DEPRECIATED BY ABOUT 12 PER CENT SICE THE END OF 1976 IN TERMS OF THE PUBLISHED EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATE INDEX WEIGHTED AGAINST THE CURRENCIES OF OUR 15 PRINCIPAL TRADING PARTNERS.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE ACTING FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HO... DAVID JORDAN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY IN REPLY TO THE HON. JAMES NU WHO ASKED THE GOVERNMENT TO COMMENT ON THE CURRENT VALUE OF THE HK DOLLAR IN RELATION TO THE CURRENCIES OF OUR ’■AJCR TRADING PARTNERS.
"R. JORDAN SAID THE DEPRECIATION HAD OCCURRED DESPIT E THE VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE EXCHANGE RATE OF CUR DOLLAR WITH THE US DOLLAR DURING THE LAST 13'MONTHS.
+THIS DOWNWARD MOVEMENT IN THE EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATE IS PART OF THE ADJUSTMENT PROCESS OF THE ECONOMY AND IS LIKELY TO HAVE A NUMBER OF IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR TRADE AND ECONOMY + -R. JORDAN SAID.
HE SAID THE DEPRECIATION OF OUR DOLLAR WOULD TEND TO IMPROVE OUR EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS TO SOME EXTENT AGAINST EXPORTS FROM COUNTRIES WHOSE CURRENCIES HAD APPRECIATED SUBSTANTIALLY. + BUT SUCH IMPROVEMENT WILL OF COURSE BE LIMITED BECAUSE OF THE HIGH IMPORT CONTENT OF OUR EXPORTS,+ HE ADDED.
ANOTHER IMPLICATION, MR. JORDAN SAID, IS THAT IMPORTS GENERALLY WILL TEND TO BECOME MORE EXPENSIVE IN TERMS OF THE HK DOLLAR BUT THIS TENDENCY HAS SO FAR BEEN LARGELY OFFSET BY STEADY OR DECLINING WORLD EXPORT PRICES OF INDUSITRAL IMPORTS. HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE UPWARD PRESSURE ON DOMESTIC PRICE LEVEL FROM THIS SOURCE HAS CONSEQUENTLY BEEN LIMITED.
+THE CURRENT PICK UP IN OUR EXPORT TRADE AND THE EXPECTED SLOWING DOW?! OF THE GROWTH RATE I’ THE DOMESTIC SECTOR COULD HELP TO STABILISE THE l\DEX,+ MR. JORDAN SAID.
+THE RECENT DECISION BY THE BANKS HERE TO RAISE THEIR INTEREST RATES MAY ALSO MAKE SOME CONTRIBUTION TO THIS PROCESS,+ HE ADDED.
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MORE COMPENSATION FOR OWNERS - OCCUPIERS CF POST-WAR FLATS RESUMED FOR DEVELOPMENT ******
THE GOVERNMENT IS TO INTRODUCE A NEw FORM CF ASSISTANCE TO OWNER-OCCUPIERS OF POST-WAR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES RESUMED FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES TO HELP THEN TOWARDS BUYING A NEW FLAT IF THE COMPENSATION FOR THE RESUMED FLAT IS NOT ENOUGH.
THE FIRST GROUP TO BENEFIT FROM THIS SCHEME ARE THE OWNEROCCUPIERS OF FLATS AT SAI LAU KOK, TSUEN WAN WHICH ARE BEING RESUMED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY STATION AND DEPOT AND THE ASSOCIATED LEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT AT NORTH TSUEN WAN.
UNDER THE SCHEME, THE GOVERNMENT WILL OFFER THE EQUIVALENT OF AN INTEREST-FREE LOAN TO AN OWNER-OCCUPIER TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE, IF ANY, BETWEEN THE VALUE OF HIS RESUMED FLAT AND THE PURCHASE PRICE OF A NEW FLAT OF HIS CHOICE= PROVIDED THAT THIS DIFFERENCE IS NO MORE THAN HALF THE VALUE OF THE RESUMED FLAT OR ^133,333 WHICHEVER IS THE LESSER AMOUNT.
THE ASSISTANCE WILL EE GIVEN NOT AS A LOAN BUT IN THE FORM CF A LUMP SUM REPRESENTING THE CASH VALUE OF THE INTEREST WHICH THE OWNER-OCCUPIER WOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY IF HE HAD BORROWED THE DIFFERENCE IN VALUE OF THE TWO FLATS. THE LUMP SUM WILL BE CALCULATED AT AVERAGE PREVAILING RATES OF INTEREST BASED ON MORTGAGE LOAN REPAYMENTS OVER A 12-YEAR PERIOD. INITIALLY, THE RATE OF INTEREST USED TO CALCULATE THE LUMP SUM WILL EE 13.5 PER CENT. THE LUMP SUM WILL EE PAID EITHER TO THE AFFECTED OWNEROCCUPIER OR TO THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION HOLDING THE MORTGAGE.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE SCHEME IS DESIGNED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT OWNER-OCCUPIERS WILL WISH TO REACCOMMODATE THE.' SELVES IN THE SAME DISTRICT WHERE THEY LIVE BUT CANNOT FIND SUITABLE ACCOMMODATION OF A SIMILAR SIZE AND STANDARD. UNTIL HE FINDS SUITABLE ACCOMMODATION, THE OWNER-OCCUPIER IS ENTITLED TO TEMPORARILY OCCUPY A FLAT IN A HOUSING AUTHORITY ESTATE FOR UP TO ONE YEAR.
ALTERNATIVELY, ELIGIBLE OWNER-OCCUPIERS NOT WISHING TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THIS SCHEME, WILL BE OFFERED PUBLIC HOUSING ON THE SAME BASIS AS ELIGIBLE TENANTS OF RESUMED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.
THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TO THE EXISTING STATUTORY AND IN SUCH CASES.
SAID THAT THE SCHEME IS ADDITIONAL EX-GRATIA PROVISIONS WHICH APPLY
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AS AN EXAMPLE, IN THE SAI LAU KOK CASE, THE CROWN WILL REQUIRE POSSESSION OF THE BUILDINGS IN APRIL OR MAY 1979 AND RESIDENTIAL OCCUPIERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AND INTEND TO TAKE UP ACCOMMODATION IN A HOUSING AUTHORITY ESTATE WILL, PRIOR TO THE END OF MARCH 1979, EE OFFERED ACCOMMODATION WITHIN THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT. IF AT ANY TIME BETWEEN NOW AND THE DATE OF CLEARANCE PERSONS WISH TO LEAVE THEIR PREMISES, THEY WILL RECEIVE HALF OF THE COMPENSATION OR ALLOWANCE OFFERED TO THEM BEFORE VACATING THEIR PREMISES WITH THE BALANCE BEING PAID IMMEDIATELY ON GIVING VACANT POSSESSION. IN RESPECT OF ANY DISPUTE INVOLVING THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION FOR ANY LEGAL INTERESTS IN LAND. ARBITRATION AND FINAL SETTLEMENT MAY BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LANDS TR IBUNAL.
HE SAID THAT THE PROPERTIES AT SAI LAU KOK WILL REVERT TO THE CROWN IN NOVEMBER 1978 AND DURING THE INTERVENING PERIOD. IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR OFFICERS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE MASS TRANSIT OFFICE OF THE P.W.D. AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE. TSUEN WAN TO VISIT ALL THE PREMISES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR ACCOMMODATION IN PUBLIC HOUSING AND TO ASSESS THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION AND OTHER SUCH ALLOWANCES AS GOVERNMENT MAY PROVIDE. UNTIL THESE VISITS TAKE PLACE, IT WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE TO INFORM EITHER THE OWNERS OR THE TENANTS OF THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION TO vHICH THEY ARE ENTITLED.
FINALLY, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING RESUMPTION PROCEDURES OR IF FURTHER DETAILS AS TO ELIGIBILITY FOR REACCOMMODATION ARE REQUIRED, PEOPLE SHOULD CONTACT THE LIAISON OFFICER (M.T.R.), TSUEN WAN, PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE AT 175 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, GROUND FLOOR, ON TELEPHONE NO. 12-431394 OR 12-431451, OR MR. VINCENT SUNG OF THE MASS TRANSIT OFFICE AT TSUEN KING BUILDING, HOI PA STREET, TSUEN WAN, ON TELEPHONE NO. 12-420324.
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DOTH THE ST. TERESA SECONDARY SCHOOL AND THE NG YUK SECONDARY SCHOOL ON SATURDAY (JULY 22) WILL BEGIN REGISTERING FOR THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR MIDDLE 1 TO 4 PUPILS OF THE FORMER PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL.
AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED THIS TODAY FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY AND REPRESENTATIVES OF BOTH SCHOOLS. ’
THE SPOKESMAN SAID LETTERS WERE TODAY SENT TO PARENTS OF MIDDLE 1 TO 4 PUPILS AT THE FORMER PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL INFORMING THEM THAT THEIR CHILDREN COULD ENROL FOR MIDDLE 2 TO 5 CLASSES IN EITHER THE ST. TERESA SECONDARY SCHOOL OR THE NG YUK SECONDARY SCHOOL.
THE OPTION OF ENROLLING IN EITHER INSTITUTION ALSO HAD BEEN EXTENDED IN LETTERS SENT TO THE PARENTS OF MORE THAN 250 PRIMARY 6 LEAVERS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS ALLOCATED FORM/MIDDLE 1 PLACES IN ST. TERESA SECONDARY SCHOOL UNDER THE NEW SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION SYSTEM.
EACH LETTER WAS ACCOMPANIED BY AN OPTION FORM THAT MUST BE COMPLETED AND SIGNED BY PARENTS AND PRODUCED AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID A REGISTRATION CENTRE FOR PUPILS ENROL IN THE ST. TERESA SECONDARY SCHOOL WOULD BE SET UP FU GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL IN JUNCTION ROAD, KOWLOON.
WISHING TO IN THE LOK
PUPILS WISHING TO ENTER THE NG YUK SECONDARY SCHOOL
wishing 10 ENIER THE NG YUK SECONDARY SCHOOL WOULD BE REQUIRED TO REGISTER AT ITS PREMISES IN THE HO.K YUEN STREET THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IN HUNG HOM.
ANNEX OF
THE DATES AND TIMES FOR REGISTRATION ARE:-
ST. TERESA SECONDARY SCHOOL — MIDDLE 1, JULY 25 TO (9 A.M. TO 10 A.M. AND 2 P.M. TO 3 P.M.J= MIDDLE 2 (9 A.M. TO- 12 NOON)- MIDDLE 3 TO 5, JULY 24 (9 A M*
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JULY 22
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NG YUK SECONDARY SCHOOL — MIDDLE 1, JULY 25 TO 12 NOON)- MIDDLE 2, JULY 22 (9 A.M. TO 12 MIDDLE 3 TO 5, JULY 24 (9 A.M. TO 12 NOON).
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POLICE INVESTIGATION INTO WALL COLLAPSE AT WESTERN * * * *
> GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE POLICE ARE CARRYING CUT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE COLLAPSE CF A WALL AT A DEMOLITION SITE AT CENTRE STREET, WESTER';, YESTERDAY, WHICH KILLED TWO PEOPLE AND INJURED 11 OTHERS. THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE AIM OF THE INVESTIGATION WOULD BE TO SEE WHETHER THERE WERE SUFFICIENT GROUNDS FOR CRIMINAL PRCCEEDINGS TO BE TAKEN.
HE SAID THERE WOULD EE A NORMAL ENQUIRY BY THE POLICE .JTH A VIE.. TO PRESENTING PAPERS TO THE CORONER FOR HIM TO DECIDE WHETHER THERE SHOULD EE AT INQUEST. •
HE SAID THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE HAD ALSO INITIATED ITS CwN TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION CF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE INCIDENT. THE RESULTS WOULD EE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE POLICE AND TO THE CORONER’S OFFICER.
HE SAID THE SITE WAS NOW UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE B.O.O. WHICH HAD UNDERTAKEN EMERGENCY WORKS TO ENSURE THAT THE SITE WOULD BE SAFE. THESE WORKS WERE EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED TODAY.
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MAGISTRATES (AMENDMENT) BILL H n H
A LILL .AIRLY DESIGNED TO ENABLE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE •'SSESSOR SCHEME TO APPOINT CANTONESE-SPEAKING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SIT WITH MAGISTRATES IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY ..AS INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
THE MAGISTRATES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978 ALSO SEEKS TO CHANGE TWO ASPECTS OF THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE DEALING WITH COMMITTAL PRCCEEDINGS.
MOVING THE SECOND READING CF THE BILL, THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, THE HON. GARTH THORNTON SAID THE PROPOSED SCHEME COULD HELP 7 AG IS iRATES DETERMINE CASES BY THE ADVICE OF CANTONESESPEAKING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO, IN ADDITION TO SPEAKING AND UNDERSTANDING THE LANGUAGE CF MOST ACCUSED PERSONS, HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS AND ESPECIALLY CURRENT COMMUNITY VIEWS.
♦THE SCHEME IS EXPEFIME'TAL AND THEREFORE THE AMENDMENTS ARE PERMISSIVE IN CHARACTER AND CAPABLE CF FLEXIBLE APPLICATION BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE,+ MP. T-iC.: TO' SAID.
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•ME'TING ON THE OTHER PROVISIONS IN THE BILL DEALING ITr ITTAL PROCEEDINGS, MR. THORTON SAID THE FIRST
A. E' i. I -IT . 3ULD PERMIT ..BITTEN STATEMENTS IN COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS TO BE TENDERED AS EVIDENCE IF COPIES ARE GIVEN TO THE MAGISTRATE AND THE DEFENCE NOT LESS THAN TEN DAYS BEFORE THE STATEMENT IS ACTUALLY TENDERED.
THE SECOND AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT A FAILURE TO COMPLY ., I TH A TECHNICAL PROCEDURE LAID DOAN IN THE MAGISTRATES ORDINANCE DEALING I TH SUBMISSIONS OF STATEMENTS OR EXHIBITS IN A COMMITTAL PROCEED IMG SHALL LOT RENDER SUCH/a’R ITTEN STATEMENTS Ai.:. EXHIBITS INADi'ISSABLE SC LONG AS THE ACCUSED IS NOT PREJUDICED 1Y THE F. ILU.RE.
MR. THORTON SAID THESE T O A-'ENDEMEHTS ..CULD REMOVE THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITHOUT IN ANY WAY PREJUDICING THE INTEREST OF ACCUSED PERSONS.
THREE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS, THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, THE HON. wCt«G LAM, AND THE HON. JAMES WU SPOKE IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
BOTH MR. CHEONG-LEEA AND MR. LONG ASKED THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO RELAX ITS EFFORTS IN RECRUITING LOCAL MAGISTRATES, ALTHOUGH THEY WELCOMED THE ASSESSOR SCHEME.
MR. CHECNG-LEEN SAID HE SUPPORTED THE SCHEME AS AN INTERIM APPROACH ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WILL BE CONSTANTLY REVIEWED AND MR. .ONG SAID THE SCHEME SHOULD ONLY EE TAKEN AS A COMPROMISE .vHEN THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH LOCAL MAGISTRATE APPOINTMENTS.
THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE ASSESSORS TO BE APPOINTED TO ASSIST MAGISTRATES.
MP. CHEONG-LEEN THOUGHT THE ASSESSORS SHOULD HAVE BROAD EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AND BE PREPARED TO SPEAK THEIR MIND jITH FIRMNESS. MR. WONG SAID THEY SHOULD PROVIDE THE MAGISTRATES WITH FAIR AND UNBIASED VIEWS BASED ON THEIR CONSCIENCE AND ON THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE LOCAL SITUATION AND CUSTOM.
+ IN i!O WAY SHOULD THEY REGARD THE! SELVES AS THE MAGISTRATE’S SUBORDINATES, ONLY AC 'UIESCliG ..I TH THEIR VIEWS AND NEVER CONTRADICT I i.G,+ HE SAID.
THEY THOUGHT THAT ..'HERE A MAGISTRATE DOES NOT ACCEPT THE VIEWS OF AN ASSESSOR, THE VIEWS AND THE MAGISTRATE’S REASON'S SHOULD EE RECORDED.
wHEN THERE IS SUBSEQUENT REPROVAL OR CRITICISM OF THE JUDGE'ENT, ALTHOUGH THE LEGAL RESPONS IF IL ITY FOR IT IS OK THE MAGISTRATE, THE ASSESSOR ..ILL ALSO BE BLAMED MORALLY, MR. ..ONG SAID.
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RECORDS OF THE DIFFERENT VIEWS WILL ALSO PROVIDE HELP. IN ASSESSING THE SUCCESS OF THE SCHEME, HE ADDED.
HE ALSO ASKED THAT EMPLOYERS EE REQUIRED TO ALLOW LEAVE TO THEIR STAFF IF NECESSARY DURING OFFICE HOURS, TO SERVE AS AS o — S o v *1S.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN SUGGESTED THAT AS MOST EXPATRIATE ."■■AG ISTRATES ARE ON CONTRACT TERMS, PREFERENCE COULD EE GIVEN IN THE FUTURE TO RECRUITING THOSE WHO WOULD BE PREPARED TO ACQUIRE SOME PROFICIENCY IN THE CANTONESE DIALECT.
ANOTHER SUGGESTION HE HAD WAS FOR APPOINTING BILINGUAL. LOCAL PERSONS w I TH WIDE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE TO ACT AS MAGISTRATES ASSISTED BY A LEGAL ASSESSOR WHO COULD EE AN EXPATRIATE.
HE PC INTED OUT THAT IN PROPORTION TO POPULATION, SINGAPORE HAS TWICE AS MANY LAWYERS AS HONG KONG AND EVEN WITH THE INCREASED INTAKE TO THE SCHOOL GF LA'.. AT THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY HONG KONG ..ILL STILL LAG EEHIND SINGAPORE.
HE SUGGESTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REVIEW THE PROELEM MORE SEARCH INGLY AND ASKED IT TO CONVINCE LOCAL LAWYERS OF TH^ GOOD JOE PROSPECTS AND JOB SATISFACTION IN THE JUDICIARY.
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE EILL, MR. JAMES WU RECOUNTED THE HISTORICAL CONCEPTS OF LAW IN CHINA AND POINTED OUT THAT ALTHOUGH CONFUCIANISM HAD BECOME GROSSLY INADEQUATE AS HUNAN RELATIONSHIP HAD GROWN INCREASINGLY COMPLICATED, THE VIRTUES IT PREACHED STILL HAD A PROFOUND EFFECT ON DETERRING CRIME.
+1 HAVE SAID THESE TO ERING TO MIND THE CHINESE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ITS LONG-HELD PHILOSOPHY THAT ’LAW IS BUT HUMANLY THINKING’ AMD THAT ’YOU CAN JUDGE HIS BEHAVIOUR BY LISTENING TO WHAT HE SAYS’.
+IN THE HONG KONG CONTEXT, DUE CONSIDERATION OF THESE FACTORS WOULD APPEAR TO EE ESSENTIAL FOF A SUCCESSFUL
ADMINISTRATION, AND IN MODERN PARLANCE, FOR HELPING TO BRIDGE THE COMMUNICATION GAP, ALBEIT INDIRECTLY, BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE,+ HE SAID.
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AUDIT AMENDl^NT) E ILL PASSED **•*?•**
THE AUDIT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978 , WHICH REFLECTS THE CREATION AND THE ROLE OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE AS A STAND I! G COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL , WAS PASSED TODAY.
THE NEw LEGISLATION STIPULATES THAT THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT -ILL SUBMIT HIS REPORTS TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THAT THE GOVERNMENT’S ANNUAL ACCOUNTS AND THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT’S REPORTS CT THEM ..ILL BE LAID BEFORE THE COUNCIL ALONG I TH THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE.
SPEAKING AT THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE BILL BEFORE IT .3 PASSED, UNOFFICIAL COUNCILLOR, THE HON. LI FOOK-WO SAID UNLESS THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO CHALLENGE ANY DEC IS I ONEY THE FINANCE ERANCH TO ALTER OR TO TA. E NO ACTION ON THE COMMITTEE’S RECOMMENDATIONS, IT IS -IFFIOULT OT SEE HOW IT CAN EFFECTIVELY CARRY OUT ITS TASK"AS THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL’S +WATCH- DOG* OVER THE EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
MR. LI NOTED THAT THE ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY SAID IN THE COUNCIL MEETING ON MAY 10 THAT THE COMMITTEE WOULD HAVE NO POWER TO ORDER ANY PARTICULAR ACTION TO EE TAKEN BUT THAT THE FINANCE BRANCH, AS THE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS, WOULD NATURALLY ATTACH GREAT WEIGHT TO THE COMMITTEE’S OPINION.
HOWEVER, MP. LI SAID THAT '.HILE THE UNOFFICIALS FULLY APPRECIATED THIS AND WHILE THEY DID NOT WISH TO INTERFERE . ITH THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, THEY ..ERE MORE THAN A LITTLE UNEASY THAT THE POWER OF THE COMMITTEE .-.AS TC EE LIMITED ONLY TO MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS.
+ALSC, IF THE FINANCE BRANCH HAS THE RIGHT NOT TO IMPLEMENT ANY PARTICULAR RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE OR TO TAKE ACTION OTHER THAN THAT ,.H ICH THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS, DOES THIS NOT MEAN THAT IT IS THE FINANCE BRANCH THAT HAS THE LAST WORD ON THE CONTROL OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND NOT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL?* MR. LI ASKED.
ON BEHALF OF THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS, MR. LI SOUGHT AN ASSURANCE FROM THE GOVERNMENT THAT THE NECESSARY AUTHORITY wOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE CO'.' ITTEE’S F I’-'AL TERMS OF REFERENCE.
IN REPLY, THE ACTING FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON. DAVID JORDAN SAID THAT THE FINAL TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE COMMITTEE HAVE ALREADY BEEN LAID DOWN IN THE NEW STANDING ORDER AND COULD EE ALTERED ONLY BY A FURTHER RESOLUTION A"D DEBATE, ENTIRELY SEPARATE FROM TODAY’S DEBATE OK THE AUDIT (AMENDMENT) BILL.
+THE BILL WE ARE CONS IDER I NG TODAY PROVIDED FOR THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO BE LAID EEFORE THE COUNCIL,* MR. JORDAN SAID.
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+3RILARLY, THt POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE HAVE ALREADY EEEK DETERMINED BY THE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE NEw STANDING ORDER. I MIGHT ADD THAT THE GOVERNMENT TOC IS BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THE RESOLUTION.*
HOWEVER, MR. JORDAf. ADDED THAT ALTHOUGH THE FORMAL POWER OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE WOULD BE LIMITED TO MAKING COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, THE GOVERNMENT .ILL NATURALLY GIVE GREAT WEIGHT TO THE COMMITTEE’S OPINIONS.
HE SAID THAT SINCE THE COMMITTEE HAS POWER TO REQUIRE OFFICIALS TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR EXPLANATIONS THAT THE COMMITTEE ".AY REQUIRE IN PERFORMING ITS DUTIES, THE COMMITTEE’S VIEwS GN SUCH INFORMATION AND'EXPLANATIONS CAN EE INCLUDED IN ITS REPORT.
+THE REPORT CAN THEN EE DEBATED IN THIS COUNCIL AND THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRED TO ANSWER FOR ITS ACTIONS,* MR. JORDAN SAID.
+ IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS v. ILL ENABLE THE COMMITTEE TO PERFORM ITS ’WATCH-DOG’ FUNCTION,* HE ADDED.
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NEW LEGISLATION BEING CONSIDERED TO CONTROL VEHICLES’ GAS EMISSIONS ******
THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING NEW LEGISLATION TO EXTEND THE SCOPE OF VEHICLE INSPECTION TO COVER GASEOUS EMISSIONS OTHER THAN SMOKE.
THIS WAS STATED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON. DEREK JONES, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM DR. THE HON. HARRY FANG ON THE EMISSION OF NOXIOUS FUMES BY MOTOR VEHICLES.
+ALL VEHICLES WITH PETROL ENGINES MANUFACTURED AFTER NOVEMBER 1, 1974 AND ALL DIESEL ENGINED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, 1976 MUST COMPLY WITH EMISSION STANDARDS LAID DOWN BY THE ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE BEFORE THEY CAN BE REGISTERED.* MR. JONES SAID.
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IN REPLY TC ANOTHER QUESTION FROM CR. FANG ON THE LEVELS OF NOXIOUS FUMES EMITTED EY MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE NEW LION ROCK TUNNEL, MR. JONES SAID THE AVERAGE IS 53 PARTS PER MILLION (PPM) ON WEEKDAYS AND 75 PPM ON SUNDAYS .vlTH, THE HIGHEST READING RECORDED SO FAR EE ING 83 PPM.
+THESE LEVELS ARE ACCEPTABLE FROM A HEALTH POINT OF VIEW AND ARE WELL WITHIN INTERNATIONAL OPERATING STANDARDS,* HE SAID.
+A DANGEROUS LEVEL IS ONLY REACHED WHEN CARBON MONOXIDE IN A TUNNEL EXCEEDS 403 PPM OR, DURING ANY 30 MINUTE PERIOD, AN AVERAGE OF 250 PPM,+ HE ADDED.
MR. JONES ALSO POINTED CUT THAT THE VENTILATION SYSTEMS OF THE TWO LION ROCK TUNNELS ARE CONSIDERED TC BE ADEQUATE AND THEY -ILL WORK BETTER WHEN ECTH TUBES ARE OPEN TO TRAFFIC LATER THIS YEAR BECAUSE CF THE RAM EFFECT OF VEHICLES TRAVELLING IN ONE DIRECTION ONLY.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE PRESENT RATHER POOR VISIBILITY IN THE TUNNEL IS CAUSED EY THE DUST FROM EARTH CARRYING LORRIES, PARTICULARLY THOSE MOVING FROM THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY WORK SITES TO THE RECLAMATIONS IN SHA TIN.
+THIS SITUATION WILL ALSO IMPROVE WHEN BOTH TUBES ARE OPEN TO TRAFFIC AND IT WILL CEASE ALTOGETHER WHEN THE WORKS ARE FINISHED,* MR. JONES SAID.
REFERRING TO ANOTHER QUESTION ON THE VENTILATION CONDITIONS CF THE COVERED FRONTAGE AREA OUTSIDE THE BUFFER HALL OF THE KAI TAK AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING USED EY TOURIST COACHES AS A PICK-UP POINT, MR. JONES SAID THEY WILL EE IMPROVED BY MARCH NEXT YEAR WHEN THE FIRST PHASE OF A VENTILATION SYSTEM BECOMES OPERATIONAL.
HE SAID THE NATURAL AIR FLOW IN THE AREA HAS BEEN PARTIALLY IMPEDED EY HOARDINGS PUT UP AT THE WESTERN END CF THE BUILDING TO ENABLE THE WORK ON THE EXTENSION CF THE TERMINAL BUILDING TO PROCEED.
+AS THE EXTENSION TO THE TERMINAL BUILDING PROGRESSES, THE AIR FLOW SHOULD EE IMPROVED BECAUSE THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING PROVIDES FOR THE INSTALLATION CF A VENTILATION SYSTEM WHICH WOULD ENSURE A CONSTANT CIRCULATION CF FRESH AIR IX’ ALL THE COVERED AREAS OUTSIDE THE TERMINAL BUILDING,* MR. JONES SAID.
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TRAFFIC FLOw IN WEST KOWLOON IMPROVED * * * *
A CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENT IN TRAFFIC FLOW IN WEST KOWLOON HAS BEEN ACHIEVED WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE COMPUTERISED TRAFFIC MONITORING SYSTEM, THE HCN. DEREK JONES, SECRETARY FOR THE.ENVIRONMENT, SAID TODAY.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION .BY THE HON. PETER C. WONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR. JONES SAID THE SCHEME HAD RESULTED IN A 33 PER CENT REDUCTION IN AVERAGE JOURNEY TIMES, A 52 PER CENT REDUCTION IN THE TIME DURING WHICH VEHICLES WERE STOPPL'D AND 42 PER CENT INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE SPEED OF MOVEMENT.
IN REPLY TO ANOTHER QUESTION BY MR. WONG, MR. JONES 5AID IN ORDER TO AVOID ACCIDENT AND DANGER TO MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS, IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT’S POLICY TO INSTALL TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT MORE PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS.
HE SAID THAT AT PRESENT THERE ARE 216 SIGNAL CONTROLLED CROSSINGS AND 145 ZEBRA CROSSINGS THROUGHOUT HONG KONG.
MOST OF THE SIGNAL CONTROLLED CROSSINGS WERE PROGRAMMED TO SYNCHRONISE WITH OTHER TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN THE AREA AND THEY HAD REGULAR TIMINGS TO ALLOW PEDESTRIANS TO CROSS.
MR. JONES SAID THIS SYSTEM WAS PREFERABLE WHERE THERE WAS A CONSTANT FLOW OF VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS.
+PEDESTRIAN ACTIVATED SIGNALS ARE ONLY PROVIDED IN PLACES WHERE IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR THEM TO EE SYNCHRONISED WITH OTHER TRAFFIC LIGHTS,+ HE ADDED.
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THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON. DEREK JONES SAID TODAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS AWARE THAT MANY TAXI DRIVERS WERE USING +OUT-OF-SERVICE+ SIGNS OR COVERING THEIR METERS WITH RAGS AND REFUSING TO HIRE CUT HIS TAXI.
HE WAS ANSWERING A QUESTION FROM THE HON. CHARLES YEUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
BUT, MR. JONES CAUTIONED THAT A TAXI DRIVER IS NOT ACTING ILLEGALLY IF HE REFUSES TO ACCEPT A HIRING WHEN HIS FLAG IS COVERED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT IS NOT VISIBLE OUTSIDE THE TAXI.
+IT IS THEREFORE DIFFICULT TO PROVE AN OFFENCE IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES AND IT IS REALLY UP TO THE PUBLIC TO REFUSE TO TAKE PART IN SUCH BARGAINING,* HE SAID.
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WORK SAFETY STRESSED * * * *
THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, THE HON. NEIL HENDERSON, TODAY STRESSED THE NECESSITY FOR PROPRIETORS AND WORKERS TO OBSERVE PRECAUTION'S LAID DOWN EY LA;. TO SAFEGUARD PEOPLE WORKING IN CONFINED SPACES.
