SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1979
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MR. HARLAND SAID THE REMAINING TWO WERE SITUATED ON LANTAU ISLAND NEAR THE SOUTH LANTAU HOSPITAL AND AT THE FOOT OF RAZOR HILL OFF CLEARWATER BAY ROAD IN SAI KUNG. BOTH SITES CAN BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES TO SERVE THE ADJOINING RESIDENTIAL AREAS.+
ON LAND TO BE PUT UP FOR TENDER, MR. HARLAND SAID THE 46 SITES, INCLUDING 29 AT SHA TIN, WOULD BE SOLD IN THREE PACKAGES IN NOVEMBER THIS YEAR, AND ́ JANUARY AND MARCH NEXT YEAR.
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THE SHA TIN SITES COMPRISE SIX INDUSTRIAL AND 23 PRIME RESIDENTIAL LOTS IN VERY PRESTIGE LOCATIONS 11 IN THE NEW TOWN'S HIGH-CLASS RESIDENTIAL ZONE KNOWN AS THE JARDINE'S LOOKOUT OF SHA TIN+.
INCLUDED IN THE TENDER PROGRAMME, HE SAID, WERE FIVE RESIDENTIAL SITES IN TUEN MUN AND EIGHT SITES ÎN YUEN LONG FOR COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES. ALSO IN YUEN LONG, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK SITE IN ITS BOOMING COMMERCIAL CENTRE.
TWO OTHER PRIME SITES, ONE IN THE SOUTH LANTAU HOSPITAL LAYOUT ON LANTAU ISLAND AND THE OTHER AT TAI MONG TSAI IN SAI KUNG, WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR LOW-RISE HOUSING WHILE A 580-SQUARE-METRE SITE IN SAI KUNG'S LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AREA AT TUI MIN HOI WILL BE FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
MR. HARLAND SAID THE SALES PROGRAMME FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS WAS LARGER COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS YEARS AND WOULD GIVE DEVELOPERS MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE PART IN THE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT.
+IT WILL ALSO ALLEVIATE THE CRITICISM IN SOME QUARTERS THAT GOVERNMENT IS NOT PUTTING ENOUGH LAND ON THE MARKET,+ HE ADDED.
LONG-TERM PLANS TO AID STUDENTS WITH HEARING PROBLEMS
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS DRAWN UP A WIDE-RANGING LONG-TERM PLAN TO HELP SCHOOL CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM HEARING DISABILITY.
AS A START, EFFORTS TO DETECT CHILDREN WITH HEARING PROBLEMS AT AN EARLY STAGE ARE BEING STEPPED UP BY EXPANDING THE HEARING SCREENING PROGRAMME FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS.
THE PLAN ENTAILS THE PROVISION OF HEARING TESTS TO ALL PRIMARY ONE PUPILS BY 1981. THE RECRUITMENT OF MORE AUDIOLOGISTS AND SUPPORTING STAFF AND THE PURCHASE OF A WELL-EQUIPPED HEARING TEST VAN.
THERE ARE ALSO PLANS TO PROVIDE A SECOND HEARING TEST TO SCHOOL CHILDREN AT PRIMARY SIX LEVEL.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THE PROGRAMME WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN 1968 TO DETECT PUPILS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENT SO THAT SUBSEQUENT ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIAL ACTION COULD BE TAKEN AT AN EARLY STAGE TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM DEVELOPING INTO A HANDICAP TO THE CHILD.
/AT PRESENT,