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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1980
IN RETURN, THE COMPANY IS REQUIRED TO STOP PILING WORK BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM ON WEEKDAYS, INCLUDING SATURDAYS.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE NOISE FROM PILING ON THIS SITE HAD BEEN THE SOURCE OF MANY PUBLIC COMPLAINTS.
+DESPITE MEASURES TAKEN BY THE COMPANY, WHICH HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING THE DISTURBANCE TO SOME DEGREE, THE NOISE LEVEL REMAINS HIGH BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF PILING EQUIPMENT USED, HE SAID.
+ IN AN ATTEMPT TO FURTHER REDUCE THE DISTURBANCE, THE COMPANY HAS REQUESTED AN EXEMPTION TO ALLOW THE DRIVING OF SHEET PILES OUTSIDE THE PERMITTED HOURS SO AS TO OFFSET A SIMILAR NUMBER OF HOURS ON WEEKDAYS DURING WHICH NO PILING WILL TAKE PLACE.+
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE HOURS PROPOSED WERE REASONABLE HAVING REGARD TO THE NON-RESIDENTIAL NATURE OF CENTRAL DISTRICT AND THE FACT THAT THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE WERE IN THAT AREA DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS.
HE STRESSED THAT THE EXEMPTION WAS GRANTED SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION THAT THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS MIGHT ORDER PILING WORKS TO BE STOPPED OR ORDER SUCH REASONABLE MEASURES TAKEN AS HE CONSIDERED NECESSARY IF IN HIS OPINION THE NOISE CREATED DURING THE HOURS OF EXEMPTION WAS CAUSING UNNECESSARY DISTURBANCE AND ANNOYANCE TO THE PUBLIC.
COURSES ON TEACHING FOR TRADE INSTRUCTORS
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COURSES WILL BE RUN FOR TRADE INSTRUCTORS AND WORKSHOP SUPERVISORS TO IMPROVE THEIR TEACHING SKILLS.
THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS INVITING APPLICATIONS TO FOUR SUCH FULL-TIME BLOCK RELEASE COURSES TO BE HELD IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF NEXT YEAR.
+ THE COURSES OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE INSTRUCTORS AND SUPERVISORS TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY TRAINING FOR CARRYING OUT THE IR DAY-TO-DAY DUTIES, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID,
COURSE CONTENTS INCLUDE METHODS OF INSTRUCTION BASED ON THE STUDY OF EDUCATION THEORY AND EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY, HE SAID.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE AT 373 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, WAN CHAI,
COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE COLLEGE BY NOVEMBER 22.
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