SPEAKING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR. HENDERSON DREW ATTENTION TO THE PRECAUTIONS REQUIRED EY THE 1973 FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (CONFINED SPACES) REGULATIONS.
HE ..AS REPLYING TO THE HON. WONG'LAM, WHO ASKED WHAT STEPS THE GOVERNMENT WOULD TAKE TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE OF SUCH ACCIDENTS AS THE TWO RECENT TRAGEDIES 'WHICH RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF TWO WORKERS AT KAI TAK AND FIVE HONG KONG SEAMEN WHILE WORKING IN A FUEL TANK ABOARD A SHIP.
MR. HENDERSON POINTED OUT THAT BECAUSE OF THE TRANSIENT NATURE OF WORK IN CONFINED SPACES, THE WIDE VARIETY OF SUCH CONFINED SPACES, AND THE WAY OF DIFFERENT HAZARDS ENCOUNTERED, FIELD INSPECTION IN THESE CASES WAS OF LIMITED VALUE. THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT THEREFORE CONCENTRATED ITS EFFORT ON GUIDANCE AND ADVICE.
HE SAID A GUIDE TO THE REGULATIONS WAS PUBLISHED AND FREE SAFETY COURSES ON WORK IN CONFINED SPACES WERE HELD REGULARLY.
WITH REGARD TO THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT KAI TAK, MR. HENDERSON SAID THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WAS CONSIDERING WHETHER A PROSECUTION WAS WARRANTED, BUT INVESTIGATIONS WERE NOT YET COMPLETE.
AS FOR THE FATAL ACCIDENT INVOLVING THE HONG KONG SEAMEN ON BOARD A BRITISH REGISTERED TANKER IN THE PACIFIC, THE U.K. DEPARTMENT CF TRADE WAS CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION.
MR. HENDERSON SAID THE MARINE DEPARTMENT AND THE U.K. DEPARTMENT OF TRADE BOTH OFFERED GUIDANCE AND ADVICE ON WORKING IK CONFINED SPACES ON BOARD SHIPS. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL BILL WHICH WOULD BE ENACTED SHORTLY WOULD REQUIRE WORK PLACES ON BOARD SHIPS '.'I TH IN HONG KONG WATERS TO EE MADE SAFE BEFORE WORK ON REPAIRS OR CARGO-HANDLING COMMENCED.
BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS (AMENDMENT) BILL BECOMES LAW
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THE BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978 WAS PASSED INTO LAW IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY MINUS ITS ORIGINAL PROPOSAL TO EXTEND THE APPLICATION OF THE MAIN ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE VESSELS CONTAINING COMPRESSED INERT GASES.
THE PROPOSAL WAS WITHDRAWN FOR THE TIME BEING BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, THE HON. NEIL HENDERSON, FOLLOWING SIR SZE-YUEN CHUNG’S REPRESENTATION THAT PRIORITY OF IMPOSING ADDITIONAL CONTROLS EE GIVEN TO COMPRESSED NON-INERT GASES IN VIEw OF THE GREATER HAZARDS POTENTIAL.
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S‘. HENDERSON EXPLAINED THAT IF CONTROL WERE TC BE EXTENDED TO INERT GAS CONTAINERS IT ..OULD AT ONCE AFFECT NUMEROUS REFRIGERATED INSTALLATIONS -- SUCH AS AIR CONDITIONING PLANTS IN LARGE COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS, COLD STORAGES AND ICE PLANTS -..RICH WOULD ENORMOUSLY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF ENFORCEMENT CF THE CRD I VANCE.
HE SAID IT WAS ALSO DOUBTFUL IF SIMILAR RIGID CONTROL ON REFRIGERATED SYSTEMS WAS EXERCISED ANYWHERE ELSE OR WAS INDEED NECESSARY.
+A MUCH MORE DETAILED STUDY WOULD BE NEEDED TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR VESSELS CONTAINING NON-INERT GASES WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO AIR OR GAS COMPRESSING PLANT CONTROL,+ MR. HENDERSON SAID.
+THEREFORE SINCE WE CANNOT PROCEED WITH THE NON-INERT GASES AT PRESENT I HAVE DECIDED FOR THE TIME BEING TO DELETE THE REFERENCE TO MY PROPOSAL TO EXTEND THE APPLICATION OF THE ORDINANCE TO VESSELS CONTAINING COMPRESSED INERT GAS.+
UNDER THE NEW LAW THE AMENDMENTS TO THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE INCLUDE CLARIFICATION OF THE POWERS CF INSPECTORS CF LAND BOILERS’ THE APPLICATION OF THE ORDINANCE TO BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN EXEMPTED WHERE OWNERSHIP CHANGED FROM THE CROWN= CLARIFICATION OF THE SCOPE OF EXEMPTION ACCORDED TO ANY PRESSURE EQUIPMENT FIXED ON A FLOATING CRAFT OR INTENDED FOR SUPPLY CF LOCOMOTIVE POWER TO A VEHICLE, WHICH ARE COVERED BY OTHER LEGISLATION’ AND A BROADENING OF THE POWER TC HOLD INQUIRIES INTO ALL ACCIDENTS IN OR TO EOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS.
THE NEW LAW ALSO REQUIRES THAT TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TC THE REGISTRAR OF BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS, IF WRITTEN IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH OR CHINESE, SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND THAT ALL APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION CF EQUIPMENT MUST BE MADE AT LEAST 33 DAYS BEFORE THE EQUIPMENT IS PUT INTO USE.
IT ALSO MAKES PRESSURE ACCUMULATION TESTS OBLIGATORY IN THE CASE OF EXAMINATION OF NEW EQUIPMENT’ SPECIFIES THE PROCEDURE FOR CARRYING OUT PRESSURE ACCUMULATION TESTS ON BOILERS AND MORE REALISTIC TEST PRESSURES FOR HYDRAULIC TESTS OF EQUIPMENT’ AND MAKES IT CLEAR THAT A PORTABLE GAS GENERATOR MAY REQUIRE EXAMINATION BEFORE PERMISSION IS GIVEN FOR IT TO EE USED.
MEASUREMENTS IN THE NEW LAW ARE TC EE GIVEN IN IMPERIAL AS WELL AS METRIC UNITS BECAUSE VERY OFTEN EOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS HAVE BEEN IMPORTED WITH SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTRUMENTATIONS IN IMPERIAL UNITS, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TC GO FULLY METRIC IN THIS FIELD AT PRESENT.
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QUERY ON WORKING HOURS OF BUS DRIVERS
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE STEPS TO INTRODUCE MAXIMUM WORKING HOURS FOR PUBLIC OMI NEUS DRIVERS IF IT CAN BE SHOWN THAT LONG WORKING HOURS BY EXPERIENCED DRIVERS ARE CAUSING ACCIDENTS.
THIS WAS STATED TODAY BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON. DEREK JONES, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HCN. HILTON CHECNG-LEEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
MR. JONES NOTED THAT THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT ALREADY EXERCISED INFLUENCE OVER WORKING HOURS BY FIXING SCHEDULES TO ENSURE THAT DRIVING REQUIREMENTS ARE REASONABLE AND THAT THERE WAS ADEQUATE PROVISION FOR LAYOVER TIMES BETWEEN TRIPS AND FOR MEAL BREAKS.
MR. JONES SAID THAT THE STANDARD WORKING WEEK FOR BUS AT PRESENT WAS 48 HOURS BUT, GIVEN THE DIFFICULTIES IN RECRUITING SUITABLE DRIVERS, OVERTIME WAS USUALLY WORKED.
+IF RIGID MAXIMUM HOURS WERE TO EE FIXED THE PUBLIC WOULD HAVE TO ACCEPT THE CONSEQUENCE THAT LESS BUSES WOULD BE ON THE ROAD,+ HE SAID.
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THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES. THE HON DAVID T K THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY THAT THERE IS ADEQUATE ’ ’ PROVISION IN THE MONEY-LENDERS ORDINANCE FOR THE COURTS TO PROTECT BORROWERS AGAINST EXORBITANT RATES OF BOTH SIMPLE AND COMPOUND INTERESTS, AND THERE IS NO PLAN TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE.
HE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEEK ON WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER AMENDING THE MOr.EY LENDERS ORDINANCE SO AS TO LIMIT THE MAXIMUM RATF OF INTEREST CHARGEABLE BY MONEY-LENDERS ON ANY LOANS TO 36 PER CENT AND PROHIBIT THE CHARGING OF COMPOUND INTEREST BY THEM ON ANY L—L? /A IM O •
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LEGCO APPROVES FACTORIES REGULATIONS * * * *
THE RE-ENACTMENT OF FIVE SETS OF REGULATIONS UNDER THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE WERE APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
THEY ARE THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1978= THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (BLASTING BY ABRASIVES) (AMENDMENT) SPECIAL REGULATIONS 1978= THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS 1978= THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (CARGO HANDLING) REGULATIONS 1973= AND THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (WORK IN COMPRESSED AIR) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1978.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, THE HON. NEIL HENDERSON. IN MOVING THE MOTION FOR THEIR APPROVAL, SAID THEY WERE NECESSARY FOLLOWING THE AMENDMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE EY THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1978. THIS CLARIFIED THE DEFINITION OF ’INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKING’ TO EMBRACE NOT ONLY THE VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES IT SPECIFIED BUT ALSO THE PREMISES IN AND PLANT WITH WHICH THEY WERE CARRIED OUT.
MR. HENDERSON ADDED THAT THE RE-ENACTMENT MERELY SOUGHT TO CLARIFY THE LEGAL EFFECTS OF EXISTING REGULATION'S AND THE LEGISLATION WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO NEW OBLIGATIONS OR REQUIREMENTS.
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NO AID TO FACTORY OWNERSHIP * * * * *
THE GOVERNMENT WILL KOT DEVISE A SPECIAL LOAN SCHEME OR ENCOURAGE OR SPONSOR THE BUILDING OF INDUSTRIAL ESTATES FOR SALE TO SMALL FACTORY OWNERS.
THIS ..AS STATED BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE HOK. DAVID T.K. WONG, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
MR. CHECNG-LEEN HAD ASKED: + IN ORDER TO ASSIST SMALL FACTORIES IN PURCHASING THEIR C.-N FACTORY PREMISES, ..ILL GOVERNMENT DEVISE A SPECIAL LOAN SCHEME, OR ENCOURAGE OR SPONSOR THE BUILDING OF INDUSTRIAL ESTATES FOR SALE TO SUCH FACTORIES WITH PAYMENT TERMS EXTENDING UP TO 15-YEAR PERIODS?
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TIME FOR COLLECTING REGISTERED MAIL TO BE EXTENDED * * * * *
THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE HON. DAVID T.K. JONG, SAID TODAY THE TIME FOR THE COLLECTION OF REGISTERED MAIL FROM POST OFFICES ..ILL EE EXTENDED FROM; SEVEN DAYS TO A FORTNIGHT.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM DR. THE HON. HENRY HU IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR. LONG ALSO SAID THAT OUT OF THE 8.3 MILLION REGISTERED ITEMS HANDLED BY THE POST OFFICE IN THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR, LESS THAN 400,000 OR UNDER FIVE PER CENT .WERE HELD FOR COLLECTION BY ADDRESSEES AT 18 DESIGNATED POST OFFICES.
OF THIS NUMBER, HE SAID, 310,000 WERE COLLECTED WITHIN THE PERIOD ALLOWED WHILE THE REMAINING 90,000 WERE RETURNED TO THEIR SENDERS.
HE SAID IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE MAJORITY OF REGISTERED LETTERS LEFT UNCOLLECTED ARE LETTERS WHICH ADDRESSEES DO NOT WANT TO COLLECT BECAUSE THEY MAY CONTAIN DEMANDS FOR PAYMENTS OF ONE KIND OR ANOTHER.
+FOR EXAMPLE,* HE SAID, +IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 33,003 OF THE REGISTERED ITEMS RETURNED LAST YEAR ORIGINATED FROM THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT OR THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT.*
MR. WONG FURTHER SAID THAT ABOUT 3,500 PEOPLE CALLED AT POST OFFICES LAST YEAR TO COLLECT REGISTERED LETTERS AFTER THEY HAD BEEN RETURNED TO SENDERS. THE NUMBER OF LETTERS INVOLVED REPRESENTED ROUGHLY 0.04 PER CENT OF ALL REGISTERED MAIL HANDLED AND 1.1 PER CENT OF REGISTERED MAIL COLLECTED AT POST OFFICES.
+1 DO NOT THINK THAT THE SIZE OF THE PROBLEM WARRANTS THE KEEPING OF 18 POST OFFICES OPEN IN THE EVENING FOR THE COLLECTION OF REGISTERED MAIL,* HE SAID.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1978
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CALCULATION CF LIQUIDATED DAMAGES ******
ALTERNATIVE METHODS CF CALCULATING LIQUIDATED DAMAGES FOR I AJOE CONTRACTS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW EY THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON ARCHITECTURAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT, THE HON. DAVID MCDONALD, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, TOLL THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
WHEN FINALISED, HE SAID, THE NEW METHODS WOULD REPRESENT ' DRE ACCURATE PRE-E3TI MATES1 OF DAMAGES UNDER CURRENT CONTRACT VALUES AND CONTRACT PERIODS.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION EY THE HON. T.S. LO, HE ADMITTED THAT THE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES CF 36,000 A DAY INCLUDED IN THE’ TUEN i-UM ROAD STAGE II CONTRACT, FIXED UNDER THE PRESENTLY EMPLOYED METHOD OF CALCULATING LIQUIDATED DAMAGES, DID NOT REFLECT THE DAILY VALUE CF THE ROAD TO THE COMMUNITY.
THIS METHOD, HE ADDED, ..AS WORKED CUT IN THE EARLY 196O’S AND ALTHOUGH IT WAS STILL SATISFACTORY IN MANY CASES TODAY IT WAS NOT WELL SUITED FOR A NUMBER’ CF THE VERY EXTENSIVE CONTRACTS NOW BEING LET SUCH AS TUEN MUN ROAD STAGE II.
HOWEVER, MR. MCDONALD STRESSED:+OVER-ASSESSMENT OF LIQUIDATED SUNS COULD HAVE AND PROBABLY WOULD HAVE EFFECTS OTHER THAN THAT INTENDED, E.G. CONTRACTOFS MIGHT TEND TO INCREASE THEIR TENDER RATES TO COVER THEMSELVES IN CASE OF OVER-RUN OF CONTRACT PERIODS THEREBY INCREASING THE OVERALL COST OF PROJECTS OR THEY MIGHT DISPUTE CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES ON THE BaSIS THAT THE FIXED SUMS ARE PENALTIES AND NOT LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AND SO ARE NOT ENFORCEABLE.
+THE SOLUTION THEREFORE IS TO ADOPT FORMULAE WHICH PRODUCE GENUINE ESTIMATES CF DAMAGES AND SO ARE BOTH EQUITABLE AND ENFORCEABLE.*
IN REPLY TO ANOTHER QUESTION, HE POINTED OUT THAT A LIQUIDATED DAMAGES CLAUSE IN A CONTRACT ..AS NOT DESIGNED AS AN INCENTIVE TO COMPLETE THE WORKS ON TIME.
+SUCH A CLAUSE PROVIDES FOR A FIXED OR AGREED SUM TO EE PAID AS DAMAGES FOR SOME BREACH CF CONTRACT AND A TYPICAL CLAUSE ALLOWS FOR THE DEDUCTION CF A FIXED SUM PER DAY FOR THE NUMBER OF DAYS OVER THE CONTRACT PERIODS OR EXTENDED CONTRACT PERIOD DURING WHICH THE WORKS ARE UNCOMPLETED,* HE SAID.
+THEREFORE IN SUCH A CASE THE INTENTION IS TC COVER THE LOSS INCURRED BY LATE COMPLETION.*
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1978
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USD TO MANAGE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL * * * *
THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, THE HON. F.K. LI, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY THAT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL, WHICH INCLUDES AN AUDITORIUM, WILL EE MANAGED EY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHEN IT IS COMPLETED EY THE END OF NEXT YEAR.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. ALEX WU, MR. LI SAID THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES HAS ALREADY SOUGHT STAFF FOR THE PLANNING AND PROMOTION OF ACTIVITIES AND TO ASSESS THE LEVELS OF STAFF REQUIRED TO MANAGE THE HALL.
+HE PLANS TO SEEK THE NECESSARY MANAGEMENT STAFF LATER THIS YEAR, WITH A VIEW TO COMPLETING RECRUITMENT EY MID-1979,+ i.R. LI SAID.
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THE URBAN COUNCIL’S RECREATION AND AMENITIES SELECT COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED, IN PRINCIPLE, DETAILED LAYOUT PLANS FOR BOATING ON WONG NE I CHUNG RESERVOIR, THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, THE HON. F.K. LI, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
+EUT THERE ARE STILL CERTAIN DETAILS CONCERNING ACCESS TO THE AREA WHICH NEED TO EE FINALISED BEFORE THIS PROJECT CAN BE CONSIDERED FOR UPGRADING TO CATEGORY ’A’ OF THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME,* MR. LI SAID IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM. THE HON. JOHN EREMRIDGE.
HE SAID A PLANNING BRIEF RELATING TO THE PROJECT WAS APPROVED ’EY THE COMMITTEE IN JANUARY LAST YEAR AND THE DETAILED LAYOUT PLANS WERE APPROVED IN PRINCIPLE IN DECEMBER THE SAME YEAR.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1978
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FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES (AMENDMENT) BILL PASSED * * * * *
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY PASSED INTO LAW THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978.
SPEAKING AT THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL, THE HON. JAMES WU SAID THE FEDERATION WILL, IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING TECHNICAL SERVICES AND STANDARDS AND TESTING FACILITIES FOR LOCAL INDUSTRIES, OFFER A ’SEAL OF APPROVAL’ FOR QUALITY PRODUCTS.
THIS MARK WILL BE GRANTED TO A PRODUCT WHICH HAS BEEN TYPE-TESTED AND FOUND TO COMPLY WITH RELEVANT NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL, no OTHER APPROVED STANDARDS, AND HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED UNDER AN APPROVED SYSTEM OF QUALITY CONTROL AND SUPERVISION, HE SAID.
ALSO CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERATION, SAID HONG KONG GENERALLY ACHIEVED A HIGH STANDARD OF QUALITY AND SHOULD DE ACCORDED DUE RECOGNITION.
MR. WU, WHO IS PRODUCTS TODAY HAVE COMPARABLE TO ANY,
HE ADDED THAT THE FEDERATION IS WELL EQUIPPED TO TEST THE PRODUCTS IN ITS 15 MAJOR TESTING LABORATORIES AND IS ABLE TO OFFER TWO QUALITY CONTROL SERVICES, UNDER ITS PRESHIPMENT INSPECTION SCHEME AND QUALITY ASSURANCE PACKAGE SCHEME.
MR WU SAID THE FEDERATION WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT ITS EFFORTS’HAVE HELPED TO RAISE THE QUALITY IMAGE AND STANDARDS OF HONG KONG PRODUCTS OVERSEAS, WITH MINIMAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
THE NEW LEGISLATION WILL HELP ITS EFFORT TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIALISATION. + WITH SUFFICIENT HONG KONG PRODUCTS MEETING THE ’SEAL OF APPROVAL’ TESTS, THE FEDERATION INTENDS TO PUT UP A * BUY HONG KONG* QUALITY GOODS EXHIBITION LATER THIS YEAR AND WITH A NEW DIMENSION,* HE ADDED.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1978
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DILLS PASSED * * * *
TnnAYNINE B,LLS WERE ?ASSED INT0 LAW lr; THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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_ THcY WERE THE AUDIT (AMENDMENT) DILL 1978, THE INLAND REVcNUE (AMENDMENT) DILL 1970, THE INLAND REVENUE (AMEND! ENT)(NO. 2) DILL 1973, THE TRAINING CENTRES (AMENDMENT) DILL 1973, THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES (AMENDMENT) DILL 1978, THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (AMENDMENT)(NO. 2) BILL 1978 THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY (LAND RESUMPTION AND RELATED PROVISIONS) (a. zNDMENT) BILL 1978. THE EOILERS AND PRFSSI1RF rftfivfdq
) BILL 1978, THE BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS
. LILL 1978, AND THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) 2; BILL 1978.
AMENDMENT
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TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THE WESTBOUND +BUS ONLY+ LANE IN LEIGHTON ROAD BETWEEN MATHESON STREET AND CANAL ROAD EAST WILL BE OPEN TO ALL EASTBOUND TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT ONE MONTH FROM 13 A.M. ON FRIDAY (JULY 21) TO FACILITATE ROAD WORKS IN THE AREA.
DURING THIS PERIOD BUSES WHICH NORMALLY USE THIS LANE WILL EE RE-ROUTED VIA WONG NAI CHUNG ROAD, EXCEPT ROUTE 103 BUSES WHICH WILL BE DIVERTED TO HENNESSY ROAD.
APPROPRIATE SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL 5-233191
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1978
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
DETECTION OF CHOLERA ORGANISMS ............................... 1
NEW PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR NON-INDUSTRIAL SITES .................. 2
HONG KONG CONTRIBUTES TO U.N. DRUG CONTROL FUND .............. 3
SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME IN TAI PO BEGINS ...................... 4
JURY LIST .................................................... 5
RTHK TO PRODUCE PROGRAMME ON SCENERY ......................... 5
VOLUNTEERS TO CLEAN UP BEACH ................................ 6
BUSINESS HOURS OF STANLEY POST OFFICE ........................ 6
PLB RESTRICTED ZONE .......................................... 7
WATER CUT IN TSUEN WAN ....................................... 7
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1978
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DETECTION OF CHOLERA ORGANISMS
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A 54-YEAR OLD MAN, WHO DIED OF CARDIAC ARREST AT PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL TWO DAYS AGO, HAS BEEN FOUND TO HAVE HARBOURED CHOLERA ORGANISMS DURING CLINICAL EXAMINATIONS IN THE HOSPITAL.
THE MAN, WHO LIVED ALONE IN A WOODEN HUT ON TSI NG I ISLAND, WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A HEART CONDITION ON JULY 18 AND SUBSEQUENTLY DIED ON THE SAME DAY.
LABORATORY TESTS, HOWEVER, REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF CHOLERA VIBRO OF THE EL TOR STRAIN IN THE STOOLS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT ALL APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE.
HE SAID ALTHOUGH THE CASE WAS CLASSIFIED AS CHOLERA IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHO REGULATIONS, THERE WAS NO CAUSE FOR ALARM AS THE DANGER OF A LOCAL SPREAD FROM THE CASE WAS MINIMAL.
+ IN FACT, IT IS BECAUSE OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE EFFICIENT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND FACILITIES THAT SUCH CASES CAN BE DETECTED EARLY SO THAT THE APPROPRIATE PREVENTIVE MEASURES COULD BE INSTITUTED.* HE SAID.
NO OTHER CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THE LAST LOCAL CASE IN HONG KONG WAS REPORTED IN 1969.
THE SPOKESMAN REITERATED THAT THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY OF PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF CHOLERA IS BY STRICT OBSERVANCE OF PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE - CLEAN FOOD, CLEAN WATER AND OBSERVING SIMPLE RULES OF HYGIENE SUCH AS WASHING OF HANDS BEFORE MEALS AND AFTER VISITS TO TOILETS, WHICH ARE THE BASIS FOR ENSURING AN ENVIRONMENT FREE OF GASTRO-INTESTINAL DISEASES.
HE SAID, HOWEVER, THERE IS SUFFICIENT STOCK OF ANTI-CHOLERA VACCINE FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT IT AND ISOLATION FACILITIES ARE ADEQUATE TO DEAL WITH ANY EMERGENCY SITUATION.
HE POINTED OUT ALSO THAT THE ANTI-CHOLERA VACCINE BY ITSELF IS NOT EFFICACIOUS IN PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF CHOLERA AND COULD ONLY GIVE PARTIAL PROTECTION TO THE INDIVIDUAL FOR ONLY A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD.
+EXPERIENCE AND RESEARCH HAVE SHOWN THAT THE MOST RELIABLE AND EFFECTIVE MEASURES ARE TO ENSURE CLEANLINESS IN THE PREPARATION AND CONSUMPTION OF FOOD AND WATER, AND GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE,* HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN URGED THE PUBLIC TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS IN THEIR CHOICE OF FOOD AND DRINK AS CHOLERA IS SPREAD THROUGH CONTAMINATED FOOD AND WATER.
/♦IMPROPERLY COOKED .....
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1978
+ IMPROPERLY COOKED FOOD CAN CAUSE INFECTION. THEREFORE, ALL TYPES OF FOOD MUST BE THOROUGHLY COOKED AND IF IT IS NOT TAKEN IMMEDIATELY, IT SHOULD NOT BE LEFT IN THE OPEN AND EXPOSED TO CONTAMINATION,* HE SAID.
+PEOPLE GET CHOLERA BY TAKING IN THE VIBRO CARRIED FROM THE WASTE OF INFECTIOUS PERSONS TO EXPOSED FOOD AND WATER, AND FLIES AID IN THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE,* HE ADDED.
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NEW PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR NON-1NDUSTRI AL SITES * * * *
THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) ANNOUNCED CHANGES IN THE TERMS FOR PAYMENT OF PREMIUM FOR NON-INDUSTRIAL SITES SOLD FOR OVER $10 MILLION AT CROWN LAND AUCTIONS.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS FOR SUCH SITES WILL BE REQUIRED IN FUTURE TO PAY $5 MILLION AT THE FALL OF THE HAMMER AND EITHER THE FULL PREMIUM, OR THE BALANCE, IF ANY, OF 20 PER CENT OF THE BID PRICE TOGETHER WITH THE FIRST INSTALMENT OF THE BALANCE OF PREMIUM, WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF THE DATE OF SALE.
HE SAID, UNDER PRESENT TERMS OF SALE, THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY A DOWN PAYMENT OF $1 MILLION ONLY AND THE BALANCE OF 10 PER CENT OF THE BID PRICE AND THE FIRST INSTALMENT WITHIN FIVE DAYS. UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENT, OTHER BASIC TERMS INCLUDING PAYMENT OF THE BALANCE OF PREMIUM BY 10 INSTALMENTS AT 10 PER CENT INTEREST WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PRESENT SYSTEM HAD BEEN INTRODUCED AT A TIME WHEN GOVERNMENT WISHED TO STIMULATE SALES OF VALUABLE COMMERCIAL SITES. +THIS SITUATION HAS NOW PASSED AND THE SYSTEM IS NO LONGER NECESSARY,* HE SAID. + INDEED, IT IS THOUGHT THAT IT COULD LEAD TO EXCESSIVE SPECULATION.*
HE SAID THAT FOR THE PRESENT THE CHANGES WOULD ONLY APPLY TO NON-1NDUSTRI AL LAND SOLD BY AUCTION, BUT THAT THE OVERALL INSTALMENT SYSTEM WOULD BE REVIEWED IN THE LIGHT OF SALES OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. SOME SALES ALREADY IN THE PIPELINE WOULD BE CONTINUED WITH THE PRESENT SYSTEM, BUT CERTAIN SITES IN WAN CHAI AND TSIM SHA TSUI, ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR SALE ON AUGUST 4 AND AUGUST 22, WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO AMEND THE CONDITIONS TO REFLECT THE NEW TERMS.
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THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1978
HONG KONG CONJJIBUTES TO U.N. DRUG CONTROL FUND * * * * * *
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS CONTRIBUTED, FOR THE FOURTH CO uTIVE YEAR, $100,000 TO THE UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR DRUG ABUSE CONTROL (UNFDAC), IN SUPPORT OF THE WORLDWIDE WAR AGAINST DRUGS.
ON BEHALF OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, SIR JAMES MURRAY, THE UNITED KINGDOM’S PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN OFFICE IN GENEVA, TODAY PRESENTED A CHEQUE FOR $100,000 TO PROFESSOR BROR REXED, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UNFDAC, IN HIS OFFICE IN GENEVA. MR. PETER TSAO, COUNSELLOR FOR HONG KONG AFFAIRS IN GENEVA, WAS ALSO PRESENT AT THE BRIEF CEREMONY.
THE PRESENTATION BRINGS THE TOTAL SUM OF MONEY CONTRIBUTED BY HONG KONG TO THE FUND SINCE 1975 TO $400,000, WHICH IS THE LARGEST OF ALL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES AND IS EVEN LARGER THAN THOSE FROM A NUMBER OF DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.
MR. E.l. LEE, COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, SAID HONG KONG’S CONTINUED CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUND NOT ONLY INDICATES ITS FIRM COMMITMENT TO INTERNATIONAL ACTION AGAINST THE GLOBAL DRUG PROBLEM BUT IS ALSO A TANGIBLE RECOGNITION OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS MADE BY THE UNFDAC SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1971.
+IN THIS RESPECT,* MR. LEE SAID, +WE ARE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN THE SUPPLY-REDUCTION PROGRAMMES BEING CONDUCTED IN THAILAND, BURMA AND LAOS, AND WE HAVE WATCHED WITH GREAT INTEREST AND ADMIRATION THE ENCOURAGING SIGNS OF SUCCESS DEMONSTRATED BY THE UN/THAI CROP SUBSTITUTION PILOT PROJECT WHICH AIMS AT REPLACING THE TRADITIONAL FARMING OF OPIUM POPPIES IN NORTHWEST THAILAND WITH OTHER CROPS.
+OUR INTEREST IN THESE PROJECTS, JOINTLY FINANCED BY UNFDAC AND THE COUNTRIES CONCERNED, STEMS FROM THEIR LOCATION IN THE SO-CALLED GOLDEN TRIANGLE WHICH IS THE SOURCE OF HONG KONG’S ILLICIT DRUG SUPPLIES.* HE SAID.
MR. LEE ALSO NOTED WITH APPRECIATION THAT CO-OPERATION BETWEEN DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA IS NOW AT AN UNPRECEDENTEDLY HIGH LEVEL, HELPED AND PROMOTED BY A SERIES OF MEETINGS FINANCED BY THE UNFDAC, AND HELD ANNUALLY IN VARIOUS PLACES WITHIN THE REGION.
