THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1988
SEVEN NEW SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR EASTERN NT
ΤΟ THE THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT SUBJECT
COMMITTEE, SEVEN NEW SECONDARY THE FINANCE PROVISION OF FUNDS BY
HELP REDUCE SCHOOLS WOULD BE BUILT IN THE EASTERN NEW TERRITORIES TO THE SHORTFALL OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES.
THE DEPUTY
SECRETARY
FOR
EDUCATION
MR DOMINIC S.W.
WONG,
SAID THREE SCHOOL
AND PROJECTS WOULD
MANPOWER,
COMMENCE
SHORTLY AND WOULD BE COMPLETED IN 1990.
"
'ANOTHER FOUR
SECONDARY
SCHOOLS
BE
IN
INCLUDED WILL
1991 SUBJECT TO THEIR DEMAND AND
THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME FOR COMPLETION IN NEED BEING CONFIRMED BY A DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SUITABLE SITES.
"THE ASSESSMENT WILL ALSO HELP TO DETERMINE SCHOOLS WOULD NEED TO BE BUILT IN THE REGION.
WHETHER MORE NEW
ADDITIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES HE SAID THE PROVISION OF WOULD HELP TO ALLEVIATE THE PRESSURE ON EXISTING SCHOOL PREMISES.
THE PRESSURE ON CHILDREN "IT WILL ALSO ALLEVIATE OTHERWISE NEED TO SPEND CONSIDERABLE TIME OUTSIDE THE EASTERN NEW TERRITORIES, PUBLIC TRANSPORT KOWLOON.'
WHO WILL IN TRAVELLING TO SCHOOLS AND REDUCE THE BURDEN ON THE
THE BETWEEN
EASTERN
AND NEW TERRITORIES
TI
SYSTEM
DESIGN THE ANNUALLY AT ABOUT $72
THE CAPITAL COST OF SEVEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF STANDARD
PRICES, WHILE IS ESTIMATED AT $119 MILLION AT CURRENT RECURRENT COST OF PROVIDING THESE SCHOOLS IS ESTIMATED MILLION.
GOVERNOR LOOKS OVER AIRPORT OPERATIONS
THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TODAY (THURSDAY) VISITED HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ONE OF THE WORLD'S BUSIEST AIRPORTS.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR ALAN CARTER, AND THE AIRPORT GENERAL MANAGER, MR RICHARD SIEGEL, THE GOVERNOR FIRST TOURED THE ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES IMMIGRATION PROCESSING AREAS.
THE AIRPORT HANDLED 12.6 MILLION PASSENGERS IN 1987, A 20 PER CENT INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
/SIR DAVID