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WORK WHICH STARTED LAST MONTH INVOLVES THE WIDENING OF ABOUT 500 METRES OF JOCKEY CLUB ROAD AND MAN KAM TO ROAD FROM SIX METRES TO 10.3 METRES TO ACCOMMODATE THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC.
TWO SUB-STANDARD BRIDGES IN THE AREA ARE TO BE DEMOLISHED AND REBUILT INTO A FOUR-CELL BOX CULVERT AND A REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE.
THE PROJECT INCLUDES LANDSCAPING, ROAD DRAINAGE WORKS AND PROVISION OF RETAINING WALLS.
THE DEPARTMENT AWARDED AN $18 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE FIRST STAGE OF THE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME IN JUNE.
WORK IN THIS STAGE WHICH WILL TAKE 15 MONTHS INCLUDES WIDENING THREE KILOMETRES OF MAN KAM TO ROAD BETWEEN JOCKEY CLUB ROAD AND LIN MA HANG, CONSTRUCTION OF A 1.6-METRE-WIDE FOOTPATH ALONG THE CARRIAGEWAY, BUILDING RETAINING WALLS AND LAYING ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE.
RECORD ENTRIES FOR STUDENT CAREERS QUIZ *****
A RECORD NUMBER OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL BE TAKING PART IN THE FIFTH CAREERS QUIZ ORGANISED BY THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
THE SIX-DAY EVENT, WHICH STARTS ON MONDAY, ATTRACTED MORE THAN 100 000 FORM 3 TO FORM 5 STUDENTS FROM 214 SCHOOLS. THIS COMPARES WITH 90 000 STUDENTS FROM 204 SCHOOLS TAKING PART IN THE QUIZ LAST YEAR AND 80 000 STUDENTS FROM 175 SCHOOLS IN 1984.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE QUIZ WAS AIMED AT AROUSING THE AWARENESS OF STUDENTS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CHOOSING CAREERS AS WELL AS ENCOURAGING THEM TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH INTO CAREERS AND FURTHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES.
+PARTICIPATING STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO FILL IN A QUESTIONNAIRE CONTAINING 50 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS WITHIN 30 MINUTES,+ HE SAID.
+ ALL THESE QUESTIONS RELATE TO CAREERS INFORMATION, INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, FURTHER STUDIES AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF EMPLOYMENT LEGISLATION IN HONG KONG,+
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