BESIDES MAKING A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUND, HONG KONG ALSO MAKES A CONTRIBUTION IN KIND, BY PROVIDING FREE TRAINING FACILITIES FOR ANTI—DRUG PERSONNEL FROM ASIAN COUNTRIES WHO ARE EITHER SPONSORED BY UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES, THE COLOMBO PLAN BUREAU OR BY THEIR OWN GOVERNMENTS. THERE IS A CONTINUAL STREAM OF SUCH TRAINEES THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR AND IN 1977, A TOTAL OF 115 OF THEM WERE ACCOMMODATED.
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SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME IN TAI PO BEGINS ******
THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF TAI PO IS NOT CONFINED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC WORKS BUT ALSO INVOLVES COMMUNITY ACTIVITY AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TAI PO SIX DISTRICTS SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, MR. AKERS-JONES POINTED OUT THAT IN THE PAST YEAR THE RAPID PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF TAI PO DISTRICT HAS CONTINUED AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT’S $2,400 MILLION PLAN TO DEVELOP TAI PO AND FAN LING/SHEUNG SHUI AS MODERN, SELF-CONTAINED COMMUNITIES WITH AN EVENTUAL POPULATION OF NEARLY 400,000.
HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR INTERESTS AND POTENTIAL IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
+THE 1978 SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME MAKES A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE FULFILMENT OF THIS PURPOSE,* HE SAID.
MR. AKERS-JONES AND THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. CLIVE OXLEY, THEN PERFORMED A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY AT THE SHENG KUNG HUI BISHOP MOK SAU TSENG SCHOOL IN TAI PO MARKET TO OFFICIALLY OPEN THIS YEAR’S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME IN TAI PO.
THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A CHILDREN’S GAMES COMPETITION PARTICIPATED BY MORE THAN 1,500 LOCAL CHILDREN.
MORE THAN 40,000 STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE SIX DISTRICTS, NAMELY TAI PO, FAN LING, SHEUNG SHUI, TA KWU LING, SHA TAU KOK AND SAI KUNG (NORTH), WILL TAKE PART IN THIS YEAR’S PROGRAMME WHICH RUNS UNTIL MID-SEPTEMBER.
THE PROGRAMME INCLUDES ALL FORMS OF SPORTS, ATHLETICS AND GYMNASTICS MEETINGS, SWIMMING AND CANOEING, GAMES AND FUN FAIRS, CAMPING AND OUTINGS, MUSIC AND DANCING CLASSES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES.
A TOTAL OF 1,200 YOUNG VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO ASSIST IN THE PLANNING AND ORGANISATION OF THE PROGRAMME IN TAI PO.
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THE ACTING REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT, MR. NICHOLAS JOHN BARNETT, ANNOUNCED THAT A FURTHER LIST OF COMMON JURORS WILL BE POSTED ON THE NOTICE BOARD OF THE SUPREME COURT BUILDING AT BATTERY PATH ON JULY 31.
THE LIST WILL REMAIN POSTED FOR 14 DAYS DURING WHICH PERIOD ANY PERSON MAY APPLY BY NOTICE IN WRITING TO THE REGISTRAR REQUIRING THAT HIS NAME OR THE NAME OF SOME OTHER PERSON BE POSTED OR REMOVED UPON CAUSE DULY ASSIGNED IN SUCH NOTICE.
THE REGISTRAR SHALL IN HIS DISCRETION, POST OR REMOVE SUCH NAME ACCORDINGLY AND SHALL IF NECESSARY ALTER THE LIST.
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RTHK TO PRODUCE PROGRAMME ON HK SCENERY * * * *
RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG WILL PRODUCE A SPECIAL TELEVISION PROGRAMME ON HONG KONG SCENERY AND HISTORIC SITES.
THE PROGRAMME WILL BE PRESENTED IN A FORMAT WHERE POETRY AND DANCE WILL BE USED.
RTHK IS LOOKING FOR LEAD ACTOR, ACTRESS AND DANCERS AS WELL AS POETRY AND TZE-POEMS FOR THE PROGRAMME.
A COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH CONTEST TO PROMOTE THE PROGRAMME WILL ALSO BE HELD.
DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN A PRESS CONFERENCE ON SATURDAY (JULY 22) JOINTLY CHAIRED BY THE SENIOR LECTURER OF THE CHINESE DEPARTMENT OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY, MR. SO MAN JOCK- THE CHAIRMAN OF HONG KONG AND KOWLOON PHOTOGRAPHIC MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, MR. K.C. YUEN- AND TWO NOTED PERSONALITIES IN THE DANCE CIRCLE, MR. LAU SIU-MING AND MISS JEAN WONG.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE BY RTHK ON ITS SPECIAL PROGRAMME ON HONG KONG SCENERY. IT WILL BE HELD IN STUDIO 1 OF BROADCASTING HOUSE, RTHK, BROADCAST DRIVE AT 11 A.M. ON SATURDAY (JULY 22).
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THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1978
VOLUNTEERS TO CLEAN UP BEACH
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ABOUT 80 VOLUNTEERS FROM TSUEN
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TUNG WAN BEACH ON MA WAN THIS SATURDAY (JULY 22).
THE VOLUNTEERS, MAINLY COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB MEMBERS FROM THE LAM WOO MEMORIAL SCHOOL AND THE CARITAS ST. JOSEPH PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, WILL START CLEANING UP RUBBISH AND LITTER ON THE UNGAZETTED BEACH AT 9.30 A.M.
THE OPERATION IS PART OF A SERIES OF CLEAN-UPS OF THE DISTRICT’S +BLACK-SPOTS+ JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE AND LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS. WITH FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD.
NOTE TO EDITORSi
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER THE BEACH CLEANING OPERATION ON SATURDAY (JULY 22).
ou. GOVERNMENT VAN (AM 2088) WILL LEAVE FROM BEHIND THE TSIM ™A,JrU1L?0ST,.0FF,CE AT 8*50 A*M’ T0 TAKE PRESS representatives TO THE PIER AT 13 MILESTONE, CASTLE PEAK ROAD WHERE A SPECIAL
KA IDO WILL LEAVE FOR MA WAN AT 9.45 A.M.
AN OFFICER OF THE N.T.A. PUBLICITY UNIT WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE PRESS.
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BUSINESS HOURS OF STANLEY POST OFFICE
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THE POST OFFICE TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT FROM MONDAY (JULY 24) THE BUSINESS HOURS OF THE STANLEY POST OFFICE AT 2 WONG MA KOK ROAD WILL EE AS FOLLOWS:
MONDAY TO FRIDAY 9 A.M. — 1 P.M., AND
2.30 P.M. — 5 P.M.
SATURDAY 9 A.M. — 1 P.M.
AT PRESENT THE STANELY POST OFFICE OPERATES FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M. AND 2.15 P.M. TO 5 P.M. ON WEEKDAYS AND 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M. ON SATURDAY.
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PLB PROHIBITED ZONE IN TSUEN WAN ******
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT TAI LEK HO ACCESS ROAD IN TSUEN WAN WILL BECOME A PROHIBITED ZONE FOR PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES FROM 10 A.M. ON SATURDAY (JULY 22).
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE MEASURE IS TAKEN TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW AT THE JUNCTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND TAI LEK HO ACCESS ROAD.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP IN THE AREA TO GUIDE PUBLIC LIGHT BUS DRIVERS.
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WATER CUT I" TSUEN WAN * * * * *
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPART!- ELT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT FRESH ..'ATER SUPPLY TO SOME PREMISES IN TSUEN ..AN ..ILL BE TURNED OFF FOR EIGHT HOURS FROM 10 P.M. ON SUNDAY (JULY 23).
THE TEMPORARY STOPPAGE IS TO ALLOW WORKERS OF THE DEPARTMENT TO CONNECT A WATER MAIN IN KWOK SHU I ROAD NEAR KWUN MUN HAU TSUEN, TSUEN WAV.
THE AREA TO EE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY BLOCKS 1-23, TAI WO HAU ESTATE, BLOCKS 1-18, KWAI CHUNG' ESTATE, SHING MUN ROAD, TAI HA STREET, EAST OF TEXACO ROAD'-BETWEEN TAJ WO HAU ROAD AND CASTLE PEAK ROAD, SOUTH-WEST OF „0 Yl HOP ROAD BETWEEN CHEONG '..'ING ROAD AND CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG, TEL 5.-23319,
FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1978
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAVEL ABROAD ...... 1
NEW COMMITTEE TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENT ............ 2
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS FOR APRIL 1978 .............. 3
GO-AHEAD FOR 3220 MILLION YUEN LONG DEVELOPMENT . ■ 4
AMENDMENTS TO ZONING PLAN FOR THE PEAK AREA ..... 5
JUNK BAY RECLAMATION FOR RECREATIONAL USES ...... 6
ABERDEEN TUNNEL CONTROL BUILDINGS ............... 6
PRESS TOUR OF NEW KOWLOON VEHICLE LICENSING OFFICE 7
SUMMER CAMP FOR FISHERMEN’S CHILDREN ENDS ....... 8
FIRING PRACTICE ................................. 9
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF KWUN TONG ROAD ............ 10
WATER CUT IN KOWLOON CITY..... in
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VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR
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TRAVEL ABROAD
THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT TODAY ADVISED THAT PEOPLE INTENDING TO TRAVEL ABROAD SHOULD CHECK WITH THE PORT HEALTH OFFICE OR AIRLINE COMPANIES ON THE REQUIREMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATES OF VACCINATION AGAINST CHOLERA.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED THAT MOST MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (W.H.O.), INCLUDING SOME OF THE MOST ADVANCED COUNTRIES, DO NOT REQUIRE THE PRODUCTION OF A CHOLERA VACCINATION CERTIFICATE.
HOWEVER, CERTAIN COUNTRIES RESERVE THE RIGHT TO IMPOSE THE REQUIREMENT WHENEVER THEY DEEM NECESSARY, HE SAID.
+AS THESE HEALTH REQUIREMENTS MAY CHANGE, TRAVELLERS
ARE ADVISED THAT IF IN DOUBT THEY SHOULD CHECK WITH THE PORT HEALTH OFFICE OR AIRLINE COMPANIES BEFORE LEAVING HONG KONG,* THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE VALIDITY OF THE CHOLERA VACCINATION CERTIFICATE SHALL EXTEND FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS, BEGINNING SIX DAYS AFTER ONE INJECTION OF THE VACCINE OR IN THE EVENT OF A REVACCINATION WITHIN SUCH PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS, ON THE DATE OF THAT REVACCINATION.
SINCE 1974, MOST COUNTRIES INCLUDING HONG KONG, HAVE FOLLOWED THE W.H.O. RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE REQUIREMENT FOR CHOLERA VACCINATION CERTIFICATES SHOULD NO LONGER BE IMPOSED EVEN FOR TRAVELLERS FROM CHOLERA INFECTED AREA.
+THIS IS BECAUSE EXPERIENCE AND RESEARCH IN THE LAST TWO DECADES HAVE SHOWN THAT THE USE OF CHOLERA VACCINE HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN PREVENTING THE IMPORTATION OF CHOLERA FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
♦IT HAS ALSO BEEN ESTABLISHED THAT THE ANTI-CHOLERA VACCINE BY ITSELF IS NOT EFFICACIOUS IN PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE AND CAN ONLY GIVE PARTIAL PROTECTION TO THE INDIVIDUAL FOR ONLY A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD,* HE ADDED.
ACCORDING TO THE W.H.O. FINDINGS, THE MOST RELIABLE AND EFFECTIVE MEASURES ARE TO ENSURE CLEANLINESS IN THE PREPARATION AND CONSUMPTION OF FOOD AND WATER, AND GOOD PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE.
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NEW COMMITTEE TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENT
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A NEW, HIGH-POWERED COMMITTEE HAS BEEN FORMED TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT.
IT TAKES THE PLACE OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (EPCOM) WHOSE TERM OF OFFICE ENDED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
THE NEW COMMITTEE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WILL BE HEADED BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, MR. DEREK JONES. ITS SHORT TITLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE EPCOM.
MR. JONES SAID: +THE SLIGHT AMENDMENT TO THE TITLE STRESSES THE MORE POSITIVE ROLE TO BE PLAYED BY THE COMMITTEE IN FUTURE IN PROTECTING HONG KONG’S ENVIRONMENT.*
HE SAID, WHILE THE PREVIOUS COMMITTEE HAD BEEN CONCERNED WITH FORMULATING RECOMMENDATIONS TO OVERCOME VARIOUS POLLUTION PROBLEMS, THE NEW COMMITTEE WOULD BE CONCERNED MORE WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES. A SERIES OF NEW ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, THE PRODUCT OF RECOMMENDATIONS MADE RECENTLY, WERE NOW IN THE FINAL DRAFTING STAGE AND THE COMMITTEE WOULD BE MUCH INVOLVED IN SEEING THESE MEASURES PUT INTO PRACTICE.
MR. JONES SAID THE NEW EPCOM WILL HAVE A LARGER PROPORTION OF NON-GOVERNMENT MEMBERS THAN THE PREVIOUS COMMITTEE AND THERE WOULD IN ADDITION BE A CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE WHICH WOULD MEET MONTHLY. +THIS ARRANGEMENT WILL HELP TO FORM A BUSINESS-LIKE FOCAL POINT FOR THE COMMITTEE’S ACTIVITIES,* MR. JONES SAID. SPECIALIST AD HOC COMMITTEES WOULD BE FORMED TO LOOK INTO PARTICULAR ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN DETAIL AS THEY AROSE.
HE SAID THE PREVIOUS EPCOM HAD PROVIDED A VALUABLE
SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY IN POINTING OUT ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND PRODUCING SOUND AND PRACTICAL ADVICE ON THE MEANS OF TACKLING THEM. +WE ARE NOW ENTERING A NEW AND SIGNIFICANT PHASE, HOWEVER, IN WHICH WE ARE BECOMING MORE CONCERNED WITH GETTING THINGS DONE IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,* HE SAID.
MR. JONES SAID THAT, AS A NUMBER OF THE NEW ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAWS WOULD AFFECT INDUSTRY, REPRESENTATIVES OF INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATIONS WERE BEING APPOINTED TO THE COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE CONSULTATION ON THEIR DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION.
+THE NEW EPCOM WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS IN RESPECT OF THE NEW POWER STATION PROPOSALS PUT FORWARD BY CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY AND HONG KONG ELECTRIC COMPANY,* F£ ADDED. +AND THEY WOULD BE SIMILARLY CONCERNED WITH ALL MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS WHICH HAD AN IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.*
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MEMBERS OF THE NEW COMMITTEE AREi-
SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT (CHAIRMAN), SOLICITOR GENERAL, COMMISSIONER OF INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADVISER, MR. J.L. MARDEN, CBE, JP, MR. H.M.G. FORSGATE, OBE, JP, MR. W.M. SULKE, JP, MR. HENRY LITTON, QC, JP, PROFESSOR L.B. THROWER, OBE, JP, DR. NORMAN W.M. KO, DR. DANIEL Y.C. NG, MR. ROY SMITH, PROFESSOR D.S. PAYNE, MR. M.A. WEBSTER, DR. L.K. DING, MR. STEPHEN M.L. LAU, MR. T.S. CHAN, MR. A. DONALD YAP TIN-YEUNG, MRS. GRACE HO, JP, DR. KEITH LEGG, MR. J.H. PAIN, MR. W.F. STONES, MR. FRANK PONG, DR. J. WRIGHT, A REPRESENTATIVE NOMINATED BY THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
A REPRESENTATIVE NOMINATED BY THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES, AND
PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY (ENVIRONMENT) (SECRETARY).
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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS FOR APRIL 1978 * * * *
THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1978, SHOW A SURPLUS OF $266.2 MILLION COMPARED WITH A SURPLUS OF $133.7 MILLION IN APRIL LAST YEAR.
TOTAL EXPENDITURE, AT $533.9 MILLION, WAS $92.9 MILLION MORE THAN IN APRIL, 1977.
TOTAL REVENUE AND RECEIPTS, AT $800.1 MILLION, WERE $225.4 MILLION MORE THAN FOR THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.
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GO-AHEAD FOR $220 MILLION YUEN LONG DEVELOPMENT ******
THE GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT TO IMPLEMENT TWO MORE DEVELOPMENT +PACKAGES+ COSTING MORE THAN $220 MILLION IN YUEN LONG MARKET TOWN.
AN ENGINEER OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE P.W.D., MR. DON PATERSON, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THE TWO +PACKAGES+ ARE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT’S $776 MILLION PLAN TO DEVELOP THE MARKET TOWN INTO A MODERN, SELF-CONTAINED COMMUNITY WITH AN EVENTUAL POPULATION OF 95,000.
THE FIRST +PACKAGE+, COSTING $102 MILLION, ENCOMPASSES ALMOST THE WHOLE OF THE EXISTING YUEN LONG TOWN EAST OF THE CENTRAL NULLAH AND WILL HAVE COMMUNITY FACILITIES, PRIVATE HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL SITES INCLUDING MULTI-STOREY CAR PARKS.
SITE FORMATION WORK ON THE FIRST PHASE IS SCHEDULED TO START IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR AND WILL TAKE TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.
+THIS WILL MAKE LAND AVAILABLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THREE MULTI-PURPOSE CARPARKS, A MODERN MARKET AND OPEN SPACES,+ HE SAID.
TENDERS FOR THE FIRST MULTI-STOREY CARPARK, WHICH WILL PROBABLY TIE IN WITH RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, ARE SCHEDULED TO BE CALLED IN FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR. TENDERS FOR THE SECOND CARPARK WILL BE CALLED FOR SIX MONTHS LATER.
THE SECOND DEVELOPMENT +PACKAGE+ WILL PROVIDE 8.34 HECTARES OF LAND FOR LIGHT INDUSTRY, 1.63 HECTARES FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND 2.83 HECTARES FOR AN OPEN SPACE AND AMENITY AREA. THE COST WILL BE $121 MILLION.
+ INDUSTRI AL SITES FROM 500 SQUARE METRES TO ABOUT 4,500 SQUARE METRES WILL BE FORMED ON THE LAND NORTH OF THE YUEN LONG PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE, OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF CHOICE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS FOR ABOUT 17,000 PEOPLE,* MR. PATERSON SAID.
-♦-FACILITIES IN THE AREA INCLUDE TWO ACCESS BRIDGES, A BUS TERMINUS, COOKED FOOD STALLS AND PARKING AREAS.
+THIS IS MAINLY ’INFILL’ DEVELOPMENT OF LOW-LYING LAND USED FOR FISH AND DUCK PONDS,* HE SAID.
TO FACILITATE THE WORKS, THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, M?. MICHAEL CARTLAND SAID THE GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE TO RESUME A TOTAL OF 188,374.1 SQUARE METRES OF PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL LAND IN YUEN LONG. TWO MONTHS’ NOTICE OF THE LAND RESUMPTION WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
_rup_THE RESUMPTION WILL INVOLVE THE CLEARANCE OF 114 TEMPORARY DEMESTIC STRUCTURES OCCUPIED BY 122 FAMILIES OF ABOUT 635 PERSONS crownTlZndNE 0F THESE STRUCTURES ARE 0N PRIVATE LAND AND 35 ON
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...... . ADD IT ION, a TOTAL OF 265 OTHER TEMPORARY STRUCTURES, INCLUDING SIX SHOPS, EIGHT WORKSHOPS, TWO TANNERIES, PIGSTIES AND POULTRY SHEDS WILL ALSO HAVE TO BE CLEARED.
+DEPENDING ON THEIR ELIGIBILITY, DISPLACED FAMILIES WILL BE OFFERED EITHER PUBLIC HOUSING OR TEMPORARY PUBLIC HOUSING.
+GENUINE CULTIVATOR FAMILIES MAY OPT FOR A RESITE TOGETHER WITH AN EX-GRATIA REHABILITATION ALLOWANCE OF $5,000,+ MR. CARTLAND SA ID •
AS THE LAND TO BE RESUMED LIES WITHIN THE YUEN LONG LAYOUT PLAN, OWNERS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND WILL BE OFFERED COMPENSATION chdIcLch* RATE 0F $27 PER SQUARE FOOT FOR HALF THE LAND THEY SURRENDER•
FOR THE OTHER HALF, THE OWNERS $27 PER SQUARE FOOT OR THE RIGHT TO RATIO OF 5:2 IN WHATEVER PROPORTION
WILL HAVE THE CHOICE OF EITHER A FUTURE LAND EXCHANGE AT THE THEY DESIRE, HE SAID.
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AMENDMENTS TO ZONING PLAN FOR THE PEAK AREA ******
AN AMENDED OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR THE PEAK PUBLISHED BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.
AREA HAS BEEN
THE AMENDMENTS ARE IN RESPECT OF THE NOTES TO THE PLAN AND AIM TO PROVIDE GREATER FLEXIBILITY FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE DISTRICT’S RESIDENTIAL ZONE, AS WELL AS TO PERMIT GOVERNMENT USES IN GREEN BELT ZONING.
THE AMENDED PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICE, 17TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG AND THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING ENTRANCE, HONG KONG.
COPIES OF THE DRAFT PLAN ARE ALSO ON SALE AT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT’S CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 19TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, AT $5 FOR AN UNCOLOURED COPY.
ANY PERSON AFFECTED BY THE AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN MAY SUBMIT HIS OBJECTIONS IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY, TOWN PLANNING BOARD, C/0 THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, MURRAY BUILDING, HONG KONG. OBJECTIONS AND SUGGESTED ALTERATIONS TO THE PLAN SHOULD REACH THE SECRETARY BEFORE AUGUST 10, 1978.
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JUNK BAY RECLAMATION FOR RECREATIONAL USES *****
THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO UTILISE AN AREA OF ABOUT 40.4 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEA BED AT JUNK BAY FOR THE DISPOSAL OF REFUSE BY CONTROLLED TIPPING METHOD.
THE AREA, WHEN FILLED TO ITS CAPACITY, WILL BE USED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.
THE EXTENT OF THE AREA OF FORESHORE AND SEA BED INVOLVED IS DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE IN TODAY’S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
ANY PERSON WHO OBJECTS TO THE PROPOSAL SHOULD SUBMIT SUCH OBJECTIONS IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 21, 1978.
THE NOTICE, IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE, WITH ITS RELATED PLAN CAN BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITE.
THE PLAN SHOWING THE AREA OF FORESHORE AND SEA BED INVOLVED MAY ALSO BE SEEN AT THE PORT WORKS DIVISION, FIRST FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG OR THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 19TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING OR THE DISTRICT OFFICE, SAI KUNG, SAN PO KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 692 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, FIRST FLOOR, SAN PO KONG, KOWLOON.
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ABERDEEN TUNNEL CONTROL BUILDINGS *****
THE CONTROL BUILDINGS FOR BUILT SHORTLY.
THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL WILL BE
THE P.W.D.’S HIGHWAYS OFFICE IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE WORK WHICH WOULD CONSIST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE-STOREY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING SITED BETWEEN THE SOUTHERN TUNNEL PORTALS AT WONG CHUK HANG, A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER THE TOLL PLAZA ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPROACH ROAD AND A SMALL TWO-STOREY CONTROL KIOSK AT THE NORTHERN PORTALS.
MR. IAN MILLER, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE CONSULTANTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE, SAID THAT THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HAD BEEN DESIGNED TO BLEND IN PLEASANTLY WITH THE PORTAL STRUCTURES AND THE SURROUNDING HILLSIDE.
+WORK IS ALREADY WELL UNDERWAY ON THE MAIN TUNNELLING CONTRACT AND BOTH THE TUNNELS AND THE CONTROL BUILDINGS WILL BE COMPLETED IN LATE 1980,+ HE SAID.
THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE HIGHWAi!E?FFICEAUNSELL C0NSULTANTS AS,A 0N BEHALF OF THE
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kESS TOUR OF KOWLOON VEHICLE LICENSING OFFICE *****
THE KOWLOON VEHICLE LICENSING OFFICE ALONG WITH ITS DRIVING TEST APPOINTMENTS AND WRITTEN TEST UNITS, NOW SITUATED AT PUI CHING ROAD, KOWLOON WILL BE MOVING OVER THE WEEKEND TO THE PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, NINTH FLOOR, 56 DUNDAS STREET, MONG KOK AND WILL BE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM TUESDAY (JULY 25).
THE NEW OFFICE OCCUPIES A TOTAL AREA OF ABOUT 15,000 SQUARE FEET AND IS FULLY AIR-CONDITIONED. ITS WAITING AREA ALONE IS ABOUT 7,500 SQUARE FEET, NEARLY DOUBLE THE TOTAL AREA OF THE PUI CHING ROAD OFFICE WHICH WAS SO CONGESTED AT TIMES THAT PEOPLE HAD TO LINE UP OUTSIDE THE BUILDING.
THE NEW OFFICE IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND FOR MOTORISTS THERE ARE AMPLE PARKING SPACES IN THE BUILDING’S CAR PARK.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPORTERS AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHERS TO TOUR THE NEW KOWLOON VEHICLE LICENSING OFFICE AT THE PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, NINTH FLOOR, 56 DUNDAS STREET, MONG KOK ON MONDAY (JULY 24) AT 11 A.M. MR. T.A. HAHN OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL BE PRESENT TO ASSIST THE PRESS.
FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1978
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SUMMER CAMP FOR FISHERMEN’S CHILDREN ENDS * * * * *
MORE THAN 800 FISHERMEN’S CHILDREN TODAY SHOWED THEIR ATHLETIC SKILLS TO THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR. TED NICHOLS, AND THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY, AT THE END OF THEIR WEEK-LONG SUMMER CAMP IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE CHILDREN, FROM THE 13 FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT HONG KONG AND THE NEW TERRITORIES, SPENT THE LAST WEEK AT THE WU KAI SHA YOUTH VILLAGE ON THE EDGE OF TOLO HARBOUR.
THE SUMMER CAMP WAS ORGANISED AND FINANCED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION.
DURING THE WEEK THE CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN MANY SPORTING EVENTS, EXCURSIONS, CHESS COMPETITIONS, FOLK DANCING, BARBECUES AND PARTIES. THEY WERE ALSO GIVEN DEMONSTRATIONS BY THE CIVIL AID SERVICES AND WERE SHOWN FILMS BY I JAC.
SPEAKING AT THE CAMP-CLOSING CEREMONY TODAY, MR. NICHOLS SAID THIS WAS THE TENTH SUMMER CAMP ORGANISED BY THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION.
HE ADDEDi + WITH EFFECT FROM SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR WE ARE HOPEFUL OF CONVERTING OUR PRESENT SECONDARY AND PRACTICAL SCHOOL AT ABERDEEN FROM A THREE-YEAR TO A FIVE-YEAR COURSE OF STUDIES.
__ ,N COGNITION OF THE NEED AND INCREASING EMPHASIS
TO BE PLACED ON SECONDARY EDUCATION IN SO FAR AS THE CHILDREN OF THE FISHING COMMUNITY ARE CONCERNED- AND ALSO IN ANTICIPATION OF THE HOPE THAT FUTURE GRADUATES FROM OUR ABERDEEN SECONDARY SCHOOL WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES
AVAILABLE TO THEM UNDER THE RECENTLY ESTABLISHED MARINE FISH SCHOLARSHIP FUND WHICH IS DESIGNED TO FURTHER EDUCATION IN THE VARIOUS TERTIARY AREAS OF EDUCATION,+ HE SAID.
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FIRING PRACTICE WILL TAKE PLACE AT CASTLE PEAK RANGE ON 21 DAYS NEXT MONTH.
THE PUBLIC ARE REMINDED THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO ENTER THE AREA WHEN THE RED FLAGS ARE FLYING DURING THE TIME OF THE FIRING PRACTICE.
THE PRACTICE TIMES ARE:
DATE HOURS
AUGUST 1 (TUESDAY) 8 A.M. - 6 P.M.
AUGUST 2 (WEDNESDAY) 8 A.M. - 5 P.M.
AUGUST 3 (THURSDAY) 8.30 A.M. - 6 P.M.
AUGUST 4 (FRIDAY) 8.30 A.M. - 6.30 P.M.
AUGUST 8 (TUESDAY) 8.30 A.M. - 5.30 P.M.
AUGUST 9 (WEDNESDAY) 8.30 A.M. - 5.30 P.M.
AUGUST 10 (THURSDAY) 8 A.M. - 5 P.M.
AUGUST 11 (FRIDAY) 8 A.M. - 5 P.M.
AUGUST 14 (MONDAY) 8.30 A.M. - 5.30 P.M.
AUGUST 15 (TUESDAY) 9 A.M. - 5.30 P.M.
AUGUST 16 (WEDNESDAY) 8 A.M. - 5.30 P.M.
AUGUST 17 (THURSDAY) 8 A.M. - 5 P.M.
AUGUST 18 (FRIDAY) 8 A.M. - 5 P.M.
AUGUST 21 (MONDAY) 8 A.M. - 6 P.M.
AUGUST 22 (TUESDAY) 8 A.M. - 6 P.M.
AUGUST 23 (WEDNESDAY) 8 A.M. - 10.30 P.M.
AUGUST 24 (THURSDAY) 8 A.M. - 10.30 P.M.
AUGUST 25 (FRIDAY) 8 A.M. - 10.30 P.M.
AUGUST 29 (TUESDAY) 8 A.M. - 10.30 P.M.
AUGUST 30 (WEDNESDAY) 8 A.M. - 10.30 P.M.
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TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF KWUN TONG ROAD * * * *
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT KWUN TONG ROAD BETWEEN HONG TAK ROAD AND ELEGANCE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC BETWEEN 1.30 A.M. .AND 5.30 A.M. ON JULY 24, 29 AND 30 TO FACILITATE THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION WORK.
DURING THE CLOSURE PERIODS SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON KWUN TONG ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED VIA NGAU TAU KOK ROAD AND ELEGANCE ROAD TO REJOIN KWUN TONG ROAD.
NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON KWUN TONG ROAD WILL BE DIVERTED VIA LAI YIP STREET, WAI YIP STREET TO REJOIN KWUN TONG ROAD. ALTERNATIVELY, VEHICLES CAN PROCEED VIA THE ROUNDABOUT AT THE JUNCTION OF KWUN TONG ROAD AND ELEGANCE ROAD TO NGAU TAU KOK ROAD AND SHING SHUN ROAD TO REJOIN KWUN TONG ROAD.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT FRESH WATER SUPPLIES TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN KOWLOON CITY WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM MIDNIGHT MONDAY (JULY 24) TO 6 A.M. ON TUESDAY TO FACILITATE NIGHT LEAKAGE TESTS.
THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY GRAMPIAN ROAD, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, NGA TSIN LONG ROAD AND CARPENTER ROAD INCLUDING FUK LO TSUN ROAD, LION ROCK ROAD, HAU WONG ROAD AND NGA TSIN WAI ROAD.
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KCR MODERNISES RAIL TRACK ________\.. 1
NEW INDUSTRIAL ESTATE IN TUEN.MUN ........................ 2
31 MILLION DONATION F.OR NEW SCHOOL IN YUEN LONG ......... 3
NEW OIL POLLUTION CONTROL CRAFT .............. __________ 4
TWO MORE NOSE-IN PIERS TO BE BUILT AT AIRPORT ............. .4
VOLUNTEERS HELP CLEAN MA WAN BEACH ....................... 5
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SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1978
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KCR MODERNISES RAIL TRACK * * * * *
THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY IS MODERNISING ITS TRACK FOR QUIET-R AND MORE COMFORTABLE RIDE AND IN PREPARATION FOR THE RAILWAY'S ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMME.
THE KCR’S PERMANENT WAY ENGINEER, MR. MICHAEL ELVY, SAID THE TRACK SECTION ALONG THE MAIN LINE BETWEEN MONG KOK STATION AND THE SITE OF THE FUTURE KOWLOON TONG STATION — AN INTERCHANGE WITH THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY — HAS ALREADY BEEN MODERNISED AND WILL BE BROUGHT INTO USE ON TUESDAY (JULY 25).
THE TRACK IMPROVEMENT WORK WAS CARRIED OUT AFTER DOUBLE TRACKING WAS COMPLETED ALONG THIS SECTION ENABLING TRAINS TO BE DIVERTED WHILE WORK WAS IN PROGRESS.
+IMPROVEMENT WORK ON THE REMAINING TRACK, BEING CARRIED OUT SECTION BY SECTION, IS WELL UNDERWAY AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE WHOLE LENGTH WILL BE MODERNISED BY THE END OF 1980,+ MR. ELVY SAID.
+BY THAT TIME, THE DOUBLE TRACKING OF THE ENTIRE RAILWAY IS ALSO EXPECTED TO HAVE BEEN COMPLETED,* HE ADDED.
+THE RESULT OF THE IMPROVEMENT WORK WILL MEAN A REDUCED MAINTENANCE OF THE TRACK, HIGHER SPEEDS FOR TRAINS — FROM 45 M.P.H. TO 75 M.P.H. — AND A QUIETER AND MORE COMFORTABLE RIDE FOR PASSENGERS,* MR. ELVY SAID.
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE IMPROVEMENT WORK INVOLVES THE USE OF HEAVIER RAIL SECTION TO COPE WITH THE ANTICIPATED INCREASE IN TRAFFIC, THE REPLACEMENT OF TIMBER SLEEPERS BY HEAVIER AND MORE DURABLE CONCRETE SLEEPERS, THE USE OF IMPROVED CLIPS TO FASTEN RAIL MORE FIRMLY ON SLEEPERS AND THE WELDING OF RAIL JOINTS TO PROVIDE A STRONGER TRACK.
IN ADDITION, HE SAID, THE ALIGNMENTS OF TRACK AT CURVES ARE BEING IMPROVED AND THE CANT HAS BEEN INCREASED TO ALLOW FOR GREATER TRAIN SPEEDS.
MR. ELVY SAID THE COST OF THE TRACK IMPROVEMENT WORK IS ESTIMATED AT $1 MILLION FOR EACH KILOMETRE AND IT IS JUSTIFIABLE BECAUSE THIS IS A LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENT OF THE WHOLE RAILWAY.
HE SAID IMPROVEMENT WORK ON THE WHOLE TRACK WAS PLANNED BEFORE THE ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMME WAS PROPOSED.
♦NOW WITH THE ELECTRIFICATION OF TRAIN SERVICE PLANNED FOR COMPLETION BY MID-1981, THE WORK HAS TO BE CARRIED OUT FASTER BECAUSE THE IMPROVED TRACK IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCH TRAIN SERVICE,* HE SAID.
HOWEVER, MR. ELVY WARNED THAT WITH QUIETER AND MORE FREQUENT TRAINS AND HIGHER TRAIN SPEEDS THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE MORE CARE WHEN CROSSING THE RAIL, AND NOT TO USE THE TRACK AS A PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE.
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HE POINTED OUT THAT AT PRESENT ABOUT 10 PEOPLE, MAINLY TRESPASSERS, ARE KILLED ON THE RAILWAY EACH YEAR AND THIS WILL If'., _h3E UNLESS PEOPLE TAKE CARE.
+FOR THE SAKE OF SAFETY IT IS PROPOSED TO FENCE OFF THE ENTIRE RAILWAY LINE EVENTUALLY AND PROVIDE SUBWAYS OR FOOTBRIDGES BUT IN THE MEANTIME, NEW WARNING SIGNS ARE TO EE SET UP AT POINTS ALONG THE RAILWAY WHERE PEOPLE CROSS,+ MR. ELVY SAID.
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NEW INDUSTRIAL LAND TO PROVIDE JOBS FOR 30,000 PEOPLE IN TUEN MUN * * * *
THE GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT TO DEVELOP ANOTHER LARGE INDUSTRIAL AREA IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY PROVIDE WORK FOR ABOUT 30,000 PEOPLE.
THE PROJECT WILL COMPLETE THE FORMATION OF NEARLY 20 HECTARES OF INDUSTRIAL LAND OPPOSITE TUEN MUN SAN HUI.
A MAJOR PART OF THE AREA HAS ALREADY BEEN SOLD TO INDUSTRIALISTS WHO ARE ALREADY OPERATING FIVE FACTORIES, WHILE ANOTHER 12 INDUSTRIAL PLANTS ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THE ACTING TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. GEOFFREY ORR, SAID TODAY THE LATEST PROJECT WOULD ENABLE THE GOVERNMENT TO KEEP PACE WITH THE KEEN INTEREST SHOWN BY INDUSTRIALISTS IN THE NEW TOWN.
HE POINTED OUT THAT AN INDUSTRIAL SITE I TUESDAY (JULY 18) WAS SOLD FOR A RECORD PRICE THE EQUIVALENT OF 3522 PER SQUARE FOOT -- AND OPENING BID OF $7 MILLION.
N THE SAME AREA LAST OF 815.2 MILLION — MORE THAN TWICE THE
WORK ON SITE FORMATION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA IS SCHEDULED TO START IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR AND WILL TAKE TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.
.... . TO ITATE THE WORK, MR. GEOFFREY ORR SAID, THE GOVERNMENT *'^L IS. >E2UME 2»°36 SQUARE METRES OF PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL LAND, 976 SQUARE METRES OF BUILDING LAND, 162 SQUARE METRES OF KILN LAND AND 89 SQUARE METRES OF LIME KILN LAND.
THREE MONTHS’ NOTICE OF THE LAND RESUMPTION WAS PUBLISHED IN YESTERDAY’S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
THE RESUMPTION WILL INVOLVE THE CLEARANCE OF 158 TEMPORARY DOMESTIC STRUCTURES OCCUPIED BY 150 FAMILIES OF ABOUT 680 PERSONS. OF THESE STRUCTURES, TWO ARE ON PRIVATE LAND AND 156 ON CROWN LAND.
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N ADDITION, A TOTAL OF 231 OTHER TEMPORARY STRUCTURES, INCLUDING NINE SHOPS, 30 WORKSHOPS, PIGSTIES, CHICKEN SHEDS AND PIGOEN SHEDS, WILL HAVE TO BE CLEARED.
+DEPENDING ON THEIR ELIGIBILITY, DISPLACED FAMILIES WILL BE OFFERED EITHER PUBLIC HOUSING OR TEMPORARY PUBLIC HOUSING.
+GENUINE CULTIVATOR FAMILIES MAY OPT FOR A RESITE TOGETHER WITH AN EX-GRATIA REHABILITATION ALLOWANCE OF 15,000, BUT WILL FORFEIT THEIR PRIORITY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING,* MR. ORR SAID.
AS THE LAND TO BE RESUMED LIES WITHIN THE TUEN MUN OUTLINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, LANDOWNERS CONCERNED WILL BE OFFERED THE NEW COMPENSATION PACKAGE COMPRISING CASH AND LAND EXCHANGE.
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$1 MILLION DONATION FOR NEW SCHOOL IN YUEN LONG
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A WELL-KNOWN FAMILY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TODAY PRESENTED THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY, WITH A CHEQUE FOR $1 MILLION WHICH WILL GO TOWARDS THE COST OF BUILDING A NEW GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL IN YUEN LONG.
THE CHEQUE WAS PRESENTED TO MR. TOPLEY BY THE LATE MR. CHIU LUT-SAU’S WIDOW, HIS SONS, STEPHEN AND LEONARD, AND HIS NEPHEW, MR. CHIU YUK-CHUEN.
THE NEW SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CHIU LUT-SAU GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL, WILL BE BUILT ON A SITE OF MORE THAN 5,600 SQUARE METRES IN TAI YUK ROAD.
IT WILL CONSIST OF A MAIN BLOCK HOUSING 24 CLASSROOMS
ON THE UPPER FLOORS AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICES AND CHANGING ROOMS ON THE GROUND FLOOR- AN ASSEMBLY HALL WITH A COVERED PLAY AREA ON THE GROUND FLOOR- A 12-R00M BLOCK PROVIDING SPECIAL FACILITIES FOR CLASSES IN DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY, ART AND MUSIC, HOME ECONOMICS, GEOGRAPHY, BIOLOGY, PHYSICS, SCIENCE AND CHEMISTRY AND A LIBRARY- AND SEPARATE ANCILLARY BUILDINGS AND QUARTERS FOR MINOR STAFF.
WORK ON THE NEW SCHOOL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT 16 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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NEW OIL POLLUTION CONTROL CRAFT * * * * *
THE MARINE DEPARTMENT TOOK DELIVERY EARLIER THIS WEEK OF A SHALLOW DRAUGHT OIL POLLUTION CONTROL CRAFT SHIPPED TO HONG KONG FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.
THE CRAFT WILL BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT THE PRESENT OIL POLLUTION CONTROL CRAFT +MARINE 58+ FOR INSHORE WORK.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID A DEMONSTRATION OF THE NEW CRAFT WILL SOON BE ARRANGED FOR THE PRESS ONCE THE CRAFT IS READY FOR OPERATION.
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TWO MORE JET NOSE-IN PIERS TO BE BUILT AT AIRPORT ******
TWO MORE 747 JUMBO JET NOSE-IN PIERS AND ONE BUS DOCK ARE TO BE BUILT AT KAI TAK AIRPORT SHORTLY.
THE WORK IS PART OF THE KAI TAK TERMINAL BUILDING MODIFICATION PROGRAMME.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK WERE INVITED TODAY BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THE PROJECT WILL TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
ON COMPLETION, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF 747 NOSE-IN PIERS WILL INCREASE TO SEVEN.
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VOLUNTEERS HELP CLEAN MA WAN BEACH
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SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE AND LOCAL RURAL LEADERS JOINED SOME 80 VOLUNTEERS THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING TO CLEAN UP TUNG WAN BEACH ON MA WAN ISLAND.
THE OPERATION STARTED AT 9.30 A.M. WHEN THE ASSISTANT TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICER (DEVELOPMENT), MR. MICHAEL STONE, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MA WAN RURAL COMMITTEE, MR. CHAN KWONG-CHUEN, TOOK THE LEAD IN CLEANING RUBBISH AND LITTER FROM THE UNGAZETTED BEACH.
THE VOLUNTEERS, MAINLY COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB MEMBERS FROM THE LAM WOO MEMORIAL SCHOOL AND THE CARITAS ST. JOSEPH PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN TSUEN WAN, THEN GOT DOWN TO WORK AND IN LESS THAN THREE HOURS, A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF BASKETS OF LITTER WERE PICKED UP.
AFTER THE CLEAN-UP, MR. CHAN PRESENTED PENNANTS TO THE PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS.
THIS MORNING’S CLEANING OPERATION IS PART OF A SERIES OF CLEAN-UPS OF THE DISTRICTS ’BLACK-SPOTS’ JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS.
FUNDS FOR THE OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT’S TSUEN WAN OFFICE.
THE DISTRICT-WIDE OPERATION, WHICH WAS LAUNCHED LAST FRIDAY AT TSI NG LUNG TAU, AIMS TO PROMOTE THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN AND TO AROUSE PEOPLE’S AWARENESS OF THEIR ROLE IN IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT.
OTHER SPOTS TO BE COVERED BY THE CLEAN-UP OPERATION IN THE DISTRICT, WHICH WILL LAST UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH, INCLUDE KAU WAH SUN CHUEN, SHEK PAI STREET SURROUNDING AREA OF FOU WAH CENTRE, LO WAI, TAI POR FONG, YEE POR FONG, AND TING KAU BEACH.
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WATER CUT IN MONG KOK
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN MONG KOK WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SIX HOURS FROM MIDNIGHT ON TUESDAY (JULY 25) TO 6 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS.
THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY CHUNG WUI STREET, KOK CHEUNG STREET, FUK LEE STREET, TAI KOK TSUI ROAD, BOUNDARY STREET, SYCAMORE STREET, MAPLE STREET, TUNG CHAU STREET, WALNUT STREET, BEDFORD ROAD, LIME STREET AND LARCH STREET.
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FIRING PRACTICE
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FIRING PRACTICE WILL TAKE PLACE AT CASTLE PEAK RANGE ON FIVE DAYS NEXT WEEK.
THE PUBLIC ARE REMINDED THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO ENTER THE AREA WHEN THE RED FLAGS ARE FLYING DURING THE TIME OF FIRING PRACTICE.
THE PRACTICE TIMES ARE: »
DATE HOURS
JULY 24 (MONDAY) - 8.30 A.M. - 5 P.M.
JULY 25 (TUESDAY) 8 A.M. - 10.30 P.M.
JULY 26 (WEDNESDAY) 8.30 A.M. - 10.30 P.M.
JULY 27 (THURSDAY) 8 A.M. - 5 P.M.
JULY 28 (FRIDAY) 8 A.M. - 5.30 P.M.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG TEL. 5-233191'
SUNDAY, JULY 23, 1978
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CONTENTS PAGE NO.
HK’S EXPORTS UP BY 10 PER CENT IM FIRST FIVE MONTHS THIS YEAR .....................,.............................. 1
+MINI COUNTRY PARK* FOR HOUSING ESTATE IN SHA TIN ........... 5
BOOKLET ON HIGH ISLAND WATER SCHEME ON. SALE ..........•....... 7
NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM FOR P.W.D................................ 3
REGISTRATION TEAM TO OPERA.TE IN KWUN TONG . . . .'...........
WATER CUTS ............................................. . 9
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HK’S EXPORTS UP BY 10 PER CENT IN FIRST FIVE MONTHS THIS YEAR »* * * *
HONG KONG’S DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR INCREASED BY 10 PER CENT, IMPORTS ROSE BY 19 PER CENT AND RE-EXPORTS BY 28 PER CENT AS COMPARED WITH THOSE FOR THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.
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ACCORDING TO EXTERNAL TRADE FIGURES RELEASED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY, DOMESTIC EXPORTS FROM JANUARY TO MAY 1978 WERE VALUED AT $14,130 MILLION, IMPORTS WERE WORTH $23,135 MILLION AND RE-EXPORTS $4,858 MILLION.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO 10 MAJOR OVERSEAS MARKETS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
JAN.-MAY 77 (HK$ MN.) JAN.-MAY 78 (HK$ MN.) INCREASE/ DECREASE (HK$ MN.) PERCENTAGE CHANGE
U.S.A. 4,838 5,367 ♦ 529 + 11%
F.R. OF GERMANY 1,350 1,461 + 111 + 8%
UNITED KINGDOM 1,130 1,258 + 128 + 11%
JAPAN 488 554 + 66 + 13%
AUSTRALIA 493 504 + 11 + 2%
CANADA 436 467 + 31 + 7%
SINGAPORE 322 381 ♦ 58 + 18%
THE NETHERLANDS 291 308 + 17 + 6%
NIGERIA 149 272 + 123 + 82%
SWITZERLAND AND LIECHENSTEIN 231 265 + 35 + 15%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE U.S. MAINTAINED A MODEST GROWTH RATE OF 11 PER CENT. DESPITE A SHARP DECLINE IN EXPORTS OF RADIO BROADCAST RECEIVERS ($225 MILLION, - 35 PER CENT) TO U.S.A., SHIPMENTS OF ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES ($2,143 MILLION, + 11 PERCENT) AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS ($251 MILLION, + 51 PER CENT) GAINED SIZEABLE INCREASES.
DELIVERIES TO F.R. OF GERMANY AND U.K. SHOWED A SIGNIFICANT UPTREND, LARGELY REFLECTING AN IMPROVED DEMAND SITUATION FOR ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES WHICH INCREASED BY NINE PER CENT AND 19 PER CENT FOR F.R. OF GERMANY (AT $829 MILLION) AND U.K. (AT $667 MILLION) RESPECTIVELY.
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AN ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS IS PRESENTED BELOW:
INCREASE/
JAN.-MAY 77 JAN.-MAY 78 DECREASE PERCENTAGE
(HKS MN.) (HKS MN.) (HK$ MN.) CHANGE
ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES 5,071 5,371 ♦ '300 1 + 6%
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (MAINLY PLASTIC TOYS AND DOLLS) 2,070 2,233 + 164 + 8%
PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS 677 1,033 ♦ 355 + 52$
TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS, MADE-UP ARTICLES AND RELATED PRODUCTS 1,047 ' t . 1,023 — 23 2%
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT 1,032 1 ■ 1,010 — 22 * 2%
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (MAINLY TRANSISTORS AND DIODES AND HOUSEHOLD TYPE EQUIPMENT) 645 761 + 116 + 18%
IN TERMS OF INDIVIDUAL COMMODITIES, ABOUT HALF OF THE INCREASE IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS WAS ATTRIBUTED TO HIGHER EXPORTS OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS ($836 MILLION, + 60 PER CENT) AND ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES ($5,371 MILLION, + SIX PER CENT).
SALES OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS SHOWED SOME GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT OVER THE SIGNIFICANT DECLINES RECORDED IN EARLIER MONTHS OF THE YEAR.
DEMAND FOR RADIO BROADCAST RECEIVERS ($561 MILLION, - 29 PER CENT) RETREATED CONSIDERABLY DUE TO A SHRINKAGE OF DELIVERIES TO THE U.S.
INCREASED SHIPMENTS OF PLASTIC ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS ($166 MILLION, + 33 PER CENT) OUTWEIGHED THE DECLINE IN EXPORTS OF PLASTIC TOYS AND DOLLS ($808 MILLION, - FOUR PER CENT).
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A SIZEABLE INCREASE IN EXPORTS OF HOUSEHOLD TYPE, ELECTRICAL AND NON-ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ($264 MILLION, + 38 PER CENT) WAS REG I .2RED, A MAJOR FACTOR ACCOUNTING FOR THE INCREASE IN EXPORTS OF ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES.
THE CHANGES IN IMPORTS FROM 10 MAJOR SOURCES ARE SUMMARISED
AS FOLLOWS: JAN.-MAY 77 (HK$ MN.) •1 JAN.-MAY 78 (HK$ MN.) INCREASE/ DECREASE (HK$ MN.) PERCENTAGE CHANGE
JAPAN 4,510 5,248 + 738 ♦ 16%
CHINA 3,033 3,742 + 709 + 23%
U.S.A. 2,604 2,964 + 360 + 14%
TAIWAN 1,380 1,500 + 120 + 9%
SINGAPORE 1,165 1,212 + 47 + 4%
UNITED KINGDOM 835 1,004 + 169 + 20%
SOUTH KOREA 680 692 + 12 + 2%
F.R. OF GERMANY 567 758 + 192 + 34%
SWITZERLAND AND LIECHENSTEIN 505 710 + 205 + 41%
AUSTRALIA 361 443 + 82 + 23%
IMPORTS FROM JAPAN ROSE BY 16 PER CENT, CONTRIBUTED MAINLY
BY INCREASED ARRIVALS OF ROAD VEHICLES ($335 MILLION, + 66 PER CENT), WATCHES AND CLOCKS ($415 MILLION, + 25 PER CENT). TEXTILE FABRICS ($717 MILLION, +14 PER CENT) AND TEXTILE YARN ($234 MILLION, + 34 PER CENT).
IMPORTS FROM CHINA GAINED AN IMPRESSIVE 23 PER CENT, REFLECTING MORE DELIVERIES OF TEXTILE FABRICS ($378 MILLION, + 63 PER CENT) AND PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ($262 MILLION, + 85 PER CENT).
GREATER DELIVERIES OF PEARLS, PRECIOUS AND SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES ($259 MILLION, + 55 PER CENT) CONTRIBUTED TO ONE QUARTER OF THE INCREASE IN IMPORTS FROM THE U.S.
IMPORTS FROM THE OTHER SOURCES ATTAINED FAVOURABLE GROWTH RATES, WHICH WERE PARTICULARLY REMARKABLE IN THE CASE OF F.R. OF GERMANY AND SWITZERLAND.
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THE FOLLOWING TABLE ILLUSTRATES THE CHANGES IN IMPORTS BY COMMODITY SECTIONS:
JAN.-MAY 77 (HK$ MN.) JAN.-MAY 78 (HKS MN.) INCREASE/ DECREASE (HK$ MN.) PERCENTAGE CHANGE
MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY EY MATERIAL (MAINLY TEXTILE PRODUCTS AND DIAMONDS) 5,787 7,327 ♦ 1 ,540 + 27%
MACHINERY AND TRANS' PORT EQUIPMENT 3,878 4,510 ♦ 632 ♦ 16%
FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS CHIEFLY FOR FOOD 2,901 3,179 ♦ 278 ♦ 10%
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (MAINLY WATCHES AND CLOCKS, ARTICLES OF APPAREL) 1 2,278 3,025 + 747 + 33%
CHEMICAL AND RELATED PRODUCTS 1,470 1,680 + 210 4 14%
IMPORTS OF TEXTILE FABRICS ($1,946 MILLION, + 24 PER CENT), WATCHES AND CLOCKS ($1,033 MILLION, + 31 PER CENT), ROAD VEHICLES ($534 MILLION, + 43 PER CENT), IRON AND STEEL ($692 MILLION, + 22 PER CENT), OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT ($463 MILLION, + 36 PER CENT) AND ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES ($420 MILLION, + 41 PER CENT) ADVANCED MOST SIGNIFICANTLY, REFLECTING PRONOUNCED UPTRENDS IN DOMESTIC DEMAND FOR CONSUMER GOODS, RAW MATERIALS AND CAPITAL GOODS.
DEMAND FOR FOODSTUFFS GAINED A MODEST GROWTH RATE DESPITE A SHARP DROP IN IMPORTS OF COFFEE, TEA, COCOA, SPICES AND MANUFACTURES THEREOF ($88 MILLION, - 47 PER CENT).
RE-EXPORTS GAINED A PHENOMENAL INCREASE,. ATTRIBUTING CHIEFLY TO REMARKABLE ADVANCES OF RE-EXPORTS TO THE FOUR MAJOR MARKETS, JAPAN ($821 MILLION, + 36 PER CENT), INDONESIA ($519 MILLION, + 80 PER CENT), SINGAPORE ($528 MILLION, + 30 PER CENT) AND U.S.A. ($448 MILLION, ♦ 34 PER CENT).
MORE THAN ONE-HALF OF THE INCREASE IN RE-EXPORTS TO JAPAN WAS DUE TO HIGHER DELIVERIES OF PEARLS, PRECIOUS AND SEMIPRECIOUS STONES ($280 MILLION, + 70 PER CENT).
MORE RE-EXPORTS OF ROAD VEHICLES ($76 MILLION, + 519 PER CENT) TO INDONESIA AND OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS ($137 MILLION, + 57 PER CENT) TO SINGAPORE WERE RECORDED.
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THE GAIN IN RE-EXPORTS TO U.S.A. WAS CAUSED BY AN UPSURGE IN DELIVERIES OF PEARLS, PRECIOUS AND SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES ($145 MILLION, + 33 PER CENT) AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS ($60 MILLION, + 66 PER CENT). '
THE TRADE INDEXES FOR MARCH 1978 (1973-100) WERE RELEASED AS FOLLOWS: -
VALUE INDEX UNIT VALUE INDEX QUANTUM INDEX
DOMESTIC EXPORTS 176 135 131
IMPORTS 202 139 145
(THE TRADE INDEX FOR MARCH WAS 97.)
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SHA TIN HOUSING ESTATE TO HAVE ITS OWN +MINI COUNTRY PARK* ******
THE LATEST HOUSING ESTATE PLANNED FOR SHA TIN WILL HAVE A UNIQUE FEATURE — A +MINI COUNTRY PARK+. 1
THE ESTATE AT TIN SAM WILL BE BUILT AROUND THE WOODED SPUR OF A SLOPE AND THIS SLICE OF COUNTRYSIDE WILL BE RETAINED AS THE FOCAL FEATURE OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
THE +MINI COUNTRY PARK* WILL ADD 3.4 HECTARES TO THE SPACIOUS 13.5 HECTARE SITE FORMATION OF WHICH IS DUE TO BEGIN EARLY NEXT YEAR, ACCORDING TO MR. ROBERT JORDAN, THE ENGINEER (INVESTIGATION) OF THE PWD’S SHA TIN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.
MR. JORDAN SAID TODAY THE USE OF THE WOODED AREA WOULD GIVE THE TIN SAM ESTATE A DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER.
+THE WOODED AREA WILL BE LEFT IN ITS NATURAL STATE 28,000 RESIDENTS WHO WILL EVENTUALLY LIVE IN THE ESTATE ABLE TO USE IT FOR PASSIVE RECREATION,+ HE SAID.
AND THE WILL BE
+IT WILL CERTAINLY ADD AN ATTRACTIVE NEW DIMENSION TO PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.+
THE ESTATE IS DUE FOR COMPLETION IN 1983.
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,PART FROM THE ESTATE, TWO LARGE AREAS IN TIN SAM ARE TO BE DEVELOPED FOR GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY USES, THE DISTRICT OPEN SPACES AND ASSOCIATED ACCESS ROADS AND SERVICES.
WORK ON SITE FORMATION IN THESE AREAS IS SCHEDULED TO START IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR AND WILL TAKE 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
TO FACILITATE THE WORK, THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. GERRY HIGGINSON SAID THE GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE TO RESUME A TOTAL OF 170,529 SQUARE METRES OF PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL LAND, 40 SQUARE METRES OF BUILDING LAND AND 232 SQUARE METRES OF LAND REGISTERED AS +GRAVE+.
THREE MONTHS’ NOTICE OF THE LAND RESUMPTION WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ON JULY 21.
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THE RESUMPTION WILL INVOLVE THE CLEARANCE OF 123 TEMPORARY DOMESTIC STRUCTURES OCCUPIED BY 121 FAMILIES COMPRISING ABOUT 540 PEOPLE. OF THESE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES, 103 ARE ON PRIVATE LAND AND 20 ON CROWN LAND.
A TOTAL OF 350 OTHER TEMPORARY STRUCTURES WILL HAVE TO BE CLEARED.
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IN ADDITION, FOUR VILLAGE HOUSES ARE SITUATED WITHIN THE RESUMPTION LIMITS AND WILL BE RESITED UNDER VILLAGE REMOVAL TERMS.
DEPENDING ON THEIR ELIGIBILITY, DISPLACED FAMILIES WILL BE OFFERED EITHER PUBLIC HOUSING OR TEMPORARY PUBLIC HOUSING IN SHA TIN.
♦GENUINE CULTIVATOR FAMILIES MAY OPT FOR A RESITE TOGETHER WITH AN EX-GRATIA REHABILITATION ALLOWANCE OF $5,000, BUT WILL FORFEIT THEIR PRIORITY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING,+ MR. HIGGINSON SAID.
AS THE LAND TO BE RESUMED LIES WITHIN THE SHA TIN OUTLINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, LANDOWNERS CONCERNED WILL BE OFFERED THE NEW COMPENSATION PACKAGE COMPRISING CASH AND LAND EXCHANGE. '
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COLOUR BOOKLET ON HIGH ISLAND WATER SCHEME ON SALE *****
A COLOUR BOOKLET ON THE $1,348 MILLION HIGH ISLAND WATER SCHEME - THE LARGEST THAT HONG KONG HAS UNDERTAKEN - IS NOW ON SALE, AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE.
THE 24-PAGE BOOKLET IS THE THIRD OF THE SERIES OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT’S BOOKLETS ON WATER PROJECTS. IT COSTS $9 PER COPY.
THE FIRST BOOKLET IN THE SERIES - ON PLOVER COVE - WAS PUBLISHED IN JANUARY THIS YEAR, FOLLOWED IN APRIL BY ANOTHER BOOKLET ON THE LOK ON PAI DESALTING PLANT.
THE HIGH ISLAND RESERVOIR, CARVED OUT OF THE SEA, CAN HOLD 273 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF FRESH WATER. IMPOUNDING OF WATER STARTED LAST SUMMER AND THE RESERVOIR NOW HOLDS ABOUT 64 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER.
THE BOOKLET, WITH SEVERAL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND PICTURES OF THE RESERVOIR UNDER CONSTRUCTION GIVES DETAILS OF THE WORKS CARRIED OUT AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THE PROJECT.
COMMENTING ON THE NEW BOOKLET, MR. TOMLINSON, ACTING DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, SAID THAT HE HOPED THE PUBLICATION WOULD BE USEFUL TO THE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE DETAILS OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR WATER PROJECT THAT HONG KONG HAS UNDERTAKEN.
