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+SUCH A METHOD OF LEARNING IS OBVIOUSLY FAR FROM IDEAL,+ HE SAID.
MR LEUNG SAID THAT MANY LEARNER MOTORCYCLISTS IN HONG KONG WERE ALREADY AWARE OF THE NEED TO LEARN TO RIDE A MOTORCYCLE PROPERLY AND IN SAFE CONDITIONS.
IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR, OUT OF 367 MOTORCYCLISTS TESTED, 186 WERE TRAINED BY THE HONG KONG SCHOOL OF MOTORING AT ITS TWO TRAINING CENTRES AT WONG CHUK HANG AND SHA TIN.
MR LEUNG NOTED THAT A COMPREHENSIVE AND SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO THE TEACHING AND TRAINING OF LEARNER DRIVERS HAD MANY BENEFITS AND ADVANTAGES.
+NOT ONLY CAN THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF SAFE AND CONSIDERATE DRIVING BE FULLY BROUGHT HOME IN A SYSTEMATIC PROGRAMME, THE TRAINING IN AN OFF-STREET ENVIRONMENT ALLOWS THE STUDENT TO ACQUIRE THE BASIC SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE BEFORE FACING THE RIGOURS OF HONG KONG'S BUSY ROADS,+ HE SAID.
CONTRACT FOR TALLEST GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING AWARDED
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THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) AWARDED A $318-MILLION CONTRACT TO A LOCAL CONTRACTOR FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A 49-STOREY GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING AT HAR BOUR ROAD ON THE WAN CHAI RECLAMATION.
IT IS THE TALLEST GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING SO FAR CONSTRUCTED IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF STOREYS.
THE CONTRACT, THE LARGEST AWARDED BY THE DEPARTMENT THIS YEAR, WAS SIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR OF ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, MR JOSE LEI, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF SHUN SHING CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED, MR TSE KWOK-WAH.
THE BUILDING IS PART OF A GOVERNMENT COMPLEX BEING BUILT ON A 16 000-SQUARE-METRE SITE BOUNDED BY HARBOUR ROAD TO THE NORTH AND GLOUCESTER ROAD TO THE SOUTH.
THE COMPLEX, BEING DEVELOPED IN FIVE STAGES, INCLUDES A BASEMENT CAR PARK, A SUB-DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION, THREE TOWER BLOCKS AND A LANDSCAPED PLAZA.
/THE FOUNDATION