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WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1987
THE
IN CASE OF CROSS-NET TRANSFERS, PARENTS MAY BE DIRECTED BY PRINCIPALS OF THE RECEIVING SCHOOLS TO OBTAIN APPROVAL FROM APPROPRIATE DISTRICT COUNCIL SECRETARIES BEFORE ADMITTING THEIR PUPILS.
"SHOULD THERE BE A TROPICAL CYCLONE, PERSISTENT HEAVY RAIN OR THUNDERSTORM DURING THE REGISTRATION PERIODS, SCHOOL HEADS AND PARENTS ARE ADVISED TO PAY ATTENTION TO ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE MEDIA
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FOR ANY NECESSARY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE ALLOCATION RESULTS SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON 5-8912200.
EXPANSION OF MARINE POLICE FLEET UNDER WAY
FIRST MARINE POLICE HAVE TAKEN DELIVERY OF THE
OF EIGHT NEW HIGH-SPEED INFLATABLE BOATS UNDER A CONTINUING EXPANSION AND MODERNISATION PROGRAMME THAT WILL ADD 32 NEW CRAFT
VARIOUS TYPES TO THE FLEET BY THE YEAR'S END.
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OF
THE EIGHT SEVEN-METRE RIGID-HULLED INFLATABLES WHICH WILL BE USED BY THE SMALL BOAT UNIT
SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO MEET THE FORCE'S REQUIREMENTS.
CRAFT PERFORMED FULLY UP TO EXPECTATIONS IN A DAY OF TRIALS LATE LAST MONTH.
HAVE BEEN
THE FIRST
SHORTLY
TWO MORE OF THE BRITISH-BUILT BOATS WILL BE DELIVERED AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE REMAINING FIVE WILL ARRIVE BY NOVEMBER.
THE BOATS HAVE BEEN BOUGHT UNDER THE EXPANSION AND MODERNISATION PROGRAMME WHICH, SINCE 1979, HAS ALREADY ADDED 24 DIVISIONAL PATROL VESSELS, THREE LARGE AND FAST LOGISTICS VESSELS THREE WATER-JET BOATS TO THE FLEET.
AND
TOTAL SPENDING ON THESE AND OTHER VESSELS, EITHER NOW BEING DELIVERED OR IN THE PIPELINE, WILL EXCEED $450 MILLION.
COMING ON STREAM THIS MONTH ARE 114.7-METRE FULLY INFLATABLE BOATS, COMPLETE WITH ENGINES AND SPARE ENGINES. WHICH WILL REPLACE THE ZODIACS NOW CARRIED BY DIVISIONAL PATROL LAUNCHES.
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