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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1978
PWD PRESSING AHEAD WITH SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAMME
IN TSUEN WAN
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MORE THAN 5,000 NEW SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACES WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS IN TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN.
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS PRESSING AHEAD WITH A FIVE- SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAMME, PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE'S COMMITMENT IN THE GOVERNMENT'S EDUCATION EXPANSION DRIVE.
FOUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS ALREADY ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND WORK ON A PRIMARY SCHOOL WILL BE TAKEN UP LATER THIS YEAR.
TWO OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS BEING BUILT ARE AT KWAI SHING, WHILE THE OTHER TWO ARE AT LAI KING AND TAI PA STREET.
ONE OF THE TWO SCHOOLS IN KWAI SHING IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE.
IT IS OF STANDARD TYPE WITH 24 CLASSROOMS, TWO WORKSHOPS FOR METAL AND WOODWORK, AND FOUR LABORATORIES 'FOR' SCIENCE SUBJECTS. THERE ARE SPECIAL ROOMS FOR MUSIC, ART, GEOGRAPHY, AND GENERAL PURPOSE. THERE IS ALSO A HOME ECONOMICS COMPLEX FOR TEACHING NEEDLE WORK, COOKING AND HOME MANAGEMENT.
OTHER FACILITIES INCLUDE ASSEMBLY HALLS, MEDICAL INSPECTION ROOMS, LIBRARY, COVERED PLAYGROUND, HEADMASTER AND CAREER MASTER ROOMS, GENERAL OFFICE, AND STAFF ROOM.
THE SCHOOLS AT LAI KING AND TAI PA STREET ARE ALSO MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.
ALL THE FOUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, EACH OF WHICH CAN PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR ABOUT 1,080 CHILDREN, ARE EXPECTED TO BE READY IN 1979-80.
THE BUILDING WORK ON THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS, ONE OF THE TWO PLANNED FOR THE CHAI WAN KOK AREA, WILL BEGIN LATER THIS YEAR. IT IS ESTIMATED TO COST ABOUT $4 MILLION TO BUILD.
THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS ARE BEING BUILT AT A COST OF ABOUT $8 MILLION EACH.
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