+1 WOULD PARTICULARLY LIKE YOUNG PEOPLE IN COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT,* HE SAID.
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NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM FOR P.W.D.
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A NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM AT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS IN MURRAY BUILDING WILL COME INTO OPERATION AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
THE 3120,000 SYSTEM WILL MODIFY THE EXISTING PABX UNIT AND PROVIDE DIRECT DIALLING ACCESS TO 800 TELEPHONES IN THE DEPARTMENT.
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THE INCOMING LINE CAPACITY WILL BE INCREASED FROM 46 TO 50 WHILE THE EXISTING 48 OUTGOING LINES WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
ENGINEERS FROM THE HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY ARE CURRENTLY INSTALLING THE WEST GERMAN EQUIPMENT, WHICH WILL COME INTO USE AT NOON, ON SUNDAY, JULY 30.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID THE MODIFICATIONS HAD BECOME NECESSARY BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY WORKLOAD THE PRESENT SYSTEM IMPOSED ON THE DEPARTMENT’S TELEPHONE OPERATORS. THIS FREQUENTLY CAUSED LONG DELAYS TO OUTSIDE CALLERS AND COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN NUMEROUS.
+THE NEW SYSTEM WILL ENABLE A CALLER TO RING DIRECT TO THE DESK OF THE OFFICER HE IS TRYING TO CONTACT WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE SWITCHBOARD,+ HE SAID.
THE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY EMPLOYS FOUR SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS AND IT IS HOPED THAT AFTER THE NEW SYSTEM BECOMES FULLY OPERATIONAL IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO RELEASE TWO OPERATORS FOR DUTIES IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
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SUNDAY, JULY 23, 1978
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REGISTRATION TEAM TO OPERATE IN KWUN TONG * * * *
A TEAM FROM THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE WILL CONDUCT REGISTRATIONS IN KWUN TONG ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR RESIDENTS AND PERSONS LIVING NEARBY FROM JULY 31 TO AUGUST 9.
REGISTRATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN 9.30 A.M. AND 4.30 P.M. DAILY.
THE VISIT IS TO ENABLE PARENTS/GUARDI ANS TO REGISTER THEIR CHILDREN/WARDS BETWEEN 11 AND 17 YEARS OF AGE FOR JUVENILE IDENTITY CARDS AND HOLDERS OF JUVENILE IDENTITY CARDS TO REGISTER FOR ADULT IDENTITY CARDS ON REACHING 18 YEARS OF AGE.
ALL PERSONS LIVING IN THE AREA ARE REMINDED OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REGISTER THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN FOR IDENTITY CARDS AND TO REPORT CHANGES OF EMPLOYMENT OR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES, MARITAL STATUS, OR ANY OTHER PARTICULARS WHICH HAVE CHANGED SINCE REGISTERING FOR THEIR IDENTITY CARDS.
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WATER CUTS
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN SHAM SHU I PO WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SIX HOURS FROM MIDNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY (JULY 26) TO 6 A.M. ON THURSDAY TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS IN THE AREA.
THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD, BUTTERFLY VALLEY ROAD, KING LAM STREET, YEE KUK STREET, WING HONG STREET, YU CHAU STREET, CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND TAI NAN STREET INCLUDING TUNG CHAU STREET.
THE DEPARTMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN NORTH POINT WILL BE CUT OFF FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY (JULY 26) TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS.
THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY SOUTH SIDE OF KING’S ROAD FROM HEALTHY STREET WEST TO MANSION STREET, TSAT TSZ MUI ROAD AND PAK PUK ROAD INCLUDING MODEL LANE, HEALTHY STREET EAST AND HEALTHY STREET CENTRAL.
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ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
MONDAY, JULY 24, 1978
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
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NEW SHA TIN SCHOOL ALLOCATED TO EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH ............................................... j,
PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR JUNE .................. 2
PRIME RESIDENTIAL SITE IN SHA TIN FOR SALE .......... 4
FISHING VESSEL BUILT W.ITH ASSISTANCE FROM AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT .............. ............ 5
CERTIFICATE COURSES FOR OFFICE STAFF ................ 6
PARCEL POSTAL SERVICES TO VIETNAM................... 6-
WATER CUTS FOR LEAKAGE TESTS ....................... 7
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF TING ON STREET ................. 7
MONDAY, JULY 24, 1978
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NEW SHA TIN SCHOOL ALLOCATED TO EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH ******
4 HE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT IT HAD DECIDED TO CFFER TO THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH THE SPONSORSHIP OF A NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL IN THE.WO CHE HOUSING ESTATE IN SHA TIN.
THIS OFFER CAME IN RESPONSE TO AN APPLICATION FROM THE CHURCH ON MAY 18 TO CONTINUE THEIR SPONSORSHIP OF A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN THE SHA TIN AREA. THE SCHOOL IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY 1979.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW SCHOOL WAS ALSO GIVEN IN A LETTER TO A GROUP OF PARENTS OF PUPILS AT THE SHA TIN LUTHERAN PRIMARY SCHOOL, WHO HAD SENT A PETITION TO THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DENYS ROBERTS, ON JULY 11. THEY WERE TOLD THAT, AS SOME PARENTS WISH THEIR CHILDREN TO CONTINUE TO REMAIN IN A SCHOOL UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, THE WITHDRAWAL OF SUBSIDY, WHICH WAS DUE TO TAKE EFFECT THIS SUMMER, WILL NOW BE DEFERRED UNTIL FEBRUARY 1979, WHEN THE SCHOOL IS DUE FOR DEMOLITION. PRIMARY PUPILS MAY STAY ON AT THE SHA TIN LUTHERAN SCHOOL UNTIL THE NEW SCHOOL IN THE WO CHE ESTATE IS READY AND THEN BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NEW SCHOOL. SOME PARENTS MAY WISH THEIR CHILDREN TO TRANSFER THIS COMING SEPTEMBER TO THE THREE OTHER PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE WO CHE AND LEK YUEN HOUSING ESTATES WHERE PLACES HAVE ALREADY BEEN FOUND FOR THEM, AND THEIR WISHES WILL BE RESPECTED ALSO.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT IT WAS THE NORMAL PROCEDURE SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE SCHEDULED COMPLETION DATE OF A NEW ESTATE PRIMARY SCHOOL TO DECIDE WHICH ORGANISATION SHOULD BE OFFERED THE SPONSORSHIP. IN VIEW OF THE PETITION TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE DESIRABILITY OF ENABLING PUPILS AT THE SHA TIN LUTHERAN PRIMARY SCHOOL TO CONTINUE AT A SCHOOL UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, THE DATE OF DECISION HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD.
THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT THE APPLICATION FROM THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH HAD BEEN CONSIDERED ON ITS MERITS. +WHILE APPLICATIONS TO SPONSOR NEW SCHOOLS IN SHA TIN HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM OTHER REPUTABLE ORGANISATIONS, THE LUTHERAN CHURCH HAS A PROVEN REPUTATION OVER THE PAST 28 YEARS IN PROMOTING PRIMARY EDUCATION IN THE SHA TIN AREA.+
HE EMPHASISED THAT THE DECISION DOES NOT AMOUNT TO REPROVISIONING THE EXISTING SCHOOL INTO NEW PREMISES AT WO CHE. ♦THE SHA TIN LUTHERAN PRIMARY SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED IN FEBRUARY 1979 AND THE SCHOOL AT WO CHE WILL BE A NEW ONE, THOUGH IT WILL BE OPERATED BY THE SAME SPONSORING BODY,+ HE SAID. HE EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS NOT THE NORMAL PRACTICE TO REPROVISION PRIMARY SCHOOLS THAT HAVE TO BE CLOSED, THOUGH THE GOVERNMENT DID THINK IT WAS RIGHT TO HAVE REGARD TO PAST SERVICE IN AN AREA WHEN DECIDING ON THE ALLOCATION OF NEW SCHOOLS IN THAT LOCALITY.
IT WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SPONSORING BODY TO APPOINT A MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR THE NEW SCHOOL. THIS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WILL IN TURN BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENGAGING STAFF FOR THE NEW SCHOOL.
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PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR JUNE
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THE VALUE OF HONG KONG’S DOMESTIC EXPORTS FOR LAST MONTH (JUNE) WAS $3,336 MILLION, IMPORTS WERE WORTH $5,105 MILLION AND r .-EXPORTS $1,073 MILLION, ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONAL T7At_ FIGURES ISSUED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY.
THESE REPRESENT INCREASES, BY VALUE, OF $406 MILLION OR 13.9 PER CENT IN EXPORTS, $1,113 MILLION OR 27.9 PER CENT IN IMPORTS AND $267 MILLION OR 33.1 PER CENT IN RE-EXPORTS COMPARED WITH THE FIGURES OF JUNE LAST YEAR.
THE FIGURES FOR THE LATEST THREE MONTHS (APRIL TO JUNE) SHOWED INCREASES, BY VALUE, OF 14.7 PER CENT FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS, 23.1 PER CENT FOR IMPORTS AND 37.9 PER CENT FOR RE-EXPORTS, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1977.
THE SHORT TERM CHANGES (JUNE 1978 COMPARED WITH MAY 1978) SHOWED AN INCREASE OF $43 MILLION OR 0.9 PER CENT FOR IMPORTS, AND INCREASES OF $36 MILLION OR 1.1 PER CENT FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND $91 MILLION OR 7.8 PER CENT FOR RE-EXPORTS.
THE FIGURES FOR THE 12-MONTH PERIOD FROM JULY 1977 TO JUNE 1978 COMPARED WITH THOSE FOR THE PREVIOUS CORRESPONDING PERIOD SHOWED INCREASES, BY VALUE, OF 9.2 PER CENT FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS, 16 PER CENT FOR IMPORTS AND 19.7 PER CENT FOR RE-EXPORTS.
FOLLOWING ARE COMPARATIVE TRADE FIGURES:-
LATEST 3 MONTHS APRIL - JUNE 1978 APRIL - JUNE 1977 INCREASE OR DECREASE
$ MN. $ MN. $ MN. %
DOMESTIC EXPORTS 9,752 8,505 1 + 1,247 + 14.7
IMPORTS 15,134 12,298 + 2,836 + 23.1
RE-EXPORTS 3,237 2,347 + 891 + 37.9
SAME MONTH LAST YEAR JUNE 1978 JUNE 1977 INCREASE OR DECREASE
$ MN. $ MN. $ MN. %
DOMESTIC EXPORTS (% OF TOTAL EXPORTS) 3,336 (75.7%) 2,930 (78.4%) + 406 + 13.9
IMPORTS 5,105 3,992 4- 1,113 + 27.9
RE-EXPORTS (% OF TOTAL EXPORTS) 1,073 (24.3%) 806 (21.6%) + 267 + 33.1
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LAST MONTH JUNE 1978 MAY 1978 INCREASE OR DECREASE
$ MN. $ MN. $ MN. %
DOMESTIC EXPORTS (% OF TOTAL EXPORTS) 3,336 (75.7%) 3,373x (74.4%) 36 - 1.1
IMPORTS 5,105 5,061 + 43 + 0.9
RE-EXPORTS (% OF TOTAL EXPORTS) 1,073 (24.3%) 1,163 (25.6%) 91 - 7.8
CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE JAN - JUNE 1978 JAN - JUNE 1977 INCREASE OR DECREASE
$ MN. $ mn. ; $ MN. %
DOMESTIC EXPORTS (% OF TOTAL EXPORTS) 17,466 (74.7%) 15,776 (77.4%) + 1,690 + 10.7
IMPORTS 28,240 23,440 + 4,801 + 20.5
RE-EXPORTS (% OF TOTAL EXPORTS) 5,930 (25.3%) 4,610 (22.6%) ♦ 1,320 + 28.6
LAST 12 MONTHS JULY 1977 TO JUNE 1978 JULY 1976 TO JUNE 1977 INCREASE OR DECREASE
S MN. S MN. $ MN. %
DOMESTIC EXPORTS 36,689 33,605 , + 3,084 + 9.2
IMPORTS 53,491 46,126 + 7,365 + 16.0
RE-EXPORTS 11,107 9,279 + 1,828 + 19.7
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GOVERNMENT TO SELL PRESTIGE RESIDENTIAL SITE AT SHA TIN ******
THE GOVERNMENT IS OFFERING FOR SALE A PRESTIGE, MEDIUM-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL SITE AT SHA TIN NEW TOWN WHICH OVERLOOKS THE FULL FC. TAN VALLEY AND COMMANDS A SWEEPING VIEW OF THE SHA TIN RACECOURSE.
THE SALE OF THE 1.96 HECTARES (ABOUT 4 ACRES) SITE IS BY TENDER RESTRICTED TO HOLDERS OF LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENT DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.
THE ACTING SENIOR ESTATE SURVEYOR OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE, MR. DENIS RAGGETT, SAID TODAY THAT THE SITE WAS IDEAL FOR HIGH QUALITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
♦THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST SITES IN THE NEW TOWN AND ITS DEVELOPMENT WILL BE CONTROLLED TO ENSURE THAT IT IS PUT TO THE BEST USE,+ HE SAID.
+THE SUCCESSFUL TENDERER WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ROADS, DRAINAGE, STREET LIGHTING AND OTHER SUCH FACILITIES TO COMPLETE THE FORMATION OF THE SITE, WHICH IS A PLATFORM CARVED FROM A BORROW AREA BY THE JOCKEY CLUB CONTRACTORS.
+THE DEVELOPER WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A DETAILED LAYOUT PLAN AND A SCALE MODEL OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE SALE BEFORE BUILDING APPROVAL CAN BE GIVEN.+
MR. RAGGETT SAID THE SALE CONDITIONS CARRIED A BUILDING COVENANT OF $13.78 MILLION TO BE FULFILLED WITHIN FOUR YEARS.
HE SAID THE PLOT RATIO OF THE SITE WAS VARIED TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPER SCOPE TO PRODUCE A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF 300,000 SQUARE FEET.
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THE TENDER WILL CLOSE AT NOON ON AUGUST 18 THIS YEAR. TENDER FORMS AND CONDITIONS OF GRANT CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS, 5TH FLOOR, HOUSING AUTHORITY BUILDING, 101 PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD, KOWLOON, OR ANY OF THE NTA’S SEVEN DISTRICT OFFICES.
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AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES FISHING VESSEL ******
AN 86-F00T-L0NG ’LONG-LINER’, THE LARGEST FISHING CRAFT OF ITS TYPE IN HONG KONG, WAS LAUNCHED TODAY (MONDAY) AT A SHIPYARD ON TSI NG Yl BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.
THE ’LONG-LINER’ IS THE LATEST FISHING VESSEL DESIGNED BY THE FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT. IT IS DRIVEN BY A 4Q0-H0RSEP0WER DIESEL ENGINE AND HAS A CRUISING RANGE OF ABOUT 2,600 NAUTICAL MILES AT A SPEED OF 10 KNOTS.
THE VESSEL WAS BUILT AT A COST OF $850,000, MUCH OF IT FINANCED BY THE FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND WHICH IS ADMINISTERED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT. THE BALANCE WAS MET BY THE OWNER MR. NG SHU-KUN OF SHAU KEI WAN.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID: +THE ’LONG-LINER’ IS IDEAL FOR DISTANT-WATER FISHING AND IS BECOMING POPULAR WITH THE FISHING INDUSTRY.+
THE SPOKESMAN SAID A TOTAL OF 57 MODERNISED FISHING VESSELS, MOST OF THEM DESIGNED AND SUPERVISED BY THE DEPARTMENT. HAD BEEN BUILT SINCE THE SETTING UP OF THE FUND IN 1959 TO ASSIST FISHERMEN TO BUILD MODERN VESSELS CAPABLE OF FISHING IN HIGH SEAS.
THE FUND, ESTABLISHED WITH AN INITIAL CAPITAL OF $2 MILLION AND SUBSEQUENTLY INCREASED TO $5 MILLION, CAN ALSO BE USED FOR THE MECHANISATION OF EXISTING VESSELS, REPLACEMENT OF ENGINES SUITABLE FOR MIDDLE AND LONG DISTANCE WATER FISHING, AS WELL AS FOR OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.
+SINCE 1959, LOANS TOTALLING $12.5 MILLION HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND $9.6 MILLION HAVE BEEN REPAID UP TO THE END OF JUNE 1978.+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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CERTIFICATE COURSES FOR OFFICE STAFF
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TWO COURSES LEADING TO A CERTIFICATE IN OFFICE PRACTICE AND A CERTIFICATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACCOUNTING STAFF WILL BEGIN AT THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IN SEPTEMBER.
BOTH COURSES, WHICH ARE AIMED AT BOOSTING THE COMPETENCY OF OFFICE STAFF EMPLOYED IN COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, WILL BE CONDUCTED ON A TWO-YEAR PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE BASIS MADE UP OF ONE FULL DAY AND TWO EVENING LESSONS A WEEK.
THE CERTIFICATE IN OFFICE PRACTICE COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR JUNIOR CLERKS AND JUNIOR TYPISTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THREE YEARS SECONDARY EDUCATION AND HAVE BEEN SPONSORED BY THEIR EMPLOYERS.
THE COURSE COVERS PRACTICAL TYPEWRITING- OFFICE PRACTICEACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES- AND ENGLISH FOR COMMERCE. ON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL EE ENCOURAGED TO SIT FOR EXTERNAL EXAMINATION OF THE LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (L.C.C. I.).
THE CERTIFICATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACCOUNTING STAFF COURSE PROVIDES AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRINCIPLES OF COST AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND THEIR APPLICATION TO PRACTICAL SITUATIONS AND BUSINESS PROBLEMS- THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF COMMERCIAL LAW- THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OF AUDITING- THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OF OFFICE ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT- AND THE VITAL ROLE OF COMMUNICATIONS IN BUSINESS.
THE MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR THIS COURSE IS COMPLETION CF FORM 5 OR EQUIVALENT AND A RECOMMENDATION OR SPONSORSHIP BY AN EMPLOYER.
GRADUATES WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO SIT FOR APPROPRIATE EXAMINATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE L.C.C. I., PITMAN’S INSTITUTE AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL BOD IES.
APPLICATION FOR BOTH COURSES WILL EE INVITED EARLY IN AUGUST THROUGH NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT.
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PARCEL POSTAL SERVICES TO VIETNAM * * * *
THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT AIR AND SURFACE PARCEL POSTAL SERVICES TO THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM WILL BE RE-INTRODUCED FROM AUGUST 1 THIS YEAR.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID THE SERVICE IS LIMITED TO UNINSURED PARCELS ONLY FOR THE TIME EE ING.
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TEMPORARY WATER CUTS FOR LEAKAGE TESTS
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES NEAR JARDINE’S LOOKOUT ON . THE ISLAND AND IN TSUEN WAN, THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE CUT OFF FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON THURSDAY (JULY 27) NIGHT TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS.
THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IN_THE JARDINE’S LOOKOUT BOUNDED BY MT. BUTLER ROAD, MOORSOM ROAD, PERKINS ROAD, COOPER ROAD, WILSON ROAD INCLUDING CREASY ROAD, HENDERSON ROAD, GOLDSMITH ROAD, PURVES ROAD AND PRICE ROAD WILL HAVE NO WATER FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 P.M. ON THURSDAY.
IN TSUEN WAN, PREMISES ALONG TAI WO HAU ROAD AND IN BLOCKS 27 TO 42 KWAI CHUNG ESTATE WILL HAVE NO WATER FOR STX HOURS FROM MIDNIGHT JULY 27 TO 6 A.M. ON JULY 28.
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT TING ON STREET BETWEEN TING FU STREET AND KWUN TONG ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, EXCEPT THOSE REQUIRING ACCESS TO PREMISES THERE. BETWEEN 9 PM AND 6 AM ON WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY (JULY 26/27), THURSDAY/' FRIDAY (JULY 27/28) AND SUNDAY/MONDAY (JULY 30/31) T0< FAC ILI TATE THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION WORKS.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL 5-233191
TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1978
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR JUNE REMAIN UNCHANGED ....... 1
12TH BRANCH OFFICE OF LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OPENS . 3
U.K. ORCHESTRA TO GIVE CONCERTS IN H.K................ 4
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN TAI KOK TSUI ................. 5
.vATER CUT IN MONG KOK ............................... 5
TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1978
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES FOR JUNE REMAIN UNCHANGED * * * *
THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES A AND B FOR LAST MONTH (JUNE) WERE 122 AND 123 RESPECTIVELY, EACH BEING THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS MONTH.
THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS REMAINED UNCHANGED IN BOTH C.P.I.(A) AND (E).
THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF SALT-WATER FISH ADVANCED BECAUSE OF REDUCED SUPPLIES. AS SOME RESTAURANTS AND EATING-PLACES RAISED THEIR PRICES, THE AVERAGE CHARGES FOR MEALS BOUGHT AWAY FROM HOME WENT UP.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF FRESH VEGETABLES DECLINED DUE TO A RISE IN SUPPLY.
MOVEMENTS IN RETAIL PRICES OF OTHER FOOD ITEMS WERE INSIGNIFICANT.
THE INDEXES FOR HOUSING AND FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES ROSE BY ONE POINT EACH IN BOTH C.P.I.(A) AND (B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER RENTS FOR SOME PRIVATE DWELLINGS AND HIGHER FARES CHARGED BY PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES.
INCREASES OF ONE POINT EACH WERE RECORDED IN THE INDEXES FOR DURABLE GOODS AND MISCELLANEOUS GOODS IN C.P.I.(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER PRICES FOR ELECTRICAL APPLICANCES, CAMERAS, OPTICAL GOODS AND MEDICINES.
THE INDEX FOR SERVICES ALSO ROSE BY ONE POINT IN C.P.I.(B) CWING TO HIGHER CHARGES FOR DOMESTIC HELP AND HAIRDRESSING.
PRICE MOVEMENTS IN OTHER COMMODITY SECTIONS WERE INSIGNIFICANT.
THE C.P.I.(A) IS BASED ON WEIGHTS DERIVED FROM THE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE BETWEEN $400-$l,499 A MONTH AND THE C.P.I.(B) BETWEEN $1,500-82,999 A MONTH IN THE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY IN 1973/74.
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THE SECTION INDEXES FOR JUNE 1978 COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS MONTH AND THE CORRESPONDING MONTH IN 1977 ARE INDICATED BELOW
C.P.I.(A) C.P.I.(B)
SECTION JUN. 78 MAY 78 JUN. 77 JUN. 78 MAY 78 JUN. 77
FOODSTUFFS 118 118 114 119 119 115
HOUS ING 130 129 125 129 128 124
FUEL AND LIGHT 135 135 135 134 134 134
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS f.
AND TOBACCO 141 141 132 137 137 129
CLOTHING AND
FOOTWEAR 103 103 101 102 102 101
DURABLE GOODS 113 113 109 111 110 107
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS 133 133 125 130 129 122
TRANSPORT AND
VEHICLES 120 119 115 124 123 119
SERVICES 136 136 129 137 136 130
ALL ITEMS 122 122 118 123 123 118
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NEW BRANCH OFFICE FOR LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OPENS
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’HE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) OPENED THE 12TH BRA .CH OFFICE OF ITS LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE AND INTRODUCED A FACSIMILE SYSTEM WHICH ENABLES ALL 12 OFFICES TO EXCHANGE UP-TO-THE-MINUTE INFORMATION ON JOBS AVAILABLE.
THE NEW OFFICE IN YUE WAN ESTATE, CHAI WAN, WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. NEIL HENDERSON, AND FOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS — MR. SO CHING, CHAIRMAN OF THE CHAI WAN KAIFONG ASSOCIATION- MR. SHING TING-PONG, CHAIRMAN OF THE CHAI WAN RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION- MR. CHOW PUI-CHUN, CHAIRMAN CF THE HONG KONG CHIU CHOW OVERSEAS PUBLIC WELFARE ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION- AND MR. C.B. THIRLWELL, PRESIDENT OF THE CHAI WAN FISHERMEN’S RECREATION CLUB.
AFTER THE OPENING, MR. HENDERSON SET THE FACSIMILE SYSTEM IN OPERATION WITH THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON, TO ENABLE MESSAGES ON JOB OPPORTUNITIES TO FLOW BETWEEN THE 12 LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE’S OFFICES.
THE QUICK EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION NOT ONLY STREAMLINES THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT’S OPERATIONS BUT ALSO GIVES JOB-HUNTERS A BETTER CHANCE OF GETTING THE RIGHT JOB IN THE RIGHT PLACE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
MR. HENDERSON SAID THE INAUGURATION OF THE SYSTEM MARKED THE THIRD STAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.
THE SERVICE HAD BEGUN IN 1964 AFTER A SURVEY HAD REVEALED SOME 20,300 JOB VACANCIES AND INDUSTRIALISTS REQUESTED THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TO ASSIST IN FILLING THEM.
IT MOVED INTO ITS SECOND STAGE IN 1967 WHEN IT BECAME A FREE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE UNDER ITS PRESENT NAME. AT THE END OF 1973 THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE SET UP ITS SPECIAL REGISTER TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS GRADUATES AND STUDENTS OF POST SECONDARY COLLEGES.
MR. HENDERSON SAID: +WI TH THE INSTALLATION OF THE FACSIMILE SYSTEM, ALL THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE’S OFFICES WILL HAVE AN EFFICIENT COMMUNICATIONS LINK AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE FURTHER IMPROVED.
+HOWEVER.+ HE ADDED, +1 WOULD EMPHASISE THAT AN EMPLOYMENT SERVICE BY ITSELF CANNOT AND DOES NOT CREATE JOBS ANY MORE THAN IT CAN CREATE PEOPLE IN TIMES OF LABOUR SHORTAGE.
♦THE SUCCESS OF THE SERVICE DEPENDS ON THE AVAILABILITY CF VACANCIES NOTIFIED BY EMPLOYERS AND THE TYPES OF JOB SEEKERS REGISTERED WITH THE SERVICE,* HE SAID.
MR. HENDERSON POINTED OUT THAT DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS YEAR MORE THAN 4,740 JOB SEEKERS, INCLUDING 24 GRADUATES, WERE SUCCESSFULLY PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT. HE CALLED ON EMPLOYERS AND JOE SEEKERS TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CHAI WAN AND OTHER OFFICES.
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U.K. ORCHESTRA TO GIVE FOUR CONCERTS IN H.K.
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THE COUNTY OF AVON SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON SATURDAY (JULY 29) FOR FOUR CONCERTS UNDER THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL YOUTH MUSIC EXCHANGE ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
THE 1OO-MEMBER ORCHESTRA, UNDER THE BATON OF MR. DAVID STONE, HONG KONG’S CONSULTANT ON MUSIC IN THE U.K., WILL GIVE TWO SOLO CONCERTS ON JULY 30 (SUNDAY) AND AUGUST 2 (WEDNESDAY) AT THE OCEAN PARK AND THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL RESPECTIVELY.
ON AUGUST 1 (TUESDAY) AND AUGUST 3 (THURSDAY), THE ORCHESTRA WILL JOIN LOCAL YOUTH ORCHESTRAS AND CHOIRS ^IN GIVING TWO SEPARATE CONCERTS AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL OF THE HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE AND THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.
THE ORCHESTRA HAS LEFT LONDON FOR SINGAPORE FOR FIVE CONCERTS'* BEFORE COMING TO HONG KONG ON SATURDAY. AFTER THE PERFORMANCES IN HONG KONG, IT WILL GO TO MANILA FOR TWO CONCERTS BEFORE RETURNING TO LONDON.
THE ORCHESTRA GAVE A PRETOUR CONCERT AT COLSTON HALL ON
JULY 21.
THE CONCERT WAS CONDUCTED BY MR. STONE AND THE TWO SOLOISTS WERE MISS TO YAN, A VIOLINIST FROM HONG KONG STUDYING IN ENGLAND AND MR. JOHNNY MORRIS, THE WELL KNOWN TV AND RADIO PERSONALITY IN BRISTOL.
THE ORCHESTRA PLAYEJU^ORE A CAPACITY AUDIENCE WITH A PROGRAMME DESIGNED TO ENABLE ALL SECTIONS OF THE ORCHESTRA TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR ABILITIES. AT THE END OF THE CONCERT, PROLONGED APPLAUSE BROUGHT THE CONDUCTOR BACK TO STAGE FOR TWO MORE PIECES BEFORE THE FINAL CURTAIN FELL.
THE HONG KONG COMMISSIONER IN LONDON, MR. DENIS BRAY, WHO ATTENDED THE CONCERT, SAID JUDGING BY THEIR PRETOUR PERFORMANCE THE ORCHESTRA DISPLAYS A MATURITY +UNEXPECTED BY SUCH A YOUTHFUL GROUP+.
+THE TECHNICAL POLICY OF THE PERFORMERS IS MATCHED BY AN EXUBERANCE WHICH COULD PERHAPS ONLY COME FROM AN ORCHESTRA SO YOUNG AND DEDICATED,+ MR. BRAY SAID.
+THEY HAVE A HIGH REPUTATION IN ENGLAND AND WILL BE VERY WELL WORTH LISTENING TO IN HONG KONG,+ HE ADDED.
THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE HAS ALSO ARRANGED ITS HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA FOR A RETURN VISIT TO THE U.K. NEXT SUMMER.
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TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN TAI KOK TSUI ******
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT A SLIP ROAD CONNECTING BEECH STREET AND THE TAI KOK TSUI ROAD OPPOSITE POK MAN STREET WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC IN A ONE-WAY EASTBOUND DIRECTION FROM 10 A.M. ON THURSDAY (JULY 27).
