MONDAY, JULY 14, 1975
MR. LOWE SAID THE J.C.E. EXAMINATION COULD ONLY RUIN THE JUNIOR SECONDARY COURSE.
HE EMPHASIZED THAT ANY ATTEMPT TO CONTROL OR SHAPE EDUCATION THROUGH EXAMINATIONS WAS PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE.
+EXAMINATIONS SHOULD BE SLAVES OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM, NOT THE MASTERS,+ MR. LOVE SAID.
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR SAID THERE WAS A NEED TO KEEP UNDER REVIEW AND IMPROVE THE RELATIVITIES OF THE PROPOSED 100 PER CENT IN JUNIOR SECONDARY AND 40 PER CENT IN SENIOR SECONDARY BY SWITCHING RESOURCES TO ESTABLISH A HIGHER PROPORTION OF FORMS 4 AND 5 PLACES, THIS REPRESENTED THE ONLY WAY IN WHICH THE HARMFUL J.C.E. COULD BE AVOIDED.
DURING THE CEREMONY, MRS. LOWE DISTRIBUTED CERTIFICATES AND PRIZES TO GRADUATES AND PRIZE-WINNERS.
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RESERVOIRS 98.5 PER CENT FULL
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HONG KONG'S WATER STORAGE STOOD AT 66,270 MILLION GALLONS AS AT 9 A.M. THIS (MONDAY) MORNING, REPRESENTING 98.5 PER CENT OF THE FULL STORAGE CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION,
TODAY'S STORAGE COMPARES WITH 39,891 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR.
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PLOVER COVE RESERVOIR HELD 50,500 MILLION GALLONS -
COMPARED WITH 30,615 MILLION
PER CENT OF ITS FULL CAPACITY
GALLONS ON JULY 14 LAST YEAR.
A TOTAL OF 82.3 MM (3.24 IN) OF RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 9 A.M. TODAY.
THE TOTAL RAINFALL RECORDED SO FAR THIS YEAR AMOUNTS TO 1,795.0 MM (70.67 IN). THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL THIS YEAR IS 1,103.2 MM (43.43 IN).
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