TURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1981
IT WILL ALSO OFFER AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF COMPUTERS IN THE MODERN WORLD AND PREPARE THEM FOR FURTHER STUDIES
IN COMPUTER SCIENCE.
THE SYLLABUS WILL INCLUDE TOPICS SUCH AS COMPUTER CONCEPTS, FLOW-CHARTS, INPUT/OUTPUT, CODING, THE STORAGE OF INFORMATION, AND COMPUTER OPERATION.
+TO PREPARE FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THIS NEW COURSE THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, INDEPENDENTLY,
INDEPENDENTLY, OR JOINTLY WITH THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, HAS ORGANISED OVER 30 COMPUTER COURSES FOR TEACHERS SINCE 1977,+ MR LEUNG SAID.
IN ADDITION, TERTIARY EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE ALSO OFFERED COMPUTER COURSES IN THEIR EXTRA-MURAL STUDIES, HE SAID.
TWO PRE-WAR BUILDINGS DECLARED DANGEROUS
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY DECLARED NOS. 3 AND 5 WING FUNG STREET, WAN CHAI, TO BE DANGEROUS.
IN A STATEMENT ISSUED THIS MORNING THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR STATED THAT THIS PAIR OF FOUR STOREY PRE-WAR BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTED WITH LOAD-BEARING WALLS AND TIMBER FLOORS, WITH COMMON CENTRAL STAIRCASE AND PARTIAL REINFORCED CONCRETE BALCONIES HAD BEEN UNDER SURVEILLANCE SINCE 1964.
RECENT DETERIORATION HAD BEEN NOTED IN THE BALCONIES AND CONCRETE STAIRHEAD WITH ASSOCIATED STRUCTURAL CRACKS. THE LINTOLS SUPPORTING THE WINDOWS TO THE KITCHEN BLOCKS HAD ALSO FAILED AND THE WINDOWS HAD DEFLECTED AND THE WALLS ARE BULGING. THE PREMISES IN GENERAL ARE VERY DILAPIDATED.
IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THERE IS A RISK OF COLLAPSE AND IT IS NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOLISH THE BUILDINGS.
ACCORDINGLY, NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER IN VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 AM ON APRIL 14, 1981 WERE POSTED TODAY.
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