THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1992
"THERE IS MUCH STILL TO BE DONE; BUT ALREADY THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MANY RESIDENTS HAS BEEN GREATLY IMPROVED.
THE GOVERNOR THEN VISITED WHAMPOA GARDEN, THE LARGEST PRIVATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE DISTRICT.
HE WAS BRIEFED ON THE PROGRESS MADE ON THE HUNG HOM BAY RECLAMATION AND MAJOR ROAD WORK PROJECTS IN THE AREA SINCE HIS LAST
VISIT.
HE ALSO TOOK A LOOK AT THE COMMUNITY GARDEN AND CHATTED WITH THE RESIDENTS.
FACILITIES IN WHAMPOA
THE GOVERNOR NEXT VISITED THE KOWLOON LOK SIN TONG AT LUNG KONG ROAD TO SEE THE MEDICAL SERVICES OFFERED BY THE CHARITABLE ORGANISATION.
FROM THE ROOFTOP OF THE TONG'S BUILDING, THE GOVERNOR WAS BRIEFED ON THE CLEARANCE PROGRAMME OF KOWLOON WALLED CITY.
"I AM PLEASED TO LEARN THAT THE KOWLOON WALLED CITY CLEARANCE WILL BE COMPLETED SOON AND THAT THE AREA WILL BE TURNED INTO A PUBLIC PARK WHICH WILL INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT PARTS OF THE OLD WALLED CITY SUCH AS THE FORMER YAMEN AND THE TWO CANNONS, THE GOVERNOR SAID.
BEFORE CONCLUDING HIS VISIT, LORD WILSON ATTENDED A TEA RECEPTION WHERE HE MET MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AND LOCAL DIGNITARIES.
LORD WILSON WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR PAUL WONG, AND THE DISTRICT OFFICER. MR WILLIAM YAP.
CALCULATION ON WHOLE-DAY SCHOOLING RECURRENT EXPENDITURE EXPLAINED
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BRANCH TODAY (THURSDAY) REFUTED A RECENT ALLEGATION THAT MISLEADING INFORMATION HAD BEEN PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT ON "WHOLE-DAY SCHOOLING",
HE SAID: "THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO BASIS FOR ATTRIBUTING THE CALCULATIONS QUOTED IN MR CHEUNG MAN-KWONG'S ARTICLE (MING PAO, JUNE 16) TO THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER.
THE RECENT MIXED-MODE
AT A PRESS BRIEFING HELD ON JUNE 11 TO EXPLAIN GOVERNMENT DECISION REGARDING WHOLE-DAY SCHOOLING AND SCHOOLING, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, SAID THE INTRODUCTION OF WHOLE-DAY SCHOOLING TO ALL PRIMARY SCHOOLS WITHIN A 15-YEAR PERIOD WOULD HAVE COST $2.2 BILLION IN CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND $565 MILLION A YEAR IN RECURRENT EXPENDITURE "ON FULL IMPLEMENTATION".
/"THE ESTIMATE