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EACH OF THE THREE COURSES IS DIVIDED INTO TWO CLASSES, THE MORNING AND EVENING SESSIONS, SO AS TO GIVE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS AND THEIR SPONSORING SCHOOLS FLEXIBILITY IN ARRANGING ATTENDANCE AT THE COURSES,
APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE COURSES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, LEE GARDENS, THIRD FLOOR, HYSAN AVENUE, HONG KONG AND THE DEPARTMENT'S KOWLOON SUB-OFFICE, 405 NATHAN ROAD, SIXTH FLOOR, KOWLOON.
FORMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM NORTHCOTE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, 9A BONHAM ROAD, HONG KONG (SECONDARY ENGLISH COURSE ONLY), GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, 42 GASCOIGNE ROAD, KOWLOON (PRIMARY COURSE ONLY) AND SIR ROBERT BLACK COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, PIPER'S HILL, KOWLOON (SECONDARY CHINESE COURSE ONLY).
COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION TO WHICH ADMISSION IS SOUGHT, BY 5 PM ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1980.
HEADS OF SCHOOLS ARE ASKED TO NOTE THAT AS STATED IN THE 1978 EDUCATION WHITE PAPER IT WAS DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE PRIMARY COURSE IN 1980 SINCE IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT CIRCUMSTANCES WARRANT ITS CONTINUATION. IT WAS UNLIKELY THAT THE COURSE WOULD BE OFFERED IN
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THE ACTUAL DATE OF THE EXTENSION OF THE TWO-YEAR SECONDARY COURSE TO A THREE-YEAR ONE HAS YET TO BE FINALISED.
49 PWD CONTRACTS AWARDED IN DECEMBER
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AWARDED A TOTAL OF 49 CONTRACTS WORTH MORE THAN $279.3 MILLION IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR.
OF THESE. 29 WERE AWARDED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD AND OTHERS ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PWD TENDER BOARD.
ONE OF THE LARGEST CONTRACTS WAS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TAI PO NEW TOWN. THE CONTRACT, WORTH ABOUT $75 MILLION, IS FOR THE FORMATION OF ABOUT 44 HECTARES OF LAND TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED BRIDGE WORKS.
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