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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1992
THE FOLLOWING BEACHES HAVE CHANGED GRADING ON THIS OCCASION:
BIG WAVE BAY TRIO (HEBE HAVEN), PUI O AND TUNG WAN CHAU FROM "2" TO "1"; NEW CAFETERIA AND GEMINI FROM "3" APPROACH FROM "2" TO
**
*3".
ON CHEUNG
TO "2";
OF THE
THE CHANGES ARE WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE OF FLUCTUATION BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF THESE BEACHES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE OF ACTING PRINCIPAL PROTECTION OFFICER MR DAVID L HALL ON 835 1234.
ENVIRONMENTAL
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JOINING SCHOOL MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE SCHEME
REQUIRES VISION AND COURAGE
JOINING THE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE (SMI) SCHEME IS AN EASY DECISION, AND IT REQUIRES VISION AND COURAGE ON THE PART THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF THE SCHOOL, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, DOMINIC S W WONG, SAID AT A SEMINAR ON THIS SUBJECT.
NOT
OF
MR
HE PRAISED THE SUPERVISORS AND PRINCIPALS OF 34 SMI SCHOOLS THE FIRST AND SECOND PHASES OF THE SCHEME.
IN
MR WONG NOTED THAT THE INITIAL RESPONSE TO THE SCHEME VERY ENTHUSIASTIC.
WAS NOT
"THIS IS UNDERSTANDABLE BECAUSE PEOPLE BY NATURE ARE OF REFORMS, PARTICULARLY WHEN THEY ARE UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHAT ARE IN STORE,'
HE SAID.
SCEPTICAL
CHANGES
"FORTUNATELY, AS CONFIRMED BY OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE, THESE EARLY WORRIES WILL DISAPPEAR IN THE COURSE OF TIME AS PRINCIPALS TEACHERS BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, EXPLAINED.
AND
HE
PLANS
THAT
MR WONG WAS IMPRESSED BY THE HIGH STANDARD OF SCHOOL PREPARED BY SCHOOLS IN THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SCHEME, SAYING SUCH OUTSTANDING PLANNING WORK WOULD NOT ONLY FACILITATE A SENSIBLE USE OF FUNDS, BUT WOULD ALSO SET
MORE AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE FOR OTHER SCHOOLS TO FOLLOW, ALL TO THE BENEFIT OF STUDENTS IN HONG KONG.
MODERN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM IN SMI SCHOOLS, POINTED OUT, ADDING THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ALSO SPEND OVER MILLION ON TRAINING STAFF IN THESE SCHOOLS.
"TO FACILITATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SMI SCHEME IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THE GOVERNMENT WILL SPEND MORE THAN $80 MILLION TO UP A
BUILD
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HE $50
/DURING THE