TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1977
IN
ADULT EDUCATION SHOULD CLEARLY OFFER OPPORTUNITIES TO MEMBERS OF EVERY SOCIAL AND INCOME LEVEL, HE NOTED, TERMS OF PRIORITIES, SOME GROUPS WOULD HAVE A MORE IMMEDIATE CLAIM THAN OTHERS, AND WITHIN THE OVERALL RESOURCES AVAILABLE EXISTING PROGRAMMES MUST BE REVIEWED AND NEW PROGRAMMES DEVELOPED WHERE NECESSARY. HE REFERRED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERACY PROGRAMMES AND EXPANSION OF LANGUAGE COURSES AS POSSIBLE AREAS FOR DEVELOPMENT.
IN SEEKING TO PROMOTE A POLICY OF GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT, MR. WINFIELD SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD AS A FIRST STAGE
IMPROVE THE OPERATING STANDARDS OF THE COURSES PROVIDED BY THE ADULT EDUCATION SECTION.
+WE SHALL HAVE TO MONITOR THE PATTERN OF PROVISION VERY CAREFULLY TO ENSURE THAT WHAT LIMITED RESOURCES WE HAVE ARE CONCENTRATED ON THOSE ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE GOING TO BE OF MOST DIRECT BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC,+ HE SAID.
MR. WINFIELD ALSO INVITED THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS TO REPLY TO THE INVITATION CONTAINED IN THE GREEN PAPER TO SEND COMMENTS TO THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES BY THE END OF FEBRUARY 1978, BY FORMULATING WELL-CONCEIVED PROPOSALS FOR ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THOSE ALREADY PROVIDED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
+SUCH PROPOSALS SHOULD BE WITHIN AN ACCEPTABLE BUDGET AND CONTAIN WORKABLE SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES. THESE CAN THEN BE CONSIDERED BY GOVERNMENT ALONG WITH ALL OTHER COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ON THE GREEN PAPER,+ HE SAID.
'NO SMOKING' TRAIN CARRIAGES
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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY WILL DESIGNATE HALF OF THE NUMBER OF ITS PASSENGER CARRIAGES AS 'NON-SMOKING' FROM DECEMBER 6.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, THE GENERAL MANAGER CF KCR. MR. REG GREGORY, SAID THE NEW ARRANGEMENT WAS THE RESULT OF A SURVEY OF PASSENGER REQUIREMENTS.
HE URGED SMOKING PASSENGERS TO CO-OPERATE BY USING CARRIAGES WHERE SMOKING WAS ALLOWED AND ALSO TO BE CONSIDERATE OF THOSE WHO ARE RON-SMOKERS.
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