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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1991
THE BUREAU'S VETTING UNTUL LAST YEAR MADE 200,000 CRIMINAL. RECORD CHECKS,
RECORDS ARE ALSO MAINTAINED OF ALL UNEXECUTED NON-TRAFFIC ARRESTS, INCLUDING THOSE REFERRED BY CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT, AND BANKRUPTCIES.
"WE ARE GETTING INCREASED REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM OVERSEAS POLICE AGENCIES AS CRIME BECOMES MORE INTERNATIONAL, MR MADOC-JONES ADDED.
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION HOSTS SPRING RECEPTION
(THURSDAY) LEADERS TO THE
THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR LI YUET-TING, THIS EVENING HOSTED A SPRING RECEPTION FOR EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY TO THANK THEM FOR THE ADVICE AND SUPPORT THEY HAD GIVEN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN THE PAST YEAR.
ABOUT 500 GUESTS ATTENDED THE PARTY WHICH TOOK PLACE AT THE HAPPY VALLEY CLUBHOUSE OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
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THEY INCLUDED MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, EDUCATION COMMISSION, BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT BOARDS SCHOOL COUNCILS, UNIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION, COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB DISTRICT COMMITTEES AND SCHOOL SPONSORING BODIES.
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REPROVISIONED SCHOOL MATCHES POPULATION TREND
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SOUTH TUEN MUN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE YU TO SANG MEMORIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL, IS ONE OF THE SCHOOLS UNDER THE REPROVISIONING SCHEME TO MATCH POPULATION TREND AND ENHANCE
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WERE TOLD THIS TODAY (THURSDAY) WHEN THEY VISITED THE SCHOOL.
THE SCHOOL WAS REPROVISIONED IN SEPTEMBER 1988 FROM HOSPITAL ROAD IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT TO TUEN MUN WHERE THERE IS INCREASING DEMAND FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES AS A RESULT OF POPULATION SHIFT FROM BUILT-UP AREAS TO NEW TOWNS.
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DISTRICT HAVE BREN ENHANCED WITH THE 24-CLASSROOM SCHOOL OFFERING 1,280 SECONDARY 1-6 PLACES.
THE VISITORS WERE BOARD CHAIRMAN MR TIMOTHY HA AND MEMBERS MRS MINNIE LAI, MISS BOW SUI-MAY, MR TAM MAN-KWAN AND MR PETER PELHAM.
THEY WERE ACCOMPANIED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR CHAN KWOK-HEI.
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