WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1979
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+EXTRA FREQUENCIES ARE OPERATED ON FOUR KOWLOON MOTOR BUS ROUTES, FIVE CHINA MOTOR BUS ROUTES AND ON ALL LANTAU SERVICES,+ HE SAID.
MR. JONES SAID KMB OPERATED 10, AND CMB FIVE, RECREATIONAL ROUTES ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. THESE ARRANGEMENTS WERE MONITORED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.
+THE DEPARTMENT CONSULTS WITH THE COMPANIES ON APPROPRIATE IMPROVEMENTS TO SERVICES WHERE THESE ARE NEEDED, HE SAID.
BUT MR. JONES SAID THAT DESPITE THE COMPANIES' EFFORTS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MEET THE HIGH LEVEL OF DEMAND ON SUNDAYS WHICH WAS OFTEN GREATER THAN IN PEAK HOURS DURING WEEKDAYS.
+THE DEMAND IS ALSO CHANGEABLE, DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER, AND IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO FIND ENOUGH DRIVERS PREPARED TO WORK AT WEEKENDS AND ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS,+ MR. JONES ADDED.
CENTRE TO RUN SENIOR SECONDARY FORMS FOR SEVERELY DISABLED
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THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTRE AT SANDY BAY IS EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO START RUNNING SENIOR SECONDARY CLASSES FOR SEVERELY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN 1981, THE HON. KENNETH TOPLEY, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
HE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM DR. THE HON, HARRY FANG AS TO WHEN THE SPECIAL SCHOOL WOULD BE READY TO TAKE IN STUDENTS.
MR. TOPLEY SAID THE CENTRE HAD SUBMITTED PLANS TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO BUILD AN EXTENSION TO RUN SENIOR SECONDARY FORMS, AND THAT THESE PROPOSALS WOULD BE SUBMITTED SHORTLY TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION.
+IF FUNDS ARE APPROVED FOR THE PROJECT TO COMMENCE THIS FINANCIAL YEAR, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE EXTENSION WILL BE COMPLETED IN EARLY 1981 AND THE SCHOOL WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE IN SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS, HE ADDED.
AT PRESENT THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTRE IS RUNNING PREPARATORY, PRIMARY AND JUNIOR SECONDARY CLASSES FOR SEVERELY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.
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