IN THIS CONNECTION, THE FOLLOWING RE-ROUTING WILL BE IMPOSED:
* TAI KOK TSUI ROAD BETWEEN CHERRY STREET AND POK MAN STREET WILL BE ROUTED FROM TWO-WAY TO ONE-WAY NORTHBOUND-
* RIGHT-TURN FROM POK MAN STREET INTO TAI KOK TSUI ROAD SOUTHBOUND WILL BE PROHIBITED. EASTBOUND TRAFFIC FROM POK MAN STREET WILL BE DIVERTED TO TRAVEL NORTH INTO TAI KOK TSUI ROAD OR TO PROCEED STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO THE NEW SLIP ROAD-
* BEECH STREET SECTION BETWEEN CHERRY STREET AND THE NEW SLIP ROAD WILL BE ROUTED FROM TWO-WAY TO ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND-
* WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ON CHERRY STREET WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM TURNING RIGHT INTO BEECH STREET-
* TAI KOK TSUI ROAD BETWEEN CHERRY STREET AND POK MAN STREET WILL BE ROUTED FROM TWO-WAY TO ONE-WAY WESTBOUND. EASTBOUND TRAFFIC ON CHERRY STREET WILL BE DIVERTED TO TRAVEL NORTH ALONG TAI KOK TSUI ROAD, EAST ALONG THE NEW SLIP ROAD AND SOUTH ALONG BEECH STREET TO REJOIN CHERRY STREET- AND
* KMB ROUTES NOS. 10, 13D, 16, 18, 37, 44A, 51, 72 AND 87 ON THEIR OUTWARD JOURNEYS FROM TAI KOK TSUI FERRY AND ROUTE 2E ON JOURNEYS FROM PAK TIN TO KOWLOON CITY FERRY CONCOURSE WILL BE DIVERTED TO OPERATE VIA THE NEW SLIP ROAD AND BEECH STREET INSTEAD OF TAI KOK TSUI ROAD.
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN MONG KOK WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR EIGHT HOURS FROM 10 P.M. ON THURSDAY (JULY 27) TO FACILITATE THE CONNECTION OF FRESH WATER MAINS AT THE JUNCTION OF DUNDAS STREET NEAR TUNG ON STREET.
THE PREMISES TO BE AFFECTED ARE AT 45-49 TUNG ON STREET, 1-29 DUNDAS STREET, 887-947 CANTON ROAD, 10 SOY STREET AND 1-29 KAM FONG STREET.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1978
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
RELEASE OF LITTLE SAI WAN COMMUNICATIONS STATION ............ 1
URSAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTION IN SHA' TIN ...................... 2
wATzR CUTS ................................................ o
THURSDAY, JULY 27, 197-
1
-ELEASE CF LITTLE 3 I ..7. CC7 UN IC-TIC73 STATIC'; * * r *
THZ GOVERNMENT TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT AGREEMENT HAD BEEN REACH «ITH THE U.K. AUTHORITIES REGARDING THE REMOVAL OF LITTLE SAI ..Al. CO! : UI. IC, TICKS STATION AND THE RELEASE OF THE PRESENT 172 ACRE SITE, ..HI CH INCLUDES HOST OF THE CAPE COLL I "SON PENINSULA.
THE RELEASE OF THE SITE, WHICH IS EXPECTED IN 1532, ..'ILL PROVIDE LAND FOR FOUR SCHOOLS AND FOR RECREATION, AND SOME 2c ACRES FOR OPE’ SPACE. ITS RELEASE WILL ALSO MAKE POSSIBLE THE RECLAMATION OF SOME 38 ACRES CF LAND FOR LIGHT INDUSTRY ADJACENT TC THE CHAI WAN INDUSTRIAL AREA, WHICH ..ILL PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT IN THE EASTERN HONG KC-NG AR’EA. V/CRK ON THE RECLAMATION IS EXPECTED TO PRCCEED DURING THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE STATION. RELEASE CF THE STATION -.ILL ALSO CPEN UP ACCESS TO THE CAPE COLLINSON PENINSULA, WHICH IS EXCEPTIONALLY SCENIC COUNTRY.
THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE WILL DE RESITED IM THE OLD QUARRY SITE AT CHUNG HON KCK AND I" MILITARY LAND AT SEK KONG, AND THE HONG KONG GOVERN''ENT WILL CONTRIBUTE ABOUT "72 MILLION TOWARDS THE MOVE.
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URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTION IN SHA TIN * * * *
h-.E TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT FROM 13 A..M.
TM^C-L (FRIDAY) AN URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTION FROM 7 A.M. TO i-.IEMGHT DAILY A ILL EE IMPOSED O' THE TRUNK ROAD TO THE EAST OF THE EXISTING TAI PC ROAD, FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH TAI PO ROAD/FO TAN ROAD TO A POINT ABOUT 83 METRES PAST THE FIRST ERIDGE EAST OF HC TUNG LAU It SHA TH .
ALL '.OTOR VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES ..ILL EE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING UP OR SETTING DOWN PASSENGERS AND LOADING OR UNLOADING GOODS DURING THE RESTRICTED PERIOD.
WITH EFFECT FROM THE SAME TIME, THE RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSING EAST OF HO TUNG LAU WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC AT THIS LOCATION ..ILL EE DIVERTED VIA THE FLYOVER OVER THE RAILWAY AND THE SECTION OF THE EXISTING ROAD THUS BY-PASSED WILL EE MAINTAINED FOR LOCAL ACCESS ONLY.
THE DEPARTMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THE JUNCTION OF TAI KOK TSUI ROAD AND FUK CHAK STREET IN TAI KOK TSUI WILL REMAIN CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT FOUR MORE WEEKS TO FACILITATE THE LAYING OF WATER MAINS.
IN A SEPARATE ANNOUNCEMENT, THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE ACCESS ROAD TO KEI LING HA PUMPING STATION IN SAI KUNG, HAS BEEN CLOSED TO ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT THOSE AUTHORISED IN WRITING BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT.
APPROPRIATE SIGNS WILL EE SET UP IN THE AREAS AFFECTED BY THE TRAFFIC CHANGES TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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THE A'ATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN KWUN TONG WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SIX HOURS FROM MIDNIGHT TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO 6 A.M. ON SATURDAY (JULY 2°) TO FACILITATE NIGHT LEAKAGE TESTS IN THE AREA.
AFFECTED WILL BE PREMISES ALONG .SAU LAI STREET AND BLOCKS 1A TO 17A OF SAU MAU PING ESTATE.
THE DEPARTMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT DUE TO SEVERE TROPICAL STORM AGNES, THE EIGHT-HOUR WATER CUT TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN MONG KOK TODAY TO FACILITATE THE CONNECTION OF WATER MAINS HAS NOW BEEN POSTPONED TILL AUGUST 2 (WEDNESDAY) BETWEEN 10 P.M. AND 6 A.M. THE NEXT MORNING.
THE PREMISES TO BE AFFECTED ARE AT 45-49 TUNG ON STREET, 1-29 DUNDAS STREET, 887-947 CANTON ROAD, 10 SOY STREET AND 1-29 KAM FONG STREET.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES
BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL 5-233191
FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1973
CONTENTS PAGE .70.
“'EN ONE DOLLAR COIN TO BE ISSUED IN AUGUST...................... 1
BUILD I"OS CLOSURE ORDERS ........................................ 2
AGNES BOOSTS .•■•ATER STORAGE . . ................................ -
AIRCRAFT E'-ROUTE .AVIGATIC:. CHARGES ............................ A
INFOR'AL TALKS HELD.WITH EEC-OU TEXTILES ......................... 5
HK DANCERS ENTHRAL CANADIANS ................................... 6
NESTING THE NEED OF THE ELDERLY .................................. 6
POPAI’S GO TO THE BEACH ...........•............................. 8
GRADUATION OF AMBULANCE AND FIREMEN............................... 9
UK YOUTH ORCHESTRA ARRIVES TOMORROW ............................. 10
FLOATING HOLIDAY REMINDER TC EMPLOYERS .......................... 11
BRITISH SPEECH EXPERT TC HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE .................. 12
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■' ONE DOLLAR COIN TO EE ISSUED IN AUGUST * * * * *
' I.■ O'J DOLLAR. COIN ••.’ILL CCME INTO ClrTCUkATION IN HC'.'G . <. . G . . .UGU3T 14.
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the e.. cor. IS THE same shape as the existing one dollar COli., OUT IT IS SMALLER, LIGHTER AND• THIWIER,..
COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE OLD AND THE NEW COINS ARE:
OLD NEW
DIAMETER - 33.3 MM 25.5 MM
. THICKNESS - 2.235 MM 1.95 MM
c
..EIGHT - 11.664 GRMS 7.1 GRN.S
EDGE - MILLED MILLED
ALLOY - CUPRO-NICKEL CUPRO-NICKEL
THE DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS OF THE NEL COIN WERE ADOPTED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 1973 COINAGE REVIEW COMMITTEE AND IT .<AS PRODUCED DY THE ROYAL MINT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
THE EFFIGY OF THE QUEEN IS IDENTICAL TO THAT USED ON THE .5, ,2, 53?! AND 230 COINS WHICH HAVE BEEN ' INTRODUCED AT VARIOUS STAGES SINCE 1975.
A GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT SPOKESMAN SAID 13.6 .MILL ION OF THE NEV. COINS WERE ALREADY IN HONG KONG, BUT THIS NUMBER WOULD BE INCREASED TO AECUT 24 MILLION EY AUGUST 14.
HE SAID A TOTAL OF 123 MILLION COINS WAS ON ORDER AND THEY ..ERE ALL EXPECTED TO EE HERE EY DECEMBER.
HE EMPHASISED THAT-.THE EXISTING OKE DOLLAR COIN WHICH ..AS INTRODUCED IN 1963 WOULD CONTINUE TO BE LEGAL TENDER UNTIL IT IS DECIDED TO +DE-MONETISE+ IT. HE SAID IT ..AS THE INTENTION TO REPLACE OLD COIN'S WITH NEW COINS AS THEY ARE PAID INTO THE BANKS.
HE SAID THE COINAGE REVIEW COMMITTEE HAD ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT 130 AND 50 COINS SHOULD EE REPLACED BUT MC DATE HAS YET BEEN DECIDED ..HEM THIS ..ILL HAPPEN.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
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, ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICE , SENIOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER, ..ILL EE AVAILAEL PRESS RADIO AND TV INTERVIEWS ABOUT THE NEW CO I
MR. D.J. KEELER AND MR. RAYMOND CHAN AT 4 P.M. TODAY FOR
YOUR STAFF SHOULD GO TO "R. KEELER’S OFFICE ..‘HICK IS O’ THE STH FLOOR OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OF- ICE (..EST ..ING).
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CLOSURE ORDERS ON_ BUILD INGS OF WILLINGTON AND WING LOK STREETS X H r H
THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS POSTED NOTICES OF I'TENTIOL TO APPLY FOR EMERGENCY CLOSURE ORDERS ON A NUMBER ‘OF BUILDINGS IN ..ELLINGTON STREET, CENTRAL DISTRICT.
THE APPLICATIONS WILL EE HEARD IN THE V ICTCRI A DI STR I CT COU..T AT 2.3'3 P.' . TODAY.
MR. CHENG ;/AI-DART, CHIEF BUILDINGS DIVISION OF THE E.C.O AFFECTED A.REs-
DUILDI’.'G SURVEYOR, DANGEROUS . SAID THAT THE BUILDINGS
* NO. 89 ..ELLINGTON STREET .f-.ICH HAS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED AND ..'HIGH ..ILL EE CLOSED AND DE'OLISHED-
* NO. 91 WELLINGTON STREET, THE BASEMENT, GROUND, FIRST AND 2ND FLOORS v.'HERE DEMOLITION MAY NOT EE NECESSARY-
*
NC. S3, ..ELLINGTON STREET, THE ..HOLE DEMOLITION MAY NOT EE NECESSARY-
BUILDING, ..'HERE
NO. 31 ./ELLINGTON STREET, THE WHOLE.EU ILDI NG. DEMOLITION MAY NOT EE NECESSARY- AND
. ..'HERE
* NC. 112 WELLINGTON STREET, THE SHOP ON THE GROUND FLCOR, WHICH WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED.
’■R. CHENG SAID THAT GCVEP.MENT CONTR Of. TO THE SITE AND HAVE STARTED TEMPORARY THEN COMMENCE THE NECESSARY WORKS'.
ACTORS HAVE MOVED SHORING AND ..'ILL
HE SAID THAT THE CONTRACTORS ..ILL WORK INTO THE NIGHT UNTIL THE SITUATION HAS BEEN STABILISED.
LATER THE BUILDINGS ORDI’ANCE OFFICE ALO' POSTED NCTIC"
OF INTENTION TO AP°LY FOR EMERGENCY CLOSURE O'F. ERS ON FOUR UI L“ I GS ADJACE'IT TO ''0.91 .'ING LOK STREET ’HERE A ALL COLLAPSED THS ■'OR NING.
THE BUILDING EMERGENCY CLOSURE
AT NUMBER 91 ..ING LOK STREET
•RDER ON JULY
WAS SUBJECT TO A
STREET HAD BEEN CLOSED TC TRAFFI THE THREAT OF COLLAPSE.
ADVICE
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YESTERDAY (THURSDAY) EECAUS
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THE APPLICATIONS FOR CLOSURE ORDERS HAVE BEEN MADE FCR NOS 93 AND 95 WING LOK STREET, A'D NUMBERS 55 AND 67 BONHAM STRAND.
A GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR. '.ILL BEGI' WORK TODAY TO SHOR- UP T--UNSUPPORTED FLOORS OF NO. 91 -ING LOK STREET.
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AGNES BOOSTS WATER STORAGE ******
SEVERE TROPICAL STOR*< AGNES HAS ADDED MORE THAN?24 ILLIS' CUE IC ''ETR.ES OF WATER TC HONG KONG’S RESERVOIRS I' THE LAST THREE DAYS. .
AT 9 A.**. TODAY, THE RESERVOIRS HELD 264,258
■ILLI?' CUBIC METRES, OR 45.7 PER. CENT OF TTTAL CAPACITY.
AT THE SAKE TIME LAST YEAR THE AMOUNT OF WATER IN STORAGE WAS 161.516 MILLION CUBIC METRES OR 27.9 PER CENT '".OPACITY.
UP U TIL TE' O’CLOCK THS MORNING, SEVERE TROPICAL STOP. AG'.ES HAD PRODUCED 236.9 M.M OF RAIN SINCE THE NUMBER 1 SIGNAL ..ENT UP ON TUESDAY.
THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR. TOM- TOMLINSON SAID TODAY THAT CONSIDERING THE LONG DRY SPELL THAT HONG KONG HAD ENDURED HE WAS PLEASED WITH THE YIELD.
HE ADDED THAT ADDITIONAL YIELD COULD 3E EXPECTED FRO CCI.TINUI'JG'RUM OFF AND FROM THE RAIN FORECAST BY THE' ROYAL OBSERVATORY FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS.
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AIRCRAFT EN-ROUTE NAVIGATION CHARGES ******
THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT IS TC INTRODUCE THE SECOND STAGE OF EN-ROUTE NAVIGATION CHARGES FOR AIRCRAFT .'-ASSHZ- THROUGH THE HONG KONG FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION BUT NOT LAND ING AT KA I TAK.
FROM NOVEMBER 1, 1978, THE NEW CHARGES WILL APPLY TC EVERY OVERFLIGHT OF INTER’AT I ONAL COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT. OUT EXCLUDING MILITARY AIRCRAFT.
THE SECOND STAGE OF EN-ROUTE NAVIGATION CHARGES WILL COVER THE FULL RATES WORKED CUT AND AGREED UPON LAST YEAR AFTER LENGTHY CONSULTATIONS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION, PARTICULARLY ITS AIRPORT CHARGES .vORKIMG GROUP.
THE FIRST STAGE OF CHARGES AT 50 PER CENT OF THE FULL RATES .AS IELEMENTED IN MOVE’DER 1977.
THE 0.-..-P.GE3 ..ILL APPLY CN A SLIDING SCALE TO AIRCRAFT IH RELATID’ TC THEIR MAXIMUM AUTHORISED WEIGHT.
FOR AIRCRAFT OF LESS THAN 22,680 KGS. THE CHARGES JILL BE ,1,350, AND FOR THOSE OF MORE THAN 22,'680 KGS. BUT LESS THAN 54,4'31 KGS. THE CHARGES '..ILL BE 41,460. AIRCRAFT OF OVER 54,431 KGS. BUT UNDER 136,078 KGS. ..ILL EE CHARGED AT ,1,600 AND FOR OTHERS OF MORE THAN 136,078 KGS. CHARGES ..ILL BE LEVIED AT ,1,730.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE CHARGES ..'ERE .NECESSARY TO COVER THE OPERATING COSTS H PROVIDING THE EN-ROUTE FACILITIES EY THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, TELECC’MUMICATIONS AND AVIATION "ETECROLCGY SECTIONS, FOR AIRCRAFT FLYING THROUGH THE HONG KONG FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION.
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INFORMAL TALKS 'ELD '..ITH EEC CM TEXTILES * * * *
' . LW.RE'CE MILLS, DIRECTOR CF TRADE, SAID TODAY THAT HE HAD JLoT COMPLETED THREE DAYS OF INFORMAL TALKS IN HONG KONG '.. ITH THREE DFrICIALS THE COMMISSION CF THE EUROPEAN'CCMMUNITIES -- MR. JOHN -EOK, MR. FRANCOIS I.IZERY AND MR. FRITZ SCHODER.
THE TALKS HAD COVERED SEVERAL MATTERS ARISING FROM THE I.PL^ ENTATICN OF THE HONG KONG TEXT ILE .AGREEMENT WITH THE EEC.
+!' PARTICULAR WE DISCUSSED EEC LEGISLATION REGARDING THE CERTIFICATION CF ORIGIN CF PRODUCTS. ONE PROELEM HERE IS THAT FOR CERTAIN PRODUCTS THE MANUFACTURING PRCCESSES CARRIED OUT IN HONG KONG ARt INSUFFICIENT, UNDER EEC REGULATIONS, TO CONFER HONG KONG CRIGI ..ILST HONG KONG CONSIDERS THESE PROCESSES TO EE SUBSTANTIVE AND OR I GIT CONFERRING,* .MR. MILLS SAID. '
+.E HAVE WORKED CUT A TEMPORARY SOLUTION TO THE DIFFICULTIES THLSE DIFFERENCES OF APPROACH GIVE RISE TO FCR THE REMAINDER CF THIS Yxr A — --.TAILS . ILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY. DISCUSSIONS ARE COHTL.LM.G TO FITS A DEFINITIVE SETTLEMENT OF THESE PROBLEMS THROUGH CUR .FFICE I'. BRUSSELS HEADED BY MR. CLAUDE EURGESS AND I EXPECT THAT m G KO .G DELEGATION .ILL HAVE TC VISIT ERUSSELS LATER IN THE YEAR T- FINALISE ANY ARRANGEMENTS '..HIGH MIGHT BE DRAWN UP,+ MR. MILLS ADDED.
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C KC'.G DANCERS Seos': SUCCESS IN CANAL-* * * *
.:\S KONG SCHOOLS CHINESE DANCE TEAM TODAY ADDED A DASH
.F _%p t: the festival city of edmonton in Canada which is
CELELP r.O ITS ANNUAL KLONDIKE DAY IN REMEMERANCE OF ITS PIONEERING ~~ I —\ C'l'—i r— — •
THE ErOCE TEA” GAVE A RARE TREAT OF ORIENTAL CULTURE TO AN APPRECIATIVE CROWD OF OVER 1,200 DURING THE 2-1/2 HOUR SHO'... ( ■
THE PROGRAMME INCLUDED SUCH TRADITIONAL ITEMS AS THE WATER SLEEVES, RICE POUNDING AND DRUM DANCES, BUT THE DANCE THAT MOST ENTHRALLED THE SPECTATORS WAS THE SONG OF THE SUNFLOWERS, ..HIGH RECEIVED THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE FOP. ITS GRACE AND CHARM.
+1 A’ EXTREMELY IMPRESSED WITH THE FINESSE OF THE HONG KONG TEA.' . I .EVER EXPECTED A STUDENT TEAM TO ACHIEVE SUCH HIGH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS*, REMARKED MR. ALLAN LUND, A RENOWNED CHOREOGRAPHER AND THE STAGING DIRECTCF ,CF FESTIVAL 78.
THE HONG KONG TEAM GAVE ITS FIRST FULL PROGRAMME ON WEDNESDAY, FOP. i.-E DANCE AND CHILD CONFERENCE, PERFORMING TO A FULL HOUSE IN TH; STUDENTS UNION THEATRE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALEERTA. A 3IZEADLE CF.O..D OF LATE-COMERS HAD TO EE TURNED AWAY.
THE AUDIENCE REACTED ENTHUSIASTICALLY TO THE VERY RICH VARIETY OF C..IXESE CLASSICAL AND FOLK DANCE. THE HUMOROUS LION DANCE AND T'-E COLOURFUL AND SPECTACULAR GRAND FINALE RECEIVED A
STANDI'3 OVATION AND. FOUR CURTAINS CALLS.
•T 0 OF PERFORMANCE, A GROUP OF CHINESE STUDENTS FROM HONG ..O'; .AITED FOR HALF Ai HOUR TO' GREET THE DANCERS AND CHAT ..ITH THEi'. THEY ENQUIRED ABOUT THE ..ELL-BEING OF THE DANCERS AMD EXCHANGED INFORMATION.ON CANADA AND HONG KONG.
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COMBINED EFFORT ELDERLY, *
NEEDED TO MEET NEEDS GF SAYS AKERS-JONES * * * * >
HONG KONG’S GROWING SOCIAL DEMAND FOR SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY CAN ONLY EE MET EY COMBINED EFFORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT. !-MEERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.
THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID .AKERS-JONES, SAID THIS TODAY AT THE 9TH TERM INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF DIRECTORS OF THE CHUNG SHAK HEI (CHEUNG CHAU) HOME FOR THE AGED HELE AT THE CITY HALL RESTAURANT.
MR
AKERS-JONES SAID: +THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN ENDEAVOURING
TO MEET THIS DEMAND. IT INTRODUCED AN OLD AGE ALLOWANCE .'.HICH IS AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE OVER 75-YEARS—OLD AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY PROPOSALS TO REDUCE THE AGE LIMIT BY FIVE YEARS
/+AN OLD AGE
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+ . — AGE SUPPLE.'ENT ALLOWANCE '..AS INTRODUCED IN APRIL
TH- Li ' . Tr ^OVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE OVER 63-YEARS-OLD
। . ■ , J. I. +
HE POINTES CUT THAT IN THE PAST FEW YEARS FAMILY STRUCTURE I HO .0 ,C C- ■ E BEEN SUBJECT TO GREAT CHANGES.
♦THE LARGE TRADITIONAL FAMILY IN ..HICH .SEVERAL GENERATIONS LIVE TOGETHER HAS NOW GIVEN '..AY TO SMALLER FAMILY UNITS AND .ITn THIS TREND THE PRIVATE RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY ..ITHIN THE FAMILY IS RAPIDLY DIMINISHING.
+AT THE SAME TIME, IMPROVED MEDICAL FACILITIES AND SOCIAL STABILITY HAS ENABLED PEOPLE TO LIVE LONGER AND THEREFORE THE LUMBER OF OLD PEOPLE IS INCREASING,* HE SAID.
THE 1971 CENSUS INDICATED THAT THERE WERE 134,000 PEOPLC OVER THE AGE OF SEVENTY WHICH REPRESENTED 2.6 PER CENT OF THE POPULATION THIS ROSE TO 142,333 IN 1976 AND, BY 1986, IT WILL REACH 244,330 -- 4.7 PER CENT OF THE THEN TOTAL POPULATION.
NR. KERS-JONzS PRAISED THE CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTORS OF THE CHUNG SHAN HEI (CHEUNG CHAU) HOME FOR THE AGED FOR THEIR +DEDICATIOI AND UNTIRING EFFORTS.*
HE SAID HE aAS PLEASED TO WITNESS THE RAPID EXPANSION OF THE HOME FOE THE AGED FROM MODEST BEGINNING NINE YEARS AGO TO Ai. INSTITUTION PROVIDING HAPPINESS AND HOME TO MORE THAN 1?3 OLD PEOPLE TODAY.
R. AKERS-JONES PRESENTED CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION TO DIRECTORS OF THE HOME OF THE AGED.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STH TER’' OF THE HONE FOR THE AGED, .HRS. SIU HC"-SUM, IN HER WELCOMING ADDRESS, SAID THE HOME OF THE AGED .ILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 30 EEDS EY SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.
-IT.. THE ASSISTANCE FROM THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPART' ENT AND THE SOCIAL ..ELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE HOME FOR THE AGED HAS
AELc TO PROVIDE EETTcR ALL-ROUND SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY, MRS. SIU SAID. ’
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PCPAI’S GO TO THE BEACH FOR THE FIRST TIME
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THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT’S PCPAI’S — PUPPETS OF PUBLICITY AND INFORMATION — WILL GO TO THE EEACH FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SUNDAY (JULY 33) TO HELP SPREAD THE CLEAN-BEACH MESSAGE.
SINCE THE LAUNCHING OF THE GOVERNMENT’S NEW PUBLICITY MEDIUM LAST MONTH, CROWDS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS HAVE FLOCKED TO SEE THE PUPPETS WHENEVER THEY PERFORMED IN- HOUS ING ESTATES, PLAYGROUNDS OR PARKS.
TWO WELL-KNOWN TELEVISION ARTISTES, MISS CHUI KWAI-HEUNG AND MR. MAK DA I-SHI NG WILL ENTERTAIN BEACHGOERS WITH POPULAR HIT SONGS WHEN THEY APPEAR WITH THE PCPAI’S AT SHEK 0.
SIXTEEN GIRL ENTRANTS OF THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD SCHEME WILL HELP CLEAN UP THE SEA SHORE AND DISTRIBUTE LITTER BAGS AND BEACH SECURITY LEAFLETS TC BATHERS TO ENCOURAGE CLEANLINESS AND TO PREVENT CRIME.
NOTE TC EDITORS: '
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CLEA.' BEACH PUPPET SHOW AT SHEK 0 FROM.2.30 P.N. TO 4 P.M. ON SUNDAY (JULY 33).
A COACH ..ILL TAKE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TC SHEK 0, LEAVING QUEEN’S PIER AT 12.45 P.M. LIGHT REFRESHMENTS ..ILL BE PROVIDED.
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GRADUATION OF AMBULANCE AND FIREMEN
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ELEVE' SENIOR AMBULANCEMEN AND 5? FIREMEN TODAY TOOK PART IN ■ PASSING-CUT PARADE AT THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL AT PAT HEUNG, SEK KONG TO ’'ARK THE COMPLETION OF THEIR
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THE AMBULANCEMEN HAVE COMPLETED THE FIRST PART OF THEIR TRAINING LASTING 13 WEEKS AND THE FIREMEN 26 WEEKS.
ADDRESSING THE GATHERING, THE CHIEF AMBULANCE OFFICER, . MR. GORDON DOCRE, SAID THE SERVICE NEED THEM IN ORDER TO KEEP PACE .. ITH THE INCREASE IN DEMAND WHICH AVERAGED OVER 42 FIRES AND SPECIAL SERVICES AND 450 AMBULANCE CALLS A DAY LAST YEAR.
HE ADDED THAT FIREMEN AND AMBULANCEMEN WILL USE THE FINEST FIRE. FIGHTING AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT THAT ARE AVAILABLE TODAY, +EUT YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT THE BEST EQUIPMENT IM THE ..ORLD IS NO USE ..'ITHCUT THE EXPERTISE OF THE USER, ICT Oi.LY I.' KMC.. ING HO.. TC HANDLE Tr.Z . E - U IP? ENT BUT TO BE FIT, AGILE AND STRONG ENOUGH TC GET THE BEST RESULTS.+
MR. D30PE LARNED THEIR JCE WOllLD MOT EE AN EASY ONE AS IT IS SOMETIMES UNCOMFORTABLE AND DANGEROUS.
HE EMPHASISED, HOWEVER, THAT THE TRAINING THEY HAVE RECEIVED ..ILL MINIM ISE' THE' DANGER TO THEMSELVES AND OTHERS, AND THE UNCOMFORTABLE CONDITIONS ..ILL BE CVERCCME BY THE COMRADESHIP CF THEIR TEAM-MATES.
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UK YOUTH ORCHESTRA TEAMS UP WITH LOCAL MUSICIANS fc * K * fc
t: e county of avon schools orchestra .jll combine with young LOCAL MUSICIANS TO GIVE A CONCEPT AT THE CITY HALL ON AUGUST 2 AS P.- R . OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL YOUTH MUSIC EXCHANGE.
THE EXCHANGE IS AIMED AT PROVIDING MOPE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HO G ,.O: G YOUTH TO TAKE PART IN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS.
THZ CITY HALL CONCERT ..ILL EE PRESENTED JOINTLY EY THE
URZ.N COUNCIL AND THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE. THE-PROGRAMME INCLUDES +A NIGHT ON THE BARE MOUNTAIN* EY MCUSSORSKY= +ROMDINC-FC- FULL ORCHESTRA* EY DAVIE GWILT= +P.CRGY AND EESS+ EY GEORGE GERSH.. |N = +;’ HEARING.THE FIRST CUCKOO.IN SPRING* EY DELIUS AND +SYMPHONY NO. '1 IN C+ EY BALAKIREV. '
THE COUNTY OF AVON SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA HAS BECOME ONE OF THE LEADING YOUTH ORCHESTRA IN BRITAIN SINCE IT WAS FOUNDED III 1974 .. ITH 133 PLAYERS AGED BET./EEX 13 AND 19.
TICKETS FOR THE CITY HALL CONCERT ARE AVAILABLE AT THE
CITY HALL EOX OFFICE, THE TO-' LEE ’IANO COMPANY AND THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE FOR 33 (STUDENTS’ONLY), AND 07. FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE,, CALL 5-2S3257.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE COUNTY GF AVON .SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE r HO'.'G KONG C’ SINGAPORE AIRLINES FLIGHT NO. SC 2 ETA 1.35 TOMORROW (JULY 29).
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND . REPCRTER/PHCTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE ARRIVAL AND A PRESS CONFERENCE TO EE GIVEN AT THE ORESS ROOM OF TH: KAI TAK AIRPORT AT 1.45 P.M.
