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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1981
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SCHOOLS COMMUNICATION SCHEME WORKING WELL
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THE PILOT SCHEME INTRODUCED IN JANUARY BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN KOWLOON TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND COMMUNICATION WITH SCHOOLS, TEACHERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE WORK ING SMOOTHLY AND EFFECTIVELY FOR ALL PARTIES CONCERNED DURING THE PAST NINE MONTHS.
THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR COLVYN HAYE, WAS TOLD OF THIS BY HIS AREA STAFF DURING A ROUTINE VISIT TO THE DEPARTMENT'S SUB-OFFICE IN KOWLOON THIS (MONDAY) MORNING.
MR HAYE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY MR T.L. LAM, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (SCHOOLS).
UNDER THE SCHEME, EDUCATION OFFICERS ARE GRADUALLY RELIEVED OF THE IR ROUTINE ADMINISTRATIVE WORK, THUS ENABLING THEM TO VISIT SCHOOLS MORE FREQUENTLY TO STRENGTHEN THE IR PERSONAL CONTACT WITH SCHOOL HEADS AND TEACHERS AND TO PROMOTE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING. IT IS ALSO INTENDED AS A MEANS OF SUPPLEMENTING EXISTING CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION.
OTHER OBJECTIVES OF THE PILOT SCHEME ARE TO FACILITATE BETTER CO-ORDINATION AND PLANNING BETWEEN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WITHIN EACH CITY DISTRICT IN KOWLOON AND IN PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS RELATING TO EDUCATION.
MR HAYE SAID HE HAD ASKED FOR AN EVALUATION REPORT ON THE SCHEME AND IF IT PROVED FAVOURABLE, HONG KONG ISLAND AND THE NEW TERRITORIES WOULD BE SIMILARLY REORGANISED AND RE-DEMARCATED INTO AREAS TO COINCIDE WITH THE CITY DISTRICTS AND NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICTS.
AFTER SPENDING ABOUT TWO HOURS CHATTING WITH STAFF IN THE KOWLOON OFF ICE, THE DIRECTOR THEN LEFT FOR A VISIT TO THE NEW TERRITORIES SUB-OFF ICE AT MA TAU KOK.
MORE DEVELOPMENT WORK AT TAI PO
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FURTHER WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SOON ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF TAI PO NEW TOWN.
THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE WORK, WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF DUAL CARRIAGEWAYS ON RECLAIMED LAND, THE EXTENSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PO HEUNG STREET AND CONSTRUCTION OF A FOOTBRIDGE AND HIGHWAY ER IDGE ACROSS THE LAM TSUEN RIVER.
THE PROJECT INCLUDES EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPING TO PROVIDE A RIVERSIDE WALK AND SMALL PARKS.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN NOVEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.
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