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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1992
FROM PLACES.
WITH THESE NEW FACILITIES, THE SCHOOL IS NOW RUNNING 18 CLASSES PREPARATORY LEVEL TO SECONDARY 5, WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 180
THE OLD PREMISES WHICH ARE LOCATED VERY CLOSE TO THE NEW BUILDING HAVE ALSO BEEN CONVERTED INTO DORMITORIES FOR 66 BOARDERS.
"THIS REPROVISIONING PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A MOST WELCOME, MORE SPACIOUS AND VERY PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT FOR THE STAFF AND CHILDREN OF THE SCHOOL.
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LADY WILSON SAID EVERY SPECIAL SCHOOL NEEDED DEDICATED TEACHERS TO LOOK AFTER ITS PUPILS, AND THIS WAS EVEN MORE SO IN SCHOOLS FOR HANDICAPPED.
SHE SAID SHE WAS GLAD TO SEE THAT THE NEW SCHOOL HAD ALREADY PREPARED ITS PUPILS TO SIT FOR THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION.
"THEIR EXAMINATION RESULTS ARE
ENCOURAGING AND HAVE
GIVEN THE
DEMONSTRATED HOW THE DEGREE OF ABILITY CAN BE MAXIMISED, RIGHT ENVIRONMENT, AND SUPPORT,' SHE SAID.
STUDY ON CONSTRUCTION WASTE RECYCLING EXPANDED
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) HAS EXPANDED THE SCOPE OF THE STUDY ON RECYCLING OF CONSTRUCTION WASTE RECEIVED AT LANDFILLS TO INCLUDE OVERSEEING A PILOT SCHEME FOR CONSTRUCTION WASTE RECYCLING.
AN EPD SPOKESMAN SAID A PILOT SCHEME FOR CONSTRUCTION WASTE RECYCLING WOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN MARCH THIS YEAR BY CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT'S CONTRACTOR AT TSEUNG KWAN O LANDFILL FOR A SIX-WEEK PERIOD.
AND
THE PILOT SCHEME WILL ASSESS THR APPLICABILITY EFFECTIVENESS OF CONSTRUCTION WASTE RECYCLING UNDER LOCAL CONDITIONS.
CONSTRUCTION WASTE RECEIVED AT LANDFILLS IS CURRENTLY ABOUT 16,000 TONNES PER DAY WHICH AMOUNTS TO ABOUT 70 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE ARISING IN HONG KONG.
CONSTRUCTION WASTE INCLUDES VARIOUS COMPONENTS, SUCH AS BUILDING DEBRIS, TIMBER, SITE CLEARANCE MATERIALS,
ROCK, RUBBLE AND MIXED SOFT MATERIALS.
/THE SPOKESMAN