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FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1978
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float i mg holiday f.e: i .def to employers H r H
co’"'i ss I oner for labour, r-R. neil henderson, today ,.E_l _ PLCYERS THAT IF THEY HAVE MOT ALREADY DESIGNATED A
FOO " E FLOATING HOLIDAY AND HAVE NOT GIVEN THEIR EMPLOYEES . DAY OFF O'. JULY 1, THEY SHOULD GIVE THEIR EMPLOYEES THE DAY OF- ?' ’HE -P3T MONDAY IN AUGUST, THAT IS, AUGUST 7.
LODER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, THE FLOATING HOLIDAY MUST i.z IG'PTED BY THE E' PLOYERS AMD NOTIFIED TO EMPLOYEES DY A NOTICE PLACED IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE DY THE END OF THE PRECEDING YEAR. IF THE EMPLOYER DOES NOT DESIGNATE THIS HOLIDAY, THEN IT .ILL AUTO :ATICALLY FALL ON'THE FIRST WEEK DAY IN JULY' OR THE FIRST MONDAY IN AUGUST CF THE YEAR.
' F.. HENDERSON EMPHASISED THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE APPLIED TO EMPLOYEES IN ALL AREAS INCLUDING THE SERVICES AND CATERING TRADES.
UNDER THE ORDINANCE, ALL MANUAL EMPLOYEES WITHOUT DISTINCTION, INCLUDING DOMESTIC SERVANTS, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR EARNINGS AND ’LL NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES EARNING NOT MORE THAN $2,330 A MONTH, ARE -‘.'TITLED TO THE HOLIDAY. THEY MUST ALSO BE PAID FOR THE DAY OFF IF THEY HAVE 'WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR THEIR EMPLOYERS FOP THREE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY.
IF AN EMPLOYER WANTS AN EMPLOYEE TO WORK ON A STATUTORY HOLIDAY, HE "UST GIVE HIM AT LEAST 42 HOURS’ NOTICE, AND GIVE HIM AN ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY WITHIN CO DAYS OF THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY.
IF HE I TENDS TO GIVE THE EMPLOYEE AN ALTERNATIVE DAY OFF BEFORE THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY, HE MUST NOTIFY HIM 42 HOURS I.'. ADVANCE OF THE ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY. IF IT IS TO IE GIVEN AFTER THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY, HE MUST INFORM THE EMPLOYEE CF THE ARRANGEMENT AT LEAST 43 HOURS BEFORE THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY.
COMPLAINTS OR ENQUIRES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY EE MADE TO THE NEAREST BRANCH OFFICE CF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE. THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE: pCF' HONG KONG ISLAND 5-282523 EXT. 63- KO..LCCN EAST 3-235633= KOWLOON WEST 3-231652= KWUN TONG 3-898523= TSUEN A' 12-422396= AND TUEN MUN 12-818443.
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NOTE ~C EDITORS:
IFITISH SPEECH EXPERT TC HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE * * * * *
SERVL. DE?-RT THEr. A?
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A. lOl FAWCUS, A ERITISH EXPERT WHO HAD JUST FINISHED <A‘; HJITIAL TWO-MONTH CONSULTANCY WITH THE EDUCATION ■,rl '9 ,SE °N A TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR SPEECH l- c, AND TO HELP FOE 'ULATE A LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM = K'. !G CHILDREN .< ITH DELAYED OR DISORDERED SPEECH, „ ILL ccS CO;.-ERENCE AT ID A..:. TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
_T.-.E GCNFERENCE WILL EE HELD IN ROOM 5, SECOND FLOOR OF ir.£ zu._ls> KaDOCrIE SCHOOL AT 28, HOSPITAL ROAD. WESTERN.
Tor CONFERENCE, MEMBERS OF THE. PRESS 'WILL EE INVITED TO ' THERAPISTS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WORKING
..IT., CHILDRE" SUFFERING FROM SPEECH DISORDERS. .
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ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG TEL. 5-233191
SATURDAY, JULY 29, 197S
CONTE'.’TS PAGE NO.
SEVEN '‘•’ORE BANKS. GRANTED LICENCES ......................... 1
STREET GUIDE FOR KOWLOON AND NT ON SALE ........................ 2
NEW RADAR DISPLAY UNITS FOR AIRPORT ............................. 3
MODERN CATTLE DRESSING LINES FOR ABATTOIRS ...................... 4
COURSE FOR TRAVEL INDUSTRY STAFF ................................ 5
FIRING PRACTICE ................................................. £
WATER CUT IN SHA TIN ........................... ‘.............. 6
SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1976
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SEVEN MORE BANKS GRANTED LICENCES
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THE GOVERNOR-IN-CCUNCIL HAS GRANTED A FURTHER SEVEN BANKS LICENCES TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN HONG KONG.
THIS BRINGS TO 16 THE NUMBER OF BANKS GRANTED LICENCES SINCE THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED IN MARCH THAT IT WAS EASING THE MORATORIUM ON THE GRANTING OF LICENCES.
THE SEVEN BANKS ARE: BANK OF MONTREAL® BANQUE DE PARIS ET DES PAYS-BAS- CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE- COMMERZBANK® CREDIT LYONNAIS® SOCIETE GENERALE- AND STATE BANK OF INDIA.
• IN MAY, LICENCES WERE GRANTED TO: THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA-CHEMICAL BANK® LLOYDS BANK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED- MANUFACTURERS HANOVER TRUST COMPANY- MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK-NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK LIMITED® THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA- THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND LIMITED® AND THE TORONTO DOMINION BANK.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS EXPECTED THAT FURTHER LICENCES WOULD BE GRANTED IN DUE COURSE.
CRITERIA FOR THE GRANTING OF LICENCES ARE THAT:
* APPLICANT BANKS SHOULD BE INCORPORATED IN COUNTRIES, THE MONETARY AUTHORITIES OF WHICH EXERCISE EFFECTIVE SUPERVISION AND HAVE, WHERE NECESSARY, APPROVED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BRANCH IN HONG KONG®
* APPLICANT BANKS SHOULD HAVE TOTAL ASSETS IN EXCESS OF US$3,000 MILLION®
* SOME FORM OF RECIPROCITY SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO HONG KONG BANKS® AND
X THE GRANTING OF LICENCES SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION THAT SUCH BANKS WILL CONDUCT BUSINESS FROM ONLY ONE OFFICE IN HONG KONG.
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SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1978
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STREET GUIDE FOR KOWLOON AND NT ON SALE ******
THE SECOND VOLUME OF THE OFFICIAL STREET GUIDE FOR HONG
KONG, COVER IMG KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES, IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE AT $8.50 A COPY.
THE GUIDE ATTRACTIVELY DESIGNED WITH COLOUR MAPS SUPPORTED BY AN EASY REFERENCE DIRECTORY FOR RAPID LOCATION OF EVERY STREET AND IMPORTANT BUILDINGS, AS WELL AS PLACES OF INTEREST IS COMPLETELY BILINGUAL.
A FEATURE OF THE GUIDE IS THAT BUILDINGS AND PLACES OF INTEREST SUCH AS ASSOCIATIONS, BEACHES, CONSULATES, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, HOSPITALS, HOTELS, PARKS, CHURCHES, TEMPLES, SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS AND TRANSPORT FACILITIES, ARE GROUPED UNDER SPECIAL HEADINGS FOR EASY REFERENCE.
IT IS THE SECOND OF A SERIES OF TWO STREET GUIDES PUBLISHED BY THE P.W.D.’S LANDS, SURVEY AND TOWN PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
THE FIRST VOLUME, COVERING HONG KONG ISLAND, LANTAU AND OUTLYING ISLANDS, WAS PUBLISHED IN JANUARY LAST YEAR.
COMMENTING ON THE NEW STREET GUIDE, MR. HAL EMPSON, P.W.D.’S CARTOGRAPHER}- SAID THAT THE LATEST VOLUME WAS AN IMPROVEMENT OF THE PREVIOUS ONEWITH THUMB INDEXES ADDED TO SPEED UP DIRECTORY REFERENCES tfND MORE CLEARLY SEPARATING THE ENGLISH SECTION FROM THE CHINESE.
+THE NEW GUIDE INCORPORATES ALL THE LATEST ROADS, STREETS, FLYOVERS AND MAJOR PUBLIC AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS EXISTING AT THE TIME OF PRINTING, AND IS INTENDED TO HELP PEOPLE IN FINDING THEIR WAY ABOUT QUICKLY AND CONVENIENTLY,+ HE SAID.
+LIKE THE FIRST VOLUME A TOTAL OF 20,000 COPIES HAVE BEEN PR INTED.+
SO FAR, HE SAID, MORE THAN 18,000 COPIES OF THE FIRST
VOLUME HAD BEEN SOLD AND MORE COPIES OF A REVISED EDITION WOULD SHORTLY BE PRINTED.
REFERRING TO THE SECOND VOLUME, MR. EMPSON PREDICTED THAT IT SHOULD BE MORE POPULAR IN VIEW OF THE LARGER POPULATION IN KOWLOON, THE MASSIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND THE INCREASING NUMBER OF PEOPLE GOING TO THE AIRPORT TO TRAVEL ABROAD.
COPIES OF THE NEW GUIDE ARE ALSO ON SALE AT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT’S MAP-SALES COUNTER ON THE 19TH FLOOR OF MURRAY BUILDING. THEY WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT ALL CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, DISTRICT OFFICES, HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION BOOTHS, AND MANY HOTELS AND LEADING BOOKSTORES.
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NEW RADAR DISPLAY UNITS FOR AIRPORT *******
THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE SUPPLY OF FOUR AUTONOMOUS VERTICAL RADAR DISPLAYS TO BE INSTALLED.AT THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRE AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
THE NEW RADAR DISPLAY UNITS ARE REQUIRED FOR LONG-RANGE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND WILL DISPLAY RADAR INFORMATION DERIVED FROM THE NEWLY-BUILT ROUTE SURVEILLANCE RADAR AT MOUNT PARKER.
AT THE MOMENT, THE RADAR INFORMATION FROM THE MOUNT PARKER PRIMARY RADAR IS FED TO TWO HORIZONTAL RADAR DISPLAY UNITS, BUT THIS INFORMATION CANNOT BE DISPLAYED ON TWO OTHER COMPARATIVELY OLD VERTICAL DISPLAY UNITS WHICH ARE OF OBSOLESCENT DESIGN.
DETAILS OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NEW VERTICAL RADAR DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND OTHER PARTICULARS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, NEW RODNEY BLOCK, 99 QUEENSWAY, HONG KONG.
TENDERS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY, CENTRAL TENDER BOARD AND PLACED IN THE TENDER BOX AT THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT BEFORE NOON ON FRIDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER, 1978.
SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1978
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MODERN CATTLE DRESSING LINES FOR HONG KONG ABATTOIRS
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HONG KONG’S MAIN ABATTOIRS ARE TO BE FITTED WITH NEW, FULLY MECHANISED CATTLE DRESSING LINES IN A $6 MILLION PROGRAMME TO PROVIDE MORE HYGIENIC FACILITIES FOR PREPARING LOCAL BEEF FOR SALE.
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS COMPLETED THE INSTALLATION OF THE FIRST OF THESE AT THE KENNEDY TOWN ABATTOIR AND WILL SOON START ON THE SECOND AT CHEUNG SHA WAN.
MR. S.P. YUNG, PROJECT ENGINEER OF THE P.W.D.’S ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE, SAID TODAY THAT TRIALS FOR THE CATTLE DRESSING LINE AT KENNEDY TOWN ARE BEING CARRIED OUT AND IT WILL COME INTO OPERATION EARLY NEXT MONTH.
HE SAID THAT THE LINE WAS AS GOOD AS ANY OPERATING IN THE MOST ADVANCED COUNTRIES. ‘
+IT IS EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE UP TO SIXTY CARCASSES AN HOUR ON A CONTINUOUSLY MOVING OVERHEAD CONVEYOR BELT SYSTEM.+
UNDER THE PRESENT SYSTEM, MUCH OF THE DRESSING IS DONE ON THE FLOOR.
MR. YUNG SAID THE CARCASS WOULD BE HUNG FROM THE CONVEYOR BELT AS SOON AS THE ANIMAL WAS KILLED, AND DRESSED AS THE BELT MOVED ALONG UNTIL THE FULLY DRESSED CARCASS WAS TAKEN OFF AT THE END OF THE LINE, READY FOR SALE.
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COURSE FOR TRAVEL INDUSTRY STAFF
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THE HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WILL START A TWO-YEAR PART-TIME EVENING COURSE FOR ENGLISH-SPEAKING TOURISM CO-ORDINATION OFFICERS IN MID-SEPTEMBER.
THE COURSE WILL COVER THE MAJOR PRINCIPLES OF TOURISM- AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF HONG KONG- BASIC SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE- SOCIAL SKILLS- PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT- TRAVEL AGENCY OPERATION- AND PRACTICAL GUIDING. THE FEE IS $75 FOR EACH OF THE TWO ACADEMIC YEARS.
. THE COURSE IS OPEN TO PEOPLE EMPLOYED IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY OR RELATED INDUSTRIES WHO HAVE COMPLETED FORM 5 WITH A PASS IN SYLLABUS B ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION OR ITS EQUIVALENT.
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND TWO THREE-HOUR EVENING CLASSES A WEEK FOR THE DURATION OF THE COURSE.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE GENERAL OFFICE OF THE MAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, 702 LAI CHI KOK ROAD, KOWLOON.
COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE INSTITUTE BY AUGUST 21.
SATURDAY, JULY 20', 1=7?
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fifi-g -..notice
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FIFING PRACTICE w ILL TAKE PLACE AT CASTLE PEAK RANGE Ci. FIVE DAYS EXT .EEK.
THE PULL IC ARE REMINDED THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO ENTER THE AREA ..HE . THE PED FLAGS ARE FLYING DURING THE TIME CF THE FIRING r rr Z 7 I C “
THE PRACTICE TIKES ARE:
DATE ■’HOURS ■
JULY 31. ( p 3. A.M. — 6 P.M.
M'GUST 1 (TUESDAY) e A.r. — 6 P.M.
AUGUST 2 C.'.EDNESDAY) 3 a.:- — 5 P.M.
AUGUST 3 (THURSDAY) . 3.30 A.M. — 6 P.M.
U G U 3 T 4 (FF IDAY) •3 ^3 ‘ A.r. — 6. 30 P
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WATER CUT I" 'SHN TIN * * * RH¥■
TH- ..ATEF SUPPLIES DEPART E':T A’.'El'.CED TODAY THAT -5-Su T-r SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREVISES IK' SHA TIL, THE T"FPITC'ITS ILL EE TURNED OFF FOR. : IE FOURS FROM $"o.' o- : :day (July 31) to facilitate . '.ter main CO,- ECHO-. ..OCXS.
TH" PRE "ISES TO EE AFFECTED ARE .T SHEUNG .0 CHE., FC TAV VILLAGE, 3-T TIN RACECOURSE, HO TL' G LAU -ND THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL 5-233191
SUNDAY, JULY 30, 1978
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CONTENTS - PAGE NO.
NEW TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IN KOWLOON TONG TAKING SHAPE
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INDUSTRIAL SURVEY IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN .............:...... 2
DIRECT DIALLING TELEPHONE SYSTEM FOR P.W.D. HEADQUARTERS . 3
OVERSEAS TRAINING FOR CIVIL AVIATION STAFF ................. 4
MAINTENANCE OF HARBOUR LIGHTS ................................5
SUNDAY, JULY 30, 1978
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NEW TECHNICAL INSTITUTE TAKING SHAPE AT KOWLOON TONG
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BUILDING WORK HAS STARTED ON HONG KONG’S FIFTH TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
THE INSTITUTE, TO BE LOCATED ON A SITE IN RENFREW ROAD, KOWLOON TONG, WILL INITIALLY BE ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS THE FOUR EXISTING INSTITUTES — THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE. THE KUNG TONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, THE HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AND THE KWAI CHUNG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, — AND THERE IS ROOM FOR EXPANSION.
COURSES TO BE PROVIDED AT THE KOWLOON TONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WILL INCLUDE AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING® COMMERCE® DESIGN® ENGINEERING® CLOCK AND WATCH REPAIR® FOOTWEAR® AND OPTICAL MECHANICS.
PART OF THE BUILDING WILL BE READY FOR OCCUPATION IN 1 SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR AND A NUMBER OF COURSES WILL BE STARTEDBT THAT TIME. HOWEVER, FULL WORKSHOP FACILITIES WILL NOT BE B AVAILABLE UNTIL 1980.
THE KOWLOON TONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WILL HAVE STUDENTS^ UNION OFFICES, STUDENT COMMON ROOMS, AND FACILITIES FOR SPORTB AND RECREATION.
THE FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES TOGETHER WILL HAVE PLACES FOR ABOUT 5,000 FULL-TIME STUDENTS, PLUS 1,400 PART-TIME 1 DAY-RELEASE STUDENTS. BETWEEN 15,000 AND 20,000 STUDENTS ALSt) WILL BE ON EVENING COURSES WHEN FULL DEVELOPMENT IS REACHED IN’ ABOUT THREE YEARS TIME.
THE FOUR EXISTING TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, WHICH PLAY A MAJOR PART IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN HONG KONG, ARE NOW WELL DISTRIBUTED GEOGRAPHICALLY THROUGHOUT THE URBAN AREAS OF HONG KONG AND KOWLOON.
THE ROLE OF THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES IS TO PROVIDE A BROAD BASE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR CARFTSMEN AND TECHNICIANS IN THE MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES INDUSTRY, AS WELL AS COURSES IN BUSINESS AND COMMERCE.
THE INSTITUTES OFFER TWO-YEAR DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING® PRODUCTION ENGINEERING® ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING® TEXTILE MANUFACTURE AND BUSINESS STUDIES AND ACCOUNTANCY.
THERE ARE ALSO MANY ONE-YEAR CRAFT-BASED COURSES THAT ENABLE STUDENTS PROCEED TO AN APPRENTICESHIP AND PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE STUDIES.
MANY TECHNICAL INSTITUTE GRADUATES WHO HAVE COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES PROCEED TO THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC FOR HIGHER CERTIFICATE OR HIGHER DIPLOMA.
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INDUSTRIAL SURVEY IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN
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THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE WILL CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY CM THE INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN STARTING AUGUST 1.
THE SURVEY IS BEING CARRIED OUT ON THE ADVICE OF THE INDUSTRIAL SUB-CCi i ’ ITTEE OF THE TUEN i'JN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD WITH A VIEW TO OBTAINING USEFUL INFORMATION AND DATA FOR CO-ORDINATING EXISTING SERVICES AND FUTURE PLANNING.
IT WILL COVER TYPES AND CHARACTER ISTICS OF INDUSTRIES IN THE NE TOWN- SIZE, CHARACTERISTICS AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE. INDUSTRIAL WORKFORCE IN THE NEW TOWN- GENERAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT- AVAILABILITY OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NEW TOWN-LABOUR TURN-OVER AND WORKERS’ NEED FOR PUBLIC AMENITIES, TRANSPORT AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
THE ACTING TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. GEOFFREY ORR, SAID TODAY ALL FACTORIES IN THE NEW TOWN IRRESPECTIVE OF SIZES .'ILL BE VISITED BY DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF WITH A QUESTIONNAIRE FORM DESIGNED JOINTLY BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPART..ENT, A'. 3 T -.E DISTRICT OFFICE.
+FACTORY OWNERS ARE REQUESTED TO CO-OPERATE AND ASSIST BY PROVIDING THE INFORMATION REQUIRED,+ HE SAID.
+ALL INTERVIEWS JILL BEAR IDENTIFICATION CARDS WITH SPECIMEN SIGNATURES ISSUED BY THE TUEN "UN DISTRICT OFFICE.+
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DIRECT DIALLING EASES DELAYS * * * *
A DIRECT DIALLING TELEPHONE SYSTEM MODIFYING THE EXISTING PAFX SYSTEM AT THE FUEL IC WORKS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, MURRAY BUILDING, ..ILL COME INTO OPERATION TOMORROW (MONDAY) MORNING.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC .ORKS' DEPARTMENT SAID THAT AS FROM TODAY ALL CALLS WILL GO DIRECT TO THE OFFICES CONCERNED, ELIMINATING THE NEED OF INTERCEPTING INCOMING CALLS EY THE OPERATOR.
THE EXISTING EXCHANGE NUMBER 251111 HAS BEEN REPLACED.
THIS MEANS THAT CALLERS WHO WANT TO SPEAK TO AN INDIVIDUAL SHOULD DIAL THE NEW EXCHANGE NUMBER, 2673, FOLLOWED EY THE OFFICER’S EXTENSION NUMBER.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE NUMBER OF THE 24-HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE AND MAIN ENQUIRIES IS 5-26731111, WHILE THE RECEPTIONISTS’ NUMBER IS 5-26732111. HOWEVER, THE COMPLAINTS SERVICE NUMBERS REMAIN UNCHANGED, 5-244744 FOR ENGLISH SPEAKING CALLERS AND 5-221616 FOR CANTONESE SPEAKING CALLERS.
THE USUAL DIALLING CODES BETWEEN HONG KONG, AND KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL APPLY.
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SUNDAY, JULY 30, 1978
OVERSEAS TRAINING FOR CIVIL AVIATION STAFF * * * * *
THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT HAS ORGANISED A COMPREHENSIVE OVERSEAS TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR ITS TECHNICAL STAFF TO ENABLE THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE AND TO IMPROVE THEIR PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS.
UNDER THIS TRAINING PROGRAMME, MR. LEE PING-WOON, ASSISTANT ELECTRONICS ENGINEER OF THE TECHNICAL AND PLANNING DIVISION, IS TO ATTEND A FOUR-MONTH TRAINING COURSE IN BRITAIN EARLY NEXT MONTH.
THE COURSE WILL INCLUDE ATTACHMENTS TO THE CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS HEADQUARTERS, THE CIVIL AVIATION FLYING UNIT, THE LONDON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRE AMD THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING ESTABLISHMENT.
IT JILL ALSO INCLUDE VISITS TO HEATHROW, GATWICK, STANSTED, BIRMINGHAM, PARIS AND SINGAPORE AIRPORTS, AND LECTURES ON RADAR, RADIC AIDS AMD INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM.
ANOTHER ASSISTANT ELECTRONICS ENGINEER, MR. ANTONIO J. ROCHA HAS JUST COMPLETED A SIMILAR TRAINING PROGRAMME AND HAS RECENTLY RETURNED TO DUTY.
MEANWHILE, TWO ASSISTANT OPERATIONS OFFICERS OF THE OPERATIONS DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT ARE ATTENDING AN AIRWORTHINESS COURSE IN BRITAIN AND ANOTHER WILL LEAVE FOR BANGKOK SHORTLY TO ATTEND A FLIGHT OPERATIONS OFFICER COURSE.
THIS YEAR’S OVERSEAS TRAINING PROGRAMME WILL ALSO INCLUDE A FOUR-WEEK FAMILIARISATION COURSE WITH ATTACHMENTS AT BRITISH AIRPORTS FOR TWO ASSISTANT AIRPORT MANAGERS, A 12-WEEK BASIC AERODROME AND APPROACH CONTROL COURSE FOR FIVE STUDENT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OFFICERS AND A TRAINING COURSE WITH ATTACHMENTS IN BRITAIN FOR AN AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, I.
DURING LAST FINANCIAL YEAR, SIX STUDENT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OFFICERS ATTENDED THE AERODROME AND APPROACH CONTROL COURSE IN BRITAIN" ONE OPERATIONS OFFICER COMPLETED THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION COURSE AND AIRWORTHINESS COURSE IN BRITAIN" ONE ASSISTANT OPERATIONS OFFICER ATTENDED THE FLIGHT OPERATIONS OFFICER COURSE IN BANGKOK" ONE ASSISTANT ELECTRONICS ENGINEER ON A FOURMONTH ATTACHMENT AND TRAINING COURSE IN BRITAIN, FRANCE AND SINGAPORE" AND ONE ASSISTANT AIRPORT MANAGER ON A TWO-MONTH FAMILIARISATION COURSE WITH ATTACHMENTS AT BRITISH AIRPORTS.
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MAINTENANCE OF HARBOUR * * * * *
LIGHTS
THE SAFETY OF SHIPPING TRAFFIC IN A HARBOUR TO A LARGE EXTENT DEPENDS ON THE EFFICIENCY OF BEACONS AND LIGHT BUOYS AND THE FACT THAT HONG KONG HAS ONE OF THE EEST SAFETY RECORDS IN THE WORLD IS A TRIBUTE TO A TEAM OF MAINTENANCE STAFF OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT’S NAVIGATIONAL AIDS SECTION LED EY MR. TANG SIU-YING.
THIS FACT ASSUMES ADDED SIGNIFICANCE CONSIDERING THAT HONG KONG IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST HARBOURS IN THE WORLD. AND 56-YEAR-OLD MR. TANG, AS FOREMAN OF NAVIGATIONAL AIDS, IS ENTRUSTED WITH THE TASK OF MAINTAINING THE 253 +TRAFFIQ LIGHTS+ OF THE SEA.
THE JOE OF NAVIGATIONAL AIDS FOREMAN IS A DIFFICULT OKE
BECAUSE MOST OF THE MA I I.TENAKCE ..CRK HAS TO EE CARRIED OUT AT SEA OR Oil THE EDGE OF CLIFFS WHERE THESE AIDS ARE LOCATED.
+FALL ING INTO THE WATER TIME AND AGAIN IS NOT UNCOMMON WHILE YOU ARE WORKING ON A SLIPPERY LIGHT BUOY WHICH IS BOBBING AT SEA,* SAID MR. TANG.
+THIS IS PARTICULARLY THE CASE WHEN YOU HAVE TO SAIL OUT TO SEA AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A STORM TO REPAIR A BUOY.
+S0, IF YOU EASILY GET SEA SICK, THIS IS NOT THE JOE FOR YOU,+ QUIPPED MR. TANG.
EUT MR. TANG HAS GROWN SO ACCUSTOMED TO THIS TOSSING OF THE SEA THAT HE HAS ACTUALLY GROWN FOND OF BOTH HIS WORK AND THE BUOYS WHICH HE HAS TO MAINTAIN.
+IT IS ALWAYS SAD FOR ME TO LEARN THAT A BUOY IS DAMAGED OR LOST,* SAID MR. TANG.
BUT SUCH LOSSES ARE INEVITABLE AS THERE ARE OVER 250 NAVIGATIONAL AIDS WITHIN OUR TERRITORIAL WATERS WHICH ARE SUBJECTED TO THE ROUGH POUNDING OF THE SEA AND AT TIMES CRUSHED TO PIECES BY A SHIP.
LOOKING BACK AT HIS WORK IN THE LATE 1940S, MR. TANG RECALLED: +THE NAVIGATIONAL AIDS IN THOSE DAYS WERE OPERATED BY GAS, AND TO REFILL THEM WAS QUITE A TASK. WITH 270-LE GAS CYLINDERS STRAPPED ON OUR BACKS, WE HAD FREQUENTLY TO CLIMB SLIPPERY AND JAGGED ROCKS ON THE COAST OF A REMOTE ISLAND IN ORDER TO GET TO THE BEACON SITE.+
+T0 GET TO WAGLAN ISLAND TO SERVICE THE LIGHTHOUSE WAS ALSO QUITE AN AMUSING EXPERIENCE,* MR. TANG REMINISCED.
+THERE ..ERE NO BERTHING FACILITIES ON THE ISLAND IN THOSE DAYS, AND IN ORDER TO GET ASHORE, OUR TEAM OF FOUR HAD TO CLIME INTO A RATTAN BASKET WHICH WAS ..INCHED ASHORE EY A CRANE ON THE BOAT THAT TOOK US THERE.*
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BUT THOSE WERE THE DAYS. WAGLAN NOW HAS A PIER AND NOW. -MOST OF THE NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTS ARE OPERATED BY BATTERIES WHICH HAVE A LONGER LIFE, ARE LIGHTER IN WEIGHT AND MORE ECONOMICAL.
THE NUMBER OF NAVIGATIONAL AIDS WITHIN HONG KONG WATERS HAS INCREASED MORE THAN 12 TIMES IN THE PAST THIRTY YEARS WHILE THE NUMBER OF STAFF IN THE NAVIGATIONAL AIDS SECTION MAINTAINING THESE AIDS HAS ONLY DOUBLED DURING THIS PERIOD.
TO FURTHER MODERNISE THESE NAVIGATIONAL AIDS, THE MARINE DEPARTMENT HAS STARTED A PILOT SCHEME USING SOLAR ENERGY TO OPERATE THEM.
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. HONG KONG. TEL: 5-233191
MONDAY, JULY 31, 1978
CONTENTS PAGE NO
PROSPECTS FOR A +N0 WATER RESTRICTION* WINTER ARE VERY GOOD ............................................. 1
HONG KONG FREE FROM CHOLERA ... ....................... 2
JOBS FOUND FOR REDUNDANT PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS 3
CLOSURE OF BUILDINGS ................................. 4
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES .............................. 5
KAI TAK AIRPORT REDEVELOPMENT ........................ 6
HONG KONG AFFAIRS COUNSELLOR IN GENEVA IS HERE FOR TALKS 7
TEXTILE QUOTA UTILISATION POSITION .................... 7
GRANTS APPROVED FROM SIR DAVID TRENCH FUND FOR RECREATION ........................................... 10
CROWN LAND FOR SALE .................................. 10
VISITING U.K. SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA TO GIVE CONCERT ...... 11
ANOTHER CANADIAN TRIUMPH FOR HONG KONG DANCERS ....... 12
0 PUI SHAN BOYS HAVE SHARE OF SUMMER FUN ............. 13
WATER CUT IN TSUEN WAN AND KOWLOON TONG .............. 14
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1972
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PRCPECTS FOR A 'NO WATER RESTRICTION’ WINTER ARE VERY GOOD * * * * *
THE ..«TER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT WILL PROBABLY BE ABLE TO "SCFNE-'D TO THE GOVERNMENT IN OCTOEER THAT z/ATER RESTRICTIONS ■ ILL LOT EE "ECESSARY NEXT .. I' TEF.
THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR. TOM TOMLINSON SAID TODAY FnAT .. I TH THIRTEEN OF THE TERRITORY’S EIGHTEEN RESERVOIRS FULL AI.D TOTAL STORAGE ALi OST 63 PER CELT OF CAPACITY, THE PROSPECTS FOR. A ..INTER FREE OF ‘ESTR ICT IONS WERE VERY SOOD.
