TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1981
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GROUP STUDIES PROPOSED CHINESE LANGUAGE FOUNDATION
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A WORKING PARTY HAS BEEN SET UP TO LOOK INTO THE PRACTICALITY AND FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF ESTABLISHING A CHINESE LANGUAGE FOUNDATION, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY.
THE PROPOSED FOUNDATION IS PART OF THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PACKAGE ANNOUNCED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION IN JUNE THIS YEAR TO BOOST LANGUAGE STANDARDS.
THE MAJOR OBJECTIVES OF SUCH A FOUNDATION WILL BE TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE THE BETTER USE OF SPOKEN AND WRITTEN CHINESE IN A MODERN SOCIETY AND TO PROMOTE THE LANGUAGE AS BASIC TOOLS FOR COMMUNICATION, STUDY, WORK, LEISURE AND SELF-ENRICHMENT.
+ IT IS INTENDED THAT THE FOUNDATION WILL CREATE AND PUBLISH GOOD QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL, REFERENCE AND GENERAL-INTEREST READING MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS AND FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPLEMENT THE COMPARATIVE LACK OF SUCH MATERIALS IN WELL WRITTEN MODERN CHINESE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
CHAIRING THE WORKING PARTY IS THE HON ALEX S.C. WỤ, UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS COMPRISE LEADING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE ALL SHOWN INTEREST AND CONCERN IN THE CHINESE LANGUAGE. THEY ARE DR THE HON HO KAN-FAI, HR LOUIS CHA, FR ALBERT CHAN,
+ PROF P.Y. HO, MRS LAI LIN TAI-YI, PROF C.Y. TO, AND DR DENNY M.H. HUANG.
OFFICIAL MEMBERS ARE THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR MICHAEL M.K. LEUNG, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS (CHINESE LANGUAGE), MÀ CANICE C.F. MAK, AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (PLANNING AND BUILDING), MR Y.T. LI WHO WILL ALSO SERVE AS SECRETARY TO THE WORK ING PARTY,
THE REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY IS EXPECTED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
CULVERT REPLACEMENT ON ISLAND ROAD
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A 300-METRE SECTION OF ISLAND ROAD EAST OF ITS JUNCTION WITH DEEP WATER BAY ROAD. WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 12.05 AM TO 6 AM ON THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 5) AND FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 6) TO ALLOW FOR CULVERT REPLACEMENT WORK.
TRAFFIC BETWEEN WONG CHUK HANG AND REPULSE BAY WILL BE DIVERTED TO NAM FUNG ROAD, DEEP WATER BAY ROAD AND REPULSE BAY ROAD DURING THE CLOSURE PERIODS.
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