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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1985
THESE IN-SERVICE COURSES WERE PROVIDED BY THE ADULT EDUCATION SECTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION AND BY THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION ITSELF, MR LI SAID.
+THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION WILL ALSO OFFER A PROGRAMME OF PUTONGHUA STUDY TO SUITABLE STUDENTS AS PART OF THE COURSE FROM SEPTEMBER 1986, + HE SAID.
+THESE INSTITUTIONS TOGETHER WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL
1 426 TEACHERS OF PUTONGHUA WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.+
+THIS OUTPUT TOGETHER WITH THE 619 TEACHERS PRESENTLY AVAILABLE WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE EXPECTED DEMAND, INITIALLY MAINLY IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND LATER ALSO IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, WHEN THE PUTONGHUA PILOT SCHEME IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IS COMPLETED IN THE SUMMER OF 1987, + MR LI SAID.
24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE BY NEXT MONTH
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THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL IN SHA TIN WILL BE EXTENDED TO 24 HOURS A DAY FROM SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.
THIS WAS REVEALED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR THE HON RUDY KHOO, AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN HIS REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON PAULINE NG.
DR KHOO SAID THAT AT PRESENT THE OPERATION HOURS OF THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WERE FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM DAILY.
THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL WAS OPENED IN MAY 1984 AND ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICE WAS PROVIDED FROM SEPTEMBER THAT YEAR.
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