KE SAID THAT THE YIELD FF.O’ SEVERE TROPICAL STORM AGNES HAD BEEN MUCH BETTER THAN AT Fl-ST ANTICIPATED AND THAT RUN OFF .. 3 STILL FLOWING INTO THE RESERVOIRS.
• SINCE THE NUMBER ONE SIGNAL ENT UP LAST TUESDAY, A TOTAL CF .07 ILLIGN CUBIC METRES (19,757 MILLION GALLONS) OF '..ATER KAS BEEN ADDED TO THE RESERVOIRS.
AGUES DUMPED A TOTAL OF A73 .U OF RAIL ON HONG KONG IN. FIVE D.'YS, THE FOURTH : I SHE ST lU^'TITY CF RAIN BROUGHT DY A r-'10 L STORM SINCE 1883.
.T .HE O’CLOCK THIS VCFUIUO THE RESERVOIRS HELD 327.632 '■ILL ION CUBIC METRES, OR 56.7 PER CENT OF TOTAL CAPACITY.
AT THE SA'-'E TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS WERE ONLY 28 PER CENT FULL.
THE FIVE RESERVOIRS WHICH ARE NOT FULL ARE TAI TAM TUK, KO..LCO; BY-..ASH', RECEPTION, PLOVER COVE A'lD HIGH ISLAND.
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HONG KONG FREE FROM CHOLERA * * *
THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT HONG KONG HAS DEE’. DECLARED FREE FROM CHOLERA INFECTION AS FROM TODAY, JULY 31, 1973.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE LAST CHOLERA CASE OF. JULY 23, APPLICATION OF CONTROL MEASURES, HO OF. REPORTED.
SAID SINCE THE CONFIRMATION 1973 AND THE EFFECTIVE
FURTHER CASE HAS BEEN FOUND
THE SPOKESMAN SAID: +ACCORD1 "0 TO THE W.H.O. REGULATIONS AN INFECTED. AREA MAY, DE CC.'.S IDE.'.E- AS FREE FROM ’ INFECTION A HE'. THEE IS RO FURTH-R CASE REPORTED DURING A PERIOD ..H1CH IS EQUAL TO AT LEAST TWICE THE INCUBATION PERIOD OF THE DISEASE, SINCE THE LAST CASE I DENT IFI ED HAS DIED, RECOVERED OR BEEN ISOLATED. IK THE CASE OF CHOLERA, TWICE THE INCUBATION PERIOD IS 10 DAYS.+
ALTHOUGH HONG KONG HAS BEEN DECLARED FREE FROM CHOLERA INFECTION THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO CONTINUE OBSERVING PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE.
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THE DEPARTMENT’S SPOKESMAN REITERATED THAT THE MOST EFFECTIVE MAY OF PREVENTING THE LOCAL SPREAD OF CHOLERA IS BY STRICT OBSERVANCE OF PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE E.G. CLEAN FOOD, CLEAN WATER AND OBSERVING SIMPLE RULES OF HYGIENE SUCH AS ..ASHING OF HANDS BEFORE MEALS AND AFTER VISITING TOILETS, .’.HI CH ARE THE BASIS OF ENSUE ING THE ENVIRONMENT FREE FROM GASTRO-INTESTINAL DISEASES.
IMMUNIZATION IS ONLY PARTIALLY EFFECTIVE AND FOR A SHORT PERIOD. ACCORDING TO W.H.O., IMMUNIZATION DOES NOT PREVENT THE INTERNATIONAL IMPORTATION OF CHOLEF’ CASES' OR CARRIERS EUI GENERAL SANITARY CONDITIONS SUCH AS SAFE ..ATER SUPPLY, PROPER DISPOSAL OF NIGHTSOIL, FOOD HYGIE"E AUD PERSONAL HYGIENE WOULD BE EFFECTIVE MEASURES I" THE PREVENTION OF LOCAL SPREAD OF CHOLERA.
MEANTIME, THE DEPARTMENT ..ILL CONTINUE ITS YE,..'-ROUND SURVEILLANCE "EASURES OVER CHOLERA.
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JOES FCUKD FOR REDUNDANT PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS * * * * *
ALL OF THE 372 REDUNDANT aIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WHC REGISTERED ..I Tri THE EDUCAT I ON DEPARTMENT’ S PLACEMENT SERVICE IL .-.AY HAVE BEER FOUND ALTERNATIVE TEACHING POSTS.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE PLACEMENT SERVICE, i\R. CHAN SAI-EUN, SAID ONLY 33 OF THE 432 TEACHERS SCHEDULED TO EE MADE REDUNDANT FOLLOWING THE CLOSURE OF CLASSES li. UNDER-USED SUES ID ISED' PR I MARY SCHOOLS NEXT SEPTEMBER FAILED TO REGISTER v. I TH THE SERVICE FOR ALTERNATIVE POSTS.
OF THE 33 WHO DID NOT REGISTER, SEVEN DID MOT REQUIRE PLACEMENT IN ALTERNATIVE JOBS- 15 WERE REDEPLOYED TO OTHER SCHOOLS OPERAT’D BY THE SAME SPONSORING BODY- AND EIGHT RESIGNED.
+1 AM DELIGHTED THAT NOT A SINGLE REDUNDANT TEACHER WHO REGISTERED ’..ITH THE SERVICE FOR ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT HAS GON-..ITHGUT A JOE,+ MR. CHAN SAID.
+AHD I AM EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO THE MANY SCHOOL AUTHORITIES THAT CO-OPERATED WITH US TO MAKE THIS COME ABOUT.+
THE PLACEMENT SERVICE HAS HELPED A TOTAL OF 1,124 REDUNDANT TEACHERS FIND ALTERNATIVE JOE SINCE IT WAS SET UP IN 1975.
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CLOSURE OF BUILDINGS
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THE EU ID I-.'GS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC rfCRKS DEPARTMENT TOD’Y GAVE THE DETAILS OF THE VARIOUS EUILDINGS FOR WHICH CLOSURE c.'se-: have de:-' detained or. notice of i' te: tick to close has DEED POSTED.
"HE DU ILL INGS AFFECTED -.PE:
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..ELL I' OTO-.’ STREET: NOS. 09, 91 (EASEMENT TO END FLOOR), 81 AND 03, AMD 112 (GROUND FLOOR).
..ING LOK STREET: NOS. 91 (CLOSED ON JULY 10), 93 AND 95 (CLOSED
ON JULY 20), 4-; (-'CTICE OF INTENTION TO CLOSE POSTED T 2.30 ?/'. TODAY AND APPLICATION TO EE HEARD ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, AT VICTORIA COURT).
zc::ha: sr.-oo: -!os.-65 avd :i (closed or: Friday).
J.r.DI D’S OrEOOE.'IT: NOS. 1 .'RD 3 ( .OTIOE OF INTENTION TO CLOSE POSTED AT 2.3D P..- . TODAY AND COURT HEARING TOMORRC..).
HOLY CROSS PATH VILLAGE, SHAU KEI ..AN: SEVERAL STONE HUTS (NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CLOSE POSTED, COURT HEAR ING TOMORROW).
KO..LOO .
FUK LO TSUE!- ROAD: N0.94 (CLOSURE ORDER OBTAINED TODAY).
NE.. TERRITORIES
INVESTIGATIONS ARE IN PROGRESS REGARDING SEVERAL STONE HUTS IN SAI KUNG ANU SHA TAU KOK.
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TEMPORARY "C.’D CLOSURES
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF ROADS HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE AS A RESULT OF DA’ AGE CAUSED EY SEVERE TROPICAL STORM AGNES.
0” hC.L’G KC!'G ISLAND, THE SECTIONS. OF ROADS ..HICH HAVE BEEK CL DSHD ARE --ILLIE" STREET DET..EE!. BONHAM STRAND EAST AND DES VGEUX ROAD, CENTRAL, ..ELLINGTON STREET BETWEEN LYNHURST TERRACE AND GRAHAI- STREET, COCHRANE STREET BETWEEN STANLEY STREET AND .'.ELL li.GTON STREET, LOK KU ROAD BETWEEN’ QUEEN’S ROAD CENTRAL AND LOWER LASCAR RO.., KAI CHIU .ROAD BETWEEN JARDINE’S EAZAAR AND YUN PING ROAD, AND .IMG LOK STREET BETWEEN1 CLEVERLY STREET AND RUMSEY STREET.
AS A RESULT OF THESE TEMPORARY CLOSURES, THE PROHIBITION TO PUBLIC LIGHT EUSES ON DES VOEUX ROAD, CENTRAL BETWEEN CLEVERLY oTREET -ND RUMSEY STREET HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY LIFTED AND THE MAXI-C'.D STAND IM CAUSEWAY EAY HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY RESITED TO T.-iE SOUTHERN SECTION OF KAI CH IL ROAD BETWEEN LEE GARDEN ROAD A’D YUN PH.’S ECAD.
IN KOWLOON, ANDERSON ROAD BETWEEN CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD AND JUNK BAY ROAD HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY CLOSED.
MOTORISTS WHO WISH TC GO TO PEN!. IE’S MILL ARE ADVISED TO PROCEED VI.' K./U’l TONG INSTEAD CF CLEAR WATER DAY ROAD.
AND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE ROUTE T..’ ISK FROM CASTLE PEAK ROAD TO THE WESTERN BOUNDARY CF SHEK KONG VILLAGES IS CLOSED.
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KAI TAK AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT
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THZ PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS CALLING TENDERS FOR A NEW CHECK-IN AREA, MODERNISING OF THE DEPARTURE AREA, FITTING OUT CF THE NEW ARRIVAL HALL, AND INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITY FACILITIES AT KAI TAK AIRPORT.
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BOTH INCOMING AND OUTGOING PASSENGERS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE IMPROVEMENTS.
THE PROJECT ARCHITECT, MR. T.T. SIU OF THE P.W.D.’S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE, SAID TODAY THAT ON THE ARRIVAL LEVEL :-
* THE EXISTING BUFFER HALL WOULD EE EXTENDED TO THE WEST"
* THE NE.. ARRIVAL HALL AT PRESENT NEARING COMPLETION WOULD EE FITTED OUT AND THE EXISTING ARRIVAL HALL REFUREISHED TO MAKE AN ENLARGED ARRIVAL HALL"
X A NEW SMACK BAR WILL EE BUILT" AND
* THE BAGGAGE RECLAIM HALL WILL EE MODERNISED WITH TWO NEW EAGGAGE RECLAIM LOOPS REPLACING THE EXISTING ONES.
THE WORK ON THE DEPARTURE LEVEL WILL INCLUDE :-
* ENLARGING AND MODERNISING THE EXISTING DEPARTURE HALL WITH TWO NEW' CHECK-IN ISLANDS AND A NEW EAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM REPLACING THE EXISTING CHECK-IN AREA" AND
* MODERNISATION OF THE EXISTING AIR-SIDE WAITING AREA AND THE INSTALLATION CF NEW SECURITY FACILITIES.
NR. SIU SAID THAT IN ORDER TO MINIMISE DISRUPTION OF NORMAL AIRPORT OPERATIONS, THE WORK WOULD EE PHASED OVER THREE YEARS.
THE CONTRACT IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN OCTOBER.
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nCNG KONG AFFAIRS COUNSELLOR IN GENEVA IS HERE FOR TALKS
MR. PETER K.Y. TSAO, COUNSELLOR FOR HONG GENEVA, IS NOW |R HONG KONG FOR CONSULTATIONS INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT.
KONG AFFAIRS IN WITH THE TRADE,
THE CONSULTATIONS ..ILL CENTRE CM THE MULTILATERAL TRADE NcGSTIATIC.'.S. (f-'T\) .HIGH REACHED A CRUCIAL STAGE IN MID-JULY WITH THx_ISSUING ZY :■ GROUP OF DEVELOPED COUNTRIES OF a ’FRAMEWORK OF UaJcRjThN^I ,'G’ ON THE MAJOR ELEMENTS OF A COMPREHENSIVE TRADE PACKAGE.
MR. TSAO IS HONG KONG’S REPRESENTATIVE AT THE INTERNATIONAL Tt.mjE talks FIRST LAUNCHED IN TOKYO IN SEPTEMBER 1973. THESE TALKS ARE AIMED AT LIBERALISING WORLD TRADE THROUGH TARIFF REDUCTIONS. TH- REMOVAL OF NOW-TAR IFF TRADE BARRIERS, AND IMPROVEMENT IN TH-LlSCIPLINE FOR TAKING PROTECTIVE MEASURES IN EXCEPTIONAL
MR. TSAO ARRIVED IN HONG KONG ON THURSDAY (JULY 27) AND WILL RETURN TO GENEVA AT THE END OF AUGUST.
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TEXTILE QUOTA UTILISATION POSITION
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THE TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT TODAY PUBLISHED THE END-OF-JUNE 1978 FIGURES ON THE UTILISATION OF QUOTA IN RESPECT OF "ARKETS TO WHICH HONG KONG’S TEXTILES EXPORTS ARE RESTRAINED.
A ERIEF OUTLINE OF THE QUOTA POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES AND EEC, HCr.'G KONG’S T.,0 MAJOR TEXTILE MARKETS IS GIVEN BELOW.
THE CU-.-E'.T 12—MONTH U.S. TEXTILE RESTRAINT PERIOD BEGAN JANUARY 1, 1973. QUOTA USED II THE FIRST SIX MONTHS AMOUNTED TO 431.°3 : ILL I ON EQUIVALENT SQ. YDS. OF. 45.62 PER CENT OF THr OVERALL -ESTRAIKT LIMIT. FIGURES SHO'.. I' G THE QUANTITIES LICENSED FOR EXPORT \.\D PERCENTAGES OF UTILISATION 0" A CROUP EASIS ARE SET OUT BELOW:
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GROUP DESCRIPTION QUANTITY LICENSED ( IN' MILLION EQUIVALENT SO. YES.) PERCENTAGE UTILISATION AGA INST GROUP LIMITS
1 YARNS AND FABRICS OF COTTON AND MA*-MADE FIBRES 76.24 % 2? .12
11 APPAREL OF COTTON AND MaM-MADE FIBRES l ■ 313.44 52 .23
111 MADE-UPS AND MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF COTTON AND ' 7 '.'-MADE FIBRES 29.99 53 .73
IV WOOL TEXTILES AMD APPAREL 23.24 • .32
THE RATE OF UTILISATION IF NINE OF THE 24 CATEGORIES SUBJECT TZ MECIFIO LIMITS IN THE E'MG KONG/u.S. TEXTILE AGREEMENT COULEE DESCRIBED AS '-EL-TIVELY IS:-.. THEY ME CATEGORY 331 (COTTCK GLOVES), CATEGORY 333/334/335 '(COTTO: COATS), CATEGORY 343 (COTTON SHIRTS, ..CT IT), CATEGORY 341 (COTTO. BLOUSES, NOT KMT), CATEGORY 347/340 (OUTER TROUSERS, SLACKS AND SHORTS), CATEGORY 445/446 (WOOLLEN SWEATERS), CATEGORY 638/639 (M.N..F. KMT SHIRTS AND EL0U3ES INCLUDING T-SHIRTS), CATEGORY €45/646 (M.M.F. SWEATERS) AND CATEGORY 649 (T;.M,.F. BRASS IERS, ETC.).
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THE CURRENT 12-MOK'TH RESTRAINT PERIOD ALSO EEGAN GN JANUARY 1, 1978. QUOTA UTILISATION POSITION O' A .•EMBER STATE EASIS FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS IS GIVEN DELO'..:
ME’.BER STATE QUANTITY LICENSED
(IL ILL IC;.' ELUIVALELT KGS) PERCENTAGE UTILISATION
UM TED KINGDOM 28.63 45.13
—> <L । . . R J\ 1.41 29.93
IRISH REPUBLIC □ .IS 25.53
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERmA»XY IS.33 34.33
BENELUX A. 2 35.S3
FRANCE 23.53
IThLY -l F T 17.50
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OUT OF A TOTAL OF 287 CATEGORIES ON MEMBER STATE/CATEGORY SAS IS, THE RATE OF UTILISATION IN 36 OF THEM WAS RELATIVELY HIGH. THE MORE POPULAR CATEGORIES ARE TABULATED EELOW:
CATEGORY DESCRIPTION MEMBER STATES WITH HIGH RATE OF QUOTA UTILISATION
4 KNITTED SHIRTS ETC. ITALY
5 KNITTED SWEATERS ETC. UK, FRANCE, ITALY
6 WOVEN TROUSERS AND MEN’S SHORTS UK, IRELAND »
7 WOVEN/KNITTED BLOUSES • UK, DENMARK, IRELAND, FRG
8 WOVEN SHIRTS UK, DENMARK, IRELAND, FRG, BENELUX, ITALY
13/11 KNITTED GLOVES UK, IRELAND, BENELUX
12 KNITTED SOCKS AND STOCKINGS FRG
13 KNITTED UNDERPANTS UK, IRELAND, FRG, BENELUX, FRANCE
14E MEN'S WOVEN COATS, RAINCOATS, ETC. FRANCE
15/89 COTTON HANDKERCHIEFS FRANCE
20 BED LINEN UK
21 ANORAKS AND WINDCHEATERS BENELUX, FRANCE, ITALY
31 BRASSIERS DENMARK, BENELUX, FRANCE
73 KNITTED TRACK SUITS DENMARK
76 WOVEN WORK GARMENTS BENELUX
83 OTHER KNITTED OUTERWEAR IRELAND, FRG
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GRANTS APPROVED FROM SIR DAVID TRENCH FUND FOR RECREATION * * * * *
A TOTAL OF 111 APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE . TOTALLING ABOUT w430,009 HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR FROM THE SIR DAVID TRENCH FUND FOR RECREATION.
THE SIR DAVID TRENCH FUND FOR RECREATION WAS SET UP IN 1970 AND IS ADMINISTERED BY THE COUNCIL FOR RECREATION AND SPORT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COUNCIL SAID THE APPROVED GRANTS FROM THE FUND WILL ENABLE VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL, SPORTS, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR ALL PEOPLE, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE PURPOSEFUL USE OF LEISURE TIME BY YOUNG PEOPLE.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS FOR 1979-80 WILL EE INVITED LATER THIS YEAR.
HE SAID AN ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE IN THE NEWSPAPERS IN MID-DECEMBER, AND APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM ALL CITY DISTRICT OFFICES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AT THAT TIME.
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CROWN LAND FOR SALE * * * . .
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT’S CROWN'LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE WILL OFFER A PIECE OF CROWN LAND FOR SALE IN THE CITY HALL THEATRE ON AUGUST 22 AT 2.30 P.M.
THE SITE, WITH AN AREA OF 740 SQUARE-METRES AT KAM SHING ROAD. KOWLOON, IS FOR , NON-1NDUSTRI AL PURPOSES.
AT THE SAME AUCTION, THE GROUND FLOOR AND FRONT COCKLOFT. AND THE FIRST FLOOR AND REAR COCKLOFT OF 38, NGA TSIN LONG ROAD. KOWLOON WILL ALSO BE OFFERED FOR SALE.
THE ANNUAL CROWN RENT FOR EACH OF THE TWO FLATS WHICH MEASURE ABOUT 53 SQUARE-METRES AND 67 SQUARE-METRES RESPECTIVELY, IS $250.
INSPECTION OF THE PREMISES MAY BE MADE ON AUGUST 9 AND 18
BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND NOON. ’
FULL PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE MAY EE OBTAINED FROM AND SALE PLAN INSPECTED AT THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (WEST WING), GROUND FLOOR, HONG KONG AND AT THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405. NATHAN ROAD, 10TH FLOOR, KOWLOON.
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VISIT!MG U.K. SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA TO GIVE CONCERT H H * *
THE VISITING COUNTY OF AVON SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA WILL GIVE ITS FIRST CONCERT IN HONG KONG AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL IN KOWLOON to:;g to'-crrcw (Tuesday) evening under the first international youth -SIC EXCHANGE PROGRAMME ORGANISED EY THE f-US IC ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE CF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
THEY .ILL ZE JOINED EY JDO CHILDREN HERE WHO WILL GIVE A PERFORMANCE OF CHINESE FOLK SONGS SINGING IN TOMORROW’S CONCERT.
THE CHILDREN ARE FROM THE HONG KONG CHILDREN’S CHOIR, THE MONG KOK CHILDREN’S CHOIR, THE TSUEN WAN CHILDREN’S CHOIR, THE TSUEN WAN GIRLS’ CHOIR., THE SHEK KIP FEI SHU'' 0 1 CHILDREN’S CHOIR, AUD THE SCHOOL CHOIR CF THE CHING YIP GIRLS’ SCHOOL.
a-xo the popular Chinese ballads they ..ill sing tomcrro.. are
+PASTORAL 3CXG+ AND +MOCNLIGHT LULLABY*.
ALSO APPEARING IN TOMORROW’S CONCERT IS THE TALENTED LOCAL VIOLINIST, :iss TO YAN, WHO TOOK LEAVE FROM HER MUSIC STUDY IN ENGLAND TO TRAVEL KITH THE ORCHESTRA ON ITS ASIAN TOUR.
HISS TO KILL GIVE A SOLO PERFORMANCE IN THE CONCERT.
ANOTHER LOCAL VIOLINIST MR. RAYMOND LEUNG, WINNER OF THE COMMERCIAL RADIO' TROPHY IN THIS YEAR’S SCHOOLS MUSIC FESTIVAL AND MR. FL.'G WING-KIT, AN ACCOMPLISHED FLUTIST, WILL ALSO GIVE SOLO PERFORMANCES AT THE CONCERT.
THE COUNTY OF AVON SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS OKE CF THE LEADING ORCHESTRAS IN ENGLAND WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF LITTLE . .ORE THAN FOUR YEARS.
ITS 'ENDERS ARE SELECTED FROM AMONG THE BEST INSTRUMENTALISTS I.'. AVON, .. I TH AN AGE RANGE GF 14 TO 19 YEARS.
THEY ..ILL GIVE FOUR CONCERTS IN HONG KONG AND HAVE MANY OPPORTUNITIES ..HILE HERE TO ..GRK .. I TH LOCAL YOUNG MUSICIANS, LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER AND EXCHANGING IDEAS.
OTHER THAN REHEARSALS AND CONCERTS, THEY ALSO FIND TIME TO DO SOME SIGHTSEEING. TODAY THEY ..ENT ON A LAUNCH PICNIC TO SAI KUNG, AND ..ERE VERY IMPRESSED EY THE MANY BEAUTIFUL EEACHES AND MUCH RURAL LIFE I’. HONG KONG.
+TO US, DID NOT KNOW TODAY,* SAID
HONG KONG MEANS ONLY BUSY STREETS AND BRIGHT LIGHTS, ,.E THAT THERE IS ' THE- SIDE TO THIS COMMERCIAL CITY TILL ••?.. PONALD 3"ITS, TSU- DIRECTOR OF THE ORCHESTRA.
+T. IS PICNIC IS A REFRESH’ . CHANGE. NOW ,/E FEEL READY FOR THE CONCERTS A.'.'D REHEARSALS AGA I .,+ .-D ADDED.
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•:CTi-.£H CANADIAN TFIU"?H F" HONG KC"G DANCERS
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THZ H. : CG SCHOOLS 0. LIEGE Dr'ICE TEA- ADDED ANOTHER NOTCH to t.-.e access of their ca oia: tout .. z they performed tc a r^u ;-,ouse 1. t.-_ :cr.';c: ..salt,. ce gal; last Saturday (juLy l”) AT THE NORTHERN ALEERTA JUL'ILEE ’"JD ITOP. IUM, ..HIGH SEATS 2,530
THE PROGRAMME FOR THE EVEN I"’G INCLUDED LYNN SEYMOUR, PR INA EaLLERINA OF LONDON’S ROYAL EALLET, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL DANCE CROUPS SUCH AS THE STATES DANCE EKSEMELE OF SR I LANKA, MONTREAL EXTRE SIX, AND THE ALEERTA EALLET COMPANY.
THE HONG KONG TEA" PRESENTED FOUR DANCES, INCLUDING THE FAN ■ DAi.CE, EC.. DANCE, SONG OF THE SUNFLO..ERS AND LION DANCE TOGETHER -ITH THE GRANT FINALE. THEIR. GRACEFUL MOVEMENTS AMD COLOURFUL COSTUMES OVER .. HELMED THE CANAL'IAV AUDIENCE, ''.0 ALTHOUGH THE PROGR../Z ..AS MEANT TO IE OR’71 "UOUD ,'PZ.I-i ANCE TIE SEQUENCE ..AS REPEATEDLY I ITEHRUrtED BY APPLAUSt.
OILY LYNi SEYMOUR RECEIVED THE SAME RESPONSE FOR HER DEAUTIFJL PERFORMANCE IN PAS DE DEUX I" ROMEO AND JULIET. THIS ..AS HONG KONG’S GREATEST CANADI.N TRIUMPH TOtDATE.
_ R l.iTERESTl iG SIDELIGHT FOR THE HONG KONG DANCERS DAS THE VISIT OF A BRITISH FAMILY ..HO SA,. THE GROUP’S PERFORMANCE IK ADEFDEE.' II 1?7S BUT HAS SINCE IGRATZD TO USA. THEY HEARD ABOUT Tr._ GROUP’S PERFORMANCE A.'D SPECIALLY DROVE SOME 2,030 NILES TO EDNOi.’TC' TO SEE THE TEA.'.
AT THE END OF THE SHOA THEY ..ENT LACK STAGE TO RENE’..' THEIR ACOUA IHTAi'.'CE .. ITH MENDERS OF THE TEAM ..HO HAD PERFORMED PREVIOUSLY r: aeerdee:.. they visited the artist village again the next 'CRN I KG TC CHAT .ITH THE DANCERS.
THE 0. O' Z-.LTH CAR.'. 17 AL ORE'S OFF I; I'.LLY TODAY (JULY Pl) £D_Tr.Z_.iO: 0 a: SCHOOLS Z DE TEa- ..ILL DE PEPFCFNIKG TO ,. TK .T
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JULY 31, 1573
0 PL'I SHAN EOYS SAVE SHAPE CF SUMMER FUN * * * * *
LIKE MOST OTHER CHILDREN I" HONG KONG, EOYS UNDER THE ‘CARE OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPART'"I'T’S 0 PUI SHAN EOYS’ HOME 'JILL EE A~LE TO E.'JOY THIS SUMMER DY TAKING PART I" A PROGRAMME OF HEALTHY ACTIVITIES.
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SERIES OF EVENTS INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND .-ECR-ATIOHAL ACTIVITIES, '..AS LAUNCHED THIS (MONDAY) MORNIIQG AT A : IE_O;-CUTTING OE! ENO'.'Y JCI TLY PERFORMED EY A LEADER OF WOMEN ..SSCCIATIO'S, It.S. KHC CHEE-OE 0= THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT’S r... ilC. r ,._ CO. 7.ECT K:.S D IV 13 I OF, A. \.-CO TA I —P I Nw JUVEN ILE COURT MAGISTRATES AMD GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES.
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE FIVE-WEEK PROGRAMME JILL BE AN OVERALL vUTDOOR AND INDOOR GAMES COMPETITION DESIGNEE TO ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL AMD INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE AMONG THE EOYS.
ALSO INCORPORATED IN THE PROGRAMME ARE EVENING FUNCTIONS SUCH AS DRAMA NIGHTS, FILM SHOWS, TALENT QUESTS AND CONCERTS. CYCLING TOUOS, SWIMMING SESSIONS, EXPEDITIONS, VISITS AND PROVIDING SERVICE FOR OLD PEOPLE ..ILL ALSO EE HELD AT REGULAR INTERVALS, ENDING '.. I TH . HOLIDAY CAMP AT SILVER MINE EAY.
THE 0 PUI SHA!. EOYS’ HOVE, SITUATED ’.T KAU JA KEK'G, LAI CHI NON, IS ONE OF THE FIVE CORRECTIONAL I"ST I TUT I CHS OPERATED EY THE SOCIAL ..ELFAAE DEPARTMENT. IT PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL TRAINING FOR 140 YOUNG OFFENDEr3.
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MONDAY, JULY 31, 1978
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;.'ATER CUT IN TSUEN WAN AND KOWLOON TONG *******
THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN TSUEN WAN WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR EIGHT HOURS FROM 10 P.M. THURSDAY (AUGUST 2) TO FACILITATE •<CRK ON FRESH WATER MAIN CONNECTION AT KWOK SHU I ROAD.
THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY BLOCKS 1 - 20, TAI WO HAU ESTATE, 1 - 13 KWAI CHUNG ESTATE, SHING MUN ROAD, TAI HA STREET, EAST OF TEXACO ROAD BETWEEN TAI WO HAU ROAD AND CASTLE PEAK ROAD, SOUTHWEST OF WO YIP HOP ROAD BETWEEN CHEONG ..ING ROAD AND CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND INCLUDING KWOK SHU I ROAD, YAU MA HOM ROAD, LEI MUK ROAD, TAI YUEN STREET, CHUN PIN STREET, TA CHUEN PING STREET, LAM TIN STREET, SHEK KIN STREET, YIP SHING STREET, SHEK NAN PATH, SHEK YING PATH, SHEK LEI STREET, PING LAI PATH, PING FU PATH, KWAN MUN HAU TSUEN, HO PUI TSUEN, HAM TIN TSUEN, FU UK TSUEN, YEUNG UK TSUEN AND SHEUNG KWAI CHUNG TSUEN.
THE DEPARTMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT PREMISES IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY RENFREW ROAD, JUNCTION ROAD, CORNWALL STREET, KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY LINE, YORK ROAD AND HEREFORD ROAD, INCLUDING KAM SHING ROAD, EDE ROAD, BEACON HILL ROAD, KENT ROAD, SOMERSET ROAD, DEVON ROAD, DORSET CRESCENT, WATERLOO ROAD, SUFFOLK ROAD, NORFOLK ROAD AND BAPTIST HOSPITAL WILL EE WITHOUT WATER FROM MIGNIGHT TUESDAY (AUGUST 1) TO 6 A.M. WEDNESDAY TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS.
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