FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1983
SUPERVISION NECESSARY ON SCHOOL MINIBUSES
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SUPERVISORS OF KINDERGARTENS WHICH PROVIDE SCHOOL MINIBUS SERVICES HAVE BEEN REMINDED OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPERVISION FOR YOUNG CHILDREN WHILE THEY ARE TRAVELLING.
IN A CIRCULAR ISSUED TO ALL KINDERGARTENS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID PUPILS OUGHT TO BE TAUGHT HOW TO BEHAVE WHEN TRAVELLING ON BOARD SCHOOL MINIBUSES.
HE NOTED: +THEY MUST REMAIN SEATED ALL THE WAY: THEY MUST NOT TALK TO THE DRIVER OR SHOUT DURING THE JOURNEY; THEY MUST REFRAIN FROM EATING, DRINKING OR PLAYING WHILE THEY ARE
TRAVELLING AND AT NO TIME SHOULD CHILDREN BE ALLOWED TO PUT THEIR HEADS OR HANDS OUT OF THE WINDOW.+
CHILDREN SHOULD ALSO BE TAUGHT THE PROPER WAY TO BOARD AND ALIGHT FROM A SCHOOL MINIBUS AND THEY MUST ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STAND-STILL BEFORE BOARDING OR ALIGHTING.
ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE MADE FOR AN ADULT OR A TEACHER, OTHER THAN THE DRIVER, WHO KNOWS THE PUPILS WELL, TO ESCORT THE CHILDREN ON THE MINIBUS. THIS ESCORT SHOULD ENSURE THAT THE PUPILS ARE PROPERLY SEATED AND THE DOORS OF THE SCHOOL MINIBUS ARE PROPERLY CLOSED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE ADDED: +A NAME-LIST OF CHILDREN TRAVELLING ON EACH MINIBUS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE ESCORT TO ENSURE THAT NO ONE IS MISSING. +TO AVOID CONFUSION, PUPILS TRAVELLING IN SEPARATE SCHOOL MINIBUSES SHOULD WEAR LABELS OF DISTINCT IDENTIFICATION.+
THE SPOKESMAN SAID PARENTS OR GUARDIANS SHOULD BE INFORMED OF THE DETAILS OF THE ROUTE, INCLUDING THE PICK-UP POINTS AND TIMES OF ARRIVAL AT THESE POINTS.
CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT THE PUPILS ARE COLLECTED BY THE IR RESPECTIVE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS, HE SAID, ADDING: +IN CASES OF EMERGENCY. THE ESCORT SHOULD HELP THE PUPILS TO KEEP CALM TO AVOID UNNECESSARY PANIC..
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SECTION OF TAI HANG ROAD TO BE WIDENED
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THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PLANS TO WIDEN A SECTION OF TAI HANG ROAD BETWEEN KA NING PATH AND LAI TAK TSUEN ROAD TO A THREE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY TWO LANES FOR UPHILL TRAFFIC AND ONE
LANE DOWNHILL.
THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF FOOTPATHS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD, THE RENEWAL OF DRAINS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF RETAINING WALLS ALONG THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE ROAD.
/A DEPARTMENT
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